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Nokia demos upper 6 GHz band for mobile, but UK wants it shared with Wi-Fi (theregister.com)

8 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Microsoft paid Tenable a bug bounty for an Azure flaw it says doesn't need a fix (theregister.com)

8 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Hudson Rock removes report into alleged Snowflake compromise (theregister.com)

8 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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The Necropolis Railway station is up for sale (ianvisits.co.uk)

8 months ago | beardyw | ianvisits.co.uk | newest

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Baidu robo-cars can be crashed with tinfoil and cardboard (theregister.com)

8 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Trump joins TikTok despite seeking to ban app as president (theguardian.com)

8 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Einstein went to his office just so he could walk home with Gödel (futilitycloset.com)

8 months ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | best

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OpenAI says Russian and Israeli groups used its tools to spread disinformation (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Using AI in science can add to reproducibility woes (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any given date (1887) (futilitycloset.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | best

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China creates LLM trained to discuss Xi Jinping's thoughts (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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OpenAI does a deal with News Corp for content (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Apple Wi-Fi Positioning System open to global tracking abuse (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Google now 'third-largest' in datacenter processors (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Microsoft Build 2024: Do developers care any more? (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Google takes shots at Microsoft for shoddy security record with enterprise apps (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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LLM-generated code must not be committed without prior written approval by core (netbsd.org)

9 months ago | beardyw | netbsd.org | best

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London Underground's experiment with a carpeted tube train (ianvisits.co.uk)

9 months ago | beardyw | ianvisits.co.uk | newest

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When AI helps you code, who owns the finished product? (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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The China-linked EV battery mega factory dividing a US township (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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The new law that could protect UK children online – as long as it works (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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A closer look at training AI models using kids with GoPros (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Video of sun's surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | best

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Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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UK inertia on LLMs and copyright is 'de facto endorsement' (theregister.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Astronauts could run round 'Wall of Death' to keep fit on moon, say scientists (theguardian.com)

9 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | best

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Throwflame launches fire-spitting robo-dog from Hell (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Lawsuit accuses GM of sharing drivers' data with insurers without consent (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Miracle-WM tiling window manager hits 0.2.0. What are Mir and Wayland all about (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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[flagged] New Mexico: Psychologists to dress up as wizards when providing expert testimony (futilitycloset.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | best

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Google will pump more than $100B into AI says DeepMind boss (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Linux Foundation leads the fight against fauxpen source (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | best

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Apple stops warning 'state-sponsored' attacks, now alerts 'mercenary spyware' (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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'I'm a little bit tired' Briton becomes first person to run the length of Africa (theguardian.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Academics reckon Apple's default apps have privacy pitfalls (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Project promising to rug pull raises almost $29,000 (web3isgoinggreat.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | web3isgoinggreat.com | newest

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US reprimands Microsoft for security failures that allowed Chinese hack (theguardian.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Chinese mourners turn to AI to remember and 'revive' loved ones (theguardian.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Clickjacking's slicker cousin, gesture jacking (theregister.com)

10 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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BBC exterminates AI experiments used to promote Doctor Who (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Uncle Sam has had enough of SQL injection vulnerabilities (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Scientists call for protection of moon sites that could advance astronomy (theguardian.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Chinese media exposes criminal smartphone farms (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Apple's claims about risk of outside payments 'do not survive scrutiny' Epic (theguardian.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician you've never heard of (theguardian.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Apple to settle class action for $490M after Tim overcooked China outlook (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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British Library did the right thing by not paying cybercriminals (theguardian.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4 (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Researchers pry open OpenAI's and Google's closed models (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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The worst AI-generated artwork we've seen: Symphony Orchestra's Facebook ad fail (theguardian.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Apple reverses decision to remove Home Screen web apps in EU (theregister.com)

11 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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The fish doorbell – started again (visdeurbel.nl)

11 months ago | beardyw | visdeurbel.nl | newest

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Beast AI attack can break LLM guardrails in a minute (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Framework Laptop 16 review: the ultimate in modular PCs (theguardian.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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February Windows 11 security update unravels at 96% for some (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Cybercriminals follow the money to hit manufacturing sector (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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India confronts Google over Gemini AI tool's 'fascist Modi' responses (theguardian.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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The self-created risk in Broadcom's big VMware kiss-off (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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People with Me/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Have an "Exhausted" Immune System (scientificamerican.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | scientificamerican.com | frontpage

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A novel written without the letter A (futilitycloset.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | newest

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BT Tower is to be turned into a hotel (ianvisits.co.uk)

12 months ago | beardyw | ianvisits.co.uk | best

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The Successor to Research Unix Was Plan 9 from Bell Labs (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | best

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India kills e-wallet product used by over 300M (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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“When you use a Walkman all the memories come back”: In love with old tech (theguardian.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | best

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Take the money and run? I tested X's paid-promotion model, and it was woeful (theguardian.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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A Fuss Budget (1885) (futilitycloset.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | frontpage

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Owners report rust forming on Tesla Cybertruck (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | best

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Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars? (theguardian.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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'Obviously ChatGPT' – how reviewers accused me of scientific fraud (nature.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | nature.com | newest

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Angry mob trashes and sets fire to Waymo self-driving car (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Sam Altman's chip ambitions may be loonier than feared – $7T (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Closure of Windows 10 upgrade path still catching out users (theregister.com)

12 months ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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A Camera-Wearing Baby Taught an AI to Learn Words (scientificamerican.com)

a year ago | beardyw | scientificamerican.com | newest

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Add bacteria to the list of things that can run Doom (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Lords question legality of police facial recognition (computerweekly.com)

a year ago | beardyw | computerweekly.com | newest

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Harvesting electricity from high-voltage transmission lines using fences (hackaday.com)

a year ago | beardyw | hackaday.com | best

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We put salt in our tea so you don't have to (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Japans moon sniper probe made incredibly accurate landing but is now upside down (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Apple has botched 3D for decades. So good luck with the Vision Pro, Tim (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Tesla Cybertruck gets cyberstuck during off-roading expedition (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Post Office set targets for recovering cash from accused in Horizon scandal (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Leak of 26B records may prove to be 'mother of all breaches' (computerweekly.com)

a year ago | beardyw | computerweekly.com | newest

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Lexicon – Words that don't exist but ought to (futilitycloset.com)

a year ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | newest

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Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command (web3isgoinggreat.com)

a year ago | beardyw | web3isgoinggreat.com | best

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Digital afterlife – how to deal with social media accounts when someone dies (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Why are Teslas' batteries dying in the cold? (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Google to Take India's Unified Payments Interface Global (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | frontpage

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Tesla leak: Australian judge refuses 'draconian' request for arrest warrant (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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YouTube video lag wrongly blamed on its ad blocking animus (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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British Library catalogues back online after ransomware attack (computerweekly.com)

a year ago | beardyw | computerweekly.com | newest

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Why are cars designed to be capable of going much faster than the speed limit? (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | best

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Microsoft beats Apple as most valuable company for first time in two years (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Take in a sunset, a snowstorm or a baby's cry and see why AI is no threat to art (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Update law on computer evidence to avoid Horizon repeat, ministers urged (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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How the Post Office's Horizon system failed: a technical breakdown (theguardian.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theguardian.com | newest

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Oldest known ancestor of MS-DOS rediscovered (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | newest

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Driverless cars swerve traffic tickets in California even if they break the law (theregister.com)

a year ago | beardyw | theregister.com | best

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Automatic hair-cutting machine 1996 (futilitycloset.com)

a year ago | beardyw | futilitycloset.com | newest