School surveillance tech does more harm than good, ACLU report finds - The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
AI-Generated 'Subliminal Messages' Are Going Viral. Here's What's Really Going On (www.vice.com)
What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing? (www.theverge.com)
What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing?::Reddit CEO Steve Huffman seems to be preparing the company for an IPO. But is what’s good for the IPO good for the business?
Scientists Are Researching a Device That Can Induce Lucid Dreams on Demand (www.vice.com)
Scientists Are Researching a Device That Can Induce Lucid Dreams on Demand::The startup behind Halo is aiming for a future where a wearable headband can give people the experience of awakening in a lucid dream.
Stephen King calls on Elon Musk to change 'X' back to Twitter (mashable.com)
Hey, Stephen, I love you and all but really? Just join us over on Mastodon instead of sticking with the fascists.
Will you be willing to pay for using Twitter? (variety.com)
Elon Musk said he will charge all X/Twitter users a fee to be on the platform. He suggested that such a change would be necessary to deal with the problem of bots on the platform....
I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Target Rich Partnerships (www.nytimes.com)
I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Target Rich Partnerships::The tax agency is opening examinations into large hedge funds, private equity groups, real estate investors and law firms.
Oscilloscope Watch Ships After 10 Years on Kickstarter (www.tomshardware.com)
FCC fines robocaller a record $300M after blocking billions of their scam calls (techcrunch.com)
FCC fines robocaller a record $300M after blocking billions of their scam calls::The FCC ordered a record $300 million forfeiture, but whether and when that money will be paid is, as always, something of an open question.
The first observation of neutrinos at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (phys.org)
The first observation of neutrinos at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider::Neutrinos are tiny and neutrally charged particles accounted for by the Standard Model of particle physics. While they are estimated to be some of the most abundant particles in the universe, observing them has so far proved to be highly challenging, as the...
Disabling Intel’s backdoors on modern laptops (hackaday.com)
Brave browser allegedly sell copyrighted data (www.searchenginejournal.com)
Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a powerful laser (www.nature.com)
Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a powerful laser::Lightning discharges between charged clouds and the Earth’s surface are responsible for considerable damages and casualties. It is therefore important to develop better protection methods in addition to the traditional Franklin rod. Here we present the...
Two reporters had their phones targeted with Pegasus spyware, after the two reporters contacted Adani Group, one of Indias largest companies. They were investigating for possible market manipulation. (mastodon.world)
It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media (theconversation.com)
It’s not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media::One person’s content moderation is another’s censorship when it comes to Democrats’ and Republicans’ views on handling misinformation.
Scientists reconstruct Pink Floyd song by listening to people’s brainwaves (www.theguardian.com)
Sound clip is pretty creepy.
Lina Khan: The most feared person in Silicon Valley is a 34-year-old in DC (finance.yahoo.com)
Lina Khan is a key architect of an aggressive attempt by Washington to rein in tech giants. Amazon may be next....
Judge clears way for $500M iPhone throttling settlements (appleinsider.com)
Judge clears way for $500M iPhone throttling settlements::Owners of iPhone models who were part of throttling lawsuits that ended up with a $500 settlement from Apple may soon receive their payments, after a judge denied objections against the offer.
Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards (www.businessinsider.com)
Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards::Reddit, which is still dealing with the fallout from its last controversial decision, said it plans to phase out coins and awards.
First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled (arstechnica.com)
Revolutionising prosthetics: Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use (www.bionicsinstitute.org)
Revolutionising prosthetics: Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use::undefined
TikTok working with Kenyan government to ban LGBTQ+ content in the country (www.lgbtqnation.com)
TikTok working with Kenyan government to ban LGBTQ+ content in the country::This is not the first time TikTok has blocked LGBTQ+ content.
Microsoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in (www.engadget.com)
Microsoft is releasing a big Windows 11 update on September 26. Update 23H2 includes the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature, a native RAR app, a new volume mixer and a lot more.
AI text detectors tend to flag text from non-native speakers as AI generated (scitechdaily.com)
In a study recently published in the journal Patterns, researchers demonstrate that computer algorithms often used to identify AI-generated text frequently falsely label articles written by non-native language speakers as being created by artificial intelligence. The researchers warn that the unreliable performance of these AI...
Twitter to hide news headlines from link previews (9to5mac.com)
Twitter (now X) has become a great platform for following news, and many media groups (including ours) share links to...
