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How a Well-Regarded Mac App Became a Trojan Horse (gizmodo.com)

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US can cut building emissions by up to 91%, saving $100 billion a year in energy-related costs, modeling study shows (techxplore.com)

US can cut building emissions by up to 91%, saving $100 billion a year in energy-related costs, modeling study shows::The US has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. To accomplish this goal, large cuts in emissions are necessary, especially in high-emission sectors like the building industry.

Details leaked of "GOST" program used to profile the social media posts of US visa applicants (www.404media.co)

Business owner 'hires' ChatGPT for customer service, then fires the humans (nationalpost.com)

Business owner ‘hires’ ChatGPT for customer service, then fires the humans::Experts divided on whether a new wave of call centre automation will make for better jobs for people, or merely throw millions out of work

OpenAI’s new AI image generator pushes the limits in detail and prompt fidelity (arstechnica.com)

On Wednesday, OpenAI announced DALL-E 3, the latest version of its AI image synthesis model that features full integration with ChatGPT. DALL-E 3 renders images by closely following complex descriptions and handling in-image text generation (such as labels and signs), which challenged earlier models. Currently in research...

Above-Elbow Bionic Arm Can Control Every Finger (www.scientificamerican.com)

This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse (www.wired.com)

This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse::A law meant to crack down on short-term rentals in New York City took effect Tuesday. Thousands have dropped off the map, but there are still hosts offering bookings that may break the law.

EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power (www.theguardian.com)

EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power::Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps

Fairphone 5 launch event (www.youtube.com)

Apple exec gets bribery charge for allegedly offering Calif. sheriff iPads for gun permits (www.idropnews.com)

Economy Minister: Japan to invest in AI, consider UBI (www.bloomberg.com)

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Sony’s PlayStation Portal gives a confusing first impression (www.theverge.com)

Apple expected to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday (www.cnbc.com)

Apple expected to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday::Analysts haven’t missed Apple’s lack of growth this year and want to see the company thriving again.

Google promises a rescue patch for Android 14’s “ransomware” bug (arstechnica.com)

Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water (news.mit.edu)

MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs....

Cisco buying cybersecurity company Splunk for $28B (www.splunk.com)

Cisco on Thursday announced an agreement to buy cybersecurity and observability company Splunk for about $28 billion....

EU regulator slaps TikTok with $368m fine for violating privacy laws (www.aljazeera.com)

Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware (devblogs.microsoft.com)

Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn (techcrunch.com)

Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn::Superstore giant Lidl recalled Paw Patrol snacks after a website listed on the packaging displayed explicit content unsuitable for children.

Many workers are faking knowledge of AI to make sure they aren't left behind (www.techradar.com)

Many workers are faking knowledge of AI to make sure they aren’t left behind::There’s a need for more AI training, report finds

Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc (arstechnica.com)

STS (Secure Time Seeding) uses server time from SSL handshakes, which is fine when talking to other Microsoft servers, but other implementations put random data in that field to prevent fingerprinting.

Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case (www.theverge.com)

The government’s antitrust case against Google just got significantly smaller. In a filing on Friday, a US district court judge dismissed several of the claims that the Department of Justice and a coalition of states brought against the company, including allegations that Google Search harms competing services.

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