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Six months ago NPR left X. The effects have been negligible — X wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic::Covering thought leadership in journalism

Google likely alters queries billions of times a day in trillions of different variations. Here’s how it works. Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different...

An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station::The NYPD is deploying a robot with four cameras to patrol the Times Square subway station.

New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns::Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may find an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police drone.

ChatGPT has a style over substance trick that seems to dupe people into thinking it’s smart, researchers found::Developers often prefer ChatGPT’s responses about code to those submitted by humans, despite the bot frequently being wrong, researchers found.

Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.

A brewery is making beer with recycled wastewater, purified using a process developed by NASA::The company relies on the same recycling methods that NASA uses to allow astronauts to drink water in space.

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Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out::undefined

The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.

Hacker gains admin control of Sourcegraph and gives free access to the masses::We’ve said it before; we’ll say it again: Don’t put credentials in publicly available code.

The Kids Online Safety Act Denies Young People’s Freedoms of Expression and Privacy.::Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.

Lyft wants to kill surge pricing.::The number of Lyft rides that were affected by surge pricing dropped 35% from the first quarter, according to CEO David Risher.

Is Anything Still True? On the Internet, No One Knows Anymore::New tools can create fake videos and clone the voices of those closest to us. ‘This is how authoritarianism arises.’

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.

With a Switch 2 looming, Nintendo is sending out the original with a bang::With the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch, Nintendo is capping off an excellent 2023 for the console, just ahead of the rumored launch of the Switch 2.

Solar and wind energy could fulfill energy demand 10-fold, Oxford study finds::undefined

Mars Rover Finds Ancient Debris Left by Flowing Water::undefined

Sam Altman feels Silicon Valley has lost its innovation culture, saying great research hasn’t happened there in a ‘long time’::“Before OpenAI, what was the last really great scientific breakthrough that came out of a Silicon Valley company?” Altman said on a Wednesday podcast.

Companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Meta are paying salaries as high as $900,000 to attract generative AI talent::With not enough AI experts to fill demand, companies are offering competitive salaries.

Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks | States crack down on doxxing, but there’s still no federal law.::States crack down on doxxing, but there’s still no federal law.