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Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Spanish football fan held in Tehran released, Iran says Spanish football fan held in Tehran released, Iran says Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2023 Rating: 5
The lawsuits against AI companies could shape the future of copyright or may simply serve as leverage for plaintiffs to secure more favorable licensing deals (J. Edward Moreno/New York Times) The lawsuits against AI companies could shape the future of copyright or may simply serve as leverage for plaintiffs to secure more favorable licensing deals (J. Edward Moreno/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Young Gazans hope for peace in new year as war with Israel goes on Young Gazans hope for peace in new year as war with Israel goes on Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2023 Rating: 5
In 2024, the internet is about to see the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years, with the "human web" resurgent and regulators forcing tech giants to open up (Anil Dash/Rolling Stone) In 2024, the internet is about to see the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years, with the "human web" resurgent and regulators forcing tech giants to open up (Anil Dash/Rolling Stone) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at the rise of AI-generated virtual influencers, with some charging thousands of dollars to promote products, leading to concerns from human influencers (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) A look at the rise of AI-generated virtual influencers, with some charging thousands of dollars to promote products, leading to concerns from human influencers (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Paula Abdul sues Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault Paula Abdul sues Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Chinese robotaxi companies are shifting to less advanced but more commercially viable smart-driving solutions, as funding dries up and losses continue to mount (Rita Liao/TechCrunch) Chinese robotaxi companies are shifting to less advanced but more commercially viable smart-driving solutions, as funding dries up and losses continue to mount (Rita Liao/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen says he mistakenly used bogus legal citations from Google Bard in a motion seeking an early end to court supervision (Benjamin Weiser/New York Times) Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen says he mistakenly used bogus legal citations from Google Bard in a motion seeking an early end to court supervision (Benjamin Weiser/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2023 Rating: 5
German and Dutch authorities fear repeat of NYE firework violence German and Dutch authorities fear repeat of NYE firework violence Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Microsoft readies AI-focused Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for spring 2024, in both Intel and Arm variants with improved designs and new features (Zac Bowden/Windows Central) Sources: Microsoft readies AI-focused Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for spring 2024, in both Intel and Arm variants with improved designs and new features (Zac Bowden/Windows Central) Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Trump denies bullying his way into Home Alone 2 Trump denies bullying his way into Home Alone 2 Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2023 Rating: 5
What’s next for Taylor Swift in 2024? What’s next for Taylor Swift in 2024? Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Tiger, Coatue, Vision Fund, a16z, Insight, Accel, Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Index together invested in 44 unicorns in 2023, down from 213 in 2022 and 471 in 2021 (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News) Tiger, Coatue, Vision Fund, a16z, Insight, Accel, Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Index together invested in 44 unicorns in 2023, down from 213 in 2022 and 471 in 2021 (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News) Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2023 Rating: 5
DR Congo elections: Fayulu's supporters clash with police in Kinshasa DR Congo elections: Fayulu's supporters clash with police in Kinshasa Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing: xAI incorporates as a for-profit benefit corporation, allowing it to prioritize having a positive impact on society over its obligations to shareholders (Becky Peterson/The Information) Filing: xAI incorporates as a for-profit benefit corporation, allowing it to prioritize having a positive impact on society over its obligations to shareholders (Becky Peterson/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft tests a feature that lets Windows 11 users reinstall the OS using Windows Update, a method that preserves files, settings, and installed apps (Mayank Parmar/Windows Latest) Microsoft tests a feature that lets Windows 11 users reinstall the OS using Windows Update, a method that preserves files, settings, and installed apps (Mayank Parmar/Windows Latest) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Search resumes for Alaska woman swept under river ice Search resumes for Alaska woman swept under river ice Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Google Chrome's Safety Check feature, which checks if users' saved passwords have been compromised, will now run automatically in the background on desktop (Jay Peters/The Verge) Google Chrome's Safety Check feature, which checks if users' saved passwords have been compromised, will now run automatically in the background on desktop (Jay Peters/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2023 Rating: 5
GTA V source code appears to have been leaked on Discord, Telegram, a dark web site, and more, a little over a year after Rockstar was hacked (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) GTA V source code appears to have been leaked on Discord, Telegram, a dark web site, and more, a little over a year after Rockstar was hacked (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2023 Rating: 5
