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Meta partners with horror movie maker Blumhouse Productions to test Movie Gen

Facebook owner Meta said on Thursday it had teamed up with Blumhouse Productions, the Hollywood company behind popular horror films such as The Purge and Get Out, to put its new

New Chrome extension aims to detect deepfake AI-generated voices—but it’s far from perfect

Deepfakes have already been a problem in the 2024 presidential election—and could potentially become a bigger one as Nov. 5 draws near. But a new Chrome browser extension claims it can help people determine which audio clips they hear are legitimately from the candidates (and others) and which are fake.

The

‘I figured I ought not to waste the dinner credit’: Meta laid off staffers for taking advantage of the company’s meal scheme

Meta has sacked a number of staff for abusing the company’s $25 meal scheme to order everything but lunch—including acne pads, toothbrushes and wine glasses. 

The sacking of almost 30 staff in the company’s Los Angeles office, first reported by the Financial Times, included high-paid engineers earning six-figure salaries. 

One user of the anonymous chat app Blind wrote that they us

Google Search Has A New Boss: Prabhakar Raghavan Steps Down via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google replaces Search chief Raghavan with Nick Fox amid restructuring. Move follows criticism of ad-driven decisions affecting search quality.

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MrBeast’s YouTube dominance takes a dip

MrBeast’s YouTube growth has hit a rough patch. 

On Saturday, MrBeast uploaded a new video. “ ">7 Days Exploring An Underground City” amassed 56.5 million views within four days. For any other YouTuber, those numbers would be seismic. But, for YouTube’s most subscribed-to creator, the numbers are dramatically lower than his averages—and could be a sign of broader decline. 

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The Menendez brothers’ house is all over TikTok following the hit Netflix drama

With the recent release of the Netflix drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and the follow-up documentary The Menendez Brothers, true-crime enthusiasts are now turning their attention to the Beverly Hills mansion where it all went down. 

Posts of the house’s exterior and interior have been going viral on TikTok, gaining millions of views from those invested in the case. One

Robinhood launches desktop platform, seeks market share from traditional brokerages

Robinhood launched its long-awaited desktop platform and added futures and index options trading features to its mobile app on Wednesday, as the fintech firm aims to take market share from traditional brokerages.

The 11-year

Dominion voting systems is still a GOP bogeyman ahead of the election

The election is nearly here, and Dominion Voting Systems is once again on Republicans’ minds.

The voting machine-maker became the subject of conspiracy theories following the 2020 election, which Donald Trump falsely claims was rigged against him. The smear campaigns against Dominion led to death threats and, eventually, lawsuits: In 2023, Fox News

AI-generated child sex abuse images pose challenges for federal prosecutors

U.S. federal prosecutors are stepping up their pursuit of suspects who use artificial intelligence tools to manipulate or create child sex abuse images, as law enforcement fears the technology could spur a flood of

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pens a smart look at our AI future

Welcome to AI DecodedFast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei pens a cool-headed essay on the arrival of AGI

In the debate over artificial general in

Brain Drain: David vs Goliath

There are worries that GenAI systems may run out of fresh data as they scale. Synthetic data is an option, but using AI-generated data to train AI can degrade the model's performance. There may be a better solution. Can data quality overcome a loss of data quantity? https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/10/17/training-data-scarcity-synthetic-quality-model-genai-ai/

AlphaDog: Rozeznávání obrazu umělou inteligencí je nepříjemně zranitelné

Simulátor útoků na rozeznávání obrazu umělou inteligencí AlphaDog odhalil slabé místo v prvku alpha channel, který ovládá průhlednost obrázků. Útokem na alpha channel je možné zmanipulovat vidění autonomních vozidel, systémy pro rozeznávání obličejů nebo třeba pozměnit medicínské snímky. Pokud by to někdo provedl masivně, škody by mohly být nedozírné. http://www.osel.cz/13741-alphadog-rozeznavani-obrazu-umelou-inteligenci-je-neprijemne-zranitelne.html

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An Open Letter From The CEO Of Search Engine Journal via @sejournal, @itsduhnise

SEJ's CEO reflects on the recent acquisition of Search Engine Land by Semrush while reaffirming Search Engine Journal's commitment to independent, unbiased SEO journalism.

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Ask An SEO: What Links Should You Build For A Natural Backlink Profile? via @sejournal, @rollerblader

Uncover the truth about backlinks for SEO. Learn how focusing on your audience and creating brand demand can naturally lead to valuable backlinks.

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Has wave energy finally found its golden buoy?


In November 2023, violent Atlantic storm “Domingos” struck the northern coast of Portugal, generating record-high waves and leaving a path of destruction across much of Western Europe.  People on land were grappling with flooded homes, cl

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Upwork unveils new capabilities for its Uma AI platform

On Wednesday, work marketplace Upwork introduced a host of new AI capabilities involving Uma, what it calls its “mindful artificial intelligence” tool.

