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The Verge: “Here’s how you can find out, and get that storage back if you need it. Google Chrome may be taking up more of your storage than expected thanks to a large on-device AI model file that, in some cases, is being automatically downloaded to the browser’s system folders. Users who have noticed unexplained …
“Every “page” you land on is an image. Click on anything in the image and you will get a new image exploring that thing in more depth. What you see contains no HTML, no code, no specific links or fields. The entire web is just generated pixels on your screen. [Note – there is a …
Follow up to Banquet of Greed: Trump Ballroom Donors Feast on Federal Funds and Favors – Craven Corruption – Via Politico: “Senate Republicans want to fund Secret Service security upgrades related to President Donald Trump’s ballroom project as part of a nearly $72 billion package that would shovel cash to immigration enforcement agencies. The proposal …
PCMag – “Those cameras you keep seeing? They’re run by Flock Safety, a private company that tracks more than just your car’s plates. Did you know that all those cameras you see on street corners in your neighborhood aren’t owned (and in some cases, aren’t monitored) by your local government or police department? Instead, the …
ChatGPTis EatingtheWorld: “Total U.S. copyright suits v. AI companies hit 105. Elsevier and other book publishers, along with Scott Turow, have filed today a copyright suit against Mark Zuckerberg as well as Meta. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York. The publishers allege copyright infringement in torrenting of datasets from shadow …
Notice News: “Two new data points on the weaponization of federal law enforcement. First, the Justice Department is seeking the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County (Huffington Post News) — a transparent attempt to build harassment or prosecution lists targeting people who administered the election Trump lost. Second, the U.S. attorney’s office …
Wall Street Journal via MSN: “Instead of three quarterly reports and one annual report for each fiscal year, companies would be able to choose to file one semiannual report and one annual report. The purpose? To let companies choose the reporting frequency that is best for them and their investors, the SEC said. Some investors …
Wired [no paywall]: “Greg Hogan, an affiliate of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will serve as acting assistant commissioner of the Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a unit within the General Services Administration (GSA). There, he will oversee Login.gov, the government’s secure login and identity service. Gregory Barbaccia, the federal chief information officer and …
Wall Street Journal Gift Article: “Once left for dead, the company is making money again with hidden software in 275 million cars. You use it every day without knowing it. John Wall has spent nearly his entire career working for the same company. And when he tells people where he works, nobody has any clue …
“One visual a week, for two years. Watch the Trunk grow. Why a Climate Trunk: To grow a tree of knowledge, you need a strong trunk – Understanding climate change and the global energy system is hard. New facts and claims arrive faster than they can be processed. Hot takes crowd out credible context. And …
Politico: “The Government Accountability Office has launched an investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Tuesday, including the decisions the made in “reviewing, redacting, and releasing the Epstein files.” The investigation comes after a group of lawmakers sent a letter to the …
“A complete walkthrough of how large language models like ChatGPT are built — from raw internet text to a conversational assistant. Based on Andrej Karpathy’s technical deep dive. Built from Andrej Karpathy’s “Intro to Large Language Models” lecture — all facts, figures, and framings traced back to that source. Interactive visualizations built with AI assistance. …
