Are we at risk of drowning out the human creative spark? Given AI’s current trajectory, “AI-generated content may soon exceed the entire corpus of historical human creative works, making the preservation of the human creative ecosystem not just an ethical concern but an urgent imperative,” tech reporter Benj Edwards writes. Read more from @Ars Technica:
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In the age of AI, we must protect human creativity as a natural resource
Op-ed: As AI outputs flood the Internet, diverse human perspectives are our most valuable resource.
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We’ve all made some embarrassing tech flubs, but a recent spate of questionable decisions, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s sharing of top-secret military plans, facilitates this observation: Government officials are kinda bad at tech. [@Techcrunch](
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Government officials are kind of bad at the internet | TechCrunch
Perhaps no one in the world has made such catastrophic tech flubs this year as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The saga started when the
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Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. But any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. So, why are companies already lining up to buy it? [@theverge](
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Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?
The enormous investment could be worth it.
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Waymo may sell autonomous vehicles for personal ownership at some point in the future, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during an earnings call. Read more at [@theverge](
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Waymo might be willing to sell you a self-driving car, says Sundar Pichai
Way more likely than Tesla.
TP-Link, that router company whose name occasionally pops up on your list of available WiFi networks, is being investigated by the U.S. government for antitrust violations. Read more at [@Mashable](
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Antitrust regulators have a new target: Cheap TP-Link routers
That harmless-looking WiFi device is also suspected of being a national security threat.
Google says the mega capital splurge on datacenters in recent years is putting more strain on its balance sheet due to rising depreciation costs, yet it still plans to splash $75 billion on bit barns in 2025. Read more at @npub10czy...4lpy. #Google #AI #Datacenters #Tech #Technology
Google admits depreciation costs soaring amid bit barn build
: Still plans to invest $75B in CapEx this year as unable to meet capacity demand
Facebook will begin lowering the reach of accounts sharing spammy content and making them ineligible for monetization, Meta announced. The company says it is also increasing efforts to remove Facebook accounts that coordinate fake engagement and impersonate others. Read more at [@Techcrunch](
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Hacking groups are now increasingly in it for the money, not the chaos
Cash is king for cybercriminals, report finds
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the original Apple Watch launching in the United States and eight other countries around the world. [@macrumors](
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The U.S. government has labeled the European Commission's fines against Apple and Meta “economic extortion.” Read more at [@BGR](
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US Criticizes EU Over Apple And Meta Fines, Questions DMA Enforcement - BGR
The US criticized the EU fines on Apple and Meta, calling them “economic extortion." It also attacked the DMA legislation.
Meta’s Oversight Board called on the company to evaluate how recent policy change’s may negatively impact human rights. Read more at [@Gizmodo](
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Meta's Oversight Board Is Worried Meta's New Policies Will Harm Human Rights
When it comes to upholding human rights, Meta embodies everything that a company shouldn't.