Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
OctoML ends its business with text-to-image AI model sharing platform Civitai, after a report found some images by Civitai users “could be categorized as” CSAM — Civitai, a text-to-image AI model sharing platform, is seeking a new cloud computing provider and instructing …
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Saturday, December 9, 2023
OctoML ends its business with text-to-image AI model sharing platform Civitai, after a report found some images by Civitai users "could be categorized as" CSAM (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)
The European Parliament and the EU's 27 member states will need to approve the AI Act, which seeks fines of up to €35M or 7% of global turnover for violations (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
The European Parliament and the EU's 27 member states will need to approve the AI Act, which seeks fines of up to €35M or 7% of global turnover for violations — - Region couldn't ‘let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ — Negotiators broke coffee machine working late-night deal
[Thread] Texas and Florida's online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools that give users control over online content exist (Daphne Keller/@daphnehk)
Daphne Keller / @daphnehk:
[Thread] Texas and Florida's online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools that give users control over online content exist — There was an amazing outpouring of S. Ct. amicus briefs opposing Texas's and Florida's online speech regulations yesterday. Here's what mine's about. 1/
Friday, December 8, 2023
How to easily transfer photos from your iPhone to a USB flash drive
U&i launches Boom Box Series wireless speaker: All the details
A US federal judge rules Binance founder Changpeng Zhao cannot return to the UAE before his sentencing, set for February 2024, after his release on a $175M bond (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
A US federal judge rules Binance founder Changpeng Zhao cannot return to the UAE before his sentencing, set for February 2024, after his release on a $175M bond — Zhao pleaded guilty to a federal charge last month. — Register Now — Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao …
Micron strikes a labor deal to hire 3,700 union workers for its $15B chip plant in Boise, Idaho, potentially giving the company an edge for federal chip funds (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
Micron strikes a labor deal to hire 3,700 union workers for its $15B chip plant in Boise, Idaho, potentially giving the company an edge for federal chip funds — - Chipmaker to hire 3,700 construction workers only from unions — Commerce Department prefers unionized sites for Chips funds
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Researchers detail AutoSpill, a flaw on Android that can expose users' saved credentials from 1Password, LastPass, and other popular password managers (Carly Page/TechCrunch)
Carly Page / TechCrunch:
Researchers detail AutoSpill, a flaw on Android that can expose users' saved credentials from 1Password, LastPass, and other popular password managers — A number of popular mobile password managers are inadvertently spilling user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill functionality of Android apps.
Realme to launch its first C-series 5G phone on December 14
Reuters temporarily removes its article titled "How an Indian startup hacked the world" to comply with an Indian court order, and plans to appeal the decision (Reuters)
Reuters:
Reuters temporarily removes its article titled “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with an Indian court order, and plans to appeal the decision — Reuters has temporarily removed the article “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with a preliminary court order issued …
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Sources: Apple tells component suppliers of its preference to source iPhone 16 batteries from Indian factories, as part of plans to diversify from China (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Sources: Apple tells component suppliers of its preference to source iPhone 16 batteries from Indian factories, as part of plans to diversify from China — Tech giant wants suppliers to build key component in India as part of broader effort to diversify supply chain
Rapper Bad Bunny has a 'problem' with viral AI copycat hits
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
The conversational nature of AI chatbots makes them more trustworthy, which could result in problems including "hidden exploitation" and outright fraud (Bruce Schneier/Schneier on Security)
Bruce Schneier / Schneier on Security:
The conversational nature of AI chatbots makes them more trustworthy, which could result in problems including “hidden exploitation” and outright fraud — I trusted a lot today. I trusted my phone to wake me on time. I trusted Uber to arrange a taxi for me, and the driver to get me to the airport safely.
Foxconn reports November revenue up 18% YoY to ~$20.6B, the first YoY improvement since January 2023, and forecasts Q4 revenue to be better than expected (Jane Lanhee Lee/Bloomberg)
Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg:
Foxconn reports November revenue up 18% YoY to ~$20.6B, the first YoY improvement since January 2023, and forecasts Q4 revenue to be better than expected — It was the first year-on-year improvement in monthly results since January, helped by a comparison to last year's disruptions by Covid Zero lockdowns in China.
An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs covering January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread use of filters to censor the internet, including health info (Wired)
Wired:
An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs covering January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread use of filters to censor the internet, including health info — A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information.
Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production (Pranshu Verma/Washington Post)
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 202...
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist : Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage...
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