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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Boston Dynamics debuts an electric version of humanoid robot Atlas for commercial use, a day after retiring the hydraulic Atlas, with a pilot starting in 2025 — A day after retiring the hydraulic model, Boston Dynamics' CEO discusses the company's commercial humanoid ambitions
More: Boston Dynamics, Boston Dynamics on YouTube, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, New York Times, Digital Trends, VentureBeat, IEEE Spectrum, Ars Technica, The Verge, CBS News, Fast Company, Quartz, Watcher Guru, Futurism, Cybernews.com, TechEBlog, Dexerto, Mashable, IGN, Business Insider, ExtremeTech, Singularity Hub, Maginative, Gizmodo, TechSpot, TechRadar, Analytics India Magazine, The Register, Wired, MobileSyrup, Jalopnik, NBC News, Interesting Engineering, HotHardware, The Decoder, PCMag, CNET, IEEE Spectrum, and The Robot Report
Mastodon: @AkaSci@fosstodon.org. X: @mkbhd, @bostondynamics, @engineers_feed, @jjvincent, @tracewoodgrains, @iohk_charles, @heydave7, @civgame, @gameanim, @migueldeicaza, @grrted, @bradporter_, @elonmusk, and @lexfridman
LinkedIn: Marc Theermann, Nicolas De Keijser, and Aya Mellon
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/Futurology, r/gadgets, r/tech, r/technews, r/technology, r/Asmongold, and Slashdot
| The Verge: |
Third-party iOS app store AltStore PAL launches in the EU for €1.50 a year with two apps including game emulator Delta, which is also live on Apple's App Store — After we recently tested it in beta, the third-party iOS app store AltStore PAL is now live in the European Union thanks …
More: Riley Testut, MacRumors, The Verge, MacRumors, CNET, MacStories, XDA Developers, Laptop Mag, PCMag, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, UploadVR, Benzinga, iPhone in Canada Blog, TweakTown, iMore, Trusted Reviews, MobileSyrup, Wired, MacRumors, MacRumors, How-To Geek, iClarified, Engadget, Liliputing, BGR, and AppleInsider
Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith …, @viticci@mastodon …, @liaizon@social.wake.st, @rileytestut@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @viticci@mastodon …, and @paul@tapbots.social
X: @altstoreio, @altstoreio, @snazzylabs, @parkerortolani, @markoznewz, @drbarnard, @sdw, @parkerortolani, @vadimyuryev, @florian4gamers, @gartenberg, @brandonbutch, @altstoreio, @dylanmcd8, @mysk_co, @verge, @parkerortolani, @zollotech, @uredditor, @altstoreio, @brandonbutch, @basicappleguy, @altstoreio, @gartenberg, @ethanmenzel1094, and @brandonbutch
Forums: Hacker News, r/AltStore, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, and Slashdot
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The European Data Protection Board says large online platforms like Meta should give users an option to use their services for free without behavioral ads — Meta Platforms (META.O) and other large online platforms should give users an option to use their services for free without targeted advertising …
More: European Data Protection Board, noyb, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, European Data Protection Board, Daring Fireball, The Information, InfoRiskToday.com, RTHK, International Association …, Euractiv, Fortune, and PYMNTS.com
Threads: @benedictevans, @parkert, @daveleebbg, and @documentingmeta
X: @jason_kint, @gateklons, @gabrielazanfir, @jcmalgieri, @1br0wn, @gateklons, @kayjebelli, @kayjebelli, @kayjebelli, @gateklons, @edri, @jason_kint, @szilagyipal, @eu_edpb, @seyitaylor, @kayjebelli, @simonjharris, and @gateklons
LinkedIn: Maria Lobato, Christos Zanganas, Neil Evans, and Simon Assion
| Clint Watts / Microsoft On the Issues: |
MTAC report: foreign malign influence from Russia, China, and Iran in the US presidential election got off to a slower start this year compared to 2016 and 2020 — Clint Watts - General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center — Foreign malign influence in the U.S. presidential election got off …
More: The Record, Ars Technica, Reuters, Neowin, CyberScoop, and Bloomberg
X: @sarahasmith75 and @ericgeller
| Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: |
Worldcoin announces World Chain, a Layer 2 Ethereum blockchain designed to prioritize verified humans over bots, slated for release this summer — The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.
