Low De Wei / Bloomberg: Chinese authorities arrest a man for using ChatGPT to write and spread fake news articles, one of the first known instances, with one article having 15K+ views — Chinese authorities have detained a man for using ChatGPT to write fake news articles, in what appears to be one of the
Read MoreThe annual developer conference kicks off with a keynote address on Wednesday. Look out for updates on Pixel, Android, and Matter, plus a lot of AI chat.
Read MoreWildfires and human meddling are transforming the Arctic and its surroundings from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter, exacerbating the climate crisis.
Read MoreFor a decade, a group called Big Pipes has worked behind the scenes with the FBI to target the worst cybercriminal “booter” services plaguing the internet.
Read MoreThe highest alerts are being unraveled globally. But with some 7 million people dead, there are hard lessons to learn from the pandemic—and a lot of work still to do.
Read MoreAdi Robertson / The Verge: How Something Awful plans to archive the source images of millions of Imgur links by May 15, after Imgur announced it would delete nudity, porn, and old content — A long-running web community enlisted its goons to stop an Imgur extinction event. — It’s easy to forget how fragile …
Read MorePeople enjoy the comfort of believing that tomorrow will be more or less like today but, hopefully, better. The Covid-19 pandemic rattled that assumption but it has returned labeled as “the new normal.” Alan Weiss, a consultant, speaker, and author of 60 business books, warns that the new normal is a mirage. He has registered the
Read MoreBloomberg: Nintendo expects to sell 15M Nintendo Switch consoles this fiscal year, below analyst estimates of 15.7M; the company sold 18M units in the year to March 2023 — Nintendo Co. expects to sell 15 million units of its Switch console this fiscal year, showing the extent of the slowdown for its six-year-old flagship product.
Read MoreXinmei Shen / South China Morning Post: The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched a rare on-site inspection of Wuhan-based DouYu, the Nasdaq-listed game streaming platform backed by Tencent — China’s internet watchdog has launched a rare on-site inspection of video game live-streaming platform operator Douyu International Holdings …
Read MoreLynn Doan / Bloomberg: Nick Clegg reiterates that Meta will end news content in Canada if C-18 passes and says he pulled out of a committee hearing after a session title changed — Meta Platforms Inc. said it would end news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if lawmakers pass legislation …
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Google’s passkey offering is refined and comprehensive enough to recommend, but the ecosystem is incomplete, despite PayPal, Kayak, and others using passkeys — The passkey ecosystem is far from complete, but Google’s implementation is now ready to use. — By now, you’ve likely heard …
Read MoreARCTOS is a 6-DOF robot arm based upon 3D printed mechanics running a modified version of GRBL firmware. Let’s get this straight now, the firmware is open source, but the hardware plans are a paid download, but for less than forty euros, we reckon the investment would be well worth it, judging from the quality
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers file pretrial motions to dismiss most criminal charges against him, but not charges tied to securities fraud and money laundering — Bankman-Fried did not move to dismiss charges tied to securities fraud or money laundering. — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried …
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: WhatsApp partners with Stripe to let Singapore-based users pay some businesses within the app, following the launch of merchant payments in India and Brazil — After India and Brazil, WhatsApp is launching the ability to pay businesses within a chat in Singapore.
Read MoreOpenAI has new tools that give you more control over your information—although they may not go far enough.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Analysis: of the 76 coins the SEC considers securities, 16 can be traded on major US crypto exchanges; tokens labeled as securities in 2022 almost tripled YoY — Number of tokens regulator has labeled as securities almost tripled in 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission …
Read MoreImage: Volvo Volvo’s new, next-generation electric vehicle, the luxuriously appointed, three-row EX90 SUV, isn’t even out yet, but the Swedish company is already talking about the follow-up. The Volvo EX30 will be a small SUV that will have its global debut on June 7th. US reservations will also open up on that date. The EX30
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Read MoreAnna Nicolaou / Financial Times: Source: Spotify removed ~7% of tracks uploaded by AI music startup Boomy, or “tens of thousands” of songs, over suspicion of bots posing as human listeners — Platform cracks down on bots posing as listeners as flood of content rattles music industry
Read MoreCredit: Sharp Sharp has launched the Aquos R8 and R8 Pro flagship phones. The two phones pack water-resistant designs, a microSD card slot, and a 3.5mm port. These phones will likely be restricted to Japan, though. Japanese manufacturer Sharp launches Aquos flagship phones every year, bringing interesting display tech, cool camera hardware, and plenty more
Read MoreXinmei Shen / South China Morning Post: The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched a rare on-site inspection of Wuhan-based DouYu, the Nasdaq-listed game streaming platform backed by Tencent — China’s internet watchdog has launched a rare on-site inspection of video game live-streaming platform operator Douyu International Holdings …
Read MoreXinmei Shen / South China Morning Post: The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched a rare on-site inspection of Wuhan-based DouYu, the Nasdaq-listed game streaming platform backed by Tencent — China’s internet watchdog has launched a rare on-site inspection of video game live-streaming platform operator Douyu International Holdings …
Read MoreIn the realm of test equipment, there are a number of items that you don’t know you need until you need one. That’s probably the case with the HP11720A pulse modulator. [Tom] acquired two of these even though, by his own admission, he had “no need for these things.” We’d like to say we don’t
Read MoreWe’re still in the early days of generatively-designed objects, but when combined with the capabilities of 3D printing, we’re already seeing some interesting results. One example is this new copper aerospike engine. [via Fabbaloo] A collaboration between startups Hyperganic (generative AI CAD) and AMCM (additive manufacturing), this 800 mm long aerospike engine may be the
Read MoreStephen Nellis / Reuters: LinkedIn to cut 716 jobs and shut down InCareer, its local jobs app in China, by August 9, citing fierce competition and a challenging macroeconomic climate — LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) that focuses on business professionals, said on Monday …
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