China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks, officials say (www.washingtonpost.com)
According to former US and Japanese officials, the NSA discovered in the fall of 2020 that the PRC had persistent access to Japanese Defense Networks....
Even Zoom is making its staff return to the office (www.cnn.com)
Zoom, the company that powered the remote work revolution during the pandemic, is telling its employees to come back to the office.
Apple has been quiet about ChatGPT. Now Tim Cook says its hefty $22.6 billion research spend is down to generative AI. (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple has been quiet about ChatGPT. Now Tim Cook says its hefty $22.6 billion research spend is down to generative AI.::The company’s research and development spending hit $22.61 billion for the year so far, a figure $3.12 billion higher than this time last year.
A secret place… [OC] (i.imgur.com)
Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack, Ukraine sources say (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Russian naval ship has been damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sources say....
Man bought private jet with borrowed council money (www.bbc.com)
Leaked documents show businessman went on a spending spree and left a council effectively bankrupt.
The Orion Nebula in HDR [OC] (live.staticflickr.com)
Cat in Boxers (i.imgur.com)
My new watch isn't great at telling time (discuss.tchncs.de)
Cross posted from the herpetology community.
View from Càrn Mòr Dearg Arete [OC] (slrpnk.net)
Shot from Càrn Mòr Dearg Arete while hiking up to Ben Nevis in Scotland
Salukis are basically floof whippets (i.imgur.com)
mRNA vaccine stops pancreatic cancer, study finds (www.thebrighterside.news)
'First English slave fort in Africa' uncovered on Ghana's coast (www.bbc.com)
Taking care, archaeologist Christopher DeCorse spreads the rare artefacts out on a makeshift table next to the dig site....
Street photo Havana Cuba (OC) (i.imgur.com)
Gene-therapy drops restore teen's vision after genetic disease left his eyes clouded with scars (www.livescience.com)
‘The lowest I’ve ever been’: how playing Jar Jar Binks led to abuse, near death – and saving Baby Yoda | Television (www.theguardian.com)
Ahmed Best thought he’d made it big when cast as Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. But it turned into a nightmare of online abuse and accusations of racism. With a new podcast revisiting his story, the actor talks about why he’s still proud of his historic role
The FBI Is Hunting a New Domestic Terror Threat: Abortion Rights Activists (theintercept.com)
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
I personally think that responsible smartphone use should be learned and practiced, rather than outright banning them....
French Flag Waving [OC] (lemmy.world)
Taken from the top of the Pantheon in Paris, France with a Google Pixel 6A
make sure to buy the cd rom (fediverse.boo)
Good Bye (lemmy.world)
Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding (newatlas.com)
Last year, Monash University scientists created the “DishBrain” – a semi-biological computer chip with some 800,000 human and mouse brain cells lab-grown into its electrodes. Demonstrating something like sentience, it learned to play Pong within five minutes. They allowed the brain cells to act on the paddle, moving it...
Rival US Lawmakers Mobilize to Stop Police From Buying Phone Data (www.wired.com)
Apple, Amazon hit with $218 million antitrust fine in Spain (appleinsider.com)
Apple, Amazon hit with $218 million antitrust fine in Spain::Apple’s consolidation of its third party iPhone, Mac, and iPad resellers to Amazon has induced Spain’s antitrust agency to levy a $218 million fine in total on the pair.
Cat (i.imgur.com)
WFH with my ladies.