FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data (arstechnica.com)
Although the fines were originally proposed when the FCC was controlled by Republicans, the vote to finalize the penalties was 3-2 with dissents from Republicans Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington....
FCC Imposes Nearly $200 Million in Fines on US Wireless Carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) for Illegal Location Data Sharing (neuters.de)
The carriers sold “real-time location information to data aggregators, allowing this highly sensitive data to wind up in the hands of bail-bond companies, bounty hunters, and other shady actors,” FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement....
The AI grift that can literally poison you (www.vox.com)
UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices (arstechnica.com)
This is an obviously good thing.
Motherboard makers apparently to blame for high-end Intel Core i9 CPU failures | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Earlier this month, we wrote that some of Intel’s recent high-end Core i9 and Core i7 processors had been crashing and exhibiting other weird issues in some games and that Intel was investigating the cause....
France willing to buy key Atos assets to keep them French (www.theregister.com)
IBM sues a Zurich-based startup over 'unlawful' use of mainframe technology (sifted.eu)
The Apple Vision Pro’s eBay prices are making me sad (www.theverge.com)
Motherboard makers apparently to blame for high-end Intel Core i9 CPU failures (arstechnica.com)
Notesnook v3 is out. Thoughts on the changes? (blog.notesnook.com)
I wonder what my fellow lemmygoers think about the new Notesnook updates, privacy and security-wise.
The Linux Foundation Attracts Intel and Other Industry Leaders to Building Open AI Tools (iblnews.org)
Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
Google layoffs: The company plans to set up a new team in Munich, Germany which would act as “cheaper” labour, the report claimed.
Ohio company to sell a ‘flamethrower-wielding robot dog’ called the Thermonator (www.theguardian.com)
Coming soon to a battlefield near you. If it can bypass the export controls, that is.
File Compression Is Awesome: A Practical Guide (popcar.bearblog.dev)
Terrifying reality of what airport security could actually see through an X-ray machine (www.unilad.com)
ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it (noyb.eu)
For 'Cheap' Labour, Google Fires Its Entire Python Team: Report (www.freepressjournal.in)
No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK (www.theguardian.com)
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok (www.honest-broker.com)
Raspberry Pi storybook uses AI to create stories with pictures on its eInk display (www.tomshardware.com)
Drone maker DJI facing U.S. FCC ban — the national security risk and part China-state ownership are key issues (www.tomshardware.com)
@pixelfed: Loops is a new platform for sharing short videos, and it's open source + federated Using #ActivityPub (mastodon.social)
ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire (www.wired.com)
Lawsuits test Tesla claim that drivers are solely responsible for crashes (www.washingtonpost.com)
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