Leftovers
Career/Education
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Stanford University ☛ ‘The Other Two’ students in Hey Hi (AI) photo controversy speak out“The past few days have been overwhelming regarding the AI-altered picture, as we see several institutional failures from Stanford,” they wrote. - Stanford University ☛ ACLU, Amnesty find Stanford targeted pro-Palestinian expressionA report contended that universities violated “basic free speech, association, and assembly rights.” #
Hardware
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Ruben Schade ☛ The AV Access iDock M10 KVM is almost perfectI’ve been in the market for a good KVM for years. My tiny home office desk has two computers: A MacBook Air for work, that I use exclusively in clamshell mode while on the desk A Ryzen desktop with FreeBSD and Fedora My dream was to have a single keyboard, mouse, and display, and be able to switch between the two machines without constantly swapping cables. - Tom's Hardware ☛ Leading semiconductor analyst says AMD should be investigated for 'treason' over availability of restricted chips in ChinaTop semiconductor analysis firm accuses AMD of treason, AMD says it could have been 'diversion' of an export-controlled adaptable radio platform. #
Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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Futurism ☛ Stanford Scientists Find That the Human Brain Is Actually Two Separate Organs"I was surprised at our findings because the word 'brain' implies a contiguous organ that likely has a singular origin." - New York Times ☛ Millions in Indonesia Breathe In Toxic Haze From Months of WildfiresFor months, millions of people have been living under a stifling blanket of toxic haze, fueled by a punishing drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern. - Futurism ☛ World Braces for Nearly a Half Million El Niño DeathsThis year's El Niño is a "postcard from our future." #
Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in / Malware
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Qt ☛Qt WebEngine Separate ReleaseWith the upcoming Qt 6.12.0 release, there will be no Qt WebEngine or Qt Pdf 6.12.0 binaries, and no webengine backend for Qt WebView -
So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism
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Security Week ☛ OpenAI [bots] Probed Websites for Vulnerabilities While Fetching Public DataAustralia disclosed that an Proprietary Chaffbot Company [bot] gained unauthorized access to non-public government information. - Tom's Hardware ☛ OpenAI [bot] got into Australia's Medicare stats portal with 84-day notification delayAustralia says an Proprietary Chaffbot Company [bot] got past blocks on a Medicare statistics portal in June. OpenAI's notification arrived in September. - The Straits Times ☛ Australian PM Albanese says Proprietary Chaffbot Company [bot] breached government website in JuneIt gained unauthorised access to the medical statistics portal of a government agency. - New York Times ☛ Australia Investigates Proprietary Chaffbot Company Hack on Public Health Care SiteAustralia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence [bot] accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system. - Silicon Angle ☛ Researchers link more cyberattacks to Proprietary Chaffbot Company [bot] swarmA research group has linked three more hacking campaigns to rogue artificial intelligence [bots]. Transluce, a nonprofit Hey Hi (AI) safety organization, detailed its findings on Wednesday. - Tom's Hardware ☛ Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for Hey Hi (AI) scanning and destructionInvestigators reckon Japan's used bookstore boom is likely due to the written-word harvesting of foreign Hey Hi (AI) giants. -
***Futurism*** ☛ [The Situation at Alpha School Is Darker Than We Thought Possible](https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/situation-alpha-school-darker-possible)"We were just kind of robots."
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Futurism ☛ Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy’s Video and Used Hey Hi (AI) to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the ProcessThis is so gross. - Tom's Hardware ☛ British Columbia sues Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Scam Altman for 'aiding and abetting' school shooterB.C. is demanding compensation after it says OpenAI's reviewers wanted to call police about the Tumbler Ridge shooter before the attack. - OMG Ubuntu ☛You can try Ubuntu’s new Myna Hey Hi (AI) dictation toolUbuntu’s new AI-powered dictation tool Myna isn’t officially ready, but you can give it an early test. Canonical has added the Myna orchestrator snap and a pair of speech-recognition Hey Hi (AI) models to the Snap Store recently, and made its new desktop Myna Settings tool available to test from a PPA. Ubuntu 26.10 also comes with another component preinstalled, as the gnome-shell-ubuntu-extensions package has a GNOME Shell extension that triggers an on-screen HUD when the Myna local Hey Hi (AI) speech-to-text tech is listening or transcribing. - #
Pseudo-Open Source
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Openwashing
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CNX Software ☛ MemBrowse continuously tracks firmware memory footprint, is free for open-source projectsMemBrowse tool allows embedded software developers to track the RAM and flash footprint of their firmware in continuous integration, with support for [Proprietary] Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and other CI solutions. Engineers can monitor footprint changes in a granular way each time code is submitted to their project, instead of finding out when the firmware image stops fitting into the target’s flash, or can’t run due to excessive RAM usage. MemBrowse also provides the full history showing how memory usage progressed over time, and how much is left for extra features. - #
Security
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Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
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The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian woman, 62, loses $238,500 to scammers in a bid to attain Singapore PRThe woman made 123 transactions over about three months to various bank accounts. - -
