The New York Times has reported that Israel is in real danger for three reasons
The US’ anti-Semitic incidents have increased by 400 percent since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, according to a report conducted by the Center for American Progress. Over the course of one week in October, anti-semitic hate speech and Holocaust-denying conspiracy theories on white nationalist Nick Fuentes’ channel have been used by Fuentes to spread anti-semitic hate speech.
The internet is only getting harder from here by the UK’s new rules
The UK-based communications regulator Ofcom said that it does not want to see the spread of illegal content online. It added that platforms have to get it down and conduct risk assessments to understand the specific risks of such services if they become aware of illegal content on their platform. “We think they represent best practice of what’s out there,” Ofcom said.
The Verge has a holiday gift guide
A compact smart speaker that supports both Bluetooth and Line-inaudio, a video doorbell with magnets, plugs and cups, and robot vacuums are some of the gifts that have been included in The Verge’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide. The speaker also features an auto-unlock feature. It can be used to play music from across the home, and can be controlled using apps like Apple’s Siri.
Privacy laws are posing a challenge to the ad blocking efforts on YouTube
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has criticised YouTube over its decision to prevent some users from viewing its content if they have an ad blocker. DPC said YouTube is violating ePrivacy Directive, which requires online service providers to get explicit permission to “gain access to information stored in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user”.
There are lots of empty offices and WeWork files for Chapter 11
WeWork, the US-based office space startup, has filed for bankruptcy and listed $15.9 billion in assets and $18 billion in debt. WeWork’s value has fallen to less than $45 million and its stock has fallen over 98% since the start of the year. In January 2019, the startup was worth around $47 billion. WeWork was founded in 2010 by Adam Neumann.
The apple MacBook pro is reviewed for its performance and battery life
Apple has launched a new 14-inch MacBook Pro model with a price tag of 12,000, replacing its 13-inch model. The new MacBook Pro comes with an Intel Core i5-8300U quad-core processor, 64GB of memory, 4GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD and a 15.6-inch display, priced at 18,000. The 16-inch MacBook Pro with an i5-8300U quad-core processor costs 16,000.
Soon, the builders option may be available to chatGpt subscribers
OpenAI, a human-powered chatbot platform, is planning to release an enterprise ‘Team’ subscription plan with “Flexible” and “Annual” options. According to a user named Choi, the team plan will include an unlimited high-speed GPT-4 and four times longer context. The non-annual option will be $30 per month, and both plans have a three-user minimum.
The shadow of Sam Bankman-Fried still looms over the industry
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury in the US on Wednesday. He was convicted of fraud, money laundering, and lying to regulators over the startup’s bankruptcy proceedings. The jury took less than five hours to find Bankman-Fried guilty of all counts.
Powerful computing efforts are being launched to boost research
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to’safe, secure and trustworthy’ development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The order further directs agencies that fund life science research to establish standards to protect against using AI to engineer dangerous biological Materials. It also called for four artificial intelligence research institutions in the US within the next 1.5 years.
Artists can use new tools to disrupt the systems of artificial intelligence
Singer Casey Stoney has said that artists using large artificial intelligence models shouldn’t have any recourse to get paid or credited. “The question for me is…is that truly analogous to…situation where I’m a very popular artist, people love to type my name into Stablefork, you get images…that look like my life’s work, and I get $0 for that?” Stoney said.