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Sources: Twitter is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract ends on June 30, and is now planning to move off the platform altogether — Musk won't pay his Google Cloud bill — and the company's trust and safety systems are hanging in the balance
More: Engadget, Reuters, Neowin, Cryptopolitan, Fortune, Techlusive, International Business Times, and The Verge
Bluesky: @nevillehobson.xyz. Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @caseynewton, @zoeschiffer, @leanmediaorg, @malwarejake, @elizableu, @danprimack, @hackinggavin, @jewishworker, @vboykis, @andrewnebus, @aniceburrito, @ericafails, @deaneckles, @fredwalton216, @martinsfp, @kimmasters, @davidclinchnews, and @platformer. Forums: r/Twitter
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Reddark: over 100 subreddits have gone dark in protest after Reddit CEO Steve Huffman's remarks on API changes in an AMA on June 9, and thousands plan to follow — The version of Reddit we'll see over the next few days may be a shell of itself. More than 100 subreddits have already gone dark …
More: Reddark, AppleInsider, The Guardian, Daring Fireball, Insider, 9to5Mac, Mashable, PCMag, and Fast Company
Bluesky: @anildash.com. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Tweets: @a85. Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/gadgets, r/apolloapp, r/funny, r/TrueAnon, r/hackernews, r/NoShitSherlock, r/technology, r/gaming, r/pics, r/Music, and r/InternetIsBeautiful
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Wired, Android Police, The Information, KnowTechie, SlashGear, Daring Fireball, Android Authority, and VICE
Tweets: @jeffnolan, @rsgnl, @acemarke, @reddit_lies, @drewcoffman, @afstreamwatch, @albedoa, @andrew_osu, @pipsqueak_tv, @film_girl, @papapishu, @swyx, @karissabe, @sdw, @rsgnl, @aaronp613, @snazzylabs, and @rsgnl
Forums: r/reddit, r/dankchristianmemes, r/technology, and r/facepalm
| Kirsten Grieshaber / Associated Press: |
A University of Vienna philosopher used ChatGPT to create a 40-minute church service, including the sermon, prayers, and music, led by four AI-generated avatars — The artificial intelligence chatbot asked the believers in the fully packed St. Paul's church in the Bavarian town of Fuerth to rise from the pews and praise the Lord.| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
Nigeria's SEC orders that Binance halt operations in the country, deeming them illegal as the local unit is “neither registered nor regulated by the Commission” — The order against Binance Nigeria Limited follows U.S. SEC allegations that the exchange had violated federal securities laws.
More: The Securities …, Reuters, Bloomberg, Cryptonews, Bitcoinist.com, Crowdfund Insider, Bitcoin News, Web3 is Going Just Great, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, WeeTracker, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cryptopolitan, CoinJournal, The Block, CoinGape, and TechCabal
Tweets: @patrick_tankt, @smtuffy, @caspiancey, @northrocklp, @bitfinexed, and @mikeburgersburg. Forums: r/Buttcoin
| Amber Ferguson / Washington Post: |
A look at LUUM, a California eyelash studio using robots with computer vision to apply eyelash extensions and planning to sell its $60K robots to other studios — Is this technology a safe alternative for busy people who dream of semi-permanent wispy lashes?
Tweets: @anumitakaur
| Guy Chazan / Financial Times: |
Germany's finance minister says there is no money in the country's budget to meet Intel's demand for €10B in subsidies for its €17B plant in Magdeburg, Germany — Christian Lindner's refusal to meet US chipmaker's financial demands causes split within government
More: Reuters
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
How science fiction and fantasy publishers are dealing with AI tools' role in the industry and with the trust crisis due to AI-generated content becoming common — Science fiction and fantasy authors are struggling with AI-generated media — and formulating strategies to deal with it.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
The Apple Vision Pro's biggest potential advantage will be developers being able to easily plug their iOS and iPadOS apps into visionOS using familiar tools — Apple's developers already have the tools they need to create apps for the system. … It has dual 4K displays … | Jo Constantz / Bloomberg: |
LinkedIn, which launched a skills-matching feature in February 2023, says 45%+ of recruiters on the social network now search for candidates using skills data — As the world of work transforms, LinkedIn is betting that the way employers hire and the way people find jobs will also radically change in the years and decades ahead.
Bluesky: @dogaker.bsky.social
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
While US schools debate what to teach students about AI's promise and potential peril, universities, tech companies, and nonprofits offer ready-made curriculums — While schools debate what to teach students about powerful new A.I. tools, tech giants, universities and nonprofits are intervening with free lessons.
Mastodon: @BenPatrickWill@mastodon …. Tweets: @kevinokeefe, @nytimes, @danielladipaola, @charleswlogan, @medialab, @nytimestech, @cynthiabreazeal, @natashanyt, @mitopenlearning, @datasociety, and @codeorg
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NHTSA data shows Tesla's FSD and Autopilot were involved in 736 US crashes since 2019, far more than reported; the most recent data includes 17+ fatal incidents — Tesla's driver-assistance system, known as Autopilot, has been involved in far more crashes than previously reported
More: SlashGear, Newser, Insider, The Verge, and The Register
LinkedIn: Philip Koopman. Bluesky: @kilgoretrout.bsky.social. Mastodon: @cdarwin@c.im and @bubbajet@mastodon.world
Tweets: @imprincemaurice, @trevorlong, @dougsaunders, @nickmmark, @rakeshlobster, @joshuaerlich, @michaelguimarin, and @edwardtufte
Forums: r/law, r/Foodforthought, r/news, r/technology, r/TheMajorityReport, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/cars
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
Researchers claim their model can detect academic writing from ChatGPT with 99%+ accuracy at the document level and 92% accuracy at the paragraph level — Researchers say their algorithm can detect scientific writing by robots with surprising accuracy. — Scientists from the University …
More: Cell, Android Headlines, EurekAlert!, The Register, TechSpot, HotHardware, EdScoop, and Forbes
Tweets: @cathleencrudden, @eikofried, @erictopol, and @kunews
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