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Sources: Meta's plans to build a US nuclear-powered AI data center were thwarted in part after a rare bee species was found on land earmarked for the project — Mark Zuckerberg is continuing to explore energy deals amid a Big Tech arms race over artificial intelligence
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
X starts rolling out an update to let users see public posts, and following and followers lists, of users who block them; blocked users still can't engage or DM — X is rolling out its controversial update to the block feature, allowing people to view your public posts even if you have blocked them.
More: X, The Verge, Engadget, Android Police, Business Insider, Fortune, Gizmodo, Android Headlines, KnowTechie, Entrepreneur, PhoneArena, Cybernews.com, PCMag, KTVU-TV, MakeUseOf, and Silicon Republic
X: @xeng, @airbagged, @emptywheel, @scottbudman, and @geomaniac_
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with GM SVP Baris Cetinok on having a “high conviction” that ditching CarPlay and Android Auto is the right call, building autonomous cars, and more — GM's Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google.| Les Pounder / Tom's Hardware: |
Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 review: the new $60 screen is easy to build, works with the latest OS, and holds the Pi on its back, but scrolling can be awkward — It has been nine years since the previous Touch Display was released. … The official Raspberry Pi Touch Display debuted …
More: Raspberry Pi, Thurrott, How-To Geek, Liliputing, Neowin, CNX Software, XDA Developers, and Phoronix
X: @raspberry_pi and @makerbymistake
| Katie Robertson / New York Times: |
The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise — The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times's digital operation.
More: Gizmodo, The Verge, Axios, The Guardian, ZeroHedge News, Polygon, The Wrap, NewsGuild of New York, One America News Network, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Variety, New York Post, Fox News, Mediaite, Aftermath, and Semafor
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X: @nytguildtech, @maxwelltani, @teroterotero, @nytguildtech, @amandahess, @nytimesguild, @lmoses, @robertvinluan, @lydiadepillis, @hamiltonnolan, @hamiltonnolan, and @_alastair. LinkedIn: Shaka C
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Meta confirms it has made Llama models available for US national security applications, with partners like Anduril, Booz Allen, Lockheed Martin using Llama AI — In an effort to combat the perception that its “open” AI is aiding foreign adversaries, Meta today said that it's making …
More: Meta, Bloomberg, Forbes, and Bloomberg Law
| Joseph Cox / Wired: |
How hackers used infostealer malware to breach AT&T, Ticketmaster, Santander, EA, and more, as global law enforcement tries to shut down the growing industry — When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware …
More: 404 Media and Talking Biz News
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Perplexity launches a dedicated hub for the US general election, including ballot measures and voting results, while rivals like OpenAI have been more cautious — Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine, might hallucinate from time to time. But the company wants to show that it's trustworthy enough …
More: The Verge, Ars Technica, Perplexity, ExtremeTech, PCMag, Forbes, Silicon Republic, and Benzinga
X: @rypearts, @martyswant, @perplexity_ai, and @gregfeingold
| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Physical Intelligence, which plans to use AI to create brains for robots, raised $400M led by Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital, and Lux Capital at a $2B valuation — The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI.
More: SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Business Insider, The Information, Maginative, and Techstrong.ai
| Bloomberg: |
Meta plans to use its AI-based “adult classifier” tool to identify young Instagram users who are lying about their age and automatically switch privacy settings — - Meta to use automated age prediction software to police minors — Instagram began rolling out teen accounts earlier this fall
More: Engadget
| New York Times: |
An analysis of 50 Telegram “election integrity” channels with 500K+ users finds disinformation, conspiracy theories, and violent imagery before the US election — Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand …
More: New Republic, Rolling Stone, PR Daily, and Raw Story
X: @satariano, @paulmozur, and @colinpclarke
Forums: r/PrepperIntel, r/nytimes, r/inthenews, and r/politics
| The Philadelphia Inquirer: |
Elon Musk's lawyers claim in a Pennsylvania court that the $1M/day giveaway to registered voters, which Musk said multiple times is “random”, is not a lottery — Elon Musk's daily $1 million giveaway to voters in battleground states is not a lottery and its winners were not chosen by chance … Sponsor Posts
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