Biden signs U.S.' first AI executive order to create safeguards (www.cnbc.com)
Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming anti-Israel bias on the platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming anti-Israel bias on the platform::Critics are renewing calls to ban TikTok, arguing that the most popular content related to the Israel-Hamas war on the app has a pro-Palestinian slant.
Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi (www.tomshardware.com)
Unredacted FTC suit shows 'Project Nessie' price-raising algorithm made Amazon $1.4B (techcrunch.com)
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
New Google Trial Docs May Explain Why Search Sucks So Bad Now (gizmodo.com)
Tech Billionaires' Quest to Build a New City in California Is Already Mired in Trouble (gizmodo.com)
Tech Billionaires’ Quest to Build a New City in California Is Already Mired in Trouble::A legal battle is already brewing over a quixotic attempt to build a new city on Bay Area farmland.
The Aristocrats! (lemmy.world)
I found the least efficient way to get to the Linux CLI.
Firefox lost users during “failed” Yahoo search deal, says Mozilla CEO (arstechnica.com)
Baker’s testimony shows that Mozilla depends so much on its deal with Google for revenue that “the biggest loser of a DOJ win in the Google case would be Mozilla.”
Linux isn't ready for professional work? (tilvids.com)
Video to point the opposite
AI For Good: How To Build An Equality Machine | Zoom (ev.zoom.us)
In this interactive live webinar, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, will demonstrate the power of technology as a tool to harness to achieve equality and a better future....
YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads. (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads.::Google is increasing the prices of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscriptions in some regions, right after blocking ad-blockers.
Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma (www.theverge.com)
Do you feel, as I do, that this adblocker ban by Youtube will harm all of Alphabet's companies? [discussion]
I mean, I dont actually mind ads… within reason. But over the past few years I have watched less and less youtube content due to the ratio of ads to the actual bloody content I wanted to view....
Brave responds to Bing and ChatGPT with a new “anonymous and secure” AI chatbot (www.theverge.com)
Apple calls Android a 'massive tracking device' (9to5google.com)
14 big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)
14 big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC lawsuit says::Suit claims employees were told pricing outside the algorithm was “unacceptable.”
Indian CEOs (sh.itjust.works)
The Beatles’ final song is now streaming thanks to AI (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is overhauling its software security after major Azure cloud attacks (www.theverge.com)
Alternate title: Microsoft closes barn door after last horse seen leaving and starting a bot farm....
Apple to face £853 million UK 'batterygate' lawsuit (www.theregister.com)
YouTube is getting serious about blocking ad blockers (www.theverge.com)
YouTube is getting serious about blocking ad blockers::YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers. In a statement to The Verge, YouTube’s Christopher Lawton says the company has launched a “global effort” to urge people to allow ads on the platform.
Support for PassKey Integration (Web Authentication API) in KeePassXC implemented (github.com)
Passkey support arrived in KeePassXC github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870...
Prevent Big Tech Scraping Content for Machine Learning via Robots Spec (noml.info)
tldr- Using the robots meta element or HTTP header to say that content of this page should not be used for machine learning, in case some actors make their search UA indistinguishable from their machine learning efforts.
Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad | An AI-generated version of Scarlett Johansson’s voice appeared in an online ad without her consent. (www.theverge.com)
Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad | An AI-generated version of Scarlett Johansson’s voice appeared in an online ad without her consent.::Scarlett Johansson is taking legal action against an AI app developer for using her likeness in an online ad without her consent.
