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NEW RESOURCES
Library of Congress: What’s new online at the Library of Congress – November 2023. “Interested in learning more about what’s new in the Library of Congress’ digital collections? The Signal shares updates on new additions to our digital collections and we love showing off all the hard work of our colleagues from across the Library. Read on for a sample of what’s been added recently and some of our favorite highlights.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Search Engine Land: Snapchat is testing an ad-free subscription. “Snapchat has started testing an ad-free paid subscription plan in Australia. For $US10.50 a month, the new Snapchat+ tier enables consumers to use the platform without disruption from Story or Lens ads. However, the app notes that users may still see sponsored places or My AI responses.’
TechCrunch: Elon Musk says X will show headlines on the platform again. “Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month. In a post on X, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay the title in the upper portion of the image of a URL Card. He didn’t mention any specific timeline for rollout or give an example of what might the card look like.”
USEFUL STUFF
Make Tech Easier: 7 of the Best Spotify Alternatives for Music Streaming . “Spotify’s one of the top music streaming services, but it’s facing some serious competition. But, Spotify might not always have the artists you want or even the quality you prefer. If you’re ready to try something new, check out some of the best Spotify alternatives to see which one fits your needs the best.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
New York Times: ‘Who’s That Wonderful Girl? Could She Be Any Cuter?’. “‘Nanalan’ hasn’t been on TV in years, but it’s the hottest show on TikTok. A Canadian children’s program that made its debut in 1999, it has had a resurgence in recent weeks, thanks to its growing popularity on the social media platform, where it has been watched millions of times.”
Edinburgh Reporter: Pioneering project captures stories of LGBTQ+ youth. “LGBTQ+ young people across Scotland have lent their voices to a first-of-its-kind social history project that will preserve their experiences, stories and hopes for the future. This is part of LGBT Youth Scotland’s (Un)Seen, (Un)Heard initiative, which is capturing, collating and conserving the stories of LGBTQ+ young people to create a new permanent archive within the National Library of Scotland and increase visibility, provide connection across generations, strengthen communities and inform policymakers.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Business Insider: Do Kwon’s Extradition Approved by Montenegro Court. “A court in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, has approved the extradition of Terra founder Do Kwon to either South Korea or the United States, according to an update posted on the judiciary’s website. Kwon was arrested in the country in March after being caught in Podgorica’s airport with falsified documents.”
Mashable: ‘Gay furry hackers’ breach nuclear lab, demand it create catgirls . “Idaho National Laboratory (INL), one of the largest nuclear labs in the US, confirmed this week that it has been hacked. The group behind the data breach was self-described ‘gay furry hackers’ Sieged Security aka SiegedSec, who have demanded the INL put its efforts and resources into creating real-life catgirls. They probably aren’t being serious, but they did hack into a huge nuclear lab, so who knows.” Posterity, are you starting to appreciate the weirdness?
RESEARCH & OPINION
Nature: ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis. “In a paper published in JAMA Ophthalmology on 9 November1, the authors used GPT-4 — the latest version of the large language model on which ChatGPT runs — paired with Advanced Data Analysis (ADA), a model that incorporates the programming language Python and can perform statistical analysis and create data visualizations. The AI-generated data compared the outcomes of two surgical procedures and indicated — wrongly — that one treatment is better than the other.”
Slate: How Google Really Works. “Obviously, governments don’t sue companies just to put private company information in the hands of the public. Nor should they. But, in this case, federal prosecutors have brought a convincing case that Google—arguably the most powerful company on the internet—abused one of its many monopolies. While monopolization cases are rare and notoriously difficult to win, the public has already won to some degree. At least we can see Google for what it really is.”
Virginia Tech: How certain media talk about AI may have everything to do with political ideology. “In the recently published research “Partisan Media Sentiment Toward Artificial Intelligence,” authors from the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business – Angela Yi, Shreyans Goenka, and Mario Pandelaere – examined the varied reactions to AI by analyzing partisan media sentiment. Their work was published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. The researchers found that articles from liberal-leaning media have a more negative sentiment toward AI than articles from conservative media.”
OTHER THINGS I THINK ARE COOL
WIRED: Go on a Psychedelic Journey of the Internet’s Growth and Evolution. “Security researcher Barrett Lyon, who makes visualizations of the internet’s network infrastructure, is back with a new piece chronicling the rise of the IPv6 protocol.” Good morning, Internet…
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November 25, 2023 at 06:31PM
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