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LALegault@newsie.social ("LA Legault ✌🏻MCRT") wrote:
A letter from a #UCLA prof to her students:
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djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab") wrote:
how do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
we're trying to do it by making rock and roll, among other things!
this week last year, we released @DoctorDeathray and Her Implements of Destruction's "51 Miles from Nowhere" and celebrated with Doctor Deathday, our album release show, which is now available as a live album:
https://doctordeathray.bandcamp.com/album/doctor-deathday-live
since it's the last Bandcamp Friday until this fall, check it out and consider: why not Deathray?
🤘
Hisense is launching a $999 CanvasTV as a cheaper rival to Samsung’s Frame
Image: Hisense
Hisense is launching the CanvasTV, a matte television designed to display artwork and photos, letting it blend in with the rest of your decor when not in use. If it sounds similar to The Frame by Samsung, that’s because it is — but the difference is that the CanvasTV’s starting price is several hundred dollars cheaper.
The CanvasTV is available in 55 and 65 inches, with the smaller version costing $999 and the larger option priced at $1,300, according to CNET. To compare, The Frame costs $1,499 for 55 inches and $1,999 for 65 inches. Like The Frame, Hisense’s CanvasTV offers a 4K QLED anti-glare display. It also comes with a 144Hz refresh rate, an RGB sensor for ambient light adaption, and multi-channel 2.0.2 surround sound.
The...
The conspiracy theory behind Florida’s lab-grown meat ban
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Wednesday banning the sale of lab-grown meat in the state. The legislation is a clear handout to the state’s cattle industry: the state’s commissioner of agriculture said it was about protecting “our incredible farmers and the integrity of American agriculture.” But DeSantis’ statements make it clear that, like many of his other pet causes, the lab-grown meat ban is a culture war issue.
“Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals,” DeSantis said in a statement the day the bill was signed. A press release declared Florida was “taking action to stop the World Economic Forum’s...
One Of The Best Star Wars Games Is Free To Try On Xbox Right Now
It’s almost Star Wars Day, and just ahead of May 4, Microsoft has announced a free trial for one of the best games based on George Lucas’ space opera franchise. I’m talking about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order, and if you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, you can play a full five…
The Weird Story of Ohio Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno’s $3.4 Million Car
To say the Aston Martin Vulcan is a luxury vehicle would be like saying Jeff Bezos is well-off. In other words, a vast understatement. The two-door, two-seater with a cherry-red carbon-fiber body can reach a max speed of 208 miles per hour and go from 0-60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds. Vulcans are a […]
The Weird Story of Ohio Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno’s $3.4 Million Car
To say the Aston Martin Vulcan is a luxury vehicle would be like saying Jeff Bezos is well-off. In other words, a vast understatement. The two-door, two-seater with a cherry-red carbon-fiber body can reach a max speed of 208 miles per hour and go from 0-60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds. Vulcans are a […]
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
It's #BandcampFriday, and I decided to pick up a couple of items.
"Pull the Rope" from Ibibio Sound Machine, which released today:
https://ibibiosoundmachine.bandcamp.com/album/pull-the-rope
"What Makes the Red Man Red" from Frank Waln. As a pale-faced savage, I probably shouldn't enjoy it as much as I do, but it's fierce and true.
https://frankwaln47.bandcamp.com/track/what-made-the-red-man-red
To check how much time you have to maximize your contribution to artists on Bandcamp:
AT&T Turbo will boost your service for $7 per month
The carriers are at it again. | Illustration: The Verge
AT&T has a new optional feature for some of its plans. It’s called Turbo, and for $7 per month, it provides “better speed and stability” for a line of service by upgrading your data plan to “performance data.” AT&T pitches it as an add-on to help with demanding applications, like gaming. Okay, but what exactly is “performance data?” It’s kind of unclear. But we can sort of piece it together based on what it isn’t.
If you were hoping Turbo could help boost service on a prepaid or entry-level postpaid plan, I have bad news. It’sonly available on a handful of AT&T’s postpaid plans: Unlimited Premium PL, Unlimited Extra EL, and Unlimited Elite. They’re already some of AT&T’s fanciest and priciest plans, with lots of hotspot data and...
Who’s Telling The Truth In FF7 Rebirth’s Swindling Seminar?
Shortly after getting tossed out of the Gold Saucer in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the party will find themselves in need of breaking out of the Dustbowl, also known as Corel Prison. To do so, you’ll have to get some feed for your chocobo to participate in a race. Part of that quest will have you finishing off random…
Your Low Code Solution Needs an Escape Hatch
A low-code solution is a simple way to offer some flexibility for your users. However, to accommodate further customization (especially for enterprise users), you should have an “escape hatch” — simple, code-level customization. Here are three product scenarios and where an escape hatch makes most sense.
Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028
Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
Read Satya Nadella’s Microsoft memo on putting security first
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Microsoft is overhauling its security processes after a series of high-profile attacks in recent years. Security is now Microsoft’s “top priority,” the company outlined today in response to ongoing questions about its security practices and the US Cyber Safety Review Board’s labeling of Microsoft’s security culture as “inadequate.”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now making it clear to every employee that security should be prioritized above all else. The Verge has obtained a memo from Nadella to Microsoft’s more than 200,000 employees, where he discusses the new security overhaul and how the company is learning from attackers to improve its security processes. Nadella also makes it explicitly clear that employees should not make...
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liw@toot.liw.fi ("Lars Wirzenius") wrote:
The #Radicle project has set up its own fediverse instance, @radicle , as part of the ramp up to the 1.0 release.
Radicle is a local-first, peer-to-peer, sovereign collaboration platform built on top of git. In other words, a "git forge", with git for version control, but adding patch management (what GitHub calls Pull Request), and a ticketing system for issues, all stored in the git repository.
Radicle home page is at https://radicle.xyz/
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Of all the awful takes in development, none grinds my gears more than "silly JavaScript devs JavaScripted too much and now everything's a mess but they got themselves into it haha."
Right, sure, everything was great before, and we just made it complicated because we were silly, bored little dummies who didn't know any better. Our jobs were so easy! Everything is actually so simple!
Fuck off with that reductive bullshit.
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
long-time viewers may recall that in 2020 I volunteered for the campaign of his pro-choice primary opponent
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
lol, lmao, etc https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/doj-expected-announce-indictment-texas-democratic-rep-henry-cuellar-so-rcna150567
Kevin Feige Told Deadpool & Wolverine’s Hugh Jackman, ‘Don’t Come Back’
As far as superheroes on film go, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is one of the most iconic portrayals of a comic book character ever. From the first X-Men movie in 2000 to 2017’s Logan, Jackman was synonymous with the character until he hung up the claws. But the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine sees him convinced to pick them…
Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international
Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.
Stellar Blade's Eve Is Hottest When She's Not Revealing Everything
I’m having a great time with Stellar Blade, the new character action game from developer Shift Up that launched as a PS5 exclusive on April 26. As I embark on a second playthrough thanks to New Game Plus, I fall ever more in love with the combat, the story, and the world. I’m also finding more and more outfits for our…
Instagram introduces new interactive stickers for Stories
Image: Instagram
Instagram announced a handful of new features to Stories, including new interactive ways to share music, photos, and videos.
The most intriguing new feature is called Reveal and, when applied, blurs the contents of a story post. The only way viewers can see the post is by DMing the person who shared it. Instagram head Adam Mosseri has said that direct messages are an increasingly important part of the platform and that stories and DMs account for most of Instagram’s growth. Requiring a DM to view content is the next evolution of that — and will no doubt be used as an engagement hack by creators hoping to boost their stories’ engagement.
Image: Instagram
Another feature, Frames, puts a Polaroid overlay on to images...
Microsoft overhaul treats security as ‘top priority’ after a series of failures
Image: The Verge
Microsoft is making security its number one priority for every employee, following years of security issues and mounting criticisms. After a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board recently concluded that “Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate and requires an overhaul,” it’s doing just that by outlining a set of security principles and goals that are tied to compensation packages for Microsoft’s senior leadership team.
Last November, Microsoft announced a Secure Future Initiative (SFI) in response to mounting pressure on the company to respond to attacks that allowed Chinese hackers to breach US government email accounts. Just days after announcing this initiative, Russian hackers managed to breach Microsoft’s...
Biden grants automakers some flexibility on battery minerals in final EV tax credit rules
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The Biden administration is giving automakers a little leeway around some of the strict rules regarding eligibility for the government’s $7,500 tax credit.
