Canon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might pay (www.theverge.com)
Tumblr is reportedly on life support as its latest owner reassigns staff (arstechnica.com)
It’s not quite the end of Tumblr, but when management is supposedly sending memos with the Lord Tennyson quote about having “loved and lost,” it doesn’t look like there’s much of a future....
Student project consumes 17% of energy of traditional desalination plants (www.biggrow.in)
Offers better brine handling and produces higher-purity water, making it ideal for offshore green hydrogen production. Sustainable and efficient solution with low environmental impact.
Russia, China, Iran state media see boost on X after removal of ‘state-affiliated’ labels (thehill.com)
The accounts of several Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media outlets saw a 70 percent increase in engagement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after it removed labels identifying them as “state-affiliated,” according to a new report released Tuesday....
WormGPT Is a ChatGPT Alternative With 'No Ethical Boundaries or Limitations' (www.pcmag.com)
WormGPT Is a ChatGPT Alternative With ‘No Ethical Boundaries or Limitations’::undefined
Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower hereditary high cholesterol (arstechnica.com)
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem. (www.theverge.com)
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.
New Nitrogen malware pushed via Google Ads for ransomware attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Adobe is selling fake AI images of the Israel-Hamas war (www.crikey.com.au)
Adobe is selling fake AI images of the Israel-Hamas war::Adobe Stock’s image service has fake, artificially generated images of Israel, Gaza and Hamas which are being used by online news sites.
WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says (www.reuters.com)
Amazon restricts authors from self-publishing more than three books a day after AI concerns (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon has created a new rule limiting the number of books that authors can self-publish on its site to three a day, after an influx of suspected AI-generated material was listed for sale in recent months....
‘X’ didn’t pay severance. Now it’s facing 2,200 cases — and big fees (www.motherjones.com)
‘X’ didn’t pay severance. Now it’s facing 2,200 cases — and big fees::X is not, in fact, gonna give it to ya.
Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff (arstechnica.com)
Pentagon AI more ethical than adversaries’ because of ‘Judeo-Christian society,’ USAF general says (www.defenseone.com)
Pentagon AI more ethical than adversaries’ because of ‘Judeo-Christian society,’ USAF general says::The path to ethical AI is a “very important discussion” being held at DOD’s “very highest levels,” says service’s programs chief.
Uber: EU rules will see us pull out of “hundreds” of European cities — Brussels’ proposal to classify gig workers as de facto employees could slam the breaks on operations across the bloc (www.cityam.com)
Uber: EU rules will see us pull out of “hundreds” of European cities — Brussels’ proposal to classify gig workers as de facto employees could slam the breaks on operations across the bloc::An Uber boss has issued a stark warning that Brussels’ proposal to classify gig workers as de facto employees could slam the breaks...
After 25 years, Netflix will be shutting down its DVD rental service this September (dvd.netflix.com)
The last disc will be shipped on September 29th 2023 after 25 years of service....
Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process - The Debrief (thedebrief.org)
Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process - The Debrief::An international team of scientists report that they have successfully used acoustics to deflect laser beams in an engineering first.
Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly' (www.cnbc.com)
Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen ‘significantly’::A top Apple analyst said Wednesday that shipments for MacBook computers will decline around 30% year over year.
One year-post acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims (techcrunch.com)
One year-post acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims::Despite proclamations from X CEO Linda Yaccarino that usage of the social network was at an all-time high this summer, a new report is throwing cold water
New EU climate chief: 'The sooner fossil fuels become history, the better' (www.rechargenews.com)
New EU climate chief: ‘The sooner fossil fuels become history, the better’::Former Shell man Wopke Hoekstra stressed the importance of phasing out fossil fuels and its subsidies
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data (techcrunch.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1088852...
Perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs (www.theregister.com)
Perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs::Just because they store messages in a way owners can’t access doesn’t mean it’s a privacy violation, US court rules
Twitter takeover: how a year of Elon Musk rendered the platform useless | Pranav Dixit (www.theguardian.com)
The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework. (www.businessinsider.com)
The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework.::ChatGPT traffic dropped when summer began and schools closed. Now students are back, and they’re using the AI tool again more.
Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off (www.theverge.com)
Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off::Unity has announced that starting on January 1st, 2024, it will implement a new pricing model that will charge developers based on how many times a game was installed.
