Western Digital, SanDisk Extreme SSDs don’t store data safely, lawsuit says - Enlarge / SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2's are water-resistant, bu... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961557 #classactionlawsuit #westerndigital #classaction #sandisk #tech #ssd

New £1B fintech fund aims to plug UK’s £2B funding gap - The UK has devised a novel solution for a funding gap: more funding. In a bid to s... - https://thenextweb.com/news/fintech-growth-fund-funding-gap #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #fintechandecommerce #governmentandpolicy #investorsandfunding #insider

Microsoft will let you uninstall more built-in Windows 11 apps soon for less bloat - Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/17/23835550/microsoft-windows-11-uninstall-built-in-inbox-apps

2023 Cyberdeck Contest: Cyberdeck Red is Ready for Action - What exactly constitutes a cyberdeck is up for debate, but for us, one thing is cl... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/17/2023-cyberdeck-contest-cyberdeck-red-is-ready-for-action/ #2023cyberdeckchallenge #cyberdecks #lattepanda #cyberdeck #contests #windows #hackrf #hdmi #sdr

YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, Research Says - YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracki... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/technology/youtube-google-children-privacy.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #onlineadvertising #childrensprivacy #adalytics #youtube #privacy #google #coppa

Scientists Recreate Pink Floyd Song By Reading Brain Signals of Listeners - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Scientists have train... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/16/2139246/scientists-recreate-pink-floyd-song-by-reading-brain-signals-of-listeners?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

X apparently added 5-second delay for links to sites Musk doesn’t like - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood )

In the latest co... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961279 #twitter #policy #musk #x

OpenAI to use GPT-4 LLM for content moderation, warns against bias - ChatGPT-creator OpenAI is working on the development of its GPT-4 large language model... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704618/openai-to-use-gpt-4-llm-for-content-moderation-warns-against-bias.html#tk.rss_all #generativeai #itstrategy

See how heat-related illness spiked in the US this summer - A sign gives direction to a cooling center in Portland, Or... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23834252/heatwave-illness-er-visits-data-map

Urbanista turns its solar-powered smarts to a Bluetooth speaker - Use it exclusively in sunny environments, and the Malibu’s... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23834467/urbanista-malibu-solar-powered-bluetooth-speaker-price-release-dates-specs-details

Nintendo has restocked the ever-elusive N64 controller for the Switch - Nintendo’s updated N64 controller is just as awkward as th... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23820759/nintendo-switch-n64-controller-restock-sale

Red Hat redeploys one of its main desktop developers - Big Purple may be moving away from the desktop or it could be more strategic A blog post ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/16/red_hat_redeploys_desktop_dev/

Sony’s open-style LinkBuds earbuds have returned to their all-time low - Sony’s unique earbuds are currently going for $52 off at m... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23832830/sony-linkbuds-earbuds-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-flip-5-jbl-flip-6-deal-sale

Urbanista Malibu Solar Speaker: Battery Life, Specs, Price, Release Date - After the success of its solar-charging headphones, Urbanista is back with a Bluetooth sp... - https://www.wired.com/story/urbanista-malibu-solar-speaker/ #gear/products/lifestyle #gear/products/speakers #sunbelievable #gear

World's First Smart Door Comes With Built-In Smart Lock and Video Doorbell - An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: First shown off at 2022 CES, the M... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/15/232239/worlds-first-smart-door-comes-with-built-in-smart-lock-and-video-doorbell?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #money

The World Isn’t Ready for the Next Decade of AI - Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, talks about how AI and other t... - https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-18/ #business/artificialintelligence #wiredpodcasts #business

What Do My Screenshots and Selfies Actually Say About Me? - WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on our attempts to stop time, and why your camera roll... - https://www.wired.com/story/what-do-my-screenshots-selfies-say-about-me/ #culture/digitalculture #cloudsupport #culture #ideas

How Amazon’s In-House First Aid Clinics Push Injured Employees to Keep Working - A WIRED investigation and federal citations show how first aid clinics in Amazon warehous... - https://www.wired.com/story/amazons-first-aid-clinics-push-injured-employees-to-keep-working/ #business/techculture #hardlabor #business

TikTok Shop is a dream for creators. It’s putting shoppers at risk. - Sellers say TikTok Shop is a dream come true. Customers say it's a mixed bag. Here's how ... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/16/tiktok-shop-safe/

Dell’s new monitor can transform into a touch display - Dell’s new 24 Touch USB-C Hub Monitor is a new 23.8-inch 1... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23834096/dell-24-touch-usb-c-hub-monitor-graphics-tablet-touchscreen