The final guidance, which was released today, gives car companies a two-year exemption from provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) intended to disqualify EVs with battery minerals from countries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea — so-called “foreign entities of concern” (FEOC).
The exemption only applies to “impracticable-to-trace” battery minerals, like graphite, which frequently comes from China. Those materials are exempt from the rules until 2027, the Treasury Department said today.
The exemption only applies to “impracticable-to-trace” battery minerals
Other...
Manor Lords is slow and frustrating, and I can’t stop playing
Image: Slavic Magic
The early access medieval town-builder strategy game has taken Steam by storm and rightfully so.
How the Right Turned Protest Into A Criminal Enterprise
America’s police forces are at war with college students. Inspired by students who set up encampments on Columbia University’s lawn, more than 90 college campuses across 40 states have set up similar actions to protest their schools’ investments in Israel. Some have set up camps, while others have staged sit-ins or occupied buildings, but nearly […]
The Verge’s 2024 graduation gift guide
Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge
We found all sorts of gadgets and goodies to celebrate the class of 2024, from the practical to the poignant.
Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge
The Rabbit R1 is not good. Neither is the Humane AI Pin. Does that signal the end of the AI gadget revolution before it ever really got started? Or is it just that two companies shipped too little, too soon? The whole AI industry is moving fast, and it sometimes makes you wonder where it’s actually headed — or if there’s anywhere at the end of the road.
On this episode of The Vergecast, we discuss our reviews of these new devices, their potential going forward, and whether there’s ever going to be an AI gadget that isn’t just your phone. Because the phone AI is coming.
We also discuss the latest news in Google’s antitrust trial as it finally starts to come to a close. After months of arguments and mountains of evidence, what happens...
Mars Express is a smart and stylish addition to the sci-fi noir canon
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Mars Express is a futuristic detective story about the autonomy of synthetic beings — which is to say, it’s the latest in a long line of sci-fi influenced by Ghost in the Shell and Blade Runner. But while its premise may be familiar, the movie makes up for it with style and energy. The debut feature from director Jérémie Périn, Mars Express features absolutely stunning 2D animation, a fully realized world, and a pulse-pounding story that kept me guessing right until the end.
It’s set in 2200, a point in time when Earth is described as a “slum for the unemployed,” while Mars has become somewhat better... at least for the rich, who live in what’s best described as a futuristic vision of the suburbs under a protective dome with bright...
Every Change Coming In Diablo IV's Massive Loot Reborn Seasonal Overhaul
Loot Reborn is being positioned as Diablo IV’s most important update since launch. While a bit shorter than most seasons and seemingly lighter on new story content and activities, the underlying rework of the action-RPG’s loot chase and end game grind has players excited. Blizzard recently published the full patch…
Nintendo DMCA takedown wipes over 8,500 Yuzu emulator copies
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
After slamming the Switch emulator Yuzu with a $2.4 million lawsuit that caused it to shut down, Nintendo is now taking aim at its copies. The gaming giant submitted a total of 8,535 takedown notices for Yuzu emulator forks on GitHub, as spotted earlier by TorrentFreak and PCGamer.
When news of Nintendo’s lawsuit against Yuzu first broke, users began preserving the emulator’s code by making copies and uploading it to places like GitHub. But now, a copy of Nintendo’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown request says GitHub took action “against the entire network of 8,535 repositories, inclusive of the parent repository.”
The request says the repositories in question “offer and provide access to the yuzu emulator or code,”...
Helldivers 2 Players Mad Over New PSN Steam Requirements
Among the myriad scourges that make playing games in 2024 so tiresome, the need for multiple different accounts to various services ranks high. Helldivers 2 players have just been told by Sony that come next week, they’ll have to link their Steam account with a PlayStation Network account, something it’s been working…
Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia
Wally has many fans in Pennsylvania and across social media. His owner is enlisting their help, saying Wally was kidnapped, located by a trapper and released into a swamp while vacationing in Georgia.
Spotify leaks suggest lossless audio is almost ready
We’ve been teased for long enough, Spotify. Just drop the HiFi update already. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
After years of waiting for Spotify to release the lossless audio tier it promised, some leaked UI elements suggest the project is alive and kicking, if not (dare I say) possibly close to release.
