My Week Inside Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment
In the early morning, one can hear the birds perched on trees around the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University. Farther off, there are sounds of protest and counterprotest. But inside the camp itself—technically the second camp after the New York Police Department cleared out the first and caused even more national attention to focus […]
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argyleink@front-end.social ("Adam Argyle") wrote:
#CSS `paint-order`
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- 2 examples shown with the text "Super CSS World". The first has no paint-order, and the stroke effect on the text overlaps the other strokes, in some cases making crowded grids that ruin the text legibility. The 2nd example has paint-order, and all the strokes are perfectly only outlined in the example, like we'd expect and creates a nice effect. (remote)
- 25c266a927f86e81.png (remote)
Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.
FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
FTC lawyers submitted a filing on Thursday that claims Amazon’s top execs used Signal’s disappearing messages feature to destroy evidence relevant to the agency’s massive antitrust lawsuit. (You remember the one? The FTC accused Amazon of creating a secret “Project Nessie” pricing algorithm that may have generated more than $1 billion in extra profits.)
Now, The Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos) reports that Amazon is just one of several companies recently accused of turning to encrypted messaging apps like Signal that can permanently erase messages automatically.
You may recall the government making similar arguments about Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of Signal during his trial for fraud and how...
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Eken fixes ‘terrible’ video doorbell issue that could let someone spy on you
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A company that manufactures video doorbells found by Consumer Reports to contain serious security vulnerabilities has issued a fix, the consumer advocacy group is reporting. Eken Group has issued a firmware update for the affected security products under its own name, as well as those from other brands it has licensing deals with, including Fishbot, Rakeblue, Tuck, and others. All the video doorbells use the Aiwit smartphone app and could be purchased from popular online retailers like Amazon, Shein, Temu, and Walmart.
Back in February, CR reported that it found vulnerabilities in Eken-produced video doorbells that “could allow a dangerous person to take control of the video doorbell on their target’s home.”
Gaining access to the...
Manor Lords Players Can’t Get Families To Stop Being Homeless
As its name suggests, Manor Lords is a city builder about managing a medieval village. You help it grow, fight off bandits, and eventually take part in larger military campaigns. But none of it amounts to a hill of beans if you can’t get families to move in and help your society grow, and some players seem to be…
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brooke@bikeshed.vibber.net ("Brooke Vibber :blobcatcoffee:") wrote:
There should be a TTL for boosts so you can limit how many hops out of your network your post can get before you shut it off from randos
Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing 'feedback'
An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives."
In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different
There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.
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djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab") wrote:
October 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, the Bobby Timmons Trio (with Bobby on piano, Peter Littman on drums, and James Bond on bass) recorded Bobby's arrangement of "Autumn in New York" in a take that came in at two minutes and eight seconds, and I am convinced that it is the most perfect arrangement of the song that I can imagine. I swear those three cats fit a good five minutes of music into that 2:08 without making it feel cramped or rushed. a gift to us all.
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Oklahoma Is Finally Trying to Cut Prison Time for Abused Moms
A year and a half after Mother Jones exposed how Oklahoma courts were imprisoning mothers for longer than their abusers, state lawmakers passed a bill that could allow some of those mothers’ sentences to be shortened. But this week, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed the legislation. In an award-winning investigation in 2022, I told the story […]
Beware: Another Crab’s Treasure’s Idle Animation Secretly Griefs Players
Another Crab’s Treasure is finally out, and if you’re as much of a sucker for soulslikes as I am, you’re likely picking it up. Good news: it’s pretty great and packed to the brim with charming nods to the Souls games, tight combat and skills, and funny-as-hell jokes. One of its running gags could potentially bite you…
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So this is new (to me). Gmail now marks outgoing links to "unknown" domains as "suspicious" and "might be harmful".
About the half of the indie websites and blogs in a recent newsletter popped up this warning!
How many people are going to ignore this warning or click on Show Details to see that there's *nothing actively harmful* about the site? They just haven't paid their protection money, I guess. 😠
"Suspicious," indeed. Google is flat-out evil.
