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McDonald’s Gives Up On ‘AI’ After Comedy Of Errors, Including Putting Bacon On Ice Cream ( www.techdirt.com )

LLMs certainly hold potential, but as we’ve seen time and time again in tech over the last fifteen years, the hype and greed of unethical pitchmen has gotten way out ahead of the actual locomotive. A lot of people in “tech” are interested in money, not tech. And they’re increasingly making decisions based on how to drum...

Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI' ( www.businessinsider.com )

Cognify: Revolutionary Prison Concept Uses AI and Brain Implants to Fast-Track Criminal Rehabilitation ( www.sciencetimes.com )

Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse ( www.wired.com )

TeamViewer responds to security 'irregularity' in IT network ( www.theregister.com )

A world where leadership can revoked the ID of an entire group of the population MUST NOT happen - SD-BLS: Privacy Preserving Selective Disclosure and Unlinkable Revocation of Verifiable Credentials ( arxiv.org )

Galaxy S25 Ultra News: Design Revamp, Camera Boost And A MediaTek Surprise? ( www.ibtimes.co.uk )

Galaxy S25 Ultra leaks hint at a design overhaul, camera upgrades with new sensors, and possibly a MediaTek chip option.

NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station ( www.space.com )

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a vehicle that will bring the International Space Station to a fiery end when the time comes....

Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )

FCC hits Verizon with $1M fine for dropping 911 calls, again • The Register ( www.theregister.com )

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Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms ( arstechnica.com )

Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined ( variety.com )

Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles ( www.nbcnews.com )

Apple Intelligence won't launch in EU in 2024 due to antitrust regulation, company says ( www.cnbc.com )

This cute pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin ( www.engadget.com )

Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. ( www.xataka.com )

[Gamers Nexus] "Google is Getting Worse," ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs ( youtu.be )

This Tiny Robotic Pill Eliminates The Need For Hospital Visits In Stomach Cancer Detection ( www.ibtimes.co.uk )

PillBot, a tiny ingestible robot, could revolutionize gut health exams with AI-powered cameras, making early detection easier from home.

This smiling robot face made of living skin is absolute nightmare fuel ( techcrunch.com )

Original publication: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(24)00335-7

Rabbit data breach: all r1 responses ever given can be downloaded ( rabbitu.de )

Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says | ProPublica Investigation ( www.propublica.org )

Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others....

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