Privacy/Surveillance
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Digital Music News ☛ Meta Releases Audio-Only Smart GlassesMeta announces three new pairs of smart glasses, including an audio-only, AI-interactive version—and they’ll only set you back $349. Meta has announced three new pairs of smart glasses, unveiled during the company’s Meta Connect conference on Wednesday. - EDRI ☛ Simplification for whom? Open letter to EU Member States to uphold GDPR protections in Digital Omnibus on DataOver the past months, the European Commission's Digital Omnibus on Data has turned into a wider discussion about how much protection the data – and with it, the rights – of people in the EU should receive in the name of AI, innovation and competitiveness. That discussion has now reached a critical stage in the Council. - New York Times ☛ Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets DriveMeta’s smart glasses are the latest in a line of products to raise eyebrows over privacy. That’s not stopping other companies from creating similar devices. - The Straits Times ☛ The social control media app forcing Japan to take digital privacy more seriouslyBeReal, which allows users to post photos of their “true self”, has also caused accidental data leaks. - Tom's Hardware ☛ Samsung's disastrous firmware update bricks refrigerators ahead of South Korean holiday [Ed: Appliances Should be Dumb ]A broken Samsung update left many refrigerators stuck and non-functional. The incident, which happened right before a major holiday, has many users complaining of spoiled food and a ruined holiday. - #
Defence/Aggression
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The Strategist ☛ To deter China, we need a global alliance of democraciesThere is a distinct possibility of an enormous war breaking out in the next few years over a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan. - Federal News Network ☛ 8 sailors in Lincoln carrier group attempted suicide on extended deployment, Navy leader saysActing Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided the information to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter this week. - Tom's Hardware ☛ China swiped classified F-35 stealth fighter parts that were diverted through Hong KongComponents from the one of the free world’s most advanced fighter jets are now in the possession of the Chinese, say reports. - The Straits Times ☛ China is holding sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong: SourcesAt least two US congressional committees are investigating how the parts fell into Chinese hands. - France24 ☛ Iran sees air, land travel chaos as US sanctions biteFlights between Iran and the United Arab Emirates have been suspended, following tighter US sanctions on Iran's aviation industry. The move effectively cuts Tehran off from Dubai, one of the region's most important commercial hubs. There are also huge backups near Iran's border with Turkey, as overland shipping routes struggle to fill the gaps. - New York Times ☛ Far-Right Activist Danny Tommo Arrested After Slashing Dinghy in English ChannelThe man, Daniel Thomas, was following migrants traveling to England when he filmed himself slashing an inflatable boat that had an emergency responder on board. - France24 ☛ Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil portSaudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after warning several regions, including Mecca, of possible attacks. France said it would send military assets to help protect the Saudi oil terminal at Yanbu. The strikes came amid renewed fighting in Yemen that has killed dozens, according to sources cited by AFP. -
Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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RFERL ☛ Russia Launches Deadly Strikes On Ukraine As 'Hybrid Attack' Concerns Rise In The WestRussia attacked Ukrainian with missiles and drones, killing at least nine people in Kyiv and the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian officials said. - Latvia ☛ Charity concert for Ukraine to take place Sunday in RīgaOn 27 September at 5.00 pm, ‘Brūzis Manufaktūra’, Brīvības gatve 401, Rīga, will host the ‘Ganta Foundation’ charity concert and storytelling evening, ‘Stories That Must Be Heard’, the organisers announced. - Latvia ☛ Border controls on grain shipments to be introduced in LatviaTo ensure that cargoes stolen in Ukraine, including grain, are not transported through Latvian territory, the Saeima adopted an amendment to the Animal Feed Circulation Law in its final reading on Thursday, 24 September, according to the Saeima’s press office. - New York Times ☛ Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter ThemIf President Vladimir V. Putin was hoping to get Europeans’ attention, he’s succeeded with a series of close-call incursions. The question now is what they will do about it. - The Straits Times ☛ Zelensky broke confidentiality with N. Korea POWs disclosure: S. Korea president Lee Jae Myung - The Straits Times ☛ North Korea says South Korea a target if it becomes US collective defence hubNorth Korea said on Friday that South Korea would become a "decisive target" for collective retaliation if it served as a central hub in a US-led collective defence system, state media KCNA reported. - LRT ☛ Lithuania to let Belarusians apply for residence permits in Armenia, GeorgiaBelarusian citizens will be able to apply for temporary residence permits in Lithuania through external service provider offices in Armenia and Georgia starting in November, Lithuania’s Interior Ministry said Thursday. - RFERL ☛ US Company That Sold Phone Hacking Software To Pentagon, Secret Service Lied About Russian Ownership, Officials SayA US company that provided digital forensics and data-extraction software to the Pentagon and other government agencies was in fact owned by a Russian company that also sold software to Russian spy agencies, US authorities charged. - LRT ☛ Denmark issues warning over ‘low but growing risk’ of limited Russian attackMoscow could launch a military attack against a NATO country in