Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI ( arstechnica.com )
False promise of biometrics: Digital IDs in Africa failing to deliver promised democratic and development boost while making fortunes for tech vendors, investigations finds ( www.lighthousereports.com )
Some of the world’s poorest countries have been investing heavily in digital ID systems which it is claimed will deliver democratic and development dividends. Africa has been at the forefront of this push supported by the World Bank, UN agencies and the international community. Some of Africa’s most fragile states have been...
US lawmakers grill Microsoft president over China ties, hacks ( www.reuters.com )
Microsoft President Brad Smith fielded questions about the tech giant's security practices and ties to China at a House homeland security panel on Thursday, a year after alleged China-linked hackers spied on federal emails by hacking the firm....
Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes ( arstechnica.com )
If Apple aren't paying OpenAI and OpenAI aren't playing Apple, it means that consumers are paying both.
Elon Musk bets Tesla on Optimus, says over 1,000 robots working in factories next year ( electrek.co )
Elon is the gift that keeps on giving. He's decided that because it's Friday, we should all have a pile in....
How Data-Fueled Neurotargeting Could Kill Democracy ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )
Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society....
Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns ( arstechnica.com )
"So the cop was tracking random people off social media using this incredibly invasive technology, on a pretty regular basis."...
'LLM-free' is the new '100% organic' - Creators Are Fighting AI Anxiety With an ‘LLM-Free’ Movement ( www.theatlantic.com )
As soon as Apple announced its plans to inject generative AI into the iPhone, it was as good as official: The technology is now all but unavoidable. Large language models will soon lurk on most of the world’s smartphones, generating images and text in messaging and email apps. AI has already colonized web search, appearing in...
Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service ( www.axios.com )
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Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says ( www.propublica.org )
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Maven Imported 1.12 Million Fediverse Posts ( wedistribute.org )
Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms • The Register ( www.theregister.com )
He has cancer — so he made an AI version of himself for his wife after he dies ( www.npr.org )
Company he works at eternos.life
BusKill Warrant Canary for 2024 H2 🕵️ ( www.buskill.in )
This post contains a canary message that's cryptographically signed by the official BusKill PGP release key...
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request ( theintercept.com )
Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, said it received government demands to block add-ons that circumvent censorship....
China state hackers infected 20,000 Fortinet VPNs, Dutch spy service says ( arstechnica.com )
- Hackers working for the Chinese government gained access to more than 20,000 VPN appliances sold by Fortinet using a critical vulnerability that the company failed to disclose for two weeks after fixing it, Netherlands government officials said....
SponsorBlock (and DeArrow): "YouTube is currently experimenting with server-si…" - Fosstodon ( fosstodon.org )
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Tesla claims it has 2 Optimus humanoid robots working autonomously in factory ( electrek.co )
The world's only coal-to-nuclear reactor plant just broke ground in Wyoming ( electrek.co )
Elon Musk drops claims that OpenAI abandoned mission ( arstechnica.com )
Hackers Target AI Users With Malicious Stable Diffusion Tool on Github to Protest 'Art Theft' ( www.404media.co )
Why data is being stored in glass and holograms ( www.bbc.com )
In a former wallpaper factory in Chiswick, west London, a start-up firm has been developing a long-term storage system that uses lasers to burn tiny holograms into a light-sensitive polymer....
Raspberry Pi is now a public company ( techcrunch.com )
This Is How the 3D Pipes Windows Screensaver Was Created ( www.howtogeek.com )
Court Allows K-Pop Group to Subpoena YouTuber's Identity from Google ( www.404media.co )
NewJeans filed an ex parte application in late March in the Northern District of California, where Google is headquartered, for an “order authorizing limited discovery” of the user’s data from the company “for use in a criminal matter in Korea,” the order granting the application states. The group alleges that the...
