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I've scoured the internet to find you the funniest/important/scary/fascinating technology stories of today.
1 The Trump Administration Fired Thousands of Federal Health Care Workers
It blames the government shutdown, but unions are suing. (Reuters $)
+ The layoffs will wipe out parts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that conduct disease surveillance. (STAT)
Two AI-generated videos of deceased celebrities are upsetting their families.
OpenAI is under increasing pressure to limit its Sora 2 video generator capabilities. (W.P. $)
+ Sora was downloaded more than a million times in less than five days—even faster than ChatGPT. (BBC)
3. The Dutch government took control of a Chinese chip manufacturer
The move comes after Beijing tightened restrictions on rare earth exports in a move that could hurt Europe's auto industry. (CNBC)
4. Why some developers are turning away from AI coding tools
Even at their best, they introduce bugs into the code base that can be difficult to detect. (Information $)
+ The second wave of AI coding is here. (MIT Technology Review)
5. Police beg teenagers to stop playing homeless AI.
Children are using AI to create images of a disheveled person in their home, then sending them to their parents. (Edge)
6. How Elon Musk's embrace of Trump continues to harm Tesla
As a result, his cars became more expensive and less in demand. (Atlantic $)
+ China may force Tesla to change the design of its door handles. (Wired $)
+ How did China come to dominate the world of electric vehicles? (MIT Technology Review)
7. What happened after phones were banned in Australian schools?
Both students and staff say the impact has been overwhelmingly positive. (Guardian)
8. Artificial intelligence is great at detecting small earthquakes
But the real big prize is to see if it helps predict them too. (Ars Technique)
+ What can we learn from Japan's preparations for a 'megaquake'? (MIT Technology Review)
9. Climate change is leading to the emergence of new hybrid species
The “Gru-jay” is a half blue jay and half green jay. This is also a sign of the times in which we live. (Nautilus)
+ How a revolutionary gene editing tool will help the world cope with climate change. (MIT Technology Review)
10. How people are gamifying Hinge to get the dates they want.
It puts people's most promising matches behind a paywall, but they find workarounds. (Cutout $)
+ There's now a term for daters who use artificial intelligence to increase their attractiveness: “chatfishers.” (Guardian)
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