“Links Looked At”
Govt
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Us
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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/27/apple-watch-import-ban-temporarily-stopped-by-us-appeals-court-.html
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AI companies would be required to disclose copyrighted training data under new bill - The Verge
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US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon | Ars Technica
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Massachusetts lawmakers mull 'killer robot' bill | TechCrunch
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Chief justice centers Supreme Court annual report on AI’s dangers | The Hill
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Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen submitted fake case citations
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https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/pornhub-blocks-access-in-montana
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Asia
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/28/india-government-agency-seeks-to-block-binance-and-kraken/
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/27/india-apple-iphone-hacking/
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Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies - Nikkei Asia
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China Is Stealing AI Secrets to Turbocharge Spying, U.S. Says - WSJ
1. https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/china/china-ai-spying-fbi/
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Worldcoin is no longer offering Orb-verification in India, Brazil and France | TechCrunch
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Euro
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EU competition chief defends Artificial Intelligence Act after Macron’s attack
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Coroner calls on Google and Amazon to act after British woman’s suicide | UK news | The Guardian
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Africa
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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-central-bank-lifts-ban-crypto-trading-2023-12-23/
Business
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Hardware
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https://www.motortrend.com/features/digital-twin-technology-virtual-car-copy/
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Volkswagen-backed JAC Yiwei EV powered by sodium-ion battery starts mass production in China
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Nvidia's RTX 4090 returns to China 11% slower than before • The Register
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Amazon plans to make its own hydrogen to power vehicles - The Verge
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Xiaomi's first EV is the freshest take on a 'smartphone on wheels' | TechCrunch
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Apple Vision Pro tipped for late Jan/early Feb release | TechCrunch
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Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Raising Millions to Reinvent Transit - Bloomberg
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TSMC working towards a future with trillion-transistor chips, 1nm-class manufacturing | TechSpot
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LG’s new ultra-lightweight Gram laptops include some OLED screens and AI Boost - The Verge
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Vizio agrees to pay $3 million for alleged ‘false’ refresh rate claims - The Verge
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Software
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It’s “shakeout” time as losses of Netflix rivals top $5 billion | Ars Technica
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Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit | Ars Technica
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Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th - The Verge
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https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-reinstall-os-windows-update/
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Google Rejected Play Store Fee Changes for Hit on Sales, Epic Lawsuit Shows - Bloomberg
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Apple vs. Beeper: The Battle Over iMessage on Android Explained - CNET
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Apple Wants to Partner With Major Publishers to Train AI - MacRumors
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PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all | GamesIndustry.biz
Social
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Generic
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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds | AP News
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She Spent Her Inheritance Sending Money to TikTok Livestreamers
Security
- Amnesty confirms Apple warning: Indian journalists' iPhones infected with Pegasus spyware | TechCrunch
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/us-intelligence-officials-determined-chinese-spy-balloon-used-us-inter-rcna131150
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-disables-msix-protocol-handler-abused-in-malware-attacks/
- https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-targets-albanian-parliaments-data-system-halting-its-work/
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/researchers-come-up-with-better-idea-to-prevent-airtag-stalking/
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/exploit-used-in-mass-iphone-infection-campaign-targeted-secret-hardware-feature/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/26/cbs-paramount-owner-national-amusements-hacked/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gta-5-source-code-reportedly-leaked-online-a-year-after-rockstar-hack/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mint-mobile-discloses-new-data-breach-exposing-customer-data/
- https://www.fastcompany.com/91002831/us-water-utilities-hacked-cybersecurity
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/game-mod-on-steam-breached-to-push-password-stealing-malware/
Robot
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Ai
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https://www.ft.com/content/e1f83331-ac65-4395-a542-651b7df0d454
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https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-quietly-launches-dedicated-copilot-app-for-android/
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https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/employers-are-offering-a-new-worker-benefit-wellness-chatbots-cc298b20
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https://www.ft.com/content/c6b47d24-b435-4f41-b197-2d826cce9532
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https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/12/19/predictive-ai-human-lifespan-model/
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Actual
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Space
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https://www.space.com/spacex-final-rocket-launches-2023-photos-video
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https://torrentfreak.com/reckless-dmca-deindexing-pushes-nasas-artemis-towards-black-hole-231226/
Nonsense
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Entertainment
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https://www.npr.org/2023/12/28/1221988663/pierce-brosnan-charges-yellowstone
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https://apnews.com/article/hockey-handshakes-banned-36cdfa1ad3fd1e3fa27c6f798fcbd853
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Poop
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-67771640
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Animal
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https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/llama-therapy-at-portland-airport-eases-holiday-travel-stress/
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https://www.newsweek.com/sol-de-janeiro-body-lotion-attracting-wolf-spiders-1856504
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https://wreg.com/news/local/bartlett-police-capture-giant-beaver-inside-st-francis-hospital/
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https://www.newsweek.com/wild-turkey-cuts-power-thousands-homes-christmas-eve-1855320
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Food and drug
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https://www.pennlive.com/life/2023/12/woman-sues-hersheys-co-over-reeses-pumpkins-without-faces.html
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https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/men-arrested-with-1-000-in-stolen-butter-1.6703164
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Crime
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Education
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https://www.wect.com/2023/12/28/university-chancellor-says-he-was-fired-producing-appearing-porn/