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- Popup from Gmail when clicking on a link to a small, independent website. There's a yellow caution icon and the text reads: "This link looks suspicious" "This link opens a site that might be harmful." When you click "Show details", it simply says "The reputation of .com is unknown" followed by a "Safer with Google" graphic. The dialog options are "Open anyway" as a text link and "Don't Open" as a highlighted button. (remote)
Google is officially a $2 trillion company
Illustration: The Verge
Google has spent the past year dealing with two of the biggest threats in its 25-year history: the rise of generative AI and the growing drumbeat of regulation. AI, in particular, has shaken the company to its core: it’s made big search changes, realigned the Search, Android, and hardware teams around AI, and launched its own Gemini AI model to capitalize on the opportunity.
Google execs cut projects and laid off employees to refocus, and yesterday, it announced its first-ever dividend and a $70 billion share buyback alongside its Q1 2024 earnings.
Investors, at least, are eating it up: Google parent company Alphabet has finally officially hit and maintained a $2 trillion market cap for a whole day of trading after briefly touching $2...
The Tortured Poets Department Is The Dark Souls Of Taylor Swift Albums
In the days after the April 19 release of The Tortured Poets Department, the latest album from Taylor Swift, I came across a presentation explaining the artist’s relationship with 1975 frontman Matty Healy. It is over one hundred pages long, and it’s not the only presentation, video, or article of its kind. Fans are…
I traded in my MacBook and now I’m a desktop convert
You can forget a lot about desktops if you use laptops exclusively for 23 years. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
When the M3 MacBook Airs came out last month, I did a good ol’ double facepalm that Captain Picard would be proud of. The wedge shape was no more (kinda). My M2 MacBook Air 15 was slightly too big, too heavy, and no matter what certain people say, 8GB of RAM was not cutting it. Analyzing the various MacBook Air and MacBook Pro configurations and prices made my head hurt. Thinking about lugging around a heavier laptop made my back hurt.
So I said, “Screw it. I’m going back to the desktop life.” I traded in my M2 Air and got myself a Mac Mini.
It made sense. I have a work-issued M1 MacBook Air — a delightfully lightweight wedge that’s more than enough for occasional trips to the office. At home, I use my phone for everything except...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Republicans just hate dogs.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/26/republicans-hate-dogs/
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How to delete the data Google has on you
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge
Think about everything you do across Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and everything else Google owns, and you get some idea of how much data you’re giving up to the company each day. For most of us, it’s... a lot.
Whether or not you think the data collection and targeted advertising is a worthwhile trade for the free apps you get in return, Google does at least provide a comprehensive online dashboard you can use to see some of what’s being gathered.
You can use it to delete everything Google has already collected, stop it from collecting anything in the future, or automatically delete your data after a set period (like three months). You can also use these features to clear the records if you’re planning to delete your Google...
Google adds AI conversation practice for English language learners
Illustration: The Verge
Google is testing its AI listening skills with a feature that lets people speak into their phones and practice English with a conversational AI bot. Google first rolled out the speaking practice experience in October 2023. Originally, the feature only provided feedback on spoken sentences. Now, users can practice having ongoing conversations in the language they’re learning.
TechCrunch reports that the feature is currently available for Search Labs users in Argentina, Colombia, India, Mexico, Venezuela, and Indonesia. Search Labs is Google’s sandbox for potential new Search features; however, the feature may also pop up based on translating to or from English with Google on an Android device.
For now, the feedback and conversation...
Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture sentenced to 60 days in prison
A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.
Trump’s Happy Birthday Message for Melania Is a Gift for His Haters
The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments allegedly made in 2016 to cover up an affair he had with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Here’s the latest—the key updates and absurd moments—from the historic trial. Public birthday wishes […]
Red Dead Redemption 2's Housebuilding Scene Has Been Recreated In Lego
A Lego YouTuber has recreated the housebuilding scene from Rockstar Games’ open-world western, Red Dead Redemption II, complete with the catchy tune, a curious bird, and a pesky cougar.
DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?
With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.
