How Google and others have carefully rewritten their terms and conditions to include words like AI, as tech companies look to train their AI models on user data (Eli Tan/New York Times)
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How Google and others have carefully rewritten their terms and conditions to include words like AI, as tech companies look to train their AI models on user data
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TIL: This year Arizona signed a bill making Pluto the official state planet. Arizona legislators said Pluto was downgraded due to jealous Europeans. Arizona discovered it whereas all prior planets were discovered by Europeans. The bill was a bipartisan effort.
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GitHub - microsoft/table-transformer: Table Transformer (TATR) is a deep learning model for extracting tables from unstructured documents (PDFs and images). This is also the official repository for the PubTables-1M dataset and GriTS evaluation metric.
Table Transformer (TATR) is a deep learning model for extracting tables from unstructured documents (PDFs and images). This is also the official repository for the PubTables-1M dataset and GriTS ev...GitHub
Looking for the artwork for Trixie the next Debian release
Each release of Debian has a shiny new theme, which is visible on the boot screen, the login screen and, most prominently, on the desktop wallpaper. Debian plans to release Trixie, the next release, next year. As ever, we need your help in creating..Debian Project
Konec dobíhání autobusů a čekání na zastávkách. V Česku se rozjíždí „MHD na míru“
Startup Citya zavádí nový typ veřejné dopravy – lidé si pomocí aplikace objednají mikrobus, který je zaveze, kam potřebují. A za téměř stejné peníze jako stojí jízdenka na MHD. Koncept se ujal v Česku i zahraničí.
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Konec dobíhání autobusů a čekání na zastávkách. V Česku se rozjíždí „MHD na míru“ - Ecoista
Startup Citya zavádí nový typ veřejné dopravy – lidé si pomocí aplikace objednají mikrobus, který je zaveze, kam potřebují. A za téměř stejné peníze jako stojí jízdenka na MHD. Koncept se ujal v Česku i zahraničí.Zuzana Keményová (Ecoista)
CISA confirms hackers may have accessed data from chemical facilities during January incident
The agency found no evidence that hackers exfiltrated information but noted the intrusion “may have resulted in the potential unauthorized access”...
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CISA confirms hackers may have accessed data from chemical facilities during January incident
The agency found no evidence that hackers exfiltrated information but noted the intrusion “may have resulted in the potential unauthorized access” to security plans, vulnerability assessments and user accounts within a national system to protect the …link.is.it
Linux 6.10-rc5 Released With This Kernel Cycle Looking Good So Far
Linus Torvalds has just tagged Linux 6.10-rc5 as the newest weekly test release leading up to the Linux 6.10 stable release by mid-July...
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Update on Newton, the Wayland-native accessibility project
There's incredibly good news for people who use accessibility tools on Linux, but who were facing serious, gamebreaking problems when trying to use Wayland. Matt Campbell, of the GNOME accessibility team, has been hard at work on an entirely new accessibility architecture for modern free desktops, and he's got some impre
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Detecting hallucinations in large language models using semantic entropy - Nature
Hallucinations (confabulations) in large language model systems can be tackled by measuring uncertainty about the meanings of generated responses rather than the text itself to improve question-answering accuracy.Nature
The tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets
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Inside the tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets
To use the Montreal subway (the Métro), you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. The ticket works through a system called ...www.righto.com
Recherche d'un thème pour Trixie, la prochaine version de Debian
Chaque édition de Debian bénéficie d'un nouveau thème brillant visible sur l'écran d'amorçage, l'écran de connexion et, de la façon la plus évidente, sur le fond d'écran. Debian prévoit de publier Trixie, sa prochaine version,...Debian Project
Recherche d'un thème pour Trixie, la prochaine version de Debian
Chaque édition de Debian bénéficie d'un nouveau thème brillant visible sur l'écran d'amorçage, l'écran de connexion et, de la façon la plus évidente, sur le fond d'écran. Debian prévoit de publier Trixie, sa prochaine version,...Debian Project
Microsoft Surface's UEFI implementation is in Rust
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Surface UEFI: Evolution in boot, security & device management to build an industry leading secure PC
Take a deep dive into the enabling technologies supporting UEFI developmentTECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM
Flathub Has Now Served More Than Two Billion Downloads For Flatpaks
Flathub as the centralized repository for serving Flatpak sandboxed Linux applications crossed the threshold this weekend of serving more than two billion downloads...
