iPads must comply with the same DMA regulations as the iPhone. | Continue reading
FCC finalizes $196M penalties for location-data sales revealed in 2018. | Continue reading
The law aims to prevent global-scale botnet attacks. | Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers' real-time location data without their consent. [...] | Continue reading
Credential-stuffing attack uses proxies to hide bad behavior. | Continue reading
Perfect for spooning over biscuits, grits, and eggs, this classic Southern breakfast gravy is made by mixing the drippings of pan-fried country ham with black coffee. | Continue reading
Last night I came across a ListenLater.net which has an interesting value proposition – send them text or the link to an article and they’ll convert it into a podcast using AI TTS. The podcast link will be public so you can use it in your favorite podcast player, which is such a … | Continue reading
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A drone that paints over graffiti has been launched in Washington state under a new pilot program, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). And if the new spray drones succeed, one could easily imagine other municipalities acros … | Continue reading
Most North Dakotan grandma’s seem to agree that this beloved soup should be simple and comforting, with little more than good chicken broth and handmade (not frozen!) dumplings. | Continue reading
Robert Stewart, of Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), who we met at StanCon, is looking to fill the following role: ORNL Job ad: Group Leader for Spatial Statistics It’s a research group leader position with an emphasis on published research … Continue reading → | Continue reading
We already knew Fallout was a hit; the Prime Video series based on the popular video games has already been renewed for a second season. But now we know just how much of a hit it is, raking in 65 million viewers globally during its first 16 days. Read more... | Continue reading
"That's a great idea." Mom shares thrifty alternative to annoying plastic tablecloths: 'Pretty, festive, inexpensive, and far better' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A review of S.A. Barnes's new SF horror novel. The post Read an Excerpt From S.A. Barnes’s Ghost Station appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The JDE Peet's office, designed by BIT CREATIVE, occupies an expansive area exceeding 800 square meters, echoing the rich flavors and scents of the coffee and tea that the brand is renowned for. Continue reading | Continue reading
Today's links Cigna's nopeinator: When computer says no, doctors are the moral crumple-zone. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' … | Continue reading
Tyrannosaurus rex was just about as smart as modern crocodiles and other reptiles, according to a team of researchers that investigated recent claims that the Cretaceous predators may have been as smart as monkeys. Read more... | Continue reading
The Financial Times announced a deal with OpenAI on Monday to license its world-class journalism for training and informing ChatGPT’s models. It joins Axel Springer and the Associated Press who struck similar deals, where OpenAI reportedly offers millions for the right to use con … | Continue reading
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The quest for faster EV charging reached another milestone this month as Israeli battery maker StoreDot demonstrated its silicon-dominant EV battery technology in a prototype Polestar electric car. In the demonstration, the company was able to reach sustained charging rates of ov … | Continue reading
The U.S. got Manuel Noriega out of the Vatican’s embassy in Panama City by playing Van Halen 24/7. I wonder if administrators at elite universities could clear their “river to the sea” encampments of Hamas/Hezbollah/UNRWA/Palestinian Islamic Jihad supporters via the magic of Tayl … | Continue reading
For its Amazing Spring Savings sale, which is running right now, Blix has a selection of e-bikes discounted by as much as $700, and in some cases, is throwing in free accessories worth hundreds of dollars, so if spring has you thinking green, perhaps now is the time to take a ... … | Continue reading
A review of the second novel in Terry J. Benton's YA contemporary fantasy series Blood Debts. The post A Chaotic New Orleans Mage Crew: Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Lode Runner running in Virtual II on the Mac, where all emulation is allowed. And just like that, Apple embraced retro game emulators in the App Store.… | Continue reading
I’ve started liking Mastodon. After the fall of Twitter, I basically took a break from most interactive social media. Consume, Build, Live. That’s what I was focusing on. Now it feels like I’m ready to Talk again and Mastodon feels like the place to do it. Not a fan of the defaul … | Continue reading
Jared Leto may be the main star of the upcoming Tron: Ares, but we now know the face of the franchise will also join him. In a new podcast, Jeff Bridges revealed that he’s returning to the third film in a franchise that he headlined both in 1982's original and 2010's sequel. Read … | Continue reading
Based on your point of view, the AI either doesn't work or works too well. | Continue reading
Could you throw a lifebuoy all the way out to a distressed swimmer located one kilometer away? Nope, you couldn't … but your could fly one out to them, in the form of the TY-3R Flying Lifebuoy drone. Continue Reading Category: Drones, Technology Tags: Lifeguards, Swimming, Rescue | Continue reading
In November 2023, we made two new Cohere models available in Amazon Bedrock (Cohere Command Light and Cohere Embed English). Today, we’re announcing the addition of two more Cohere models in Amazon Bedrock; Cohere Command R and Command R+. Organizations need generative artificial … | Continue reading
"Always wondered how these worked." Home expert reviews pros and cons of electric 'robot' lawn mowers: 'They say you'll never have to mow the lawn again' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This movie definitely counts as a happy memory. The post The People’s Joker Re-Mixes and Re-Mx-es Our Modern Myths with Sheer Trans Joy appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters' ability to issue warnings. | Continue reading
Digital Chinese-language keyboards that are vulnerable to spying and eavesdropping have been used by one billion smartphone users, according to a new report. The widespread threats these leaky systems reveal could also present a concerning new kind of exploit for cyberattacks, wh … | Continue reading
Over the last two newsletters (three, if you include my reply to Google’s “rebuttal” of the Prabhakar Raghavan newsletter), I’ve made the case that while rot economics are responsible for making technology products manifestly worse, this transformation was only possible thanks to … | Continue reading
If Conan the Barbarian was a desktop gaming PC enthusiast, and you asked him what is best in life, his answer would probably be the standard “crush those framerates… see the pixels driven before you… hear the lamentations of your CPU fan,” or something of that nature. He’d want t … | Continue reading
Stage Zero: Unwelcome Discovery Your rather unrefined friend sends you a link to an AI-generated violin concerto. “Cool, right?!” she texts, followed by the laughing emoji. You touch the callus on your neck from your twenty-two years of playing violin. Suddenly, the memory of the … | Continue reading
In all good X-Men stories, out of the fires of chaos something new and exciting is reborn in phoenix-flame. There’s perhaps no better example of that right now than the consolidation of the Fox X-Men movie era into mutantkind’s renaissance on the small screen for X-Men ‘97—and th … | Continue reading
Other changes include the unusual up-sloping top tube toward the headset The post Team GB – Track Bike for 2024 Olympics – a new aero Hope? appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
At MIT’s Festival of Learning 2024, panelists stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills while leveraging technologies like generative AI. | Continue reading
I continue to be an AI-sceptic. But if you're feeling uninspired on a Monday morning, try feeding your to-do list into an AI songwriter and ask for something uplifting so you can start your day with a cheerleader on your side! | Continue reading
Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all its retail stores to contain what it described as a "cybersecurity incident." [...] | Continue reading
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OpenAI is under scrutiny in the European Union again — this time over ChatGPT’s hallucinations about people. Read more... | Continue reading
Despite dedicating years of innovation and research toward convincing consumers to buy electric vehicles, automakers are still grappling with a lack of charging infrastructure across the United States. But California — a leader in EVs — says that isn’t too much of a problem for i … | Continue reading
I’ve made some important fixes and handy improvements to the Marked Conductor since it was first published. I’ve made my own config available as an example. Not all of the scripts are polished, but it’s complete enough to show how I’m using it. I still need to finish breaking my … | Continue reading
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An expert in robotics and AI, Shah succeeds Steven Barrett at AeroAstro. | Continue reading