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NEW RESOURCES
Lovin Malta: Millions In Unattributed Donations: New Database Of Malta’s Political Party Funds Launched. “The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has launched an impressive database providing a unique overview of political party donations as well as MPs’ declarations of wealth and deposits in Malta.”
DigitalNC: Community Connections, LGBTQ+ Publication from the 1980s-2000s, Encouraged and Mobilized Community . “Issues of CLOSER and it’s successor, Community Connections, have been shared online thanks to Buncombe County Public Libraries and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The issues date from 1987-2002.”
The Line of Best Fit: Daniel Johnston’s 20th century discography is available in full on Bandcamp. “Daniel Johnston in the 20th Century is the first phase of an ongoing project to create a permanent archive for Johnston’s complete recorded output, available to the public on Bandcamp. This ambitious series will continue in 2024 with Daniel Johnston in the 21st Century, which promises a monthly release of 12 titles throughout the year, featuring a subscription option for dedicated fans.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Genealogy’s Star: Welcome to the Brand New MyHeritage Wiki. “During this past year, it was my honor and privilege to assist in developing the new MyHeritage Wiki, along with other talented writers and software developers. As with all wikis, you have to start with a concept and a design. The new MyHeritage wiki has both an outstanding concept and clean and uncluttered design.”
Google Blog: Our favorite Chrome extensions of 2023. “Every year, developers build unique and creative Chrome extensions to help with everything from productivity to accessibility on the web. And 2023 was certainly no exception. From saving money while online shopping to quickly translating websites, here are some of our favorite extensions from the year.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Boing Boing: It’s easy to trick Chevrolet’s AI chatbot into selling you a car for a dollar—but don’t expect them to honor the deal. “Enjoy today’s example of prompt injection, courtesy of the mindless corporate thirst for replacing expensive humans with cheap machines. The links in this post go to Twitter, where rare joy is at hand. Chris Bakke is having AI’s cake and eating Chevrolet’s too.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Bleeping Computer: Google fixes 8th Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year. “Google has released emergency updates to fix another Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, the eighth patched since the start of the year.”
BBC: How pro-Russian ‘yacht’ propaganda influenced US debate over Ukraine aid. “A website founded by a former US Marine who now lives in Russia has fuelled a rumour that Volodymyr Zelensky purchased two luxury yachts with American aid money. Despite the false claim, the disinformation plot was successful. It took off online and was echoed by members of the US Congress making crucial decisions about military spending.”
NBC News: Jan. 6 rioter nabbed in Bumble dating app sting pleads guilty to assaulting officers . “Nearly three years ago, a young professional in the nation’s capital was sitting in her apartment after the Jan. 6 attack and saw that the FBI was looking for help identifying the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. So she opened up the Bumble dating app, changed her political beliefs to conservative and got to swiping…. On Wednesday, one of the Bumble users she turned in to the FBI pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers with chemical spray and a metal whip.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
Carnegie Mellon University: CMU-Designed Artificially Intelligent Coscientist Automates Scientific Discovery. “The system, called Coscientist, was designed by Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Gabe Gomes and chemical engineering doctoral students Daniil Boiko and Robert MacKnight. It uses large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude, to execute the full range of the experimental process with a simple, plain language prompt.”
US Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Releases New Data Strategy to Enhance Data Capabilities and Accelerate Progress on Cancer Moonshot Goals. “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its Data Strategy, which seeks to further realize the Department’s mission by advancing its management and use of data to improve human health outcomes. It envisions data that is available, accessible, timely, equitable, meaningfully usable, and protected–and can be effectively used by HHS, its partners, and the public.”
OTHER THINGS I THINK ARE COOL
Ars Technica: Microsoft releases downloadable tool to fix phantom HP printer installations. “The December 2023 Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool is available for all affected Windows versions, and it will remove all references to the phantom HP LaserJet model (as long as you don’t have one installed, anyway). The tool will also remove the HP Smart app as long as you don’t have an HP printer attached and the app was installed after November 25, presumably the date that the bug began affecting systems.” Good morning, Internet…
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December 22, 2023 at 06:31PM
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