Sand and CPU creation
So like, if sand can be used as the first “ingredient” of a CPU, is it possible to use other variants of sand? Or is there only a very SPECIFIC kind of sand used for CPU creation?...
Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
Burnout Is Pushing Workers to Use AI—Even if Their Boss Doesn’t Know (www.wired.com)
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OpenAI board first learned about ChatGPT from Twitter, according to former member (arstechnica.com)
Media Companies Like Vox Are Feeding Their Journalists' Work Into An AI Wood Chipper (aftermath.site)
Amazon Cloud Traffic Is Suffocating Fedora's Mirrors (www.phoronix.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/13237910...
Multi-day DDoS storm batters Internet Archive (www.theregister.com)
BYD achieves 1,300-mile driving range with latest PHEVs (technode.com)
Malaysia stakes claim to become semiconductor superpower by luring $100B investment from … somewhere (www.theregister.com)
Open Source Cartridge Reader (tinkerbetter.tube)
Xbox and PlayStation can directly play DVDs (dvdfab.org)
Xbox and PlayStation can directly play DVDs, or you can use a DVD ripper to convert DVDs into formats supported by Xbox and PlayStation.
A Ticketmaster hack spilled sensitive data for 560 million customers, hackers say (qz.com)
ShinyHunters posted on Tuesday night in a hacking forum that it obtained data from Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, including customers’ names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and order details, Cyber Daily wrote. The group is reportedly attempting to sell the stolen data for $500 million....
A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its Own (www.wired.com)
Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups (arstechnica.com)
[Gamers Nexus] ASUS Already On Government's Radar for Warranty Issues (www.youtube.com)
I would highly recommend sharing this with anyone that you know that has had warranty/support issues with Asus any company in general✊...
Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities (arstechnica.com)
What's Scarier Than Unchecked AI? A 'Swarm' of 3,400 Corporate AI Lobbyists (www.commondreams.org)
Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real (www.theverge.com)
RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time (arstechnica.com)
‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent” [updated] (www.patrick-breyer.de)
Electric bikes are about to get more expensive, and the timing couldn’t be worse (www.theverge.com)
‘A fine line between humor and flopping’: tech summit’s rap battle is the height of corporate cringe (www.theguardian.com)
The next time you’re sitting through a company-wide meeting, half-listening to a leader drone on about updates or product launches (and hoping they don’t announce layoffs or budget cuts), remember this: at least they’re not rapping....