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NEW RESOURCES
Northern Illinois University: University Libraries completes Street & Smith digitization project. “First begun in 2020 with a grant of $338,630 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this project involved partner libraries… digitizing 113,342 pages from 4,790 dime novels and story papers published by Street & Smith. These newly digitized dime novels and story papers are now freely available, without restriction, from each partner’s digital library, the majority through NIU’s Nickels and Dimes, and can also be found through the Edward T. LeBlanc Bibliography hosted by Villanova.”
WFMJ: New dashboard on Ohio Means Jobs website makes finding career resources easier. “December is Career Exploration and Awareness Month, and to celebrate, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services is launching a new tool to make it easier for Ohioans. The Department of Jobs and Family Services’s new dashboard on the department’s website makes it easier for job seekers to find free career planning services at their local Ohio Means Jobs Center.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Database expands to document police uses of lethal force across US. “The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research and an interdisciplinary team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts have expanded upon their statewide registry on the use of lethal force by police officers in the state of Illinois to include national data.”
Lifehacker: You Can Now Scan Documents in Google Files Too. “Last week saw some great updates to Google Drive’s document scanner. First of all, it’s finally available on iPhone (thank god), but the Android version also received some exclusive new features, including automatically capturing documents when the camera detects them, an improved viewfinder, and the ability to upload documents directly from your phone. But apparently Google doesn’t just have its sights set on Drive to serve as your document scanning hub.”
9to5 Mac: Instapaper doubles ‘Premium’ subscription price, but promises ‘more features faster’. “This marks the first price increase for Instapaper Premium in nine years, the company says. With the changes, the monthly plan is increasing from $3/month to $6/month. The annual plan will rise from $30/year to $60/year. The price increase goes into effect for new subscriptions immediately, and for existing users after January 1.” Speaking of saving content: I left Pocket after it started adding flags to my saved URLs and am currently very happy at Raindrop.io. If you’re looking for an alternative to Instapaper, you might want to check it out.
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Axios: Elon Musk’s X.ai aims to raise $1 billion. “X.ai, Elon Musk’s new artificial intelligence company, appears to have raised at least $134.7 million out of a $1 billion target, per a new SEC filing. Why it matters: Musk announced the endeavor earlier this year as a response to OpenAI, which he co-founded in 2015 but whose board he left in 2018.”
BBC: George Santos: Expelled congressman is now selling $200 videos on Cameo. “George Santos, the Republican congressman expelled last week by the US House of Representatives, is now selling videos on the Cameo website. Mr Santos, who labels himself a ‘former congressional “Icon”‘ on the platform, is selling personalised messages recorded by him for $200 (£159) each.”
Korea JoongAng Daily: Government asks YouTubers to curb their drinking on camera. “The government has published new guidelines meant to discourage YouTubers from hosting drunk talk shows. Some regard them to be unenforceable. Local reports had previously showed that parents, in particular, are worried that seeing jovial drinking on YouTube will make their children think positively of heavy drinking culture.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Euractiv: Deal on new ‘ecodesign’ rules to make EU products greener, easier to repair. “The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states reached a provisional deal on Monday (4 December) on new ‘ecodesign’ rules to make products easier to repair and recycle while fighting planned obsolescence and banning the destruction of unsold textiles.”
CNBC: Can an AI chatbot be convicted of an illegal wiretap? A case against Gap’s Old Navy may answer that. “According to AI experts, a likely outcome of the lawsuit is less intriguing than the charges: Old Navy and other companies will add a warning label to inform customers that their data might be recorded and shared for training purposes — much like how customer service calls warn users that conversations may be recorded for training purposes. But the lawsuit also highlights some salient privacy questions about chatbots that need to be sorted out before AI becomes a personal assistant we can trust.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
Newswire: Addicted to your phone? New tool identifies overuse of digital media. “The rapidly evolving nature of digital media presents a challenge for those who study digital addiction – social networks like TikTok and video games like Fortnite might be popular now, but they could be irrelevant in a matter of years. A new tool developed by researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York will make it easier for clinicians and researchers to measure digital media addiction as new technologies emerge.”
Cornell University: Cornell joins new open-technology AI Alliance. “Cornell is among more than 50 organizations in industry, government and academia that have signed on as inaugural members of the AI Alliance, an international community of researchers, developers and organizational leaders committed to supporting and enhancing open innovation across the artificial intelligence technology landscape. IBM and Meta Platforms have co-launched the alliance for the purpose of accelerating progress; improving safety, security and trust in AI; and maximizing benefits to people and society, according to its website.” Good morning, Internet…
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December 6, 2023 at 06:31PM
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