Helldivers 2 Players Being Forced To Pick Between Two New Stratagems
Arrowhead Game Studios has enjoyed handing down some tough and consequential major orders for the Helldivers 2 community to beat, but its latest might be one of its thorniest yet. You see, major orders tend to focus the entirety of the player base on a single objective or set of goals, such as killing billions of…
Apple’s last-gen MacBook Pro 16 is on sale for its best price to date
Even now, the last-gen MacBook is a speedy machine with a stunning, spacious display. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It’s been a good week for Apple fans. Not only did Apple announce its forthcoming “Let Loose” event, but the entire M3-powered 13-inch MacBook Air lineup received a notable discount. And now, the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro chip has plunged to an all-time low. If you require a laptop capable of handling more intense workloads than the Air, authorized Apple retailer Expercom is selling the last-gen MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, a 12‑core CPU, and a 19‑core GPU for $1,998.99 ($500 off) via Amazon.
Like the new M3-powered MacBook Pros, Apple’s last-gen MacBooks can tackle tasks like video editing and photo processing while lasting well over a full workday, which makes them better suited for creative professionals...
Discord Takes Aim At Bots Mining User Data
Last week, journalist co-op 404 Media reported on Spy Pet, a site that was mining billions of Discord messages from nearly 620 million users and selling access to that data for as little as $5. After investigating the matter, Discord has announced that the accounts connected to that repository have been banned and the…
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phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:
The number of smart home devices here has now swollen to 173. I have a small maintenance problem.
Or: How I became a stay-at-home sysadmin with this one easy trick!
Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all
The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?
Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land makes a better show than game
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Between Dune, Fallout, and Mad Max, it’s a good year for stories with lots of sand and little water. Now, you can add Sand Land — an adaptation of the late Akira Toriyama’s manga of the same name — to that list. The difference here is that Sand Land comes in two new flavors. There’s an anime streaming on Hulu (or Disney Plus if you’re outside the US) and a video game that turns the story into an open-world RPG. Both follow a similar plot, have the same characters, and even look nearly identical. Which means that if you’re looking to jump into this postapocalyptic wasteland, you have a choice to make — and it turns out, the animated series is a much tighter, more exciting adaptation.
The first thing you should know is that, whichever...
Recall Initiated For Mario Kart Ride-On Racers After Stuck Accelerators Cause Multiple Crashes
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you don’t even need to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintended acceleration…
Drake has taken down his diss track featuring AI Tupac
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Tupac Shakur’s lawyers warned Drake that they would take him to court if he did not take down his “Taylor Made” diss track featuring AI-altered vocals made to sound like the late rapper. And it seems like the message was received loud and clear.
Following Tupac’s lawyers giving Drake 24 hours to pull “Taylor Made” or risk being sued, the Canadian rapper has apparently chosen the former option and removed the song from his X profile. Drake first posted “Taylor Made” on April 19th as the latest response in his ongoing beef with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, whose fondness for Snoop Dogg and Tupac is thought to be the reason Drake used recreations of their voices in his song.
Because “Taylor Made” was never officially released on any...
Space Vacation’s gorgeous prints celebrate fan-favorite movies
Art by Samar Haddad / Space Vacation
A look at Samar Haddad’s bold homages, from sci-fi to comedy.
King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis
Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.
Facebook Has Lost $1 Billion Every Month On VR Since June 2022
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, made a lot of money in its last financial quarter. However, its virtual reality and augmented reality division, Reality Labs, lost over $3 billion. That means that since June 2022, the metaverse-focused division has lost a billion dollars per month, and Meta expects to continue losing…
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akkartik@merveilles.town ("Kartik Agaram") wrote:
"This is a somewhat unfashionable definition of code library now, but I think the wisdom of the ancients has some merit. You have some useful code you keep around in your library, and you include it into your programs as needed, but in doing so, you literally copy it into the program."
https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/adding-activitypub-to-humungus by @tedu is also quite funny in parts.
Google Pixel 8A leak reveals seven years of security updates
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We’ve already seen a bunch of images revealing what Google’s Pixel 8A might look like, but now, leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines give us an even better picture of what we can expect. The promotional images suggest that the budget-friendly Pixel 8A will come with seven years of security updates.