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Bianchi launches e-Oltre: an 11kg ebike that feels like "a true road bike" (says Bianchi)
Bianchi launches premium lightweight e-Oltre road bikeSuvi Loponen (road.cc)
Looking for the artwork for Trixie the next Debian release
Each release of Debian has a shiny new theme, which is visible on the boot screen, the login screen and, most prominently, on the desktop wallpaper. Debian plans to next release, Trixie, next year.Debian Project
Wealthy Canadians announce BMW X3 convoy to protest capital gains tax hike - The Beaverton
OTTAWA – Wealthy Canadians have begun a ‘Freegains convoy’ to Ottawa in their BMW X3s in protest of the government’s plan to raise the inclusion rate on annual capital gains in excess of $250,000.00 dollars.Luke Gordon Field (The Beaverton)
Nintendo Takedown Wipes “Rhythm Heaven” Remix Tool & 250+ Forks Off GitHub
Nintendo's DMCA takedown campaign continues with the targeting of "Heaven Studio", a fan-created remix tool for the game "Rhythm Heaven."Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
All the Data on Earth Can Fit in a Cup of DNA in MIT's Jurassic Park Project - xatakaon.com/research/all-the-…
All the Data on Earth Can Fit in a Cup Full of DNA. This Is MIT’s Jurassic Park-Inspired Project
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule of life. While there are other essential molecules for life as we know it, DNA holds a special significance...Juan Carlos López (Xataka On)
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150 sheep slaughtered & distributed to those in need in S'pore for Hari Raya, first in 11 years
Pertapis distributes 2,000kg of meat to those in need every year.mothership.sg
Sovereign Tech Fund Opens Up To Smaller Investments & Updated Criteria
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund has been making sizable investments into various Linux desktop projects, the Rust-based Coreutils implementation, libmicrohttpd, PHP, a systemd bug bounty, and other prominent open-source software that could benefit from greater financial resources. Today they have announced they have opened up for a new round of applications for tho…
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Sovereign Tech Fund Opens Up To Smaller Investments & Updated Criteria
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund has been making sizable investments into various Linux desktop projects, the Rust-based Coreutils implementation, libmicrohttpd, PHP, a systemd bug bounty, and other prominent open-source software that could benefit from…www.phoronix.com
TIL Judith Love Cohen was American aerospace engineer who helped create the Abort-Guidance System that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. When she went into labor, she took a printout of her problem to the hospital. She called her boss and said she finished it before giving birth to actor Jack Black.
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Meet Aerospace Engineer Judith Love Cohen
Judith Love Cohen was, at various times in her fascinating life, an engineer who worked on the Pioneer, Apollo, and Hubble missionkottke.org
Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan - Bloomberg reports:
A disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can k... - science.slashdot.org/story/24/… #japan
Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan - Slashdot
Bloomberg reports: A disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions.science.slashdot.org
How disabled people use Apple Vision Pro for work, entertainment, and more, and interviews with some disabled Apple staff who built the accessibility features (Andrew Leland/New York Magazine)
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How disabled people use Apple Vision Pro for work, entertainment, and more, and interviews with some disabled Apple staff who built the accessibility features
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#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 05 - The Web
JENNA: You should never have brought her on the ship.
AVON: [To Vila as he enters] And where have you been hiding?
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TIL theft is so rare in Japan that people often use wallets, purses, laptops or phones to save their seats in cafes and public places, leaving them unattended while they go buy food or go to the bathroom.
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The method to save a seat in Japan shows how awesomely safe the country is【Video】
Leaving your belongings unattended to save a seat doesn’t mean you’re sure to lose your stuff, experiment shows.Casey Baseel (SoraNews24 -Japan News-)
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TIL in the audio universe, AM/FM radio is still by far the top medium in the US with a monthly reach of 91% of adults (18+). Followed by YouTube Music with 29% and Spotify with 25%.
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Apple developer documentation: macOS 15 Sequoia will let virtual machine users sign into iCloud and Apple ID-related services, which was previously not possible (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)
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Apple developer documentation: macOS 15 Sequoia will let virtual machine users sign into iCloud and Apple ID-related services, which was previously not possible
By Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party Lose EU Parliament Seats
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Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party lose EU Parliament seats
In the wake of the recent European Parliament elections, the German Pirate Party has lost its representation in the legislative body. This outcome wasAlex Ivanovs (Stack Diary)
LaTeX is the first PDF/UA-2 compliance accessible PDF producer
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WTPDF / PDF/UA-2 Examples by the LaTeX Project · latex3 tagging-project · Discussion #72
WTPDF / PDF/UA-2 Examples by the LaTeX Project The following files demonstrate various aspects of Well Tagged PDF documents conforming to PDF/UA-2. They were all generated with LuaLaTeX (lualatex-d...GitHub
Als ein deutscher Nazi in #Hanau 2020 zehn Menschen ermordete, ging der Karneval ganz normal weiter. Im Bundestag wurde sogar am Tag danach gefeiert.
Ich würde gerne glauben, dass wir als Gesellschaft dazugelernt haben und die jetzt in #Mannheim gezeigte Anteilnahme nichts mit #Rassismus zu tun hat.
Nur sehe ich sehr wenig #Trauer und #Humanität, sondern vor allem die vollkommen unangemessene Betonung der Herkunft des Täters.
3 reasons why Bitcoin failed to break above $72K
Despite bullish catalysts, the Bitcoin price was unable to break above $72,000 on June 5.Marcel Pechman (Cointelegraph)
Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
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in reply to Kolotipy.cz • • •Ta case study v Ricanech ten celej koncept pomerne dobre vystihuje. Mesicni prijmy 24k, to je min nez pulka platu jednoho ridice.
Kdyz jezdi 4h denne (mimo vikendu) a mesto prispeje na benzin, tak to nejak fungovat muze, no.
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