Author: Zach_Wilson
Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to steal content if it’s on the open web
I think that with respect to content that’s already on the open web, the social contract of that content since the ‘90s has been that it is fair use. Anyone can copy it, recreate with it, reproduce with it. That has been “freeware,” if you like, that’s been the understanding.…
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What SCOTUS just did to broadband, the right to repair, the environment, and more
Since the New Deal era, the bulk of the functioning US government is the administrative state — think the acronym soup of agencies like the EPA, FCC, FTC, FDA, and so on. Even when Capitol Hill is not mired in deep dysfunction, the speed at which Congress and the courts…
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This new threat infects devices with a dozen malware at once
Cybersecurity researchers from Outpost24’s KrakenLabs observed a new and quite unique malware campaign that seems to values quantity over quality. Usually, when hackers compromise a device, they deploy a single piece of malware and try their best to remain unseen and persistent, as they use the computer for whatever end…
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Will Core i9 crashing debacle stop gamers from buying Intel’s next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs? This motherboard maker is worried it might
Intel’s well-documented issues with its high-end 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs crashing or being generally unstable with PC games could cast a cloud over sales of the firm’s next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs. Or it is the warning from a motherboard maker following the ongoing saga that has been dragged out over…
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Here comes the world’s smallest 5G smartphone to date: obscure Chinese vendor set to debut minuscule mobile called Jelly Max, for minute mitts — but who will end up using it?
Chinese vendor Unihertz has announced the upcoming launch of Jelly Max, which it claims is the world’s smallest 5G smartphone. The company made a post on X and followed it up with a teaser on its website, but Unihertz has a history of making unusual smartphones. The TickTock series, for…
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The Center for Investigative Reporting is suing OpenAI and Microsoft
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), the nonprofit that produces Mother Jones and Reveal, announced on Thursday that it’s suing Microsoft and OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement, following similar actions by The New York Times and several other media outlets. “OpenAI and Microsoft started vacuuming up our stories to make…
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