Spotify’s current bitrate tops out at 320kbps, but that could soon change if screenshots taken from version 1.2.36 of Spotify by Redditor OhItsTom are accurate. They show what users could expect from the lossless feature, including a device compatibility checker and lossless streaming quality of up to 1,411kbps, and it could go even higher.
Another section mentions lossless quality of up to 2,117kbps can be achieved, which could consume 15.9MB of data per minute. Listening support of up to 24-bit/44.1kHz may also be available for “limited...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Climate change is bad. Really bad. Now explain all the secondary causes.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/03/a-frustrating-news-article/
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Multibillion-dollar Apple deal looms large in Google antitrust trial
Illustration: The Verge
Google has not one but two Department of Justice antitrust trials this year — and the first one, over Google Search, is finally coming to a close. On Thursday, lawyers showed up at the district court in Washington, DC, for the first of two days of closing arguments in the bench trial before Judge Amit Mehta.
This was the first tech anti-monopoly lawsuit the government had filed in two decades since US v. Microsoft. Its outcome directly affects one of the most valuable companies in the world. At this stage, the judge will only determine whether Google is liable for the antitrust charges brought against it. If so, there will be a separate proceeding to determine appropriate remedies. These could be court-ordered constraints on Google’s...
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi wants you to watch his new movie at least twice
CMPR
In an interview with The Verge, the director explains why you need to see his new film, Evil Does Not Exist, multiple times to understand the ending.
I Read Everything Elon Musk Posted For a Week. Send Help.
Last January, not long after agreeing with an actual Nazi that western Jews have brought antisemitism upon themselves by welcoming “hordes of minorities” to their countries, Elon Musk took a quick trip to Poland. The billionaire chief of SpaceX, Tesla, and X laid a wreath at Auschwitz and then preceded on to a symposium in […]
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fox@front-end.social ("karolina") wrote:
A short story of today’s web.
„A billionaire got mad, bought your favourite social media site and ran it into the ground. A different billionaire got mad, bought the magazine site you liked to read on your lunchbreak and shut it down completely.”
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carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:
Google went from you have to be in Mountain View at least three days a week to do this job to you can do it from India and Mexico in less than a year.
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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Worst retirement plan ever.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/03/ad-agencies-should-watch-star-trek/
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Siblings can share the darndest quirks — like picking up coins & keys with their toes
Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know whqt's up with that.
How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?
For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.
Google antitrust lawsuit closes; Steve Inskeep celebrates 20 years at Morning Edition
Google's landmark antitrust lawsuit wraps today. Steve Inskeep celebrates 20 years as Morning Edition host. After a week of silence, Biden addresses the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
University of Minnesota achieves a temporary resolution.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/03/the-university-of-minnesota-stands-down/
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Oh man, the `diagnostic::on_unimplemented` attribute seems to be the thing I've been waiting on for years so that `transmogrify` or `transform` in frunk can be less freaky...
https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/05/02/Rust-1.78.0.html#diagnostic-attributes
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rust_discussions ("Rust Weekly 🦀") wrote:
Announcing Rust 1.78.0 | Rust Blog
https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/05/02/Rust-1.78.0.html
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/05/02/Rust-1.78.0.html
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fluffypaws@cooltrans.men ("golden retriever boyfriend :verifiedtrans: :verifiedmlm: :verifiedpolyam_tricolor: ") wrote:
god bless our troops [the people at ublock origin who keep updating the filters to keep working on youtube]
Why Are Some Latinos Drifting to the Right?
On January 6, Gabriel Garcia—a first-generation Cuban American and former member of the Proud Boys—livestreamed his attempt to breach the Capitol. “How does it feel being a traitor to the country?” he screamed at police officers as he entered the building. Once inside the Rotunda, Garcia yelled, “Nancy, come out and play!” as insurrections searched for […]
Why Are Some Latinos Drifting to the Right?
On January 6, Gabriel Garcia—a first-generation Cuban American and former member of the Proud Boys—live-streamed his attempt to breach the Capitol. “How does it feel being a traitor to the country?” he screamed at police officers as he entered the building. Once inside the Rotunda, Garcia yelled “Nancy, come out and play!” as insurrections searched for House Speaker […]
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Fossil Fuel Industry’s “Denial” and “Duplicity”
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The Senate budget committee held a hearing to review a report published on Tuesday with the […]
Apple shows its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since pandemic's outset
The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the January-March period is latest sign of weakness in a product that generates most of Apple's revenue.
Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting
Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.
Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who's who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky)
President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.
After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it
Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination
The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022, but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warn
Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.
Bridge projects across U.S. offer clues to what may replace Baltimore's fallen span
What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.
Which celebrity feud escalated this week? Find out in the news quiz
Where's the beef? What's the deal with marijuana? Why does this read like a '90s stand-up script? The answer to at least some of these questions can be found in the quiz. Were you paying attention?
Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence
The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.
Turkey halts all trade with Israel over military actions in Gaza
The government described the step as the "second phase" of measures against Israel, adding the steps would remain in force until Israel allows a "sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza."
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iramjohn ("Ian Ramjohn") wrote:
This is brilliant. And tragic.
https://www.takahe.org.nz/heat-death-of-the-internet/
Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California
The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits.
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
The Austrian village of Fucking may have changed its name, but I can still pay it tribute in videogames
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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
A very cool friend let me take a picture. I feel like this series is my best work so far. Switzerland.
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
👤 @NotFrauKadse#BelieveInFilm #MediumFormat #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography
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briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:
@Edent This is a great scam, and probably effective a good percentage of the time.
It reminds of a story I wrote about a tech expert who got scammed b/c he refused to hang up when the scammers called. Instead, he put the scammers on hold and called his bank and asked them if they were in support call with him already, and they checked and said yes. Feeling better, he went back to the original caller and proceeded to give them what they needed to take over the account.
What he didn't count on was that the scammers were also on the phone with his bank at the same time --- pretending to be him! So the bank was answering truthfully, from their perspective.
This wrinkle just seems to add some app magic into it, which is brilliant.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/04/when-in-doubt-hang-up-look-up-call-back/
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Note to self: You haven't listened to OK Computer in a long time and you should do that.
Microsoft says it did a lot for responsible AI in inaugural transparency report
Illustration: The Verge
A new report from Microsoft outlines the steps the company took to release responsible AI platforms last year.
In its Responsible AI Transparency Report, which mainly covers 2023, Microsoft touts its achievements around safely deploying AI products. The annual AI transparency report is one of the commitments the company made after signing a voluntary agreement with the White House in July last year. Microsoft and other companies promised to establish responsible AI systems and commit to safety.
Microsoft says in the report that it created 30 responsible AI tools in the past year, grew its responsible AI team, and required teams making generative AI applications to measure and map risks throughout the development cycle. The company...
As Kenya's flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts
Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.
Indiana will have its first competitive primary election in two decades
Indiana has its first competitive primary for governor in two decades, as six Republicans vie for their party's nomination. Current Governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited after eight years in office.
The Governor of Kansas Vetoed Four Anti-Abortion Measures. Republicans Rammed Them Through Anyway.
On Monday, Kansas Republicans voted to override Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of four anti-abortion measures. Three bills—which will require doctors to gather and report information from patients about why they are getting an abortion; make it a crime to force someone to obtain an abortion; and allow people to receive tax credits for donations to […]
Starfield's New Maps Are Great, But Boy Those Cities Are Tiny
Starfield, Bethesda’s large open-world space RPG released last year, is set to receive a big new update later this month. One of the big features being added is 3D surface and city maps, something the game has needed since its launch. But these new maps also reveal that Starfield’s biggest cities are actually pretty…
FTC bars former Pioneer CEO in Exxon Mobil deal, saying he colluded with OPEC
Exxon Mobil's $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources received federal clearance, but former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield was barred from joining the new company's board of directors.
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prahou@merveilles.town ("Tomáš") wrote:
react mage
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Apple’s earnings show that, yeah, it’s really time for some new iPads
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Less than a week ahead of its much-anticipated iPad hardware event, Apple shared its Q2 2024 earnings today, and the numbers paint a predictable picture for the increasingly dated tablet line. iPad revenue fell substantially yet again (by 17 percent year over year) amid the longest-ever wait for new models — something Apple is days away from finally rectifying. At the same time, iPhone sales tapered off a bit (down 10 percent), while the company’s services business remains the star of the show. It was up 14 percent compared to the year-ago quarter.