the coming months, the Danish intelligence service said on Thursday. - France24 ☛ EU sanctions Russian pundit Xenia Fedorova after expulsion from FranceThe European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, whom France expelled in August over claims that she was disseminating "pro-Russian narratives" in the country. - France24 ☛ Macron says 'CIA did not inform French services' of possible Russian drone attacksFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments of possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean. He also said in a primetime TV interview that France will send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. - Scoop News Group ☛ Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ allegesThe Justice Department said two leaders of the company have been arrested and face conspiracy to commit wire fraud. - Latvia ☛ Politician Stepaņenko's family reportedly friendly with Russian arms dealer Bout‘Sovereign Power/Union of New Latvians’ is among the frontrunners in the polls ahead of the Saeima elections expected in early October. Its Prime Minister candidate Jūlija Stepaņenko has in recent weeks avoided answering questions about her father, who lives in Russia and from whom she has received substantial gifts, Latvian Television reported on September 23. - New York Times ☛ How Russia Evades SanctionsOur business data correspondent Aaron Krolik describes Russia’s vast effort to evade global sanctions and get drone parts for its war in Ukraine — and explains how we traced those efforts. - New York Times ☛ Schoolchildren Take Shelter in KyivOur Ukraine correspondent Siobhán O’Grady visits a school in Kyiv where air raid sirens interrupt classes all day and children must take shelter. - New York Times ☛ Police in Poland Arrest Ukrainian Citizen Over Fatal StabbingThe police arrested a Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of carrying out the knife attack, which came as the two countries are trying to steady relations soured by old antagonisms. - #
Environment
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Overpopulation
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Gov’t considers 12 hours’ annual family care leave for civil servants to boost fertilityHong Kong civil servants could receive up to 12 hours of family care leave annually from next year, the city’s civil service minister has announced, as part of a raft of new measures to boost fertility by promoting family-friendly employment practices and offering financial incentives to reduce the burden of child-rearing. - #
AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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The Straits Times ☛ Pakistan blocks roads around capital ahead of planned pro-Khan protestAction taken ahead of a weekend demonstration by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. - The Straits Times ☛ North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear testsA meeting of ministers on Sept 22 urged Pyongyang to fully comply with UN Security Council resolutions. #
Censorship/Free Speech
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BIA Net ☛ Turkey blocks X account of rights advocate monitoring online censorship“I have become the subject of the issue I constantly raise,. As a lawyer and a law professor, I do not know under which decision and on what grounds my account was blocked," said Yaman Akdeniz. - Mexico News Daily ☛ Is internet satire under threat in Mexico? Why the ‘Anti-Meme Bill’ is controversialThe bill is part of a larger reform package aimed at bringing Mexican intellectual property law in line with international standards, but a section establishing punishment for using government logos has sparked fears of censorship. #
Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
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Press Gazette ☛ What I’ve learned: Science writer Deborah Cohen says ‘arseholes’ keep her motivatedEx-BMJ investigations editor shares her insights from a career in science journalism. - Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Prison authorities accuse ‘anti-China’ figures of ‘fabricating lies’ after US group says guards rehearsed Jimmy Lai’s deathThe Correctional Services Department (CSD) has said it does not discuss prison security or “specific arrangements” for persons in custody, after a US-based advocacy group said prison guards had rehearsed protocols in the event of jailed activist Jimmy Lai’s death. - Futurism ☛ Google Has Its Hand Around the Throat of the Independent Media and It’s Squeezing Harder and HarderAnother day, another existential crisis for news media. #
Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility
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New York Times ☛ Bernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online? - Federal News Network ☛ Federal immigration judges at DOJ face doxxing threatsThe IG found DOJ continues to lack a strategy for managing the risks of so-called "ubiquitous technical surveillance” on its employees and operations. #
Internet Policy/Net Neutrality
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APNIC ☛ IP geolocation at APNIC 62: Challenges, geofeeds, and data quality perspectivesAt APNIC 62, panellists explored how geofeeds, RIR data, and third-party geolocation providers work together, and why improving accuracy while protecting user privacy is becoming increasingly important. #
Monopolies/Monopsonies
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Patents
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Kangaroo Courts
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[Ed: UPC is illegal, but JUVE got paid to glorify and promote this perversion of the legal system, enabled by cocaine addicts at EPO]JUVE ☛ YMTC wins first round in Micron case over NAND technologyThe claims form part of a multi-jurisdictional dispute between the parties, which involves proceedings in the US, the UK and China in addition to Germany and the UPC. They all relate to 3D NAND flash memory for flash memory devices, which are used worldwide in hard drives and other storage media, including those for PCs. - - #
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