Tesla slashes vehicle and self-driving-ish software prices as shares plummet (www.theregister.com)
Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn’t for politics (wapo.st)
Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps (www.404media.co)
Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...
Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know (pirg.org)
Meet QDEL, the backlight-less display tech that could replace OLED in premium TVs (arstechnica.com)
Apple reportedly acquired French startup behind AI and computer vision technology (9to5mac.com)
Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance” (arstechnica.com)
Windows: Edge 123.0.2420.65 update from March 2024 unintentionally brings co-pilot app; no "spy function" (borncity.com)
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth (blogs.nasa.gov)
Facebook opens its Android-based Quest operating system to other VR device makers – OSnews (www.osnews.com)
CalMatters is acquiring The Markup (themarkup.org)
The Markup CEO Nabiha Syed’s announcement:...
Lawsuit alleges Grindr illegally shared users' HIV status, sensitive data with third-party advertisers. (www.theregister.com)
Hundreds have joined a UK class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr, seeking damages over a historical case of the company allegedly forwarding users’ HIV status as well as other sensitive data to third-party advertisers....
A storybook designed to teach kids about how computers work (www.lostlanguageofthemachines.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/149917...
Groundbreaking: Japanese scientists develop a technique to connect brain cells grown in the lab (www.breezyscroll.com)
The Computer As A Brain Metaphor (arxiv.org)
This was originally going to be posted on Fuck AI, but it really applies to technology far more generally.
Urgent need to investigate role of technology, social media companies in killing Gazan civilians (euromedmonitor.org)
The role of major technology companies and international social media platforms in the killing of Palestinian civilians during Israel’s genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, ongoing since 7 October 2023, must be investigated. These companies need to be held accountable if found to be complicit or not to have taken adequate...
Porting 8-bit Sonic 2 To The TI-84+ CE (hackaday.com)
Why Microsoft is a national security threat (www.theregister.com)
Enceladus: Decoding Life's Potential in Saturn's Icy Moon (www.arktrek.shop)
The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK (www.wired.com)
ps6 expected to be released around 2026 (www.ign.com)
Premier League Wants GoDaddy to Identify Live Streaming Pirates. (torrentfreak.com)
Discord wants to void your right to sue them in court — but you can opt out of the practice (www.polygon.com)
Beleave : A website to help people leave Reddit communities easily (beleave.virock.org)
Hi, I needed to leave multiple subreddits but it was a hassle doing so manually one by one. So, I built ‘Beleave’ to help automate the task. It uses Reddit’s API to mass leave subreddits. It’s completely free. I didn’t even put ads in it.
House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (www.npr.org)