But the materials don’t indicate whether the phone will come with seven years of Android OS upgrades, something its flagship Pixel 8 and 8 Pro have. Still, the seven years makes a big difference from Google’s previous policy for Pixel phones, which only provided five years of security updates and three years of Android OS upgrades.
Image: Android Headlines
There isn’t a mention of Android OS upgrades.
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Columbia University has a doxxing problem
Protesters wanted to expose Columbia; Columbia exposed its students.
Stellar Blade Has An Incredibly Moving Side Quest You Shouldn’t Miss
Stellar Blade is a good game. If you wanted Nier: Automata without all the heady themes, then Shift Up’s latest PS5-exclusive character action game fits the bill perfectly. It doesn’t tell as good a story as PlatinumGames’ 2017 character action game, and its characterization isn’t as deep either, but there is one…
A baby girl born orphaned and premature after an Israeli air strike in Gaza has died
The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded.
17 Options, Settings, And Tricks To Get More Out Of Your Xbox Series X/S
Don’t shoot the messenger, but even if you’ve played your Xbox consistently for the past four years and you think you know it inside and out, you may still be surprised by what your console is capable of. Just like the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have a bevy of hidden…
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
Is it good when you're in the hospital lobby waiting to get some bloodwork done and the PA starts announcing a "code red" in the cafeteria as the lights on the wall flash
Lego is bringing summer vibes with K.K. Slider and new Animal Crossing sets
The new sets include a Town Hall and Dodo Airlines airport. | Image: Lego
Good news for those of us who love Animal Crossing and Legos. Starting August 1st, Lego is launching two new Animal Crossing sets and a minifig of one very special canine crooner.
Lego teased the news on its X account, which shows K.K. Slider doing his thing and a brief glimpse of the two new sets. (Amusingly, Lego notes that the K.K. Slider minifigure does not actually move or sing. Bummer.) K.K. Slider is part of a fall-themed Town Hall set, which includes Isabelle and Audie. There’s also a small truck, snack stand, and some foliage to go along with K.K. Slider’s concert setup. The other set is of a Dodo Airlines airport, complete with a control tower, dock, and airplane. Granted, hordes of your turnip-hungry friends won’t be flying...
One Year After Launch, You Should Really Check Out Honkai Star Rail
As soon as Honkai Star Rail launched on April 26, 2023, I immediately downloaded it on my phone. The turn-based sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse, makers of gacha juggernaut Genshin Impact, was already an anticipated release after I had read impressions from the game’s beta. A year has passed since the game’s initial release,…
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Just read two different blog posts hyping up React 19, and almost literally *every single feature* the authors are excited about is a feature every other comparable framework has already had for years at this point.
React is so far behind, almost everything it's doing is playing catch-up.
A Delta Air Lines flight makes an emergency return following concerns with plane wing
The flight was forced to make an emergency return to JFK airport after the crew observed issues related to the right wing emergency exit slide, as well as a sound near the right wing.
Taylor Swift fans mean business with Tortured Poets soap, Eras yarn, Kelce cookies
Entrepreneurial Swifties are selling crafty products inspired by Taylor Swift's music and style. Swift herself has been known to send notes and even homemade gifts to creative super-fans.
The Knuckles TV Show Has A Wild Reference To Sonic ‘06
I didn’t love the Knuckles show, but as a long-time Sonic fan, one of its six episodes stuck out to me for a few reasons. One, it’s easily the most representative of the show’s problems with excluding its titular hero, but it also drops a huge lore bomb in the wildest way possible. It all ties into the game that’s…
8 Things To Know Before Jumping Into Another Crab’s Treasure
Another Crab’s Treasure is out now and thankfully it’s a really solid soulslike game, one which wears its influences on its sleeve. Despite the fact that it’s much more accessible than most of the games that inspired it, it isn’t without mechanics and features that need to be explained to some degree. Luckily for you…
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Everyone should aspire to make their home a beacon of hope.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/26/its-so-good-to-live-in-a-tolerant-state/
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Screwtapello@teh.entar.net wrote:
I have updated the 6502 Instruction Set Database I made a couple of weeks ago:
https://gitlab.com/Screwtapello/isa65xx
New in this version:
- Now has all the instructions, addressing modes and cycle timings of the 65C02 (the base model, not including extensions added by Rockwell and WDC)
- Represents instructions with the same mnemonic but different behaviour, like the way BIT's immediate mode is different from the others, and indirect JMP is more like an instruction than an addressing mode
- Represents the number of potential extra cycles for each instruction, in addition to the minimum cycle countAs usual, the thing I'm most proud of is the citations and explanations - over 50% of the source file is comments! If you're learning about the 6502 and want something more verifiable than bare assertions on a random website, take a look!
