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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/04/after-ai-generated-porn-report-washington-lottery-pulls-down-interactive-web-app/

taylorvich writes:https://physics.aps.org/articles/v17/48

owl writes:https://www.wired.com/story/jia-tan-xz-backdoor/The Wired article linked above is a good high level overview. For those interested in the low level how does it work, how was it hidden details then this web page is a good read: The xz attack shell script Quote from Wired article:

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upstart writes:Officials have a plan to end years of monkey mayhem in a central Thai city - WTOP News:

DannyB writes:NASA Will Create a New Time Zone for the Moon, Called Coordinated Lunar TimeWith dozens of lunar missions on the horizon, a standard time-keeping system for the moon will assist with precise navigation, docking and landing

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/post-2025-windows-10-updates-for-businesses-start-at-61-per-pc-go-up-from-there/

taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/energy/biomimetic-winglet-wind-turbine-energy-production/Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta (U of A) in Canada have examined whether attaching a condor-inspired winglet to a wind turbine blade can also reduce drag and increase energy production.

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hubie writes:Amazon Fresh is moving away from a feature of its grocery stores where customers could skip checkout altogether:

NotSanguine writes:The text below is from a JP Morgan Chase press release.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/the-fine-art-of-human-prompt-engineering-how-to-talk-to-a-person-like-chatgpt/

calmond writes:Contrary to what just about every mathematician on Earth will tell you, prime numbers can be predicted, according to researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and North Carolina State University, U.S.

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-04-roots-lab-stellarator-years-door.html

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'AI-enhanced' Video Evidence Got Rejected in a Murder Case Because That's Not Actually a Thingupstart writes:The AI hype cycle has dramatically distorted views of what's possible with image upscalers:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/fcc-democrats-schedule-net-neutrality-vote-making-cable-lobbyists-sad-again/

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taylorvich writes:https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-ketogenic-diet-severe-mental-illness.html

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hubie writes:Simply look out for libraries imagined by ML and make them real, with actual malicious code. No wait, don't do that:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/switch-emulator-suyu-hit-by-gitlab-dmca-project-lives-on-through-self-hosting/

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upstart writes:Illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-for-music-1234982307/

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fliptop writes:The FBI spends "every day, all day long" interrogating people over their Facebook posts. At least, that's what agents told Stillwater, Oklahoma, resident Rolla Abdeljawad when they showed up at her house to ask her about her social media activity:

upstart writes:NetBSD:

AT&T Says Data From 73 Million Current, Former Account Holders Leakedupstart writes:AT&T says data from 73 million current, former account holders leaked:AT&T notifies users of data breach and resets millions of passcodes:Inside the Massive Alleged AT&T Data Breach:

taylorvich writes:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/29/birds-create-barcode-like-memories-to-locate-stored-food-scientists-find

upstart writes:China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, FT reports By Reuters:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/embracer-group-lets-go-of-borderlands-maker-for-460m-after-three-years/

upstart writes:Shared YouTube data prompts civil liberty worries:

owl writes:https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/radios-how-do-they-work

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Frosty Piss writes:https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2024/oregon-becomes-fourth-state-with-a-right-to-repair-law-for-technology/Oregon is now the fourth state in the country to enact a "right to repair" law to make it easier for consumers and independent shops to fix electronic gear. With Gov. Tina Kotek's signing of Senate Bill 1596 on Thursday, manufacturers will be required to offer any necessary documentation, parts, tools or any device needed to repair electronic equipment at a "fair cost" and on "reasonable" terms.The bill takes effect in January. It was championed by state Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, who first started pushing for the legislation in 2021. The minority of lawmakers who opposed the bill were Republican. The bill had wide support from small businesses and consumer advocates, including OSPIRG, a statewide public interest group. Only one major manufacturer opposed the bill - Apple. An Apple representative who testified against the bill said it would undermine the company's security efforts, a claim lawmakers questioned.[...] Besides Oregon, Minnesota, New York and California have right to repair laws on technology. Massachusetts has approved a right to repair law on vehicles and Colorado has adopted one for wheelchairs and another for farmers.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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canopic jug writes:Vlogger Jeff Geerling wanted to clear up just what might happen if he touched a 6kW AM transmitter's antenna.

canopic jug writes:The hosting provider Vultr had tried to quietly change its Terms of Service (TOS) to try to pull the same trick which Microsoft has pulled with its GitHub project and hope that no one would notice. That is to say they are trying to grab "perpetual, irrevocable" license to use content hosted there in any way, including modifying it and commercializing it "for purposes of providing the Services to you." They've since backpedaled - but only a little. Most the reaction from Vultr regarding the negative push back has been spin.

owl writes:https://medium.com/@rxseger/electronic-project-kits-hands-on-with-a-vintage-160-in-1-eea39e6193f4It is a Medium post, so here's an archive link in case the original goes missing: https://archive.is/QV7cr

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upstart writes:Ancient brains archive created as Oxford boffins challenge historic theory:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:xz-utils are compromised and inject malicious code

upstart writes:This camera captures 156.3 trillion frames per second: