EU clamps down on DIY geo-engineers
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Thursday, 29 June 2023 11:13

EU clamps down on DIY geo-engineers


Don't mess with the weather 

The European Union is calling for talks on a potential international framework on how to treat deliberately atmosphere-altering technologies, which are known as geoengineering.

Minecraft dev team exits Reddit
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Thursday, 29 June 2023 11:01

Minecraft dev team exits Reddit


Reddit revolt escalates 

The Minecraft dev team has left Reddit joining the protest against the board's hamfisted attempt to increase revenues. 

PlayStation software margins leaked
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Thursday, 29 June 2023 10:54

PlayStation software margins leaked


Revealed when scanned

Sony's highly confidential information about its PlayStation business was revealed by mistake during the court battle between the FTC and Microrosft.

Chipzilla shows off Latent Diffusion Model for 3D
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Uses generative AI to create realistic 3D visual content

Intel Labs and Blockade Labs have developed Latent Diffusion Model for 3D (LDM3D), a diffusion model that uses generative AI to create realistic 3D visual content.

Parental and employer spyware gave details to criminals and paedophiles
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Ironic, don’t ya think?

Parents who thought they were protecting their children by spying on them have placed them in danger by using an Android app which has been hacked.

Red Hat in full spin mode after restrictions on Enterprise Linux sources
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Open source rebellion

Red Hat is finding itself with a rebellion on its hands after it announced it would limit access to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources by putting them behind the Red Hat Customer Portal and limited to the CentOS Stream sources.

Apple takes down Damus
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Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:40

Apple takes down Damus


Claims it could be used to sell digital content

The fruity cargo cult Apple has ordered Damus, a decentralised social networking app backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, to be cast forth from its walled garden of delights for committing sins against the true and holy church.

US Supreme Court protects stalkers from their victims
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The more insane are protected 

In an interesting move for crime in the US, the Supreme Court has decided that victims of stalkers have to prove they faced a real threat.

The government case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal floundering
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Experts have difficulty demonstrating that it is bad for gamers

The US government’s case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal got off to a poor start when its witness Harvard economist Robin Lee struggled at times to demonstrate how the planned deal would hurt gamers.

SAP sees a bright future for AI
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Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:28

SAP sees a bright future for AI


Another buzz word for us to make money from

The maker of expensive management software, which no one can be sure what it does, SAP has had its eyes lighting up over generative AI, according to its CEO.