After vocal commitments following George Floyd's murder in 2020, DEI programs at Big Tech companies, including Meta and Google, are in broad retreat in 2023 (Jennifer Elias/CNBC) After vocal commitments following George Floyd's murder in 2020, DEI programs at Big Tech companies, including Meta and Google, are in broad retreat in 2023 (Jennifer Elias/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel Gaza war: Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp Israel Gaza war: Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Serbia protests: Anti-government demonstrators try to storm Belgrade City Hall Serbia protests: Anti-government demonstrators try to storm Belgrade City Hall Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Researchers extract business and personal email addresses for 30+ NYT staff by fine tuning GPT-3.5 Turbo, bypassing the safeguards for privacy-related queries (Jeremy White/New York Times) Researchers extract business and personal email addresses for 30+ NYT staff by fine tuning GPT-3.5 Turbo, bypassing the safeguards for privacy-related queries (Jeremy White/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Ukraine celebrates first Christmas on 25 December Ukraine celebrates first Christmas on 25 December Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Zhu Ling: Woman dies decades after unsolved China poisoning Zhu Ling: Woman dies decades after unsolved China poisoning Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Ubisoft is investigating reports of a new security breach after security research collective VX-Underground shared screenshots of the company's internal tools (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) Ubisoft is investigating reports of a new security breach after security research collective VX-Underground shared screenshots of the company's internal tools (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Experts warn against unrealistic expectations for quantum computers, citing the challenges in making fault-tolerant systems, Qubits' slow operating speeds, more (Edd Gent/IEEE Spectrum) Experts warn against unrealistic expectations for quantum computers, citing the challenges in making fault-tolerant systems, Qubits' slow operating speeds, more (Edd Gent/IEEE Spectrum) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2023 Rating: 5
How AI defense tech developer Rebellion Defense is struggling to survive after failing to win a US DOD contract, losing its founders, and shuttering its UK arm (Forbes) How AI defense tech developer Rebellion Defense is struggling to survive after failing to win a US DOD contract, losing its founders, and shuttering its UK arm (Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Data center infrastructure company Arkon Energy raised $110M to grow its US bitcoin mining capacity and plans to launch an AI cloud service in Norway (Jacquelyn Melinek/TechCrunch) Data center infrastructure company Arkon Energy raised $110M to grow its US bitcoin mining capacity and plans to launch an AI cloud service in Norway (Jacquelyn Melinek/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Charlie Sheen attacked by woman at his Malibu home -police Charlie Sheen attacked by woman at his Malibu home -police Reviewed by swadu on December 22, 2023 Rating: 5
DR Congo elections: 'I have not voted and I slept here' DR Congo elections: 'I have not voted and I slept here' Reviewed by swadu on December 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Prometheum says it received the first-ever FINRA approval to offer digital asset securities clearing services through its special purpose broker dealer license (Sarah Wynn/The Block) Prometheum says it received the first-ever FINRA approval to offer digital asset securities clearing services through its special purpose broker dealer license (Sarah Wynn/The Block) Reviewed by swadu on December 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Prague: Dramatic video from city shows people seen leaping from building ledge Prague: Dramatic video from city shows people seen leaping from building ledge Reviewed by swadu on December 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Alex Saab: US releases ally of Venezuelan President Maduro Alex Saab: US releases ally of Venezuelan President Maduro Reviewed by swadu on December 20, 2023 Rating: 5
Aston Martin and Porsche preview bespoke interfaces for the next generation of Apple CarPlay, which integrates into all of the displays of the vehicle (Greg S. Fink/Car and Driver) Aston Martin and Porsche preview bespoke interfaces for the next generation of Apple CarPlay, which integrates into all of the displays of the vehicle (Greg S. Fink/Car and Driver) Reviewed by swadu on December 20, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel Gaza: What Gaza's reported 20,000 deaths say about the war Israel Gaza: What Gaza's reported 20,000 deaths say about the war Reviewed by swadu on December 20, 2023 Rating: 5
Interpol: a global law enforcement operation led by South Korea has seized $300M and led to the arrest of 3,500 cybercrime suspects between July and December (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Interpol: a global law enforcement operation led by South Korea has seized $300M and led to the arrest of 3,500 cybercrime suspects between July and December (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on December 19, 2023 Rating: 5
Researchers detail a MITM attack on SSH that can break the integrity of the protocol, the first "practical attack of its kind"; fixes face compatibility issues (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Researchers detail a MITM attack on SSH that can break the integrity of the protocol, the first "practical attack of its kind"; fixes face compatibility issues (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on December 19, 2023 Rating: 5
Q&A with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on returning as CEO after firing Dave Clark, buying Deliverr and Convoy, Amazon, Vision Fund, growing the company, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) Q&A with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on returning as CEO after firing Dave Clark, buying Deliverr and Convoy, Amazon, Vision Fund, growing the company, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on December 19, 2023 Rating: 5
Woman kidnapped by Hamas says she was 'shown off like a trophy' Woman kidnapped by Hamas says she was 'shown off like a trophy' Reviewed by swadu on December 18, 2023 Rating: 5
After Dave Willner's July exit from OpenAI as the head of the trust and safety team, OpenAI has broken up the team, whose vetting process some devs called slow (Erin Woo/The Information) After Dave Willner's July exit from OpenAI as the head of the trust and safety team, OpenAI has broken up the team, whose vetting process some devs called slow (Erin Woo/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on December 18, 2023 Rating: 5
Deloitte is using AI to evaluate its staff's skills and map out plans to shift employees into more in-demand roles, as a part of plans to moderate hiring growth (Irina Anghel/Bloomberg) Deloitte is using AI to evaluate its staff's skills and map out plans to shift employees into more in-demand roles, as a part of plans to moderate hiring growth (Irina Anghel/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2023 Rating: 5
Q&A with Deepu Talla, Nvidia's VP and GM for Embedded and Edge Computing, on the role of generative AI in robotics, designing humanoid robots, trends, and more (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) Q&A with Deepu Talla, Nvidia's VP and GM for Embedded and Edge Computing, on the role of generative AI in robotics, designing humanoid robots, trends, and more (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2023 Rating: 5
How conservationists are using an AI tool called CeruleanAI, developed by the Coral Restoration Foundation, to analyze 3D maps of reefs and monitor restoration (Justine Calma/The Verge) How conservationists are using an AI tool called CeruleanAI, developed by the Coral Restoration Foundation, to analyze 3D maps of reefs and monitor restoration (Justine Calma/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2023 Rating: 5
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