More: Worldcoin, Worldcoin, Bitcoinist.com, The Block, FXStreet, Fortune, Benzinga, Bitcoin Insider, Crypto Briefing, and Cointelegraph. Forums: r/ethtrader
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
The US CFPB fines BloomTech, formerly Lambda School, and CEO Austen Allred $164K and bans it from lending for 10 years for deceiving students on loans, and more — In an order today, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said that BloomTech, the for-profit coding bootcamp previously known …
More: Consumer Financial …, The Verge, Mercury News, and PYMNTS.com
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X: @spooky_jl, @austen, @growing_daniel, @0xdeadlift, @brendaglasser, @triketora, @rhunterh, @nateafischer, @cfpb, @cfpb, @delk, @iamjasonlevin, @thogge, @alistairmbarr, @millennial_debt, @carnage4life, @sandofsky, @itsthatladydev, @cfpb, @mrgoldbro, @mikulaja, @chopracfpb, @kristyt, @sandofsky, @kennybauf, @eringriffith, @smtuffy, @eringriffith, @joshuasteinman, @cfpb, @venikunche, @stevegraham, and @thetechrally. LinkedIn: Rohit Chopra
Forums: Hacker News and r/codingbootcamp
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the EU has decided that Microsoft's OpenAI deal doesn't merit a formal probe because it falls short of a takeover and Microsoft doesn't control OpenAI — - Regulators don't see evidence of Microsoft controlling OpenAI — Formal probe could have risked EU order to unwind the tie-up
More: Reuters, CoinGape, Thurrott, The Information, and CRN
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Mandiant links Russia-backed hacking group Sandworm to hacktivist group Cyber Army of Russia, which claimed to target utilities in France, the US, and Poland — Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin's Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn't dare to.
More: Google Cloud Blog, The Register, CNN, Axios, Cybernews.com, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, SiliconANGLE, Nextgov/FCW, ComputerWeekly.com, PCMag, and The Record
Mastodon: @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social, @simontsui@infosec.exchange, and @agreenberg@infosec.exchange
X: @craignewmark, @johnhultquist, @shashj, @imposecost, @mrdanperez, @danwblack, @sherrod_im, @big_bad_w0lf_, @gabby_roncone, @alex_lanstein, @gabby_roncone, @780thc, @johnhultquist, @johnhultquist, @eliothiggins, @johnhultquist, @ericgeller, @snlyngaas, @anneapplebaum, @big_bad_w0lf_, @danwblack, and @bushidotoken
Forums: r/technology, r/worldnews, and r/news
| Sheena Vasani / The Verge: |
TikTok starts rolling out TikTok Notes, its Instagram rival for sharing photo and text content, for limited testing in Australia and Canada on Android and iOS — TikTok has started rolling out its Instagram rival, TikTok Notes, to select Android and iOS users “for download and limited testing in Australia and Canada.”
More: Android Authority, 9to5Mac, B&T, PhoneArena, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, Engadget, Gizchina, iClarified, Dexerto, SlashGear, Android Headlines, and Neowin
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
The US FTC announced a $7M fine against mental telehealth startup Cerebral, citing misleading data sharing and cancelation policies, misleading ads, and more — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a $7 million fine against Cerebral, a mental telehealth firm that it says not only was careless …
More: Federal Trade Commission, MedCity News, and SC Media
| The Verge: |
Stability AI makes Stable Diffusion 3 available to developers via an API and a new Stable Assistant Beta content creation platform; the models remain in preview — The next generation of the text-to-image AI model Stable Diffusion is still in preview, but Stability AI is making it available …
More: Stability AI, Decrypt, Thurrott, SiliconANGLE, Android Headlines, and The Decoder. X: @stabilityai
| Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
How a network of repair ships helps maintain the estimated 800,000 miles of undersea internet cables; of the 77 cable ships, only 22 are designated for repair — Field's crew caught the cable on the first try and nearly had it aboard when the rope snapped and slipped back into the sea.
