fliptop writes:Surveillance is becoming a defining feature of modern cities, but the level of monitoring varies significantly from one urban center to the next:
fliptop writes:Google has begun testing a feature that changes the headlines of published articles without notifying publishers, sparking concerns among media executives:
Concerns Raised Over Shahed Kamikaze Drone Listings on AlibabaArthur T Knackerbracket and c0lo write:https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/concerns-raised-over-shahed-kamikaze-drone-listings-on-alibaba-they-featured-ai-guidance-to-lock-onto-people-building-vehicles-ships-etc
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative - now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined:
fliptop writes:OpenAI has postponed the launch of its controversial "adult mode" feature following intense pushback from its own advisory council and concerns about technical safeguards failing to protect minors:
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades:
"c0lo" writes:A Serbo-Croatian-speaking agent and his Russian handler turned to Google Translate to ensure smooth operational communication. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was reading the logs in real-time:
fliptop writes:There was a time when downloading a video game felt like harmless fun. Today, it can feel a lot closer to opening a suspicious email attachment in 2005:
TrueNAS Deprecates Public Build Repository and Raises Transparency Concernshubie writes:TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository on GitHub, raising questions in the community about openness and release transparency:
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Many activists and lobbyists had called for a European company register as part of EU Inc. Today's EU legislative proposal has indeed included one:
fliptop writes:Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data for defendtheatlantaforest@protonmail.com - the account linked to Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta. The FBI obtained this information through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request on January 25, 2024, identifying the activist behind the anonymous account through their credit card identifier: