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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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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, Engadget, 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 …
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| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
The US NLRB alleges Grindr illegally imposed a return-to-office policy last year forcing out ~80 of its 178 staffers in an attempt to thwart a unionization push — - RTO was attempt to keep workers from unionizing, NLRB alleges — NLRB judge typically rules on complaints; appeal is possible| 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
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| 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 … | 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
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| 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.
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