holo_nexus

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A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

School districts are quick to buy Chromebooks and go "1:1", but cheap out on IT and cybersecurity.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

Yea this is sketchy AF. Not to mention concerning due to its potential implications. Going to be interesting how not only YouTube but other platforms deal with this.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago

All this will do is piss off creators due to monetization reasons, lead them to complain against YouTube, forcing YouTube to change their monetization process, which will lead to again changing the way videos are made.

And at the end, they will find a way to again shove ads in your face more efficiently.

 

The executive order comes after a series of non-binding agreements with AI companies.

The order has eight goals: to create new standards for AI safety and security, protect privacy, advance equity and civil rights, stand up for consumers, patients, and students, support workers, promote innovation and competition, advance US leadership in AI technologies, and ensure the responsible and effective government use of the technology.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You get access to news from publishers like WSJ, Wired, LA Times, National Review, as well as magazines from many others. You also get access to news audio which is not bad.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Im already finding it a hard sell for my News+ sub. This price increase may just lead me to cancel at this point.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Oh in no way am I saying that Google is a good guy here. I’m sure that if it were up to them, they would keep the current status quo.

They are only doing this due to the pressure they’re getting for their poor track record of supporting their devices. But it is still a step in the direction nonetheless.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Agreed. This and Googles announcement last month of supporting new chromebooks for 10 years is a step in the right direction.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (8 children)

That’s a potential solution but the problem is that IT departments in schools are replacing them when they reach EOL in regards to security patches (since testing software isn’t supported). While there may be people interested, I can’t see many wanting to buy chromebooks that won’t be getting security patches and are sluggish.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago (12 children)

The amount of Chromebooks that go to waste in K-12 schools is insane. So it is nice to see Google taking action on this, especially since its largest market are schools.

 

In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.

 

The fight for who will own your Thread mesh network is creating an even more fractured smart home.

 

A significant personnel change is afoot at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence juggernaut that has nearly single-handedly inserted the concept of generative AI into global public discourse with the launch of ChatGPT. Dave Willner, an industry veteran who was the startup’s head of trust and safety, announced in a post on LinkedIn last night that he has left the job and transitioned to an advisory role.

 

Apple is creating its own AI-powered chatbot that some engineers are calling “Apple GPT,” according to a report from Bloomberg. The company reportedly doesn’t have any solid plans to release the technology to the public yet.

As noted by Bloomberg, the chatbot uses its own large language model (LLM) framework called “Ajax,” running on Google Cloud and built with Google JAX, a framework created to accelerate machine learning research. Sources close to the situation tell the outlet that Apple has multiple teams working on the project, which includes addressing potential privacy implications.

 

People have flocked to Bluesky and Threads. But the new platforms risk repeating a pattern that has caused social media giants to turn against their own users.

 

Twitter's API issues have frustrated developers in each of Twitter's new API access tiers. Those with Basic or Pro plans — paying $100 and $5000 a month for API access, respectively — have experienced unannounced changes to their plans, numerous bugs, and often receive zero customer support. And developers shelling out for Twitter's Enterprise API Plan, which starts at $42,000 per month, are experiencing sudden outages and disappointing service considering the money they're paying.

 

Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed a "huge number" of his fighters had been killed in the strike.