Artists Allege Meta’s AI Data Deletion Request Process Is a ‘Fake PR Stunt’ (www.wired.com)
FTC vs. Amazon: Filing reveals more claims about Bezos’ alleged role, Project Nessie, and more (www.geekwire.com)
Another former Facebook employee will testify at Congress about safety issues at Instagram (lemmy.ca)
Another former Facebook employee is going public with allegations that the company failed to act on its own research showing that young Instagram users were having harmful experiences on the platform. Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook employee and consultant for Instagram, is scheduled to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee...
Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi (www.tomshardware.com)
The Beatles’ final song is now streaming thanks to AI (www.theverge.com)
Brave responds to Bing and ChatGPT with a new “anonymous and secure” AI chatbot (www.theverge.com)
AI for Web Devs: What Are Neural Networks, LLMs, & GPTs? (austingil.com)
Good things to understand when building AI applications: artificial neural networks, LLMs, parameters, embeddings, GPTs, and hallucinations.
The EV transition trips over its own cord (www.theverge.com)
Sundar Pichai argues in court that Google isn’t evil, it’s just a business (www.theverge.com)
Biden signs U.S.' first AI executive order to create safeguards (www.cnbc.com)
Elon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank - ‘You won’t need a bank account... it would blow my mind if we don’t have that rolled out by the end of next year.’ (www.theverge.com)
“If it involves money. It’ll be on our platform. Money or securities or whatever. So, it’s not just like send $20 to my friend. I’m talking about, like, you won’t need a bank account.”...
Prevent Big Tech Scraping Content for Machine Learning via Robots Spec (noml.info)
tldr- Using the robots meta element or HTTP header to say that content of this page should not be used for machine learning, in case some actors make their search UA indistinguishable from their machine learning efforts.
Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie (www.zdnet.com)
Google Play highlighting VPNs that have undergone an independent security review (9to5google.com)
One aspect of the Data Safety section that the Play Store introduced last year is the ability to feature “Independent security reviews.” Google Play is more prominently surfacing that badge when you search for VPN apps.
Amazon To Start Running Ads In Prime Video Series and Movies, Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee (deadline.com)
Hire A Dedicated Team for VR Software Development Services (www.appstudio.ca)
Virtual reality is transforming industries across the world and your brand needs to keep up with evolving consumer expectations. To make your business relevant to this digital age with VR app solutions, you can consider hiring a dedicated team of AppStudio. We are a leading IT agency with proven expertise in **VR software...
TAPPED Out report reveals why we make bad security decisions: phones, location and lunch | TechFinitive (www.techfinitive.com)
A new report helps explain why we make bad security decisions. Davey Winder can summarise its findings in three words: phones, lunch and location.
Facebook Puts a Price on Privacy in EU, EEA and Switzerland: It’s 9.99€ a Month + 6€ for Each Extra Account (www.wired.com)
Ad free Facebook and Instagram is officially on. I’m trying to stay open minded but honestly it’s too expensive especially with this sneaky account center rule unless you’re in an unfortunate position where you need to spend a lot of time on these platforms....
Hey tech billionaires, if you want to talk about radical change, let’s abolish venture capitalism (www.theguardian.com)
Do you support sustainability, social responsibility, tech ethics, or trust and safety? Congratulations, you’re an enemy of progress. That’s according to the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.
Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023 (hacks.mozilla.org)
Amazon issues warning about major change for Kindle users starting next month (goodereader.com)
In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out,...