One year with the Light Phone 2
The first time I used the Light Phone 2’s GPS, I drove to Los Angeles for a date. I ended up parked in a red zone, hyperventilating to the rhythm of my hazard lights. All I did was get lost, and yet, I was seconds away from puking all over myself. (I didn’t, thank goodness.) I should have picked a lower-stakes event to test-drive the navigation feature, but I assumed it would work as well as Google Maps. I was wrong.
The Light Phone’s GPS was awful a year ago. It often thought I was on a surface street instead of the adjacent freeway, or vice versa, so it would incorrectly tell me to keep going or take an exit that didn’t exist and not register my actual location until a few minutes later — if it registered that at all. It also took...
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Konilo #Forth 2024.4 is now complete & published at konilo.org.
This includes new implementations of the ilo computer in D, and Hare, as well as a much nicer Rust implementation from Matthew Keeter. It also includes a new port to Plan 9 from Jim Taylor and improvements to the standalone x86 port.
Otherwise, there have been many bug fixes, it's smaller & faster, includes more tools, and has had a lot of updates to the blocks, including the addition of an embedded hypertext documentation wiki.
The release notes: https://konilo.org/release/202404.txt
Download: https://konilo.org/release/konilo-202404.tar.gz or https://konilo.org/release/konilo-202404.zip
I've also updated konilo.sh, a shell script for downloading, running, & updating a Konilo system. This is useful for following the nightly snapshots. The README for this is at https://konilo.org/konilo-sh.txt and the script is at https://konilo.org/konilo.sh
DJI might get banned next in the US
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After moving to ban TikTok in the US, the federal government could target the China-based DJI next. A report from The New York Times highlights a bill advanced by the House of Energy and Commerce Committee last month that could ground DJI’s fleet of drones across the country.
If passed, the Countering CCP Drones Act would add DJI drones to the FCC’s list of equipment covered by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. This bars communications equipment or services that “pose a national security risk” from running on US networks. It also prevents companies from using federal funding to purchase banned equipment. Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE are already included on the FCC’s list.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)...
The Internet Reacts To The Knuckles Show
The Knuckles show is out today on Paramount+. As Kotaku’s resident Sonic (eh, Shadow, really) sicko, I did not like it! I gave it a broadly negative review and was especially caught off guard by how little the titular punch-throwing echidna is actually in it. Now that the show is available to stream, fans are forming…
Fallout 4’s Big Next-Gen Update: The Good, The Bad, And The Busted
Fallout 4’s free next-gen update is finally here, and it’s brought plenty of headaches with it. Patching in a 60fps mode for free on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S is a nice reason to dive back into one of Bethesda’s more controversial and arguably underappreciated post-apocalyptic RPGs, but some notable hang-ups…
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
What is it like to have a friendly cuddly pet? I don't know anymore.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/26/are-all-my-pets-psycho/
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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
New post up on Crossword Craze about how the first crossword book was explicitly pitched to a fad-loving public — except we're still talking about this fad 100 years later https://crosswordcraze.today/april-26-1924-church-attendance/
Tesla’s Autopilot is under investigation again following ‘recall’ software update
Crashes involving post-fix Tesla vehicles have prompted the NHTSA to look into how effective the Autopilot updates were. | Photo by Sebastian Gollnow / picture alliance via Getty Images
Tesla can add yet another investigation into its Autopilot feature to what’s already piling up to be a pretty bad year for the company.
On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed it was opening a new probe to assess whether the recall fix Tesla implemented for over 2 million cars back in December actually did enough to address safety concerns surrounding its Autopilot driver assistance system.
