Does One Line Fix Google? - A “Web” filter that presents what Google used to look like a decade ago | tedium.co (tedium.co)
Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add “udm=14” to the search URL....
The Shiba Inu that inspired Dogecoin crypto and countless memes has died (www.npr.org)
ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down (www.pcmag.com)
ICQ will stop working on June 26. It’s encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company....
KDE's Amarok 3.0 Music Player Released After Six Year Hiatus - Now Ported To Qt5 (www.phoronix.com)
Released back in March of 2018 was the Amarok 2.9 music player for this KDE project. Shipping today is finally Amarok 3.0 as the first major release in six years and now ported to Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5.
Arizona lawmaker uses ChatGPT to help craft legislation to combat deepfakes (www.nbcnews.com)
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Meta will train AI with data from European users (stackdiary.com)
The only exception is private messages, and some users have reported difficulty opting out.
China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology (apnews.com)
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Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions (www.neowin.net)
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
Linus Tech Tips (LTT) release investigation results on former accusations (x.com)
There were a series of accusations about our company last August from a former employee. Immediately following these accusations, LMG hired Roper Greyell - a large Vancouver-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law, to conduct a third-party investigation. Their website describes them as “one of the largest...
Google Tries to Pay Off the Antitrust Division & said juries (normal people) cannot decide hard cases. (www.thebignewsletter.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15750986
Data-Hungry Dating Apps Are Worse Than Ever for Your Privacy | Mozilla privacynotincluded (foundation.mozilla.org)
‘Shocked, Angered and in Disbelief’: Scarlett Johansson Slams ChatGPT Over ‘Eerily Similar’ Voice (www.hngn.com)
OpenAI is halting its use of its ‘Sky’ voice in its ChatGPT chatbot after actress Scarlett Johansson said it was “eerily similar” to hers.
Google’s AI Overviews are out of control (stackdiary.com)
Would you like a spicy spaghetti dish? Just use some gasoline.
You can now share passwords within your Google family group (www.theverge.com)
Korea's SKC gets $75M in CHIPS change for US-based glass substrate plant (www.theregister.com)
The CEO of South Korean chemical firm SKC made a big bet on the US CHIPS Act when he decided to grow his manufacturing site in the American South. That gamble has now paid off with some CHIPS change coming SKC’s way to help bankroll its factory expansion.
Thanks for the memory, South Korea tells nation's chip makers – now build processors (www.theregister.com)
South Korea’s president has described the global semiconductor industry as “a field where all-out national warfare is underway” as he announced a $19 billion to diversify the nation’s silicon sector.
Judge Hints at Plans to Rein In Google’s Illegal Play Store Monopoly (www.wired.com)
How the FBI built its own smartphone company to hack the criminal underworld (www.theverge.com)
After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI. (theintercept.com)
/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It (www.wired.com)
China's BYD Could Apply Pressure to European EV Industry With Inexpensive Seagull Hatchback (www.techtimes.com)
The European electric vehicle industry is set to welcome a new inexpensive EV from China’s BYD Co. next year, reportedly pressuring automakers within the continent over new competition.