Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- What happened to OpenAI\u2019s long-term AI risk team?<\/a>
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<\/a>Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups. Read more »<\/a><\/div>Source: Ars Technica - All content<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 3:54 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can<\/a>
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<\/a>In his new book, Christof Koch views consciousness as a theorist and an aficionado. Read more »<\/a><\/div>Source: Ars Technica - All content<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 11:31 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- \u201cOutrageously\u201d priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care<\/a>
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<\/a>Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit. Read more »<\/a><\/div>Source: Ars Technica - All content<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 17, 2024 - 10:08 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n- This Week In Techdirt History: May 12th \u2013 18th<\/a>Five Years Ago This week in 2019, the government hit whistleblower David Hale with espionage charges. All four major wireless carriers were hit with lawsuits over sharing location data, while employees of AT&T and Verizon were caught up in a DOJ bust over SIM hijacking. Canada\u2019s Prime Minister was threatening…<\/div>Source: Techdirt<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 7:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of \u2018Marvel\u2019 Game To Not Critique The Game<\/a>It\u2019s a funny thing what game publishers sometimes try to do when it comes to releasing games early to internet streamers as a way to boost interest in their games. I\u2019ve heard stories of all kinds of crazy stipulations that streamers have to sign off on contractually in order to…<\/div>Source: Techdirt<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 2:39 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Do You Really Want The Government In Your DMs?<\/a>Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation\u2018s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice \u2014 or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week\u2019s round-up of…<\/div>Source: Techdirt<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 17, 2024 - 10:15 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- Why a 'Frozen' Distribution Linux Kernel Isn't the Safest Choice for Security<\/a>Jeremy Allison \u2014 Sam (Slashdot reader #8,157) is a Distinguished Engineer at Rocky Linux creator CIQ. This week he published a blog post responding to promises of Linux distros "carefully selecting only the most polished and pristine open source patches from the raw upstream open source Linux kernel in order…<\/div>Source: Slashdot<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 19, 2024 - 1:04 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- Are AI-Generated Search Results Still Protected by Section 230?<\/a>Starting this week millions will see AI-generated answers in Google's search results by default. But the announcement Tuesday at Google's annual developer conference suggests a future that's "not without its risks, both to users and to Google itself," argues the Washington Post: For years, Google has been shielded for liability…<\/div>Source: Slashdot<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 10:34 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- How an 'Unprecedented' Google Cloud Event Wiped Out a Major Customer's Account<\/a>Ars Technica looks at what happened after Google's answer to Amazon's cloud service "accidentally deleted a giant customer account for no reason..." "[A]ccording to UniSuper's incident log, downtime started May 2, and a full restoration of services didn't happen until May 15." UniSuper, an Australian pension fund that manages $135…<\/div>Source: Slashdot<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 9:34 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- Why Does Biological Evolution Work? A Minimal Model for Biological Evolution and Other Adaptive Processes<\/a>
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<\/a>The Model Why does biological evolution work? And, for that matter, why does machine learning work? Both are examples of adaptive processes that surprise us with what they manage to achieve. So what\u2019s the essence of what\u2019s going on? I\u2019m going to concentrate here on biological evolution, though much of…<\/div>Source: Stephen Wolfram Writings<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 3, 2024 - 6:40 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>- Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia<\/a>
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<\/a>Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. To bolster its case, the tech giant wrote a multimillion-dollar check to the U.S. government that it says renders moot the…<\/div>Source: Tech – NBC 7 San Diego<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 17, 2024 - 6:42 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- Chinese EV called the Seagull poses big threat US auto industry<\/a>
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<\/a>A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. A…<\/div>Source: Tech – NBC 7 San Diego<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 13, 2024 - 4:51 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- Red, yellow, green \u2026 and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light<\/a>
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<\/a>As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation. Researchers are exploring ways to use features in modern cars, such as GPS, to make traffic…<\/div>Source: Tech – NBC 7 San Diego<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 11, 2024 - 2:15 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n- iFixit Shares 13-Inch iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro Teardown Video<\/a>The popular repair website iFixit today shared a video with teardowns of the new 13-inch iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil Pro. The website praised the inclusion of adhesive pull tabs for the battery cells in the new iPad Pro, as they make repairs easier. We already shared another iPad…<\/div>Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 1:31 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- Top Stories: New iPads Launch, Apple Previews iOS 18 Accessibility Features, and More<\/a>
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<\/a>The new iPads are here! Following their unveiling at last week's "Let Loose" Apple event, the new iPad Pro and iPad Air models launched this week alongside the Apple Pencil Pro and revamped Magic Keyboard, bringing the first updates to Apple's iPad lineup in over 18 months. This week also…<\/div>Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- Turn a Video into a GIF on iPhone and iPad<\/a>
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<\/a>Animated GIFs have become a staple of the internet. Invented in 1987, the looping, soundless video clips can be found everywhere online, from social media networks to messaging platforms. They're often used to express emotions, communicate ideas, or just make people laugh. Because they are so short, GIF files are…<\/div>Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 8:45 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>- Raspberry Pi 5 Network OS Installer<\/a>
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<\/a><\/div>Source: ExplainingComputers<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 12, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- Online Photoshop Alternatives: Which is Best?<\/a>
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<\/a><\/div>Source: ExplainingComputers<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 5, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- Ubuntu 24.04: An Excellent Linux Distro<\/a>
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<\/a><\/div>Source: ExplainingComputers<\/span><\/span> | Published: April 28, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>- M4 iPad vs MAGNETS<\/a>