That recall was prompted by a previous investigation NHTSA raised in 2021 that reviewed hundreds of collisions and 13 fatalities allegedly involving Tesla’s Autopilot feature. NHTSA has now closed that same probe following Tesla’s recall notice, finding that the name “Autopilot” may “lead drivers to believe that...
New EU regulations target Shein’s counterfeit fashion problem
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Shein, one of the most popular online shopping platforms, will be required to comply with strict regulations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission announced today.
The fast-fashion company reported having more than 45 million average monthly users in the EU, earning it the designation of a “very large online platform” (VLOP). The label applies to the biggest tech companies like Amazon, AliExpress, Meta, and TikTok and requires them to comply with rules around content moderation and user privacy and safety. In February, the European Commission handed down more general rules that apply to all platforms except the smallest.
The European Commission specifically noted new requirements for Shein around illegal...
Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths
Image: Owen Grove / The Verge
In March 2023, a North Carolina student was stepping off a school bus when he was struck by a Tesla Model Y traveling at “highway speeds,” according to a federal investigation that published today. The Tesla driver was using Autopilot, the automaker’s advanced driver-assist feature that Elon Musk insists will eventually lead to fully autonomous cars.
The 17-year-old student who was struck was transported to a hospital by helicopter with life-threatening injuries. But what the investigation found after examining hundreds of similar crashes was a pattern of driver inattention, combined with the shortcomings of Tesla’s technology, resulting in hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths.
Drivers using Autopilot or the system’s more advanced...
What’s next with AI?
Illustration by Diana Young
Consumers are already putting AI tools to use for both productivity and creativity. But what’s next?
How To Crack Stellar Blade’s Station 8 Monorail Code
After your early moments in the PS5-exclusive action game Stellar Blade, you’ll be given a quest called “Scavenger Adam,” where you’re asked to travel to the Hall of Records. The only problem? There’s a stubborn math puzzle standing between you and a monorail that will take you to your destination.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Carol Burnett born in San Antonio, Texas, 1933
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: William Shakespeare baptized, Stratford-on-Avon, 1564
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byte@awawa.club ("byte :ms_robot_headpats: :blobhaj_flag_nonbinary: ") wrote:
yes :ms_crow:
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The Switch 2 Might Be Attempting To Harness The Mysterious Power Of Magnets
A new wave of rumors are doing the rounds regarding the near-mythical Switch 2. Nintendo’s much-deliberated follow-up to its seven-year-old handheld console was most recently speculated to have an 8" screen, after Sharp Corp reportedly massively upped its LCD screen production. Now we have word that it could be…
How to stop being reminded of memories you don’t want to be reminded of
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Last year, on a perfect spring day that also happened to be my birthday, I took a car trip to a beautiful area of New York state. It was a lovely day. The new foliage was just coming out and flocks of migrating birds were flying overhead — just the right day for a bunch of photos and good memories.
Unfortunately, my reason for traveling upstate wasn’t for the flora and fauna, but to attend the funeral of my best friend. I took lots of photos on that day: of other friends who attended the service, of the river paths and local parks that my best friend and I used to walk together, and of the home she used to share with her parents, now empty. I took all of those photos because I knew it was probably the last time that I would visit that...
How To Activate Stellar Blade's Wasteland Solar Tower
Not everything in action slasher (and super-pretty simulator)Stellar Blade is cute outfits and gory glory kills. You’ll have to find a few hidden objectives from time to time. One such location is the Solar Tower in the Wastelands, the game’s first open-ish area following Eve’s arrival in Xion.
Campus protests over Gaza could affect graduation; Steve Inkseep interviews Blinken
Hundreds of students have been arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at colleges nationwide. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Antony Blinken in an exclusive interview about U.S.-China relations.
Blinken tells China it's in their interest to stop helping Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials in Beijing.
Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it
Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.
