Collaborate Disseminate
“Billionaire Bill Ackman’s life was upended this February when his 26-year-old daughter collapsed in her Brooklyn apartment, suffering a brain hemorrhage that would render her unable to move, speak or see,” writes the Washingon Post. But then…
The h… Continue reading ‘She Lost Her Sight. Her Billionaire Father Bet On a Daring New Treatment.’
A new article about AI in The Economist argues that “Initial effects of the technology on employment look positive.”
Perhaps AI will eventually make many humans unemployable — but there is no sign of it yet. On September 4th the Bureau of Labour… Continue reading ‘The Jobs Apocalypse Is Postponed. An AI Jobs Boom Is Here’
Reuters reports:
Liquid Network, a Bitcoin-based payments and settlement network, said on Sunday that about $320 million was withdrawn from its federation wallet in a hack.
“Purported white-hat hackers” withdrew around 4,000 of the 4,200 bitcoin held… Continue reading Bitcoin-based Liquid Network Says $320 Million Withdrawn in Hack
A new streaming TV channel shows films made with genAI, reports Engadget. “Fairground AI Creator TV” is free — and supported with ads — describing its material as “AI Cinema”:
“AI-generated” can make it sound as though someone typed a sen… Continue reading Roku’s 24/7 AI Slop Channel Is Even Worse Than Expected
Slashdot reader DeanonymizedCoward writes: Reuters reports that the US Military is disabling ad tracking on devices, to prevent adversaries from buying publicly-available tracking data to assist in targeting troops. Military officials say that they hav… Continue reading US Military Disables Ad Trackers On Devices To Protect Troops
A new study published Friday in AGU Advances “depicts the most advanced picture yet of how a rare but massive solar storm could affect some US industries and electric systems more than others,” reports CNN.
“During a 250-year solar storm, the East Co… Continue reading Where a Massive Solar Storm Could Take Down the US Power Grid for Millions
TiVo is notifying customers about changes to “one of its longest-standing and most popular DVR features,” reports the blog Cord Cutter News:
Starting November 2, 2026, the current version of SkipMode that allows users to jump over commercial breaks wi… Continue reading TiVo Will Start Charging Fees For Its Automatic Commercial Break-Skipping Feature ‘SkipMode’
Thursday 404 Media reported that Flock taught America’s cops “how they could surveil the No Kings protests” against President Trump (as well as “small parades”) in a webinar last year that described “using a mix of Flock’s technology and law enforcemen… Continue reading Flock Offered Webinar Teaching Cops How to Surveil ‘No Kings’ Protesters
The United Nations has an announcement. “The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is.”
By 164 votes to one, Mem… Continue reading UN Votes To Encourage Map Projections More Accurately Reflecting the True Size of Continents
“No rocket had ever reached orbit from Western European soil — until today,” reports Space.com.
DW.com reports that a Spectrum space rocket from German company Isar Aerospace launched today from the Arctic Norwegian spaceport at Andoya:
“Ge… Continue reading Private German Rocket Makes History, Reaches Orbit From European Soil