OpenAI CEO promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report (www.aol.com)
Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever (www.macworld.com)
Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
a16z will give literally any politician money if they help deregulate tech (techcrunch.com)
For Years, Prison Life Was Isolated From Tech. Now Tech Is Beginning to Define It. (slate.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/time-online-how-technology-is-c…
Israel is using an AI system to find targets in Gaza. Experts say it's just the start (www.npr.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/israel-is-using-an-ai-system-to…
Cox Media Group claims to be listening to private conversations to sell advertisements (www.404media.co)
While I’m dubious of the claim due to the robust permissions management in the latest versions of iOS and Android, it is interesting that a company has come out and said they are doing what everyone is thinking....
Firefox for Android now supports over 450 add-ons (www.ghacks.net)
Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth (edition.cnn.com)
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and its mission team on Earth.
Adobe warns it may face massive fines for subscription rules (www.theregister.com)
Adobe warns it may face massive fines for subscription rules::Otherwise in rude health after posting best-ever results
Rishi Sunak considers curbing social media use for under-16s | Social media | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Twitch allowing more nudity after disproportionately banning female streamers | Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist. (arstechnica.com)
Twitch allowing more nudity after disproportionately banning female streamers | Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist.::Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist.
Google Will Turn Off Cookies for 30 Million People on January 4 (gizmodo.com)
Google Will Turn Off Cookies for 30 Million People on January 4::Google’s cookie-killing “Privacy Sandbox” project is finally set to begin.
SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant (arstechnica.com)
SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant::FCC doubts ability to provide high-speed, low-latency service in all grant areas.
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find (arstechnica.com)
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find::The train manufacturer accused the hackers of slander.
Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say (arstechnica.com)
Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say::Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say.
Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024 (www.newscientist.com)
A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain...
Four years after Apple, Google will finally kill third-party cookies in 2024 (arstechnica.com)
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.
San Fran tech founder is accused of forcing his assistant into a 'slave contract' that called him 'Master' before trafficking her for sex around the world (www.businessinsider.com)
San Fran tech founder is accused of forcing his assistant into a ‘slave contract’ that called him ‘Master’ before trafficking her for sex around the world::The lawsuit says CEO Christian Lanng made the woman sign the “shocking and repulsive” sex slave contract that led to years of “sexual abuse, torture, and...
Adobe faces big fines from FTC over difficult subscription cancellation (appleinsider.com)
Adobe faces big fines from FTC over difficult subscription cancellation::Adobe could face hefty fines related to its overly difficult and costly subscription cancellation practices due to an ongoing Federal Trade Commission Probe.