Uma is used to cut down time spent on listing jobs and helps match candidates with opportunities that are well suited for them. “Uma is built on top of industry-leading large language models, customized with Upwork’s historical platform data,” Dave Bottoms, an

‘I need to earn every vote’: From Fox News to Charlamagne, Kamala Harris is on a last-minute media blitz

Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in Detroit with popular radio host Charlamagne tha God, further deepening her push to reach potential voters in a more relaxed environment. 

Tuesday’s hour-long, town hall-style interview with Charlamagne, The Breakfast Club co-host, served as an attempt to counteract weakening support from Black voters. Harris pushed back on claims that she was disconnected from the Black community, warned of

Jižní Korea odtajnila strategický raketový systém, impozantní Hyunmoo V

Jihokorejská armáda získala dvoustupňovou balistickou raketu střední doletu Hyunmoo V, která dopraví do vzdálenosti 3 tisíce kilometrů hlavici o hmotnosti 8 tun. Lákavým cílem by měly být silně opevněné bunkry, ukryté více než 100 metrů pod zemí. Jižní Korea intenzivně pracuje na odstrašení případných agresorů. http://www.osel.cz/13740-jizni-korea-odtajnila-strategicky-raketovy-system-impozantni-hyunmoo-v.html

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#449 – Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History

Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global cataclysm some 12,000 years ago. He is the presenter of the Netflix documentary series "Ancient Apocalypse", the 2nd season of which has just been released. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep449-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback

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Capital One has a new tool to help keep track of all your subscriptions

Capital One launched on Wednesday a free, integrated subscription management tool, allowing customers to track, block, and cancel recurring payments from over 10,000 merchants directly through its mobile app.

The new tool should come as welcome relief for the many Americans who find themselves struggling to keep track of recurring payments. Whether it’s streaming services, fitness apps, or meal de

What are VTubers? The controversial class of streamers, explained

VTubers, the internet creators who use digital avatars while live-streaming, blew up on YouTube in the late 2010s. Since then, the streamers have expanded across other platforms. Twitch’s most popular streamer is VTuber Ironmouse, with 236,505 active subscribers

But lately, the VTubers have been in a panic. YouTube and Twitch accounts are continually shutting down their channels, citing a variety of rules including “u

How AI can unlock innovation across our nation’s research institutions

At a university campus in Rolla, Missouri (population 22,000), a small team of scientists is developing a glass powder that, when applied to wounds, significantly improves blood clotting and reduces risk of infection. In addition to saving lives, the technology has the industry excited for its commercial potential.

The Midwest university behind the research is not one you typically see on the front pages of news sites: it’s the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a land-

The Internet Archive is even more essential than I realized

It never dawned on me that I might be insufficiently grateful for the Internet Archive. For many years, I’ve used it on something close to a daily basis, including to research numerous articles I couldn’t have written otherwise. I’ve uploaded some of my own work to it, shipped off my grandfather’s scholarly library for scanning, and donated money (though not enough).

But over theplast week, I’ve grow

How Libya and Tuvalu are cashing in on their top-level domain names

Anguilla is raking in extra revenue from registration fees for its .ai web domain thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, but it’s not the only place cashing in on demand for websites with distinct

Is ghosting someone online ever OK?

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

Fortunately, terminally online writers Delia Cai and St

Battlesnake With Brad Van Vugt

In this episode, Scott talks to Brad Van Vugt about Battlesnake.com a competitive online game where your code is the controller. Links: Battlesnake – https://play.battlesnake.com/ HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io 00:00 Intro 00:31 What is Battlesnake? 02:33 What need does Battlesnake fill? 09:31 HoneyBadger 10:20 What technology is used? 14:46 What else should people know about Battlesnake? […]

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DoNotPay will now call customer service hotlines for you

If you dread the thought of calling to change an airline ticket or negotiate your internet bill, a new artificial intelligence tool may provide a solution.

DoNotPay, which offers an assortment of consumer-friendly services like tracking subscriptions, generating burner phone numbers, and searching for unclaimed property, now features a bot that will call customer service numbers for users, navigate through p

What Is Click-Through Rate & Why CTR Is Important via @sejournal, @beyondthepaid

Learn why click-through rate (CTR) matters in online advertising. Find out how to increase your CTR and drive more traffic to your website.

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The tech startups shaking up construction in Europe


From the outside, it looks like a clean, modern social housing block. You can tell it’s new — there are 84 shiny solar panels on the roof and the fresh paint has barely dried on the walls. But it’s how this 56-dwelling building in Barcelona, com

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What is the new safe C++ proposal and what do programmers need to know?


