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DYSTOPIKA - Announcement Trailer - Cyberpunk city builder (yewtu.be)
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Teen deepfake victim pushes for federal law targeting AI-generated explicit content (www.nbcnews.com)
Rep. Joe Morelle, D.-N.Y., appeared with a New Jersey high school victim of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes to discuss a bill stalled in the House.
The rich now own a record share of stocks, about 93% of U.S. households' stock market wealth is held by the top 10% (www.axios.com)
Wizards of the Coast denies, then confirms, that Magic: The Gathering promo art features AI elements | When will companies learn? (www.techspot.com)
Wizards of the Coast denies, then confirms, that Magic: The Gathering promo art features AI elements | When will companies learn?::undefined
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Which pill do you choose? (i.imgur.com)
Researchers Say There’s a 5% Chance That AI Will Cause Human Extinction (gizmodo.com)
Here’s what you need to know about BYD, the Chinese EV giant that just overtook Tesla (www.msn.com)
BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s top seller of electric vehicles (EV) at the end of last year, crowning an extraordinary rise for the Chinese carmaker....
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk (www.scientificamerican.com)
Pornhub among porn sites to be policed by strict EU digital rules (www.euronews.com)
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will need to abide by the European Union’s strictest digital regulations after they were designated “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) by the EU executive on Wednesday....
Xfinity waited 13 days to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price (arstechnica.com)
Xfinity waited 13 days to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price::Data for almost 36 million customers now in the hands of unknown hackers.
Hamas not responding to attempts to get hostage negotiations back on track (www.cnn.com)
More than 15% of teens say they’re on YouTube or TikTok ‘almost constantly’ (www.cnbc.com)
More than 15% of teens say they’re on YouTube or TikTok ‘almost constantly’::A new Pew Research Center study finds that more than 15% of teens say they’re on YouTube or TikTok “almost constantly.”
Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X (www.engadget.com)
Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X::Elon Musk created a poll on Saturday asking users to vote on whether Alex Jones should be reinstated. After the majority voted “Yes,” the conspiracy theorist best known for calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax was given his X account back.
Elon Musk loses over 400 satellites in 3 months according to data from space-track.org (defense contractor used), and over 1,000 for the lifespan of the company (satellitemap.space)
I received a lot of flack in my other posts for providing this data in conjunction with his efforts to raise money. I separated this post in order to comply with the rules. reuters.com/…/musks-spacex-approaches-investors-a…...
Kim Jong Un calls for North Korean women to have more children (apnews.com)
Tumblr sheds Post Plus subscriptions as the platform downsizes (www.theverge.com)
TL;DR: Tumblr is discontinuing its Post Plus feature, allowing creators to charge for content, starting December 1st. This decision follows a leaked memo about downsizing due to struggles in meeting usage and revenue targets. Post Plus, introduced in 2021, didn’t meet expectations, leading to its discontinuation. Existing Post...
The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels (www.businessinsider.com)
The stainless steel body of Tesla’s Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels::The Cybertruck’s steel is made in “coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper,” WSJ reported.
What is a video game that you'd love to play, but no one has developed yet?
You can't cd or ls in a folder if you have no +x permissions on it. That is all. I wasted 3 hours of my life.
OpenAI investors' race to reinstate Sam Altman makes tech expert Gary Marcus feel 'sick to his stomach' (fortune.com)
alternative copy without a paywall: archive.ph/k6qbD
The Samsung Galaxy S Pen 'Creator Edition' finally arrives, with a few caveats (www.androidcentral.com)
Samsung expects the Galaxy S24 to sell like hotcakes thanks to AI (www.androidpolice.com)
Apple's called Android a "massive tracking device" in an internal presentation (www.androidauthority.com)
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Could we use AI to update 4:3 media to 16:9?
I’ve been re-watching star trek voyager recently, and I’ve heard when filming, they didn’t clear the wide angle of filming equipment, so it’s not as simple as just going back to the original film. With the advancement of AI, is it only a matter of time until older programs like this are released with more updated...
'Anxiety' racks Israeli hostage families as army assaults Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Nightshade - A new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI (lemmy.world)
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models. Is intended as a way to fight back against AI companies that use artists’ work to train their models without the creator’s permission....
YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end “$600 less than cable” ads (arstechnica.com)
YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end “$600 less than cable” ads::Google to “modify or cease” ads after industry review board rejects appeal.
Harvard students scramble to take back support for letter attacking Israel as some CEOs look to blacklist them (nypost.com)
Bandcamp has been sold to SongTRDR (twitter.com)
…or whatever the hell its called. If you’ve bought music on the site, I’d say download a copy now before you get cut off.
X sues Calif. to avoid revealing how it makes “controversial” content decisions (arstechnica.com)
X sues Calif. to avoid revealing how it makes “controversial” content decisions::X decried law’s “draconian financial penalties” up to $15K per violation per day.
Volition (Saints Row developer) shuts down (arstechnica.com)
There goes my dream of an Agents of Mayhem sequel.
California sues Chino school district, aiming to end policy notifying parents of student gender changes (www.latimes.com)
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino school district, ordering an end to a policy that requires notifying parents if their children change their gender identity, alleging it is discriminatory and violates civil rights and privacy laws....
Backblaze increases storage costs to 0.6ct/GB or 6$/TB, but offers free downloads
I’ve just received this E-Mail from Backblaze, announcing a slight increase in storage cost....
Japan to require day nurseries, schools to block sex offenders from jobs (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to require day nurseries, kindergartens and schools to use a government system to confirm that those applying to work the
StarLite Mk V is a Linux tablet with Intel N200, 16GB RAM and a keyboard cover - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
Zoom says it won't use your calls to train AI 'without your consent' after its terms of service sparked backlash and prompted people to talk about ditching the service (www.businessinsider.com)
Zoom says it won’t use your calls to train AI ‘without your consent’ after its terms of service sparked backlash and prompted people to talk about ditching the service::The company updated its terms of service to say that users must consent to the content of their calls being used to train its AI amid privacy concerns.
Big business lobbies against heat protections for workers as US boils (www.theguardian.com)
Stanford researchers find Mastodon has a massive child abuse material problem (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/6795142...
ESRB asks FTC to approve facial recognition age checker (www.gamesindustry.biz)
THOSE GAMES is a pitch-perfect parody of "those games" (www.gamesradar.com)
If you ever wanted a bunch of awful games you’d see in mobile game ads, the katamari damacy guys have created a collection just for you, i guess?
Starfox meets Vampire Survivors - Whisker Squadron: Survivor out August 21st (www.gamingonlinux.com)