Years after “put it in rice” was the internet’s go-to advice for a wet phone, a video on YouTube claims to be able to remove any water from a phone’s speaker by playing a long, monotonous sound loudly. With 45 million views, a lively comment section and thousands claiming success, [@theverge](
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Can a YouTube video really fix your wet phone?
Here’s one for the shower scrollers.
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Elon Musk rather unexpectedly threw his support behind California’s AI bill on Monday, which would require large-scale AI models to undergo extensive safety testing before being released to the public. He said voicing his support was a “tough call” and indeed, other key figures in both tech and politics are somewhat divided on the issue. But Dan Hendrycks, director of the Center for AI Safety — the non-profit advisory group which helped to create the bill — says to preserve innovation, we must anticipate the "potential pitfalls." [@time](
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California's Draft AI Law Would Protect More than Just People
Why California's draft AI law, supported by Elon Musk, should be passed
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Following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Paris, news stories mentioning Telegram have understandably spiked. But there has been one recurring detail in many of the articles that cryptographer [@matthew_d_green](
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Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
This blog is reserved for more serious things, and ordinarily I wouldn’t spend time on questions like the above. But much as I’d like t...
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Back in 2019, the video game accessibility community mourned a prominent advocate called Susan Banks. In the years before her death, Banks had played a huge part in raising awareness of accessibility in games — or often, the lack of it — particularly for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. She regularly interacted with developers from studios like Ubisoft and The Coalition to push for better options and designs, and helped set up a site dedicated to the coverage of accessibility in games, called Can I Play That. However, in the years since her alleged passing, mounting evidence and accounts from those close to her work suggest she was not the person she claimed to be, reports @npub14856...rghl In fact, she may not have existed at all. Here’s more. https://flip.it/yz5.Aw #Gaming #Accessibility #Deaf #SusanBanks
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov likes to frame himself as the “patron of the individual citizen against government snooping,” writes @npub16wgk...tfmj – a self-professed libertarian, free speech martyr and quite the showman to boot. Authorities in France, however, have now arrested him for his alleged defense of a far less noble group of people, including pedophiles, drug dealers and gangsters. [@politico@flipboard.com](
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Durov arrest boosts Telegram app downloads | TechCrunch
The arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France is starting to impact the app's traction and ranking. On Saturday, the founder wa...
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Pavel Durov, co-founder and chief executive of messaging service Telegram, reportedly arrested near Paris. NPR has more, including why French authorities were after the "Mark Zuckerberg of Russia." https://flip.it/xLMJeR #Tech #SocialMedia #Telegram #PavelDurov #Technology
Back-to-school season has been in full swing for some time now, complete with the usual array of serious bargains to be had. But while it’s a great time to be hunting for, say, a new laptop with a hefty discount, the reality is that cybercriminals are busy laying traps for online shoppers. TechRadar explains:
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Don’t be fooled during back-to-school: These are the Amazon scams currently targeting students that you need to watch out for
Prime membership scares, ‘canceled’ Amazon accounts and more
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Apple will let iPhone and iPad users in the European Union choose default apps for phone calls, messaging, keyboards, and password managers later this year, with more customer options to become available in spring of 2025. Learn more from The Verge:
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EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon
More choices on your iPhone — if you’re in the right place.
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Google just made a $250 million deal with California to support the state’s newsrooms. The agreement provides a much-needed cash infusion to a struggling industry, while being criticized as a half-measure and a copout. TechCrunch has more:
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Google just backed a $250M deal with California to support journalism — here's what it means | TechCrunch
Google has agreed to contribute over $100 million toward new California programs to fund journalism. But is it a good deal?
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With the next generation of AI photo editing tools built into the Google’s flagship Pixel 9 family, our basic assumptions about photographs capturing a reality we can believe in are about to be seriously tested — and [@theverge](
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No one’s ready for this
The photograph is now meaningless as evidence. We are not prepared.
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