How a Maneuver in Puerto Rico Led to a $29 Billion Tax Bill for Microsoft (www.propublica.org)
Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by AI Chatbot (www.vice.com)
Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by AI Chatbot::Jaswant Singh Chail was sentenced to prison for 9 years for attempting to assassinate the Queen after discussing the plan with an AI companion.
Ecosia adds Microsoft Clarity and optional Google search results and advertising (www.ecosia.org)
Ecosia adds “contractually forced” Microsoft Clarity tracking (learn.microsoft.com/en-us/…/about-clarity | privacy faq : learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq#privacy), which will record the behaviour of users on the website. Recording clics, size, and more....
The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S. (www.msn.com)
The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S.::Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it.
Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money (www.theguardian.com)
This may be the only time you will ever see the phrase “Swedish gangster rap,” so enjoy it.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail (www.reuters.com)
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail::Sam Bankman-Fried is heading to jail after a U.S judge on Friday revoked his bail, finding probable cause that the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice.
Google Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Google could kill YouTube Vanced for good (www.androidpolice.com)
Google could kill YouTube Vanced for good::The company is exploring an integrity API that could lock down WebViews with DRM
Alphabet CEO testifies in Google Search trial: We pay billions to keep Apple at bay (www.theregister.com)
General Motors' robotaxi service suspends driverless operations nationwide regulators (apnews.com)
General Motors’ Cruise says it's suspending its driverless operations nationwide as the robotaxi service works to rebuild public trust.
The Destruction of Gaza’s Internet Is Complete (www.wired.com)
The Destruction of Gaza’s Internet Is Complete::As Israel increases its ground operation in Gaza, the last remaining internet and mobile connections have gone dark.
Okta says hackers breached its support system and viewed customer files (arstechnica.com)
Bet there was some good tokens in some of those customer HAR files.
Meta and Salesforce are looking to rehire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot. (www.businessinsider.com)
It’s not the call you’d expect to get: The company that laid you off wants you back....
86% of New US Electric Utility Generation Capacity Coming from Non-Fossil Fuels in 2023 (cleantechnica.com)
86% of New US Electric Utility Generation Capacity Coming from Non-Fossil Fuels in 2023::In 2023, Non-Fossil Fuel Sources Will Account for 86% of New Electric Utility Generation Capacity in the United States
Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux (news.itsfoss.com)
Apple Shrunk the iPhone’s Carbon Footprint. There’s a Way to Shrink It Even Further | Ensuring users can hang onto their phones as long as possible would help reduce the biggest source of emissions... (www.bloomberg.com)
Apple Shrunk the iPhone’s Carbon Footprint. There’s a Way to Shrink It Even Further | Ensuring users can hang onto their phones as long as possible would help reduce the biggest source of emissions…::Ensuring users can hang onto their phones as long as possible would help reduce the biggest source of emissions: producing...
Michigan's 100% clean energy bill heads to governor's desk (www.solarpowerworldonline.com)
Michigan’s 100% clean energy bill heads to governor’s desk::The bill that’s expected to be signed by Gov. Whitmer would raise caps on distributed energy sources and set a goal of 100% clean energy by 2040.
AIs can guess where Reddit users live and how much they earn (www.newscientist.com)
Large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 can identify a person’s age, location, gender and income with up to 85 per cent accuracy simply by analysing their posts on social media....
Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools | Repair advocates say Apple's move is beneficial, but also strategic (arstechnica.com)
Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools | Repair advocates say Apple’s move is beneficial, but also strategic::Repair advocates say Apple’s move is beneficial, but also strategic.
Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)
Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”
4chan Uses Bing to Flood the Internet With Racist Images (www.404media.co)
The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient (www.wired.com)
The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient::Stephen Thaler’s series of high-profile copyright cases has made headlines worldwide. He’s done it to demonstrate his AI is capable of independent thought.
Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena (www.livescience.com)
Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning ‘sprite’ exposes one of nature’s least understood phenomena::An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth’s upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.
Nuclear weapons partly responsible for radioactive wild boars (gizmodo.com)
Enjoy the headline. I did.
The recent criticism of Linus Tech Tips, explained (www.pcgamer.com)
The recent criticism of Linus Tech Tips, explained::Linus Tech Tips founder Linus Sebastian has admitted to “sloppiness” in the hardware review channel’s handling of controversy that erupted over its recent review of a high-end watercool
