TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry (www.opensecrets.org)
TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry::undefined
Opportunities in the Age of AI: Navigating Job Displacement and Skill Enhancement (xn--gpt-1l4bk4a7o.co)
In a recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), it was revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) remains prohibitively expensive to fully replace most human jobs. Despite advancements in AI technology, particularly in large language models like Chat GPT, Bard, and GPT-4, the study emphasizes that...
Remaking Podcasts For Text - Podcasts are far and away the great example of how RSS can empower creators. Today’s thought experiment: How can we bring these benefits to written content? (tedium.co)
I haven’t thought enough about it to endorse these ideas, but it seems like a really interesting discussion and one the open source development community ought to be thinking about...
'It's definitely backfiring': Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is 'hurting' them (www.king5.com)
‘It’s definitely backfiring’: Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is ‘hurting’ them::undefined
The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns (www.theregister.com)
Disney Plus begins crackdown against password sharing (www.techspot.com)
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks (www.tomshardware.com)
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks::Around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. They caused millions of Euros in damages for a Swiss company, according to a newspaper report.
The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk (rmi.org)
The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk::The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk.
HoRNDIS MacGyvers your Mac to get online with Androids (www.theregister.com)
These days, Macs will only talk to Apple phones to get online out of the box, but you can get around the restrictions if you’re determined enough....
Telegram Is a 'Scammer's Paradise' Thanks to Cheap Phishing Tools (www.pcmag.com)
Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they're being built (www.usatoday.com)
Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built::The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY’s analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants.
Disney+ has started cracking down on password sharing in the US (www.engadget.com)
Disney+ started getting strict about password sharing in Canada last year, and now it’s expanding the restriction to the US. According to The Verge, the streaming service has been sending out emails to its subscribers in the country, notifying them about a change in its terms of service. Its service agreement now states that...
Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police (www.nytimes.com)
Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police::Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.
‘There is no such thing as a real picture’: Samsung defends AI photo editing on Galaxy S24 (www.techradar.com)
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in damages (www.tomshardware.com)
Sphere in Las Vegas made $167.8M in revenue for first three full months | KSNV (news3lv.com)
Sphere in Las Vegas made $167.8M in revenue for first three full months | KSNV::KSNV NBC Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis AFB.
The three million toothbrush botnet story isn’t true. (cyberplace.social)
DocuSign to lay off 6% of workforce, or about 440 jobs (www.cnbc.com)
DocuSign to lay off 6% of workforce, or about 440 jobs::DocuSign announced Tuesday it will cut 6% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan
BitLocker encryption broken in less than 43 seconds with sub-$10 Raspberry Pi Pico — key can be sniffed when using an external TPM (www.tomshardware.com)
Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits (arstechnica.com)
[On the lighter side] Billionaire suggests a payload would have solved Starship explosion due to venting oxygen. And we have a suggestion for who that payload could be (www.theregister.com)
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SpaceX execs are accused of joking about sexual harassment and firing workers for speaking up, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
SpaceX execs are accused of joking about sexual harassment and firing workers for speaking up, report says::Seven former employees say SpaceX execs joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, Bloomberg reported.
Boffins find AI models tend to escalate conflicts to all-out nuclear war (www.theregister.com)
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Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year (qz.com)
Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year::Worse than Etsy. Worse than Boeing. Simply the worst
TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out (gizmodo.com)
The most obvious example is the TikTok Shop. The company is pushing its eCommerce so hard you hear about it more than any other topic on the app, both in ads and organic videos from creators hoping for a share of the profits. The app is even testing a new feature that uses AI to identify products in the background of regular...
