Day archives: December 26th, 2024

No One Buys Books

The Elysian: “Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.  In 2022, Penguin Random House wanted to buy Simon & Schuster. The two publishing houses made up 37 percent and 11 percent of the market share, according to the filing, and combined they would have condensed the Big Five publishing houses into …

Subjects: Courts, Economy, Legal Research, Marketing

Bill requiring US agencies to share custom source code with each other becomes law

FedScoop: “Agencies will have to share custom-developed code amongst each other in an effort to prevent duplicative software development contracts under a new bill signed into law by President Joe Biden. The bipartisan Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology (H.R. 9566), or SHARE IT Act, takes aim at reducing the roughly $12 billion …

Subjects: Congress, E-Records, Economy, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legislation

Cash is King: The surprising truth about spending habits in a cashless world

University of Surrey: “In a paper published in Qualitative Market Research, researchers detail as cash fades from our wallets, so too does our awareness of spending, leading to impulsive and unnecessary purchases. The study suggests that maintaining a physical element in our payment systems may be vital for promoting responsible spending behaviours.  Dr Jashim Khan, …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System

Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored

Ecker, U. K. H., Tay, L. Q., Roozenbeek, J., van der Linden, S., Cook, J., Oreskes, N., & Lewandowsky, S. (2024). Why misinformation must not be ignored. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001448 Recent academic debate has seen the emergence of the claim that misinformation is not a significant societal problem. We argue that the …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Hidden content tricks ChatGPT into rewriting search results, Guardian shows

Mashable: “In October, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search became available for ChatGPT Plus users. Last week, it became available to all users and was added to search in Voice Mode. And, of course, it isn’t without its flaws. The Guardian asked ChatGPT to summarize webpages that contain hidden content and, it turns out, hidden content can manipulate …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Search Engines

I Used AI to Analyze My Photos: Here’s What It Suggested for Improvement

MakeUseOf: Initial Analysis In-Depth Analysis Suggestions for Improvement Lightroom Editing Process AI Image Analysis Can Help You Improve Your Photography “ChatGPT identified key components & photography techniques accurately in the bird photo analysis. Suggestions for editing focused on enhancing the image’s lighting, composition, and colors. The detailed Lightroom editing guide provided subtle modifications but was …

Subjects: AI