Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
This means:...
Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service::The Korean telecommunications watchdog said Friday it has slapped a fine of 435 million won ($327,067) on the U.S. live video streaming platform Twitch, which suspended its video-on-demand (VOD) service in the country last year.
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students (arstechnica.com)
Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.
Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price (gizmodo.com)
A former Gizmodo writer changed his name to ‘Slackbot’ and stayed undetected for months (www.theverge.com)
Elon Musk's Battle with Swedish Unions Is Now Impacting Tesla's Charging Stations | The months-long battle between Nordic labor and the petulant billionaire has led to perpetual humiliations for th... (gizmodo.com)
Elon Musk’s Battle with Swedish Unions Is Now Impacting Tesla’s Charging Stations | The months-long battle between Nordic labor and the petulant billionaire has led to perpetual humiliations for th…::The months-long battle between Nordic labor and the petulant billionaire has led to perpetual humiliations for the electric...
Elon Musk Says First Neuralink Patient Can Move Computer Cursor With Mind (singularityhub.com)
Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost” (arstechnica.com)
ATT’s botched network update caused yesterday’s major wireless outage (arstechnica.com)
Google explains Gemini’s “embarrassing” AI pictures of diverse Nazis (www.theverge.com)
DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers (www.techspot.com)
Can AI help us predict extreme weather? (youtu.be)
Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price (gizmodo.com)
Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price::In its IPO documents, Reddit said the price and volume of its stock could “experience extreme volatility for reasons unrelated to our underlying business.”
Conservative MP Says He Trusts Porn Companies Won’t Leak Digital IDs of Canadians Who Visit Porn Websites (pressprogress.ca)
Conservative MP Says He Trusts Porn Companies Won’t Leak Digital IDs of Canadians Who Visit Porn Websites::Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives voted to introduce digital IDs for porn users
Happy 10 million! According to FediDB, we have hit 10 million users across the Fediverse! (lemmy.world)
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Tinder Owner Signs ChatGPT Deal. Enjoy the AI Dating Tidal Wave (gizmodo.com)
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service (www.itpro.com)
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic
Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”::Tyler Perry is raising the alarm about the impact of OpenAI’s Sora on Hollywood.
Why hasn’t wizarding tech been privatized and sold to Muggles yet? Or has it already … (alternate Wiz-Tech-Timeline) (i.imgur.com)
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Vice is basically dead — Thousands of stories written over the past two decades could soon be deleted without any warning (nymag.com)
Vice is basically dead — Thousands of stories written over the past two decades could soon be deleted without any warning::CEO Bruce Dixon told staffers that Vice Media will lay off hundreds of employees and stop publishing stories on the site.
We made "ding" sounds in Microsoft Teams when people join a call (programming.dev)
Valve Goes Hard: Steam Deck OLED Review & Benchmarks vs. ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, Deck LCD (www.youtube.com)
Google suspends Gemini from making AI images of people after a backlash complaining it was 'woke' (www.businessinsider.com)
Google suspends Gemini from making AI images of people after a backlash complaining it was ‘woke’::After users complained Google’s Gemini had gone “woke,” the company said it will pause the image-generating feature of people while working on fixes.
Meta Staff Found Instagram Tool Enabled Child Exploitation. The Company Pressed Ahead Anyway. (www.wsj.com)
Employees offered suggestions to reduce risks of misuse of subscription accounts featuring minors. Meta took another approach and says its programs are well monitored.
Two Wi-Fi flaws expose Android, Linux devices to attacks (thehackernews.com)
Vulnerabilities:...
