Mark Zuckerberg & Meta to Release Commercial Version of its AI/LLM (LLaMA) In Effort to Catch Rivals
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1428161...
Class-Action Lawsuit Says Google Stole Everyone's Data to Train Its AI (gizmodo.com)
A 6-year-old, a best-selling author, and others accuse Google of stealing “everything ever shared on the internet" after Gizmodo noted a privacy policy change.
What is SimpleX Chat (blog.notrustverify.ch)
The US may soon get its first new source of nuclear fuel in 70 years (www.canarymedia.com)
Google’s AI-powered notes app is now called NotebookLM, and it’s launching today (www.theverge.com)
Launching today to “a small group of users in the US,” according to a Google blog post....
BusKill (USB Dead Man Switch) v0.7.0 released 💾 (www.buskill.in)
We’re happy to announce the release of BusKill v0.7.0!...
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout (www.theguardian.com)
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout...
Anthropic Launches Claude 2 (www.anthropic.com)
Claude 2 has improved performance, longer responses, and can be accessed via API as well as a new public-facing beta website.
Good tech podcasts
What are some good tech related podcasts you can recommend? I’ve listened a lot to Darknet Diaries but lately, I’ve found it to become less and less interesting as he mostly just interviews some pentesters....
Wind and solar power in Denmark reach 67% share in H1 (renewablesnow.com)
In the first half of 2023, wind turbines and solar panels in Denmark generated record amount of electricity, accounting for 67% of the country’s power cons
Stop global warming using technology?
I don’t think human psychology will allow a united approach to global warming. Too man people are too stupid, to egoistic or just in such a tight spot they can not afford being “climate-friendly”....
Calling all Armenian proverb explainers: All Balls, No Shaft (Musk v. Zuck) (www.vice.com)
I found this on The Verge, though it originated on Vice. I tried posting a screenshot, but that didn’t work:...
IT Management sucks
I have been in IT Management for close to 15 years and I really don’t like it anymore. Has anyone out there in Lemmy-land ever moved into a technical role after this many years?...
Engineers, what cool things are you working on?
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have to Dodge Objects in Orbit Nearly 140 Times Every Day (gizmodo.com)
Meta's 'Threads' wants to colonize the Fediverse (fortune.com)
I really hope this is a complete failure, like Meta itself.
Smuggler Caught With 420 M.2 SSDs Strapped to His Stomach (www.tomshardware.com)
Chinese publication HKEPC reported that Chinese authorities caught a smuggler trying to sneak almost $32,000 worth of SSD through customs.
Lemmy advertising model - thoughts
We should think about the advertising model before its too late and it gets shoved onto us. I think each community should get its own advertiser and they get a stick post on each post which is limited to 300 chars and one url....
Any good debloated TVs?
Hi there!...
Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else (www.theverge.com)
Reddit is sending strongly-worded messages to moderators of certain subreddits that are marked as NSFW (Not Safe For Work), telling them to remove the tag or face being removed.
In NYC, companies will have to prove their AI hiring software isn't sexist or racist (www.nbcnews.com)
New York City businesses that use artificial intelligence to help find hires now have to show the process was free from sexism and racism.
Eyeball reflections can reveal a 3D model of what you are looking at (www.newscientist.com)
Nearly all of Evernote’s remaining staff has been laid off (news.ycombinator.com)
Its acquirer (Bending Spoons) has taken over operations. They’ve also hiked subscriptions prices and told customers they intend to use new revenues to pay for new features. How they intend to do that without any staff is something I would like to know about....