By Whose Authority? Pegasus targeting of Russian & Belarusian-speaking opposition activists and independent media in Europe - The Citizen Lab (citizenlab.ca)
Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder wins U.S. extradition appeal (www.usatoday.com)
Too Small to Police, Too Big to Ignore: Telegram Is the App Dividing Europe (www.bloomberg.com)
Autonomy Cube Technical Design (revolver-publishing.com)
https://paglen.studio/2020/04/09/autonomy-cube/...
Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span (arstechnica.com)
US Officials: A Russian Rocket Launch Last Week Likely Deployed A Space Weapon (soylentnews.org)
Colorado enacts right-to-repair law banning restrictions on parts pairing, mirroring Oregon's ban (www.cpr.org)
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Why AI Search Blew Up in Google’s Face (nymag.com)
Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones can fly even farther after FAA approval (www.cnbc.com)
Denmark Will Allow Ukraine To Fly Its F-16s Into Russia Proper (simpleflying.com)
Ukraine will be able to use Danish and Dutch F-16s to strike into Russia, while Belgium is saying only for use in 1991-border Ukraine....
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted inside the EU with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware (www.theguardian.com)
At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers....
What is Farcaster, and why did it raise 150M USD? (fediversereport.com)
I take a deep dive into crypto-based social network Farcaster, aka Torment-Nexus-on-the-blockchain....
A Virtual Tour of Priamukhino, the Bakunin Family Estate and Museum (crimethinc.com)
Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
Single-user Mastodon Instance is a Bad Idea (mull.net)
Market value of carbon offsets drops 61%, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Negative scientific and press reports on the efficacy of carbon credit projects has led to a ‘direct pullback in buyer investment’...
Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities (arstechnica.com)
Google recklessly violated privacy laws to spike ad profits, lawsuit says....
Multi-day DDoS storm batters Internet Archive. Think this is bad? See what Big Media wants to do to us, warns founder (www.theregister.com)
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Hong Kong government should immediately quash a court’s groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists, Human Rights Watch says (www.hrw.org)
On May 30, 2024, three judges handpicked by the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong chief executive convicted 14 activists and former elected lawmakers under the draconian National Security Law. Two were acquitted. Earlier, 31 other defendants had pleaded guilty in hopes of more lenient sentencing. The court will announce sentences,...
Burnout Is Pushing Workers to Use AI—Even if Their Boss Doesn’t Know (www.wired.com)
Non paywall https://archive.is/DCIVo
OpenAI board first learned about ChatGPT from Twitter, according to former member (arstechnica.com)
What Happens To Fuel Dumped By Aircraft? (simpleflying.com)
Aircraft sometimes have to dump fuel, but what actually occurs during the process?
Data centers could use 9% of US electricity by 2030, research institute says (www.reuters.com)
Data centers could use up to 9% of total electricity generated in the United States by the end of the decade, more than doubling their current consumption, as technology companies pour funds into expanding their computing hubs, the Electric Power Research Institute said on Wednesday.
Media Companies Like Vox Are Feeding Their Journalists' Work Into An AI Wood Chipper (aftermath.site)