Apple also released its Vision Pro headset during this quarter, but CEO Tim Cook didn’t offer any indication of how things are going. “During the quarter, we were thrilled to launch Apple...
Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now
The third-gen AirPods, Apple’s midrange earbuds, are on sale for $161.99. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Apple’s ever-popular AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods at the end of 2021, we’ve seen the starting price of the second-gen, entry-level model consistently dip below $100. And now that the second-gen AirPods Pro have been on the market for over a year, we’re also seeing their price fall more often, too. We’re even seeing great deals land on the updated AirPods Pro with USB-C.
Here, we’ve curated the best deals currently available on each model, including the entry-level AirPods, the AirPods Pro, the third-gen AirPods, and the AirPods Max.
The best AirPods (second-gen) deals
In 2021, Apple lowered the list price of the second-gen AirPods — now the...
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esther@strangeobject.space ("Esther is mostly AFK") wrote:
Heat Death of the Internet
FCC asks for more money to help telecom providers replace Huawei and ZTE gear
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for more funding to help internet service providers rip and replace equipment made by Huawei and ZTE. In a letter to Congress, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel says the government has only allocated $1.9 billion to reimburse providers, which is $3.08 billion less than the $4.98 billion the FCC estimates it will need.
After designating the China-owned Huawei and ZTE as national security risks in 2020, former President Donald Trump signed a law forcing telecom providers to “rip and replace” the equipment from their networks. However, a lack of funding has slowed the project. In January, the FCC reported that only five program participants had fully removed, replaced, and disposed of the...
What Does Winning Look Like for Ukraine Now?
After months of delay in Congress, Ukraine is finally receiving the U.S. military aid it says is crucial in winning its fight against Russia. But after two years of war, what it means to win is increasingly complicated. We hear about the state of the conflict from our correspondent in Kyiv and our Pentagon correspondent.
Seagate’s 2TB Xbox Storage Expansion Card gets its best discount yet
Seagate’s speedy storage expansion cards are a necessary evil and expensive without these periodic sales. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge
If your main gaming platform is the Xbox Series X or S and you have a particularly deep library, bring it in for a hug. The markups on its proprietary storage cards are exorbitant, but regular discounts are starting to make them a little more affordable. For example, Seagate’s 2TB Storage Expansion Card is on sale for $226.76 (down from $359.99) at Amazon, which beats the all-time low by three whole dollars.
The expansion cards are officially licensed by Microsoft and support Xbox’s speedy NVME-based Velocity Architecture to enable quicker data streaming and features like Quick Resume. They’re the only type of storage you can use to play games built for the Series X / S. It’s also worth putting older games on the faster storage,...
This Anti-Trans, Pro-Life Activist Was Pardoned by Donald Trump. Now She’s Working for RFK Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is best known for his famous family name, his anti-vaccine activism, and his unexpected third-party run for president. He’s not particularly well known for his passion for criminal justice reform. And yet, next month, he’s scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Detroit stop on the New Dawn for Justice […]
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It has begun! I found this year's cicadas in my garden this morning. Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle.
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Feds Get a Guilty Plea From Aide to Chinese Mogul Guo Wengui. That’s Bad for Steve Bannon.
A longtime lieutenant and criminal co-defendant of far-right Chinese fugitive mogul Guo Wengui has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges ahead of their upcoming trial. This development strengthens the position of federal prosecutors in a case in which they have called Steve Bannon, a vocal Guo ally, a “co-conspirator.” Yvette Wang, Guo’s former chief […]
Launching A $60+ Game Seems Like A Bad Idea Right Now
While recent big-budget, $60+ games like Suicide Squad and Immortals of Aveum seem unable to find success, many smaller and weirder titles are exploding on Steam and developing large communities around them. Games like Helldivers 2, Palworld, Lethal Company, and Sons of the Forest are all major standouts for this…
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I added some more wonderful personal website “manifestos” to this list! https://projects.kwon.nyc/internet-is-fun/
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
This is the first time I've so much as glanced at Haidt's book…and it's so much more stupid than I imagined.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/02/bad-books-2/
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Microsoft bans U.S. police departments from using enterprise AI tool
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/02/microsoft-bans-u-s-police-departments-from-using-enterprise-ai-tool/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40240037
When notifications remind us of things we’d rather forget
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My breaking point with promotional emails and desktop alerts finally happened a few weeks ago. I woke up at 7AM to an automated Legacy.com email with my friend’s death-a-versary in the subject line. The email itself was annoying enough, but what it said made it a cold, thoughtless annoyance: “Being remembered matters. The flowers you sent last year were a comforting gesture of sympathy and support.”
