A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage. (news.yahoo.com)
A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage.::The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.
Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories (techxplore.com)
Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories::Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items.
Lucid's new all-electric Gravity SUV is a sustainability champion (www.newsweek.com)
Lucid’s new all-electric Gravity SUV is a sustainability champion::Lucid’s design team has taken care to give customers environmentally friendly options for interior materials.
Over 50 per cent of users may shun social media by 2025 as misinformation, toxicity grow (www.newindianexpress.com)
Over 50 per cent of users may shun social media by 2025 as misinformation, toxicity grow::A Gartner survey found that 53 per cent of consumers believe the current state of social media has decayed compared to either the prior year or five years ago.
Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium? (spectrum.ieee.org)
Amazing stuff.
Why AI is a disaster for the climate (www.theguardian.com)
Lucid’s $50,000 Tesla Challenger Under Development, CEO Suggests (insideevs.com)
Lucid’s $50,000 Tesla Challenger Under Development, CEO Suggests::Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company’s next model line-up will target a mass-market family car segment.
YouTube can't stop showing me AI deepfake ads (www.spacebar.news)
Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else | Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn... (www.wired.com)
Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else | Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn…::Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn’t...
Canadian Government Rewrites Online News Act (Bill C-18) in a Way That Excludes Smaller Outlets and Reserves Most of the Funds for Legacy Media (web.archive.org)
cross-posted from: links.hackliberty.org/post/639664...
It's Time to Ditch Evernote for One of These Alternatives (lifehacker.com)
It’s Time to Ditch Evernote for One of These Alternatives::undefined
Intel CEO claims 18A node will at least match TSMC's N2 performance and beat it to market (www.techspot.com)
Intel CEO claims 18A node will at least match TSMC’s N2 performance and beat it to market::undefined
The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up (www.wired.com)
The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up::Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.
Exoskeleton pilot project shows positive results (www.insidelogistics.ca)
Exoskeleton pilot project shows positive results::undefined
this song seems to use ai (open.spotify.com)
[Upper Echelon] 2024 - The Year of Political AI Manipulation (odysee.com)
Quantum Computing’s Hard, Cold Reality Check: Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away (spectrum.ieee.org)
Quantum Computing’s Hard, Cold Reality Check: Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away::Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away
China bans export of rare earth processing kit (www.theregister.com)
China bans export of rare earth processing kit::Beijing also wants its human gene-editing kit – and LiDAR– to stay at home
GM stops selling the Chevy Blazer EV to deal with ‘software quality issues’ (www.theverge.com)
GM stops selling the Chevy Blazer EV to deal with ‘software quality issues’::The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is no longer available while GM works on software bugs breaking the electric SUV’s infotainment system and its ability to charge properly.
Mint Mobile discloses new data breach exposing customer data (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Twitter violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses, US judge rules (www.nbcnews.com)
Twitter violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses, US judge rules::WASHINGTON — Twitter violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that the social media company, now called X Corp, had promised its employees, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Do you actually own anything digital? (www.theregister.com)
Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no
China's New Gaming Regulations Prompt Massive Market Value Loss for Tencent and NetEase (www.btimesonline.com)
China’s New Gaming Regulations Prompt Massive Market Value Loss for Tencent and NetEase::In a significant blow to the gaming sector, China’s National Press and Publication Administration has called for public feedback on the draft of the “Network Game Management Measures” on December 22. The proposed regulations cover...