Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com)
I banned my daughter from using the iPhone she bought. It made her a better person | Em Rio (www.theguardian.com)
I think its not just kids anymore, it’s adults too. Everyone is glued to their screens these days. But kids are more vulnerable to influences from “social” media and don’t have any defences to the psychological warfare going on. Of course they feel like shit.
DC-ROMA Laptop II packs an octa-core RISC-V processor, 16GB of RAM and Ubuntu Linux - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI (maggieappleton.com)
I think this is the perfect analogy for what’s happening right now to the open web....
How Data-Fueled Neurotargeting Could Kill Democracy (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society....
A dive into the tiny, silicon accelerometers and gyros in your phone (www.youtube.com)
I thought the model of 3D printing models of the chips to be a really cool way of visualizing how these chips work....
Everything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does (gizmodo.com)
The Secret to Living Past 120 Years Old? Nanobots (www.wired.com)
Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board (www.theverge.com)
Paul M. Nakasone stepped down as NSA director in February and will now join the company’s Sam Altman-led safety team.
Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft is pivoting its company culture to make security a top priority, President Brad Smith testified to Congress on Thursday, promising that security will be “more important even than the company’s work on artificial intelligence.”...
AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics (www.nbcnews.com)
Wells Fargo fires more than a dozen employees for faking work using mouse jigglers and keyboard activity simulation (www.tomshardware.com)
Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk's $56 Billion Pay Package in Early Voting (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes (arstechnica.com)
Xiaomi BE7000 WiFi 7 Router Review, Speed Test, Latency and Software (www.youtube.com)
Ladies and gentle gents, I give you yet another marvelous router review, this time from China (hopefully with the doors closed in the back)
Microsoft accidentally lists the benefits of not using a Microsoft account on Windows 11 (www.windowscentral.com)
Microsoft inadvertently highlighted the benefits of using a local account over a Microsoft account on Windows 11 in a recent support page update....
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says | ProPublica Investigation (www.propublica.org)
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others....
Apple seems to have persuaded OpenAI to work for exposure (www.engadget.com)
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request (theintercept.com)
YouTube looks to be testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers (9to5google.com)
YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers, integrating ads directly into videos to make them indistinguishable from the main content....
[Gamers Nexus] "Is AMD (Radeon) Actually Screwed?" ft. Steve of Hardware Unboxed (www.youtube.com)
iOS 18 Hints At A Buttonless Future For iPhone 16, Improved Battery On The Horizon (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The latest iOS 18 update strongly hints that Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 16 lineup might incorporate the highly anticipated solid-state buttons....
iOS 18 Hints At A Buttonless Future For iPhone 16, Improved Battery On The Horizon (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The latest iOS 18 update strongly hints that Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 16 lineup might incorporate the highly anticipated solid-state buttons....
YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)
Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash (www.bloomberg.com)
The iPhone maker isn’t paying OpenAI to use the chatbot...