Mastodon: @festal@tldr.nettime.org, @icing@chaos.social, @susannah@octodon.social, @sarahc@mas.to, and @longreads@mastodon.world
X: @juliettekayyem, @timothypmurphy, @tamigraph, @alexnpress, @joshdzieza, @samfloreani, @lainnafader, @nickparkerprint, @mvzelenks, @wonkvj, @mjhaugen, @themarkrussell, @thatfrood, @brianstelter, and @mcwm
LinkedIn: Matthew Calveley, Damien Ma, Alex Masu, Ryan Wopschall, and David Vogler
Forums: r/TrueReddit and r/technology
| Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica: |
The US NIST appoints as head of AI safety former OpenAI researcher Paul Christiano, who has been criticized for “AI doomer” views and ties to effective altruism — Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.
More: SiliconANGLE, GovExec.com, U.S. Department of Commerce, Executive Gov, and FedScoop
Mastodon: @arstechnica@mastodon.social. X: @hlntnr. Forums: r/LocalLLaMA, r/technology, r/MachineLearning, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
How Amazon built Just Walk Out starting in the early 2010s, driven by Jeff Bezos, as Amazon removes the tech from its stores but expands it to other retailers — The company is cutting back on the “Just Walk Out” tech in its own grocery locations. … The company outfitted it with technology that …
More: About Amazon, The Verge, CNBC, Android Headlines, PYMNTS.com, Chain Store Age, Associated Press, Fortune, Engadget, Axios, and GeekWire
LinkedIn: Dilip Kumar and Sarah Yacoub
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Startup-focused neobank Mercury expands to consumers with Mercury Personal, offering support for multiple users, access to up to $5M in FDIC insurance, and more — Business banking startup Mercury, founded in 2017, is now launching a consumer banking product.
More: Mercury, PYMNTS.com, Fast Company, and Axios
X: @immad, @wbhub, @mercury, @pitdesi, @stammy, @karrisaarinen, @byrnemluke, @mikulaja, @likuev, @requestmethod, @shanemac, @kylebshr, @anothercohen, @patio11, @dunkhippo33, @azianmike, @theholykau, @swaaanson, @gaganbiyani, @judegomila, @immad, @maxtagher, and @rajatsuri. LinkedIn: Mary Ann Azevedo
| Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg: |
US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand propose a bill to regulate stablecoins; House and Senate lawmakers are pushing to pass a bill as soon as May — - Lummis, Gillibrand say their measure would protect consumers — Brown wants combo with marijuana banking, executive clawbacks| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
A look at Spy Pet, which scrapes Discord servers to archive users' data and sells access to that data for as little as $5; Discord is investigating — An online service is scraping Discord servers en masse, archiving and tracking users' messages and activity across servers including …
More: Ars Technica, PCMag, Dexerto, and Engadget
X: @savingprivacy, @anthonygarced, @ananimegiraffe, @jason_koebler, @swiftonsecurity, and @laughing_mantis
Forums: r/privacy and Ars OpenForum
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Snap plans to add watermarks to AI-generated images exported from Snapchat; the watermarks appear as a translucent version of the Snap logo with a sparkle emoji — Social media company Snap said Tuesday that it plans to add watermarks to AI-generated images on its platform.| Jonathan Moens / New York Times: |
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs a bill that, for the first time in the US, expands the state's personal privacy law to include consumer “neural data” — The law takes aim at data collected by consumer-level brain technologies, like the Muse headband pictured here.Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
ASML reports Q1 net sales down 21.6% YoY to €5.29B, vs. €5.39B est., net income down 37.4% YoY to €1.22B, vs. €1.07B est., and net bookings down 4% YoY to €3.6B — A logo on the exterior of the ASML Holding NV headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.Sponsor Posts
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