China keeps buying hobbled Nvidia cards to train its AI models (arstechnica.com)
Oil companies are hiring TikTok influencers to court young people (www.washingtonpost.com)
Oil companies are hiring TikTok influencers to court young people::undefined
ChatGPT Isn't as Good at Coding as We Thought (www.pcmag.com)
ChatGPT Isn’t as Good at Coding as We Thought::undefined
Once Again, Dirty Energy is not in the Public Interest (www.nrdc.org)
Once Again, Dirty Energy is not in the Public Interest::It’s time for a New Mexico utility to invest in clean energy over dirty coal and gas.
YouTuber subjects the Galaxy Z Flip 5 to a week of continuous folding to see when it breaks - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy's sight. Similar treatments could help millions (medicalxpress.com)
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions::Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye.
Windows won't dominate enterprise in a decade, says outgoing Jamf CEO (appleinsider.com)
Report says Apple is working on a 20.5-inch foldable MacBook Pro that might arrive in 2025 (www.phonearena.com)
Microsoft to force migrate Windows 11 Mail & Calendar app to Outlook PWA (www.windowslatest.com)
Former Apple designers launch $700 Humane AI Pin as smartphone replacement (www.cnbc.com)
YouTube is testing a mystery button that starts playing random videos (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube is testing a new video button on its app, allowing users to easily access random Shorts content based on their suggestions....
Microsoft is removing Maps and Movies & TV from Windows 11 (gadgettendency.com)
Microsoft is removing Maps and Movies & TV from Windows 11::Microsoft today announced the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25987 to the Canary channel. Starting with this build, Microsoft will no longer
Ford Delays $12 Billion in EV Investments Due To UAW Strike Impact and Slow Consumer Demand (driveteslacanada.ca)
Ford Delays $12 Billion in EV Investments Due To UAW Strike Impact and Slow Consumer Demand::The 41-day United Auto Workers strike took a toll on Ford, leading to a $1.3 billion hit to its Q3 earnings, and forcing the automaker to reevaluate its electric vehicle (EV) strategy. One significant development […]
Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service (arstechnica.com)
Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service::For now this is early access, but “most” customers will get upgraded eventually.
Elon Musk’s X removes the New York Times’ verification badge (www.washingtonpost.com)
X tests charging new users $1 to tweet, retweet (www.cnbc.com)
X tests charging new users $1 to tweet, retweet::The Elon Musk-owned company said it was an effort to combat bot activity and “manipulation,” with the rollout beginning in the Philippines and New Zealand.
Internet Archive Files Appeal in Publishers’ Lawsuit Against Libraries (blog.archive.org)
Today, the Internet Archive has submitted its appeal [PDF] in Hachette v. Internet Archive. As we stated when the decision was handed down in March, we believe the lower court made errors in facts and law, so we are fighting on in the face of great challenges. We know this won’t be easy, but it’s a necessary fight if we want...
YouTube may face billions in fines if FTC confirms child privacy violations (arstechnica.com)
'A wake up call for opponents of net zero': Government predicts gas power will be three times more expensive than renewables by 2025 (www.businessgreen.com)
‘A wake up call for opponents of net zero’: Government predicts gas power will be three times more expensive than renewables by 2025::undefined
Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand (cleantechnica.com)
Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand::Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand
‘It’s destroyed me completely’: Kenyan moderators decry toll of training of AI models (www.theguardian.com)
Employees describe the psychological trauma of reading and viewing graphic content, low pay and abrupt dismissals
Hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow plans system to encrypt social media and other apps (www.washingtonpost.com)
Hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow plans system to encrypt social media and other apps::undefined
Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor (archive.is)
The backdoor, known for years by vendors that sold the technology but not necessarily by customers, exists in an encryption algorithm baked into radios sold for commercial use in critical infrastructure.
Threads usage drops by half after initial surge (www.similarweb.com)
Threads usage drops by half after initial surge::undefined