Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism (arstechnica.com)
Google's Gemini AI caught scanning Google Drive hosted PDF files without permission — user complains feature can't be disabled (www.tomshardware.com)
Kevin Bankston, a Senior Advisor on AI Governance, discusses this concerning Google Gemini behavior.
Gemini AI platform caught scanning Google Drive files without user permission (www.techradar.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18014226
‘If you want to have a good party, ask your friends not to take photos’: Carissa Véliz, expert in ethics applied to technology, advocates for a system of digital anonymity (english.elpais.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/806357...
Tesla Steers Onto Train Tracks It Apparently Mistook for a Road, Police Warn (www.hngn.com)
The incident in northern California marked the latest mishap blamed on the electric vehicle company’s Autopilot tech
Why Kodehash is the Best Software Company in Dubai (kodehash.com)
Dubai, a hub of innovation and technological advancements, is home to numerous software companies. However, when it comes to finding the best among them, Kodehash stands out as a premier software company in Dubai. Renowned for its exceptional service quality and innovative solutions, Kodehash has established itself as a leader...
Warframe Staff Reveals Intel's 14th & 13th Gen CPUs Responsible For Instability Issues, i9-13900K Takes Up A Major Portion (wccftech.com)
Ericsson Struggles with Huawei's Dominance in European Telecom Market Despite Ban - EconoTimes (www.econotimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17999198
OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework (arstechnica.com)
US Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mining (insideclimatenews.org)
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales warns of addictive nature of social media [Interview with Nikkei] (asia.nikkei.com)
Archive
"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla Disappoints Us Yet Again (blog.privacyguides.org)
Google and Microsoft consume more power than some countries (www.tomshardware.com)
In 2023, Google and Microsoft each consumed 24 TWh of electricity, surpassing the consumption of over 100 nations, including places like Iceland, Ghana, and Tunisia, according to an analysis by Michael Thomas. While massive energy usage means a substantial environmental impact for these tech giants, it should be noted that...
Commentator Ed Zitron, provides an in-depth overview of Goldman-Sachs' recent report on the costs, opportunities and risk around AI (www.wheresyoured.at)
While the Goldman-Sachs report was brought up in our community before, I thought this blog post was very well written, while also providing a lot of additional references and helpful material that expands upon the points in the report.
Chips could harvest their own energy using a newly-created alloy (www.techspot.com)
Why is Intel failing to Nvidia and AMD? (youtube.com)
Disney hack leads to 1.2TB of Slack communications leaked online (stackdiary.com)
In a significant data breach, hacktivist group NullBulge has infiltrated Disney’s internal Slack infrastructure, leaking 1.2TB of sensitive data. This breach, posted on the cybercrime platform Breach Forums on July 12, 2024, exposes many of Disney’s internal communications, compromising messages, files, code, and other...
X’s blue checkmarks are deceptive, rules EU ‘Verified accounts’ lack authenticity and are being abused by malicious actors in violation of the EU’s DSA. (www.theverge.com)
Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs (www.theverge.com)
"No Eminent Domain for Corporate Gain!" Farming families challenging AI/datacenters' fossil fuel power diversion project. (www.baltimoresun.com)
Rural and suburban families from Baltimore, Frederick, and Carroll Counties waited in a line extending down the road to enter a gathering hall at a local senior center, where a company named “Public Service Enterprise Group” held a community information session regarding the “Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project.” Some...
Intel denies RMA requests for its faulty 13th Gen, 14th Gen CPUs with instability issues (www.tweaktown.com)
MSI warranty claim database was publicly accessible via Google (stackdiary.com)
According to the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, over 600,000 customer warranty claims for MSI products were publicly accessible via Google search. MSI, a leading computer hardware and peripherals manufacturer, had exposed data that included sensitive information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and specific order details.
Top 30 Artificial intelligence terms everyone should know (freeaiall.com)
If you want to comprehend complex terms of artificial intelligence, then Top 30 Artificial intelligence terms everyone should know is a must-read guide.