I didn’t send flowers. I planted a tree. That’s what my friend wanted. It was right there on the obituary guestbook Legacy.com was asking me to sign again.
Actually, the Legacy.com email was just the last straw. Things were kicked off a few months earlier by a Microsoft OneDrive notification. I had just switched from Google Drive, and...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke labor laws by saying workers are ‘better off’ without a union
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor laws when making “coercive statements” about unions during interviews conducted in 2022, a judge for the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday.
The ruling, which stems from a complaint filed in October 2022, cites three instances in which Jassy commented negatively about unions. During an interview with CNBC in April 2022, Jassy said employees are “better off” not forming a union. Jassy made similar remarks during The New York Times’ DealBook event and Bloomberg’s Technology Summit.
“What we tell our employees in our fulfillment centers is that we think they’re better off without a union for a few reasons,” Jassy said at the DealBook Summit. “One is we try to hire people who we empower,...
Don’t Miss This Handy Hidden Adaptation Early In Another Crab’s Treasure
Another Crab’s Treasure is a bright and wonderfully challenging soulslike that’s out now. In it, you can learn multiple techniques that make combat a touch easier, and some of these are super moves called Adaptations. While you’ll collect most of the game’s Adaptations by simply going around and fighting both…
Nintendo Goes After 8,535 Switch Emulator Backups In Mass Takedown
Months after it shutdown the popular Switch emulator Yuzu over copyright infringement and piracy concerns, Nintendo has initiated a mass takedown of related backups and apparent clones on the Microsoft-owned platform Github. Over 8,000 repositories were removed as the Zelda publisher seemingly tries to stomp out forks…
Where To Find The Extremely Powerful Valve Shell In Another Crab’s Treasure
Are you playing Another Crab’s Treasure and wondering which shell is the best one? They all have their utilities, so there isn’t a one-size-fits-all shell, but Another Crab’s Treasure does have one that comes pretty damn close, and you can unlock it relatively early on if you play your cards right. The valve shell,…
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Web pages! 🥰 New Yorker piece highlights how the humble homepage offers sanctuary to social media overload. Some excerpts:
> Surrounded by dreck, the digital citizen is discovering that the best way to find what she used to get from social platforms is to type a URL into a browser bar and visit an individual site.
> The longevity [...] hints at the possibility that giant social platforms may ultimately seem like an aberration in the history of digital journalism.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-revenge-of-the-home-page
10 Years Later, Alien: Isolation Still Looks Incredible
In celebration of the seminal sci-fi horror movie Alien’s 45th anniversary, Ridley Scott’s film is back in movie theaters. I saw it over the weekend, and even though it’s a movie I’ve seen countless times —on a laptop, on a plane, and on the TV, this was my first time seeing it on the big screen. Almost half a century…
Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?
Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.
A Year Later, Redfall Players Who Spent $100 Are Still Waiting For Its Promised Heroes
Players were excited at the prospect that Redfall might combine the fun co-op loot mechanics of a Borderlands with the bespoke environmental storytelling of a Dishonored. Ultimately, though, the day-one Game Pass blockbuster didn’t quite accomplish either of these things, and it was burdened at launch by bugs,…
After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat
The Ecobee Smart Thermostat will lose its smarts on July 31st. | Image: Ecobee
Ecobee is discontinuing support for the very first smart thermostat. As of July 31st, 2024, the Ecobee Smart Thermostat and the Ecobee Energy Management System (EMS) thermostats will no longer be able to be controlled remotely or use any smart integrations. Basically, anything that requires an internet connection will stop working. They will still continue to control your HVAC in the same way a non-smart device does — by you controlling it on the device.
The company is offering affected users a 30 percent discount on a new Ecobee thermostat, valid for up to 15 thermostats. Customers should have received an email with the offer, but if not, Ecobee’s VP of product design, Bryan Hurren, says to contact support to get a code.
The Ecobee...