How to identify OpenAI's crawler bot to stop it slurping websites for training data - Aww, c'mon, let us scrape your pages, we've got billions at stake OpenAI, the maker of ma... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/08/openai_scraping_software/

Google's Messages App Will Now Use RCS By Default and Encrypt Group Chats - Speaking of SMSes, Google announced today it's making its Messages by Google app m... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/08/08/1936246/googles-messages-app-will-now-use-rcs-by-default-and-encrypt-group-chats?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #encryption

Google, record labels working on deal covering musical “deepfakes” - Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko)

Google and Universal Musi... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959690 #universalmusic #syndication #biz⁢ #google #ai

Air Pollution Linked To Rise in Antibiotic Resistance That Imperils Human Health - Air pollution is helping to drive a rise in antibiotic resistance that poses a sig... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/08/1934210/air-pollution-linked-to-rise-in-antibiotic-resistance-that-imperils-human-health?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #medicine

No Need To Buy A Woodchipper – Build One! - Polish YouTuber WorkshopFromScratch finally got fed up with tripping over piles of... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/08/no-need-to-buy-a-woodchipper-build-one/ #metalworking #woodchipper #toolhacks #gearmotor #hardware #c45steel #garden #steel

Joe Biden’s new monument near the Grand Canyon stops some — but not all — uranium mining - US President Joe Biden is greeted as he arrives at Grand C... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824490/joe-biden-new-national-monument-grand-canyon-uranium-mine

Banks Fined $549 Million Over Use of WhatsApp and Other Messaging Apps - Federal regulators continued their crackdown against employees of Wall Street firm... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/08/08/1924245/banks-fined-549-million-over-use-of-whatsapp-and-other-messaging-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #encryption

Cyber-extortionists pillage Colorado education dept - Hey, breacher, leave those kids alone Data going back as far as nearly 20 years may have ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/08/colorado_education_hacking/

Disney explores cutting costs through AI use - Enlarge / The Disneyland castle in Anaheim, California. (credit: Getty ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959624 #biz⁢ #tech #ai

Nerdcore Is Dead (Long Live Nerdcore) - The Original High-C writes: Dear Commander Taco,

I hope you are well, as the worl... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/08/08/1915248/nerdcore-is-dead-long-live-nerdcore?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #music

What does it take to get AI to work like a scientist? - Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko)

As machine-learning algor... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959552 #computerscience #scientificlaws #science #theory #ai

Why Your Business Should Be Using Automated Payment Systems - Business finances are sometimes challenging to manage, and without a solid financi... - https://readwrite.com/why-your-business-should-be-using-automated-payment-systems/ #automation

Boeing abandons plans for crewed Starliner flight in 2023 - The calamity capsule won't be ready to fly until March 2024, and even then a launch date ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/08/boeing_abandons_plans_for_crewed/

Hackaday Prize 2023: Machining Metals with Sparks - Working with metals can present a lot of unique challenges even for those with a f... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/08/hackaday-prize-2023-machining-metals-with-sparks/ #electricaldischargemachining #2023hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #metalworking #electricity #toolhacks #machining #cutting #plasma #spark #edm

For this startup, Nvidia GPUs are currency - An exciting breakthrough in GPUs that isn’t really about c... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824661/coreweave-nvidia-debt-gpu-ai-chips-collateral

Netflix’s new virtual game controller iOS app hints at TV gaming - Netflix game controller App Store listing on iPad. | Scree... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824509/netflix-game-controller-tv-gaming-ios-app

The Mystery Genes That Are Keeping You Alive - Nobody knows what around a fifth of your genes actually do. It’s hoped they could hold th... - https://www.wired.com/story/unknome-proteins-human-genome/ #science/health #genetics #science

4 in 5 Chromebooks sold to US students in Q2 as demand rises - Education buyers ignore campaign group's intense criticism of device's lifespan, 'expect ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/08/4_in_5_chromebooks_sold_to_us_students/

KQED acquires studio behind Glynn Washington’s Snap Judgment - The podcast cover art for Snap Judgement. | Image: Snap Ju... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824496/kqed-snap-judgment-acquisition

Google Fails To End $5 Billion Consumer Privacy Lawsuit - A U.S. judge rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the p... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/08/1735223/google-fails-to-end-5-billion-consumer-privacy-lawsuit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #google