Rice-engineered material can reconnect severed nerves (news.rice.edu)
Marvel's Loki S2 Poster Likely Incorporated AI-Generated Stock Photo (gizmodo.com)
‘Overhyped’ generative AI will get a ‘cold shower’ in 2024, analysts predict (www.cnbc.com)
‘Overhyped’ generative AI will get a ‘cold shower’ in 2024, analysts predict::Analyst firm CCS Insight predicts generative AI will get a “cold shower” in 2024 as concerns over growing costs replace the “hype” surrounding the technology.
‘Instant Evolution': AI Creates a Squishy Purple Blob That Uses Air to Walk (gizmodo.com)
Treating age-related disease: designing organic molecules that cause aging cells to self-destruct, without harming normal healthy cells (news.unist.ac.kr)
California governor signs ban on social media ‘aiding or abetting’ child abuse | The latest move in California’s internet regulation push. (www.theverge.com)
California governor signs ban on social media ‘aiding or abetting’ child abuse | The latest move in California’s internet regulation push.::California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1394, which bans social media sites “knowingly facilitating, aiding, or abetting” child sexual abuse material.
The environmental impact of the AI revolution is starting to come into focus (www.theverge.com)
The Windows 11 problem (www.spacebar.news)
The environmental impact of the AI revolution is starting to come into focus (www.theverge.com)
X CEO Linda Yaccarino drops out of the WSJ Tech Live conference (www.theverge.com)
X CEO Linda Yaccarino drops out of the WSJ Tech Live conference::X CEO Linda Yaccarino has canceled her appearance at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference, citing the war in Israel and her need to “remain fully focused on X platform safety.”
Google Cloud mitigated largest DDoS attack, peaking above 398 million rps | Google Cloud Blog (cloud.google.com)
Disney’s Loki faces backlash over reported use of generative AI / A Loki season 2 poster has been linked to a stock image on Shutterstock that seemingly breaks the platform’s licensing rules regard... (www.theverge.com)
Disney’s Loki faces backlash over reported use of generative AI / A Loki season 2 poster has been linked to a stock image on Shutterstock that seemingly breaks the platform’s licensing rules regard…::A promotional poster for the second season of Loki on Disney Plus has sparked controversy amongst professional designers...
Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)
Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps… like Apple’s own iMessage.
Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought (techcrunch.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation::People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
X Community Notes used to challenge ads by Apple and others (9to5mac.com)
New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos (www.wired.com)
New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos::People are listing short-term rentals on social media and lesser-known platforms, bolstering a rental black market in New York City.
Australia: Undergrad develops cheap kit for hybrid electric vehicle conversion (www.dezeen.com)
Users dodge A.I. filters to generate pictures of pop-culture characters performing terrorism (kotaku.com)
CDW data to be leaked next week after negotiations with LockBit break down - Ransomware spokesperson scoffs at IT reseller's offer of payment (www.theregister.com)
CDW data to be leaked next week after negotiations with LockBit break down - Ransomware spokesperson scoffs at IT reseller’s offer of payment::Ransomware spokesperson scoffs at IT reseller’s offer of payment
Thousands of WordPress sites have been hacked through tagDiv plugin vulnerability (arstechnica.com)
Net neutrality’s court fate depends on whether broadband is “telecommunications” (arstechnica.com)
Net neutrality’s court fate depends on whether broadband is “telecommunications”::We dig deep into how Supreme Court’s “major questions doctrine” could affect FCC.
John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle (venturebeat.com)
John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle::John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, has resigned from the company in the wake of the pricing controversy.
Chinese programmer ordered to pay 1m yuan for using virtual private network (www.theguardian.com)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs historic wave energy legislation into law (www.renewableenergymagazine.com)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs historic wave energy legislation into law::undefined
