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NEW RESOURCES
BBC: Virginia Woolf: Personal copy of debut novel resurfaces. “Virginia Woolf’s personal copy of her debut novel, The Voyage Out, has been fully digitised for the first time. The book was rediscovered in 2021, having mistakenly been housed in the science section of the University of Sydney library for 25 years. It is the only publicly available copy of its kind and contains rare inscriptions and edits.”
Techdirt: New Project Uses AI To Turn Project Gutenberg Texts Into Free Audiobooks With Lifelike Voices — In 30 Seconds. “There are currently nearly 5,000 AI-voiced audiobooks, which can be accessed from a number of streaming services, via the Internet Archive, and directly. Listening to them, it is evident that they are a step up from previous computer-generated audiobooks, with a reasonably lifelike voice and some human-like inflections.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Gizmodo: Google and Taito’s Space Invaders AR Game Is Finally Available for Download. “Worried you’re going to be woefully ill-prepared for an inevitable attack by invaders from outer space one day? Google and Taito—the company who released the original version of Space Invaders back in 1978—have a new version of the game that brings the invaders into the real world using augmented reality tricks through your mobile device, and it will finally be available for download starting tonight.”
Stanford Daily: Sources refused to participate in Stanford investigation of president after they weren’t guaranteed anonymity. “Some witnesses to alleged incidents of research misconduct in Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s lab would not talk to the committee investigating his research after being told their anonymity was not guaranteed, The Daily learned. The Daily also obtained email records showing that the committee was aware of additional allegations that it did not disclose in its report, released Wednesday morning.”
Engadget: Google’s Nearby Share app for Windows PCs is now officially available. “Google says its Nearby Share app for Windows PCs is now officially available. A PC version of the app, which makes it a cinch to share files between devices like Android phones and Chromebooks, has been in beta for a few months, but it’s now ready for prime time.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
CNN: ‘It almost doubled our workload’: AI is supposed to make jobs easier. These workers disagree. “Ivana Saula, the research director for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said that workers in her union have said they feel like ‘guinea pigs’ as employers rush to roll out AI-powered tools on the job. And it hasn’t always gone smoothly, Saula said. The implementation of these new tech tools has often led to more ‘residual tasks that a human still needs to do.’ This can include picking up additional logistics tasks that a machine simply can’t do, Saula said, adding more time and pressure to a daily work flow.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Ars Technica: Microsoft to stop locking vital security logs behind $57-per-user monthly plan. “Microsoft will expand access to important security log data after being criticized for locking detailed audit logs behind a Microsoft 365 enterprise plan that costs $57 per user per month.”
HHS: HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Federal Trade Commission Warn Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers about Privacy and Security Risks from Online Tracking Technologies. “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are cautioning hospitals and telehealth providers about the privacy and security risks related to the use of online tracking technologies that may be integrated into their websites or mobile apps that may be impermissibly disclosing consumers’ sensitive personal health data to third parties.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
WIRED: Why Generative AI Won’t Disrupt Books. “…for the most part, despite tech’s sometimes drastic (and often negative) effects on other industries, book- and reading-related startups failed to alter much at all. People are still buying books—in fact, they’re buying more than ever. Pandemic lockdowns brought a perhaps unsurprising boom in sales, and even though numbers slipped as restrictions lifted, print sales were still nearly 12 percent higher in 2022 than they were in 2019, and sales of audio books continue to increase dramatically year over year.”
ProPublica: A Scientist Said Her Research Could Help With Repatriation. Instead, It Destroyed Native Remains.. “Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on Native American human remains, undermining the goals of NAGPRA as tribes fight for repatriation.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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July 25, 2023 at 12:21AM
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