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<\/a><\/div>Source: Marques Brownlee<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 16, 2024 - 4:48 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>- M4 iPad Pro Impressions: Well This is Awkward<\/a>
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<\/a><\/div>Source: Marques Brownlee<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 8, 2024 - 2:06 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- What happened to OpenAI\u2019s long-term AI risk team?<\/a><\/a>Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups. Read more »<\/a><\/div>Source: Ars Technica - All content<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 3:54 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can<\/a><\/a>In his new book, Christof Koch views consciousness as a theorist and an aficionado. Read more »<\/a><\/div>Source: Ars Technica - All content<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 11:31 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>\u201cOutrageously\u201d priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care<\/a><\/a>Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit. Read more »<\/a><\/div>Source: Ars Technica - All content<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 17, 2024 - 10:08 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n
- This Week In Techdirt History: May 12th \u2013 18th<\/a>Five Years Ago This week in 2019, the government hit whistleblower David Hale with espionage charges. All four major wireless carriers were hit with lawsuits over sharing location data, while employees of AT&T and Verizon were caught up in a DOJ bust over SIM hijacking. Canada\u2019s Prime Minister was threatening…<\/div>Source: Techdirt<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 7:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of \u2018Marvel\u2019 Game To Not Critique The Game<\/a>It\u2019s a funny thing what game publishers sometimes try to do when it comes to releasing games early to internet streamers as a way to boost interest in their games. I\u2019ve heard stories of all kinds of crazy stipulations that streamers have to sign off on contractually in order to…<\/div>Source: Techdirt<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 2:39 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Do You Really Want The Government In Your DMs?<\/a>Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation\u2018s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice \u2014 or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week\u2019s round-up of…<\/div>Source: Techdirt<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 17, 2024 - 10:15 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- Why a 'Frozen' Distribution Linux Kernel Isn't the Safest Choice for Security<\/a>Jeremy Allison \u2014 Sam (Slashdot reader #8,157) is a Distinguished Engineer at Rocky Linux creator CIQ. This week he published a blog post responding to promises of Linux distros "carefully selecting only the most polished and pristine open source patches from the raw upstream open source Linux kernel in order…<\/div>Source: Slashdot<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 19, 2024 - 1:04 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Are AI-Generated Search Results Still Protected by Section 230?<\/a>Starting this week millions will see AI-generated answers in Google's search results by default. But the announcement Tuesday at Google's annual developer conference suggests a future that's "not without its risks, both to users and to Google itself," argues the Washington Post: For years, Google has been shielded for liability…<\/div>Source: Slashdot<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 10:34 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>How an 'Unprecedented' Google Cloud Event Wiped Out a Major Customer's Account<\/a>Ars Technica looks at what happened after Google's answer to Amazon's cloud service "accidentally deleted a giant customer account for no reason..." "[A]ccording to UniSuper's incident log, downtime started May 2, and a full restoration of services didn't happen until May 15." UniSuper, an Australian pension fund that manages $135…<\/div>Source: Slashdot<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 9:34 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- Why Does Biological Evolution Work? A Minimal Model for Biological Evolution and Other Adaptive Processes<\/a><\/a>The Model Why does biological evolution work? And, for that matter, why does machine learning work? Both are examples of adaptive processes that surprise us with what they manage to achieve. So what\u2019s the essence of what\u2019s going on? I\u2019m going to concentrate here on biological evolution, though much of…<\/div>Source: Stephen Wolfram Writings<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 3, 2024 - 6:40 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia<\/a><\/a>Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. To bolster its case, the tech giant wrote a multimillion-dollar check to the U.S. government that it says renders moot the…<\/div>Source: Tech – NBC 7 San Diego<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 17, 2024 - 6:42 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Chinese EV called the Seagull poses big threat US auto industry<\/a><\/a>A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. A…<\/div>Source: Tech – NBC 7 San Diego<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 13, 2024 - 4:51 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Red, yellow, green \u2026 and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light<\/a><\/a>As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation. Researchers are exploring ways to use features in modern cars, such as GPS, to make traffic…<\/div>Source: Tech – NBC 7 San Diego<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 11, 2024 - 2:15 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
- iFixit Shares 13-Inch iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro Teardown Video<\/a>The popular repair website iFixit today shared a video with teardowns of the new 13-inch iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil Pro. The website praised the inclusion of adhesive pull tabs for the battery cells in the new iPad Pro, as they make repairs easier. We already shared another iPad…<\/div>Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 1:31 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Top Stories: New iPads Launch, Apple Previews iOS 18 Accessibility Features, and More<\/a><\/a>The new iPads are here! Following their unveiling at last week's "Let Loose" Apple event, the new iPad Pro and iPad Air models launched this week alongside the Apple Pencil Pro and revamped Magic Keyboard, bringing the first updates to Apple's iPad lineup in over 18 months. This week also…<\/div>Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Turn a Video into a GIF on iPhone and iPad<\/a><\/a>Animated GIFs have become a staple of the internet. Invented in 1987, the looping, soundless video clips can be found everywhere online, from social media networks to messaging platforms. They're often used to express emotions, communicate ideas, or just make people laugh. Because they are so short, GIF files are…<\/div>Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 18, 2024 - 8:45 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- Raspberry Pi 5 Network OS Installer<\/a><\/a><\/div>Source: ExplainingComputers<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 12, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Online Photoshop Alternatives: Which is Best?<\/a><\/a><\/div>Source: ExplainingComputers<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 5, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>Ubuntu 24.04: An Excellent Linux Distro<\/a><\/a><\/div>Source: ExplainingComputers<\/span><\/span> | Published: April 28, 2024 - 1:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
- M4 iPad vs MAGNETS<\/a><\/a><\/div>Source: Marques Brownlee<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 16, 2024 - 4:48 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>M4 iPad Pro Impressions: Well This is Awkward<\/a><\/a><\/div>Source: Marques Brownlee<\/span><\/span> | Published: May 8, 2024 - 2:06 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li>
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