Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

Apple Reverses Course and Allows Epic Games to Start Competing App Store - After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/technology/apple-epic-games-app-store.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #computerandvideogames #mobileapplications #epicgames #software #appleinc

Facing pressure from European regulators, Apple is once again restoring Epic Games’ iOS developer account, only days after it rescinded the access. https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-backs-down-will-allow-epic-games-to-create-ios-app-store-in-eu

Grab a helmet because retired ISS batteries are hurtling back to Earth - 'Luminous phenomena' on the cards, but half a ton of debris could survive A pallet of use... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/03/08/iss_battery_packs_reentry/

Astronomers Detect 'Waterworld With a Boiling Ocean' in Deep Space https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/03/08/181202/astronomers-detect-waterworld-with-a-boiling-ocean-in-deep-space?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

Cloudflare wants to put a firewall in front of your LLM - Claims to protect against DDoS, sensitive data leakage Cloudflare has tweaked its web app... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/03/05/cloudflare_firewall_ai/

For Today Only, Pi=3 - In 1897 the state assembly of the American state of Indiana famously tried and fai... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/29/for-today-only-pi3/ #raspberrypibirthday #raspberrypi #leapyear

Does anyone know of an existing open source project working on AI model poisoning or style cloaking, in the vein of #glaze and #nightshade?

I'm interested in this tech but they both seem to be proprietary, and I'd like to see if there is any work being done on the open source side of things.

#ai #datapoisoning #foss

Google packs more searches into the Search Bar - Google

If you’ve ever opened a new browser tab wit... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24086893/google-search-suggestions-chrome-android-ios-images

NASA Selects ACMI as Second Approved Exploration Park Facility https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-acmi-as-second-approved-exploration-park-facility/ #NASA #JohnsonSpaceCenter

Fortuner, HiLux, and Prado affected. I still like them all just the same.

Toyota admits its engines are overrated, by its own software • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/29/toyota_apologizes_software/

The ViewSonic Omni VX2728J-2K might not have the flashy add-ons of more expensive gaming monitors, but at just $200, this 27-inch QHD panel punches well above its weight. Here's our review: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/viewsonic-omni-vx2728j-2k

Cheap Doorbell Cameras Can Be Easily Hijacked, Says Consumer Reports - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Video doorbell cameras have... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/02/29/2117215/cheap-doorbell-cameras-can-be-easily-hijacked-says-consumer-reports?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #privacy

Got my PC controlling the new oscilloscope using SCPI commands:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Commands_for_Programmable_Instruments
Although the library I used was actually called "VISA", which manages communication (seems like a slightly updated COM port/serial link)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_instrument_software_architecture
#physics #electronics

Here’s your first look at Tron: Ares, premiering in 2025 - Image: Disney

The third Tron movie is nearing rele... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24087003/tron-ares-first-image-2025-release-date

Google’s Deal With StackOverflow Is the Latest Proof That AI Giants Will Pay for Data - StackOverflow’s programming community will power a version of Google’s Gemini chatbot. It... - https://www.wired.com/story/google-deal-stackoverflow-ai-giants-pay-for-data/ #business/artificialintelligence #intelligenceupgrade #business

On DTNS for Thursday February 29, 2024 - would you charge for Meta content? What will come of the latest lawsuits against OpenAI? And, three cheers for video game preservation!
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/good-news-for-gemini-dtns-4716

US courts fielded over 130 requests for access to push notification metadata - Cops love it because popup messages can reveal location, device details, IP address and m... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/02/29/push_notification_privacy/

If there's one T-shirt that just screams how much of an 80’s kid I am, it’s this one.

Kudos if you get BOTH references, and feel free to share your own!

We are not done yet...

#Plasma6

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 review: redemption never sounded so good - The company has always delivered on audio quality, but after stumbling with some bu... - https://www.theverge.com/24086715/sennheiser-momentum-true-wireless-4-earbuds-review