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Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in 'company reset' (www.reuters.com)
Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in ‘company reset’::Videogame software provider Unity Software will eliminate 265 jobs or 3.8% of its global workforce and end an agreement with a digital video effects company founded by the “Lord of the Rings” director as part of a “reset,” the company said on Tuesday.
Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license (www.theregister.com)
The ‘Azure RTOS’ used in millions of Raspberry Pis is now FOSS
Google Drive misplaces months' worth of customer files (www.theregister.com)
UPDATED Google Drive users are reporting files mysteriously disappearing from the service, with some netizens on the goliath’s support forums claiming six or more months of work have unceremoniously vanished....
108-Gigapixel 3D Microscope Scan of Vermeer Masterpiece is Largest Ever (petapixel.com)
Hirox, a leading provider of 3D digital microscope technology, has painstakingly created the world’s largest 3D scan, a super-detailed 108-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s iconic painting, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
U.S. Senate candidate's family business found liable in egg price-fixing (www.indystar.com)
Corrections and clarifications: John Rust is the former chair of the board of Rose Acre Farms, Inc. His brother and CEO of the company, Marcus Rust, took over the role of board chair in September....
Binance was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine because it let groups like Hamas and ISIS receive funds: Treasury Department (www.businessinsider.com)
Binance was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine because it let groups like Hamas and ISIS receive funds: Treasury Department::“Can barely buy an AK-47 with 600 bucks,” a Binance compliance staffer told his boss in 2019, per regulators.
Florida Democrat Introduces Bill To Prevent Teaching That Black People 'Benefited From Slavery' (blavity.com)
Former Gary, Indiana, Police Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Laws (www.justice.gov)
A former officer with the Gary, Indiana, Police Department (GPD) was sentenced today to one year and a day in prison and one year of supervised release for violating the civil rights of an arrestee....
X sues Media Matters to silence moderation criticism (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft stock hits all-time high after hiring former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (www.cnn.com)
New York CNN — Microsoft stock reached a record high on Monday after the company said that Sam Altman, former chief executive of OpenAI, will join the company to head its artificial intelligence innovation leg.
OpenAI staff demand board resign over Sam Altman sacking (www.bbc.com)
Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the artificial intelligence company to resign after the shock dismissal of former boss Sam Altman.
She’s a former Republican from Virginia. And she could be New Jersey’s first female senator. (www.politico.com)
How a former Republican from Virginia became New Jersey’s Democratic frontrunner for U.S. Senate
The former host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ used to encourage kids to read books. Now he’s telling adults not to ban them (www.cnn.com)
CNN —...
This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. If You Fight Your Ticket, the Mayor Is Your Judge. (www.propublica.org)
Fenton, population 226, brings in over $1 million per year through its mayor’s court, an unusual justice system in which the mayor can serve as judge even though he’s responsible for town finances.
Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving PartsThe technology offers a new way to cool down chips quickly (spectrum.ieee.org)
Electronic transistors are central to modern electronics. These devices precisely control the flow of electricity, but in doing so, they generate heat. Now, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a solid-state thermal transistor—the first device of its kind that can use an electric field to...
"They tortured him"; police used Taser on special needs teen for breaking window before shooting him (www.cbsnews.com)
CHICAGO (CBS) – It was a broken window complaint that led to a 14-year-old boy being shot by a police officer....
Google sues people who “weaponized” DMCA to remove rivals’ search results (arstechnica.com)
Google yesterday sued a group of people accused of weaponizing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to get competitors’ websites removed from search results. Over the past few years, the foreign defendants “created at least 65 Google accounts so they could submit thousands of fraudulent notices of copyright...
A New Immersive Experience in Dublin Invites Visitors to Step Into the Pages of a Storied Medieval Book (news.artnet.com)
360-degree projections will tell the story of the Book of Kells, a 9th-century illuminated manuscript.
Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence (www.freethink.com)
It could be the key to making tomorrow’s smart tech sustainable.
More tech job layoffs announced at Google, Amazon, and Snap (www.ktvu.com)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Some major tech companies announced another round of job cuts on Thursday. Google, Amazon and Snap are among the companies continuing to downsize.
Gerrymandered Ohio Republican lawmakers are already scheming to attack voters over election results (ohiocapitaljournal.com)
Ohio voters just took firm positions on abortion and reproductive rights and adult-use recreational marijuana Tuesday, but gerrymandered Ohio lawmakers are already planning to flout, ignore, challenge, and abuse the voters’ wishes. This is what gerrymandering brings. This is why it’s a fundamental poison in the lifeblood of...
Nonbinary Teacher in Florida Fired for Using Mx. Title (www.advocate.com)
The virtual school says its hands are tied due to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law. However, the teacher has lodged a complaint against it.
Jezebel: Feminist media site shuts down after 16 years (www.bbc.com)
Feminist media site Jezebel is suspending publication, as its owner reckons with a downturn in online advertising....
Jezebel shuts down, lays off staff in ‘excruciating’ decision, parent company says (www.cnn.com)
(CNN) — Jezebel, the punchy feminist blog with an outsized influence on internet culture, will suspend operations and lay off its staff effective immediately, its parent company G/O Media said Thursday as it announced broader restructuring in its portfolio of digital news outlets.
Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platform (www.engadget.com)
The long fight to make Apple’s iMessage compatible with all devices has raged with little to show for it. But Google (de facto leader of the charge) and other mobile operators are now leveraging the European Union’s Digital Market Act (DMA), according to the Financial Times. The law, which goes into effect in 2024, requires...
Behind the Curtain: What AI architects fear most (in 2024) (www.axios.com)
Brace yourself: You will soon need to wonder if what you see — not just what you read — is real across every social media platform....
Even Google Calendar isn't safe from hackers any more (www.techradar.com)
Hackers have reportedly found a way to use the Google Calendar as command & control (C2) infrastructure which could create quite a few headaches in the cybersecurity community.
Landlord torches New York home after tenants stop paying rent, become squatters (www.foxbusiness.com)
Brooklyn landlord Rafiqul Islam faces arson and attempted murder charges
Spinal implant allows Parkinson’s patient to walk for miles (www.engadget.com)
A Parkinson’s patient can now walk 6km (3.7 miles) thanks to an implant targeting the spinal cord. The Guardian reports that the man — 62-year-old “Marc” from Bordeaux, France — developed severe mobility impairments from the degenerative disease. “I practically could not walk anymore without falling frequently,...
College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)
‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.
YouTube is testing a mystery button that starts playing random videos (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube is testing a new video button on its app, allowing users to easily access random Shorts content based on their suggestions....