Google, Amazon, Microsoft make the Mozilla naughty list for Christmas shopping (www.theregister.com)
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Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies (www.wired.com)
“The global data collection and labeling market was valued at $2.22 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to $17.1 billion by 2030, according to consulting firm Grand View Research. As Venezuela slid into an economic catastrophe, many college-educated Venezuelans like Fuentes and her friends joined crowdsourcing platforms...
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The Age of Social Media Is Changing and Entering a Less Toxic Era (www.businessinsider.com)
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iPhone 15 Models Have 'Completely Standard' USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories (www.macrumors.com)
iPhone 15 Models Have ‘Completely Standard’ USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories::Apple’s new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max are equipped with a “completely standard” USB-C port without…
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Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can't keep up (www.businessinsider.com)
Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can’t keep up::Social media is being flooded with spammy AI content. Research by Indiana University details how artificial intelligence is being used to scam people on social media platforms.
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How one man found game jobs for at least 450 people in the downturn (venturebeat.com)
How one man found game jobs for at least 450 people in the downturn::With a do-it-yourself game job listing service on LinkedIn, Amir Satvat has helped 450 people find jobs in the game industry.
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Cruise robotaxi collides with fire truck in San Francisco, leaving one injured (www.theverge.com)
Cruise robotaxi collides with fire truck in San Francisco, leaving one injured::A crash between Cruise robotaxi and a San Francisco Fire Department truck occurred last night in Tenderloin. The incident happed a week after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved 24/7 autonomous taxi ride services.
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15-year-old social media influencer who claims her parents ripped her off inspires Illinois law allowing kids to sue (fortune.com)
15-year-old social media influencer who claims her parents ripped her off inspires Illinois law allowing kids to sue::"The rise of social media has given children new opportunities to earn a profit. Many parents have taken this opportunity to pocket the money.”
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Some Apple users say its parental controls aren't working properly. A CEO who has 4 kids called it 'frustrating.' (www.businessinsider.com)
Some Apple users say its parental controls aren’t working properly. A CEO who has 4 kids called it ‘frustrating.’::Parents told The Wall Street Journal they have to continuously check their Screen Time settings to ensure their children’s usage is limited.
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Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024 (www.theverge.com)
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Ziply Fiber launches 50-Gig residential service for $900 per month (www.lightreading.com)
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Six months ago NPR left X. The effects have been negligible — X wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic (niemanreports.org)
Six months ago NPR left X. The effects have been negligible — X wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic::Covering thought leadership in journalism
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How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Google likely alters queries billions of times a day in trillions of different variations. Here’s how it works. Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different...
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An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station (www.engadget.com)
An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station::The NYPD is deploying a robot with four cameras to patrol the Times Square subway station.
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New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns (apnews.com)
New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns::Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may find an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police drone.
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ChatGPT has a style over substance trick that seems to dupe people into thinking it's smart, researchers found (www.businessinsider.com)
ChatGPT has a style over substance trick that seems to dupe people into thinking it’s smart, researchers found::Developers often prefer ChatGPT’s responses about code to those submitted by humans, despite the bot frequently being wrong, researchers found.
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Lightyear, the Dutch solar car maker goes back in business after restructuring caused by bankruptcy (insideevs.com)
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Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity (www.vice.com)
Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.
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Google asks Congress to not ban teens from social media
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Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out (www.npr.org)
Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out::undefined
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Here’s the Email Amazon Sent Sellers It’s Allegedly Screwing Over After FTC Filed Antitrust Lawsuit (www.vice.com)
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Apple’s new USB-C iPhone cables and dongles are predictably expensive (www.theverge.com)
The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.
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Hacker gains admin control of Sourcegraph and gives free access to the masses (arstechnica.com)
Hacker gains admin control of Sourcegraph and gives free access to the masses::We’ve said it before; we’ll say it again: Don’t put credentials in publicly available code.
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The Kids Online Safety Act Denies Young People's Freedoms of Expression and Privacy. (www.libraryfutures.net)
The Kids Online Safety Act Denies Young People’s Freedoms of Expression and Privacy.::Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.
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