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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23382325/VRG_Illo_STK022_K_Radtke_Musk_Money.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "EU regulators may fine several Musk-owned companies for Digital Services Act violations")
Source: The Verge The European Union has reportedly warned X that it could use the revenue of several companies owned by Elon Musk to calculate fines levied against the platform for violating social media laws. European regulators may take the annual revenues of Musk’s other companies — including SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI, and the Boring Company…
Source: Venture Beat A handful of benefits and features launch with Unity 6 today, lightening the load for developers on the engine. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23262657/VRG_Illo_STK001_B_Sala_Hacker.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Hacker arrested for the fake SEC tweet that caused a Bitcoin price spike")
Source: The Verge The FBI has arrested an Alabama man who is accused of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account in January. The indictment (PDF) alleges that 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. worked with co-conspirators to take control of the account and post a fake message from SEC Chair Gary Gensler about Bitcoin ETFs…
Source: Venture Beat Archetype AI’s ‘Newton’ model learns physics from sensor data, promising breakthroughs in industrial applications and scientific discovery. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25672697/247305_CHATTY_AI_NPCs_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Modders are using AI to create chatty companions in Skyrim and Stardew")
Source: The Verge In Stardew Valley, you can usually only speak to characters a few times per day. This limitation has led to a number of mods that add things for them to say so that players can spend more time with their virtual pals. But like many games, Stardew recently turned to AI, resulting…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25684479/2162368258.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Amnesty International gives EV makers low marks for human rights policies")
Source: The Verge Automakers aren’t doing enough to identify and prevent human rights abuses along supply chains for EV batteries, Amnesty International warns in a new report. The charity ranked 13 of the world’s largest EV manufacturers, giving each a score based on its human rights policies and practices. BYD, one of the leading companies…
Source: Venture Beat Zyphra’s Zyda-2 dataset is five times larger than the original Zyda and covers a vast range of topics and domains. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25684524/DCD_Amy_Lanzi_Decoder.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi: How influencers are changing advertising")
Source: The Verge On today’s Decoder, I’m talking to Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi — and you’ll notice this episode is a little different. We recorded this conversation live onstage in New York City at an event graciously hosted by Adweek. I’ve actually been dying to talk to Amy for some time. Digitas is one of…
Source: The Verge In early 2004, the world was shaking it like a Polaroid picture, flocking to theaters to see what was going to happen with all those hobbits, and wondering if that Tom Brady guy was something special. Meanwhile, a few folks around the world were inventing the web as we know it now:…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25684421/New_Ferrari_Supercar_media__4_b7f91c44_3027_4126_89ac_c75ee48fc346.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Ferrari’s F80 uses ‘Boost optimization’ to give drivers more power where they need it")
Source: The Verge Ferrari’s new F80 hypercar can record the track it is driving on and will boost the driver at the right time during the next lap. The “Boost Optimization” feature reads the straights and curves of the circuit and, with no further action from the driver, delivers more power to its hybrid system…
