Google AI health chatbot passes U.S. medical exam: study (www.thehindu.com)
University professors in Texas are suing the state over ‘unconstitutional’ TikTok ban (www.engadget.com)
Salesforce raises prices for the first time in 7 years – stock rises (www.crmrank.com)
Salesforce, the leading provider of software for customer relations management, announced that it will implement a price increase for some of its cloud and marketing tools starting in August....
Amazon tells court it shouldn't have to police its platforms for hate speech and disinformation (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon filed a petition with an EU court asking it to annul its designation as a “very large online platform” in the Digital Services Act.
Advice for Operating a Public-Facing API (jcs.org)
Chinese intelligence hacked U.S government emails in ‘significant’ breach (www.cnbc.com)
The group attacked over two dozen government agencies in Western Europe and the U.S., and compromised associated personal accounts of employees.
Retro Kitchens of the Future: Discovering the Dream Kitchens of Yesteryear (rarehistoricalphotos.com)
From the 1950s to the 1980s, individuals and companies alike conceptualized and presented their captivating visions of the kitchen of the future.
Reddit beats lawsuit by WallStreetBets founder (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit in which the founder of WallStreetBets, which helped ignite investors’ fascination with “meme” stocks, accused Reddit of wrongly banning him from moderating the community and usurping his trademark rights.
Elon Musk’s new xAI company launches to “understand the true nature of the universe” (www.theverge.com)
xAI, Elon Musk’s newly formed AI company, has revealed itself with a new website detailing its mission and team at x.ai. Musk tweeted the company’s intent is to “understand reality” without any other details or explanation....
Chinese intelligence hacked State Department emails in ‘significant’ breach (www.cnbc.com)
‘Harmful’ content should not be promoted via social media algorithms, peers say (www.nationalworld.com)
Freetube Keeps buffering (lemmy.world)
I was really enjoying the Freetube desktop client but lately the buffering has made it…worse than watching you tube with commercials. Does anyone know why? I understand that it maybe due to a change in youtube (ala adblockers) or a setting that I have to change, but any information or help would be greatly appreciated.
The Self-Driving Cars Wearing a Cone of Shame (slate.com)
You can say no to a TSA face scan. But even a senator had trouble. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Some airport travelers, including a U.S. senator, are having trouble saying no to security technology that’s supposed to be voluntary.
How Twitter lost its place as the global town square (www.washingtonpost.com)
A series of disastrous missteps over the past year has robbed Twitter of its relevance
Anthropic — the $4.1 billion OpenAI rival — debuts new A.I. chatbot and opens it to public (www.cnbc.com)
Meta laid off staff on disinformation teams responsible for election safety, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta’s recent layoffs have impacted the team that is responsible for tackling disinformation on the platform, per CNN.
EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)
Clemson University to ban TikTok on all campus networks (www.foxcarolina.com)
Clemson University to ban TikTok on all campus networks effective Monday, July 10.
A massive offshore wind farm just got approved off the coast of New Jersey (www.fastcompany.com)
Thoughts on Social Media - John Scalzi (whatever.scalzi.com)
Let the Platforms Burn (doctorow.medium.com)
This is why comedian Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT (www.businessinsider.com)
Comedian Sarah Silverman is one of three people suing OpenAI, the company behind AI chatbot ChatGPT for copyright infringement.