Microsoft was blindsided by OpenAI's ouster of CEO Sam Altman (www.axios.com)
Satya just released a statement …microsoft.com/…/a-statement-from-microsoft-chair…
X is placing ads for Amazon, NBA Mexico, NBCUniversal, and others next to content with white nationalist hashtags (www.mediamatters.org)
X is placing ads for Amazon, NBA Mexico, NBCUniversal, and others next to content with white nationalist hashtags::undefined
Yet another former Silicon Valley darling is convicted of investor fraud (techcrunch.com)
Yet another former Silicon Valley darling is convicted of investor fraud::This year will be remembered for a lot of things. Among them could be the growing number of stars in the startup world who were later convicted for
Amazon says employees may not get promoted if they ignore return-to-office mandate (www.cnbc.com)
Amazon says employees may not get promoted if they ignore return-to-office mandate::Several months after requiring that staffers work out of physical offices at least three days a week, Amazon is making sure the rule is being followed
9/11 families call out TikTok over Osama bin Laden trend (thehill.com)
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI (www.theverge.com)
Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI, the company announced on Friday....
OpenAI announces leadership transition (openai.com)
Virgin Media's UK Customers Plagued by Phantom Netflix Bills - ISPreview UK (www.ispreview.co.uk)
Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post (www.axios.com)
U.S. Department of Justice backs tenants in case alleging algorithmic price-fixing by big landlords and real estate tech company RealPage (www.propublica.org)
U.S. Department of Justice backs tenants in case alleging algorithmic price-fixing by big landlords and real estate tech company RealPage::ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
"A Billion Nazis at the Table" - The Fediverse model proves contextual moderation by real humans is both easy and affordable. The presence of Nazis on corporate social media implies at least a tacit acceptance. (www.staygrounded.online)
"If you’ve ever hosted a potluck and none of the guests were spouting antisemitic and/or authoritarian talking points, congratulations! You’ve achieved what some of the most valuable companies in the world claim is impossible."
From design to game without coding - "...and this is the part where I'm starting to look for a new job" (twitter.com)
Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row (www.canarymedia.com)
Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row::undefined
Apple doesn't need to ban Sunbird or Beeper; they're already on borrowed time (www.androidauthority.com)
No need to ban what will, by default, become an unsustainable business model.
US consumer watchdog hands Wall Street rare win with Big Tech crackdown (www.reuters.com)
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
Controversies of carbon dioxide removal - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (www.nature.com)
Various methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are being pursued in response to the climate crisis, but they are mostly not proven at scale. Climate experts are divided over whether CDR is a necessary requirement or a dangerous distraction from limiting emissions. In this Viewpoint, six experts offer their views on the CDR...
A large computing cluster at sea might have big implications for AI legislation (www.xda-developers.com)
Of course as concerning as the implications are, a small part of me is thinking “ooooh I can’t wait to see what they create”
The worst passwords of 2023 are also the most common, "123456" comes in first (www.techspot.com)
The worst passwords of 2023 are also the most common, “123456” comes in first::undefined
Amazon bankrolling industry lobbying against Microsoft Azure should surprise no one (www.theregister.com)
Your Chrome extensions may stop working in 2024 (www.ghacks.net)
The Council of Europe's AI Convention (2023–2024): Promises and pitfalls for health protection (www.sciencedirect.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9520018...
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges | For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug (arstechnica.com)
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges | For the largest health insurer in the US, AI’s error rate is like a feature, not a bug::For the largest health insurer in the US, AI’s error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
Google is embedding inaudible watermarks right into its AI generated music (www.theverge.com)
Google is embedding inaudible watermarks right into its AI generated music::Audio created using Google DeepMind’s AI Lyria model will be watermarked with SynthID to let people identify its AI-generated origins after the fact.
more and more news sites are pushing for paywalls even reuters now here are some sources that don't have pay walls and Npr *mentions* paywall in their own new pop-up? (broadcastdialogue.com)
also feel free to comment your own suggestions for news sites for tech updates that don’t pay wall on the web page....
