Report: OpenAI holding back GPT-4 image features on fears of privacy issues (arstechnica.com)
GPT-4's image capabilities can recognize certain individuals, according to NYT.
Reddit’s only free iOS app icons are ugly now (www.theverge.com)
If you want a better one, you can pay for Reddit’s premium subscription....
This $49.99 wired Xbox controller has sticks that won’t drift (www.theverge.com)
The GameSir G7 SE is the first licensed Xbox controller to use Hall effect analog sticks. Even Microsoft’s Elite controllers lack that....
Framework Laptop 16: our exclusive hands-on (www.theverge.com)
Four layers of modular components — including a swappable discrete GPU — right at your fingertips....
Neopets is promising a ‘new era’ with an improved website and fixed Flash games (www.theverge.com)
The new website launches this week....
WormGPT – The Generative AI Tool Cybercriminals Are Using to Launch Business Email Compromise Attacks (slashnext.com)
In this blog post, we'll look at the use of generative AI, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, and the cybercrime tool WormGPT, in BEC attacks.
CityFibre Officially Launch 2.5Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Tier (www.ispreview.co.uk)
PSA: Google is deleting some old Hangouts photos this week (arstechnica.com)
It's hard to say exactly what is getting deleted, but it's easy to download.
The future of "truth" on the Internet (youtu.be)
Let's take a look at the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity or C2PA and its mission to curb disinformation. Learn how future platforms may use...
Chatbot Honeypot: How AI Companions Could Weaken National Security - … (archive.is)
AI chatbots blur the line between intimacy and secrecy, posing risks for users with national security interests and access to sensitive information
Meta is told to hand over Threads moderation documents as part of previous subpoena. (www.theverge.com)
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/17/23797621/meta-is-told-to-hand-over-threads-moderation-documents-as-part-of-previous-subpoena
Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads (www.politico.eu)
The extensive and unconventional reach of Dan McQuillan’s Resisting AI - Transforming Society (www.transformingsociety.co.uk)
Dan McQuillan, author of 'Resisting AI' looks at how the publication of his book has helped move the AI discussion away from ‘is it good or bad?’ to the more radical and worrying aspects of the technology as it is being implemented, in terms of augmenting society’s existing disparities.
TIL: About Google Arts & Culture (artsandculture.google.com)
Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.
Google Play Games for PC Arrives In 120+ Regions Including India (beebom.com)
Google Play Games for PC which was introduced last year, finally makes its way to India, along with over 120 other regions.
The workers at the frontlines of the AI revolution (restofworld.org)
The global labor force of outsourced and contract workers are early adopters of generative AI — and the most at risk.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE With An Upgraded Power Connector Breaks Cover (hothardware.com)
A power connector design halfway between 12VHPWR and 12V-2x6 standards has appeared again.
WordPress Playground - Full Wordpress running entirely in the browser (developer.wordpress.org)
Pretty astonishing
Summer of spam (www.theverge.com)
Remember people?...
TikTok Plastic Surgeon ‘Dr. Roxy’ Loses Medical License - The New Yor… (archive.is)
The State Medical Board of Ohio voted on Wednesday to revoke Katharine Roxanne Grawe’s medical license after she broadcast some patients’ procedures.
No $8 million discount for dot-brands, says ICANN (domainincite.com)
ICANN has rejected a request for a 80% discount on registry fees paid by dot-brand gTLD operators.
The workers at the frontlines of the AI revolution (restofworld.org)
The global labor force of outsourced and contract workers are early adopters of generative AI — and the most at risk.
Ransomware Crypto Payments Poised to Set New Record in 2023 (www.bankinfosecurity.com)
Cryptocurrency is the lifeblood of ransomware gangs, and their illicit use of crypto could hit record numbers this year. While overall crypto proceeds, including
Intel Exiting the PC Business as it Stops Investment in the Intel NUC (www.servethehome.com)
Intel stopping building its own PCs as it stops investment in the pioneering and popular Intel NUC line of mini PCs
FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal (www.cnbc.com)