Raffi’s Guide to Fighting Fascism
I became reacquainted with Raffi in the spring of 2020, around my son’s first birthday. These were the early days of the pandemic: People had barely stopped hoarding toilet paper; we’d started going to the car wash for fun. It was on one of these drives that I first burst into tears to Raffi’s “All […]
G20 Ministers Get Behind a Global Wealth Tax on Billionaires
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2 percent tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise about $313 billion a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality, and global heating, ministers from four leading economies have suggested. In a sign […]
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fimion@notacult.social ("Alex Riviere") wrote:
I've posted a blog: React 19 Beta: Fine I Guess Web Standards Are Okay
https://alex.party/posts/2024-04-26-react-19-beta-fine-i-guess-web-standards-are-okay/
What to know about a possible Israeli military offensive in Rafah
In Gaza's southernmost city, where more than a million Palestinians have sought shelter and where aid groups have centralized operations, worries have grown over a possible Israeli military operation.
Pro-Palestinian campus protesters face looming deadlines and risk of arrest
Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments.
More than 500 people have been arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at colleges
Students and others are protesting Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and, in some cases, their school's investments in Israel. Presidents at several schools face calls to resign amid the protests.
Yesterdays train doodle. Somehow inspired by "The Eye That Follows Suit" by Wingtips. Really like how the shading turned out.
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- Bust drawing in black and white, with markers and pen. A young woman with shoulder length wavy hair has her head slightly tilted downwards. She is crying, her eyebrows furrowed, tears rolling down her face. A hood of a white robe softly covering her head. In her left hand, which she is holding towards her chest, she is tightly holding onto three white feathers. Three more small feathers are floating down around her. (remote)
United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues
The United Methodist Church has voted to restructure itself in a way that could allow for LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddings.
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow.
Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy
Former tabloid publisher details actions on behalf of Trump ahead of 2016 election
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, told prosecutors he killed stories that potentially could have hurt Donald Trump during his run for the White House in 2016.
A Baltimore teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist
This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.
Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit
Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.
Where can you call an artist on a lobster? Find out in the quiz
Plus, Tesla's next move, Taylor's new record and why zoo animals (sometimes) get weird during eclipses.
China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok
Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.
Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over drone threats
Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance and hunter-killer drones had made it difficult for them to operate.
Here's why Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez is considering stepping down
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez left Spain in suspense after announcing he may step down because of what he called an "unprecedented" smear campaign against his wife.
Guatemalan AG raids Save the Children office over a migrant children rights complaint
Prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche said that the complaint filed by an unidentified foreigner had raised serious concerns because it involved allegations of abuse of children.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Proposed new law: before a company is legally permitted to lay off employees, it must first successfully close all open bug reports, support tickets, and backlog items.
You want to take people's jobs away? First you gotta prove there's no work for them to do.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Is it possible to start your own co-op ISP??
rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
my internet service has been trash lately, even after they came out and fixed some piece of outside equipment that was *audibly* malfunctioning
17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
The lawsuit comes after federal regulations were published on implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The language means workers can ask for time off to obtain and recover from an abortion.
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Adam_Cadmon1@mastodon.online ("Adam F. Lawton") wrote:
Number 1 rule of attending protests: Anyone you didn't arrive with is potentially an outside agitator.
Don't use anyone else's phone to call your people.
Don't let anyone else use your phone.
Ideally, don't have a phone. (Designate a video person for your group).
Keep only necessary ID (driver's license, insurance card)
No wallets. No cash.
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kennwhite ("Kenn White") wrote:
Incredible research at BlackHat Asia today by Tong Liu and team from the Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (在iie.ac.cn 的电子邮件经过验证)
A dozen+ RCEs on popular LLM framework libraries like LangChain and LlamaIndex - used in lots of chat-assisted apps including GitHub. These guys got a reverse shell in two prompts, and even managed to exploit SetUID for full root on the underlying VM!
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researchfairy@scholar.social ("The research fairy") wrote:
The unstoppable AI that's going to kill us all already exists and it's just a fucking oil company
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BayesForDays@lingo.lol ("Cass") wrote:
basically this
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- chase @funnysmartguy12 quote tweeting "The Spectator Index @ @spectatorin...• 4h RESEARCH: Playing video games for three or more hours in a session is associated with 'increased physical problems', namely hand or wrist pain, as well as back or neck pain and eye fatigue, with the risks existing across age and..." their quip is "luckily if you switch from video games to microsoft excel and then do it for 8 hours instead of 3, none of these things happen" (remote)
