EU investigating Apple's block of Epic developer account (www.eurogamer.net)
The DMA hasn't changed Big Tech's anticompetitive DNA, says Free Software Foundation Europe (www.theregister.com)
EU regulators question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store (apnews.com)
European Union regulators said they want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store, in a possible violation of digital rules that took effect in the 27-nation bloc Thursday....
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried (www.npr.org)
Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power | AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up. (wapo.st)
After default password disclosed online, 1200 inmates have prison issued laptops seized by guards, threatening their ability to make class deadlines (www.opencampusmedia.org)
Zhang, an electrical engineer in Boston, decided to post about trying to unlock his Justice Tech Solutions Securebook 5 on the social platform X. The thread went viral — also catching the attention of Washington corrections officials, who have used the device for college programming since 2020....
Will Gamers Nexus feature Adata's 10% DDR5 temp improvement? (www.xpg.com)
Technological feat aside:...
The job applicants shut out by AI: ‘The interviewer sounded like Siri’ (www.theguardian.com)
Employers are letting artificial intelligence conduct job interviews. Candidates are trying to beat the system....
Sweeping EU rules for tech giants take effect today. Here’s what’s changing | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Europeans using Apple, Google and other major tech platforms woke to a new reality Thursday as a landmark law imposed tough new competition rules on the companies — changing European Union citizens’ experience with phones, apps, browsers and more....
Hacked WordPress sites use visitors' browsers to hack other sites (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Summary...
Reddit Will License Its Data to Train LLMs, So We Made a Firefox Extension That Lets You Replace Your Comments With Any (Non-Copyrighted) Text (theluddite.org)
I know there are other ways of accomplishing that, but this might be a convenient way of doing it. I’m wondering though if Reddit is still reverting these changes?
Nikon is acquiring US camera manufacturer RED (www.theverge.com)
Big Pharma & Big Tech
It’s easy to see the connection is it not?
Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them (www.livescience.com)
the chemicals may interfere with the body’s hormones, raise cholesterol levels, affect fertility and increase the risk of certain cancers, according to the EPA."
Gemini WONT SHOW C++ To Underage Kids "ITS NOT SAFE" (www.youtube.com)
A person I watch frequently gave me this gem. Please forgive the annoying thumbnail....
The Lifeblood of the AI Boom (www.theatlantic.com)
Telegram now lets users to convert personal accounts to business accounts | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready. (yt.artemislena.eu)
Canonical YouTube link
Public trust in AI is sinking across the board (www.axios.com)
Trust in AI technology and the companies that develop it is dropping, in both the U.S. and around the world, according to new data from Edelman shared first with Axios....
Our [Stack Exchange's] partnership with Google and commitment to socially responsible AI (meta.stackexchange.com)
YouTube and right-wing creators are profiting from anti-trans vitriol (www.mediamatters.org)
Right to Repair Act passes Oregon legislature (www.kgw.com)
This is great news, and a strong step forward....
Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account (www.epicgames.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/10062367...