In 2020, Google identified that more than 70% of its Chrome browser’s severe security bugs were in fact caused by memory safety issues. “That is,” the Chrome team said, “mistakes with pointers in the C or C++ languages which cause memory to be misinterpreted.”

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Sweden’s node.vc closes €71M fund for early-stage Nordic startups


Stockholm-based node.vc has closed a €71mn fund to back early-stage startups in the Nordics. “The Nordic tech ecosystem is thriving, especially in areas like AI, gaming, fintech, and climate tech,” John Elvesjö, managing partner at node.vc, told TNW. “We’re se

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TNW Podcast: Generative AI, academic publishing, and European funding with Anita Schjøll Abildgaard, Iris.ai


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s special episod

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How Wikipedia is staying relevant in the AI era

Despite the rise of such AI models as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, “old-school” Wikipedia remains one of the most visited sites around the world—with 15 billion visitors every month. Maryana Iskander, CEO of Wikimedia, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, offers how the platform is holding ground against AI competitors, and navigating one of the most hotly debated issues of our time: Where can we find information that we can trust in 2024? 

This is an abridged transcript o

The Google Travel Takeover And What It Means For SEO via @sejournal, @JRiddall

Unlock the potential of Google Travel for your SEO strategy. Understand the implications of Google Flights and Google Hotels dominating travel search terms.

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‘We work at Salesforce, of course we’re going to enjoy the free snacks’: Employees are becoming influencers for their own companies

Even your FYP (For You Page) isn’t safe from the corporate grind. The influencer-industrial complex is so pervasive, employees are now becoming influencers for their own companies. From “outfit of the day” to “day in the life” videos, employees across industries are stepping into the spotlight to be the face of their employer’s social media accounts. 

No longer

The team behind Unity 6 explains the new features aimed at helping developers

On today’s sponsored episode, we chat with Ryan Ellis and Martin Best about the developer-centric features built into Unity 6, the latest release of the well-known game engine. The pair explains how Unity 6 was built to help developers enhance graphics, add multiplayer, and easily port games to an audience on the mobile web. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/10/16/unity-six-6-developer-features-multiplayer-mobile-web/

Cascadia PHP With Alena Holligan

In this episode, Scott talks to Alena Holligan about Cascadia PHP. Links: HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io Cascadia PHP – https://cascadiaphp.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:52 What is Cascadia PHP? 10:45 HoneyBadger 11:35 Tutorial Tracks/Access 18:44 What do people need to know about Cascadia PHP? 24:53 Outro

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Spotify is adding new markets to its music video test

Spotify is expanding its beta test of adding music videos to the platform by several dozen regions, though it still is unavailable in the U.S.

Spotify introduced music videos to its platform earlier this year for a number of Premium subscribers as “another way to connect with the songs and artists they love,” the company said. Spotify said that users who discover a song and then watch the accompanying video on Spotify are 34% more likely on average to listen to the song

Jubilee Media wants to build political empathy through YouTube debates 

Jubilee founder Jason Y. Lee wants to solve the problem of media echo chambers.

Lee’s idea is relatively simple: Present professionally filmed, two-sided debates on YouTube, and give the exchanges scintillating titles like “Can 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters?” His bet is that, once they get under the hood of that face-off (which can easily run over an hour), viewers will leave with a better understanding of the other side. 

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NASA launches Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s ocean moon. Here’s why

A ">NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

It will take Europa Clipper 5 1/2 years to reach Jupi

‘She was trying to warn us’: Why an old conspiracy theory about Beyoncé and Sia is resurfacing online

Following the highly publicized arrest and indictment of rapper Diddy, chronically online internet sleuths and tinfoil hat–wearing conspiracy theorists have been doing what they do best: spreading insane rumors online. 

An old conspiracy theory involving Beyoncé and Sia has been given a new lease of life due to the Diddy charges. A fake photoshopped tweet, edited to seem like it was shared from Sia’s official X account in 2020, read: “Baby, everything your own nice cat

Google’s Martin Splitt Shares 3 SEO Tips For Multilingual Sites via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google's Martin Splitt shares SEO strategies for multilingual websites, focusing on structure, hreflang attributes, and language selection.

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AI can predict extreme weather, but here’s where the forecasts fall short

When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had b

Cascadia PHP With Alena Holligan

In this episode, Scott talks to Alena Holligan about Cascadia PHP. Links: HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io Cascadia PHP – https://cascadiaphp.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:52 What is Cascadia PHP? 10:45 HoneyBadger 11:35 Tutorial Tracks/Access 18:44 What do people need to know about Cascadia PHP? 24:53 Outro

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Alkohol – ešte horšia pohroma pre starcov

Že alkohol škodí zdraviu, je všeobecne známe. Bola vyvrátená aj útecha o prospešnosti malých dávok v prevencii srdcovocievnych chorôb. A na dôvažok je tu ešte zistenie, že u denných konzumentov vo veku nad 60 rokov sa riziko úmrtia počas nasledujúcich 12 rokov zvyšuje ešte podstatne viac, ako u mladších. http://www.osel.cz/13739-alkohol-este-horsia-pohroma-pre-starcov.html

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$750 million will go to this North Carolina chip company, thanks to the Biden administration 

The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Mar

Google Just Completely Rebuilt Its Shopping Experience via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Google launches AI-powered Shopping in the United States, revolutionizing online retail with personalized experiences, dynamic filters, and virtual try-ons for smarter, faster shopping.

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Roztomilý ediakarský „vysavač“ Quaestio odkrývá počátky evoluce živočichů

Okouzlující pustina jihoaustralských Ediacara Hills vydala další pozoruhodný objev. Quaestio simpsonorum připomíná miniaturu Hádankářova robotického vysavače Roomba. Pokud se vědci nemýlí v interpretaci, jde o jednoho z prvních živočichů s rozlišenou pravou a levou stranou těla. http://www.osel.cz/13738-roztomily-ediakarsky-vysavac-quaestio-odkryva-pocatky-evoluce-zivocichu.html

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The WordPress drama could have major implications for the internet

The WordPress situation has soured in the past several weeks, as a dispute spirals out of control between founder Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, a platform that many users deploy in order to host their WordPress sites.

In late September, Mullenweg shut off access to WP Engine, alleging the company had extracted value from WordPress (which was created as an open source project) t

‘It’s the future’: Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on AI in the music industry

The three years that Harvey Mason Jr. has been CEO of the Recording Academy have been some of the most eventful in the music industry since Napster upended the idea that people have to pay for music. At least then, peer-to-peer sharing was the industry’s sole existential threat. 

Though most people know about the Grammys, the Recording Academy also engages with issues that its membership of musicians, producers, and songwriters care about, such as royalty payments for ra

Taiwan’s TSMC is planning more chip fabs in Europe


In what could be a big win for the EU’s chip industry, Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council Minister, Wu Cheng-wen, says TSMC is planning to further expand operations in the bloc. TSMC broke ground in August

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Italy’s D-Orbit lands €119M ESA contract to service satellites in space


The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €119mn contract with Italian scaleup D-Orbit for its first in-orbit servicing mission, RISE.  Scheduled for launch in 2028, RISE will attempt to rendezvous with, maneuver, and detach from an ESA satell

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German startup OroraTech raises €25M to scale wildfire early warning system


Munich-based startup OroraTech has secured €25mn in funding to scale up its AI-powered wildfire detection system.  Korys, the investment arm of the Colruyt’s — a Belgian noble family — led the funding round. The EU’s Circular Bioecono

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How can AI win the trust of doctors and nurses?

In August 2023, the American Medical Association surveyed over 1,000 physicians about their sentiments toward AI. The results, published at the end of that year, painted a nuanced picture. While there was an obvious and undeniable undercurrent of enthusiasm, there was also an unignorable level of trepidation. 

While 65% recognized the potential benefits of AI, nearly 70% expressed some level of co

How to transform scientific discoveries into better treatments

As I reflect on how we can more effectively bring treatments to patients, one central question emerges: How can we transform scientific discoveries into better treatments? The intersection of science and innovation is rapidly evolving, yet translating cutting-edge research into impactful therapies remains a significant challenge. It’s not just about making breakthroughs—it’s about rethinking how we approach the entire drug development process, from discovery to delivery. With patients waitin

What launching rockets taught this CTO about hardware observability

Austin Spiegel, CTO and co-founder of Sift, tells Ben and Ryan about his journey from studying film to working at SpaceX to founding Sift. Austin shares his perspective on software development in high-stakes environments, the challenges of hardware observability, and why paranoia is valuable in safety-critical engineering. Bonus story: Austin invited Elon Musk to speak at his student club…and he came! https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/10/14/what-launching-rockets-taught-this-cto-about-hardware-ob

Mléčná dráha a celá nadkupa Laniakea je součástí Shapleyho koncentrace

Nadkupa galaxií Laniakea, které jsme součástí, zřejmě náleží k Shapleyho koncentraci galaxií. Celou tuto gigantickou kosmickou strukturu gravitačně svazuje Shapleyho atraktor, nesmírná koncentrace hmoty, jejíž gravitační vliv je ještě silnější než v případě legendárního Velkého atraktoru. http://www.osel.cz/13737-mlecna-draha-a-cela-nadkupa-laniakea-je-soucasti-shapleyho-koncentrace.html

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5 tips for getting the most out of YouTube TV

YouTube TV has slowly but surely emerged as one of the better live TV providers for those of us who are tired of renting cable boxes or managing satellite dishes.

Whether you’re new to the service or you’ve been using it for a while, here are some helpful features for making the most of your subscription.