It might have seemed odd when LinkedIn launched three games last spring (Shouldn’t subscribers be working?). But games are everywhere — Apple News, Netflix, YouTube, The New York Times, for example — so why not? [@Techcrunch]( ) has more on the professional networking platform’s move into gaming and why these quick, once-a-day brain teasers are so fun. #Tech #Technology #Games #Gaming #LinkedIn #Work
Next week, a court will hear arguments about whether the US government can ban TikTok, based on evidence it doesn’t want anyone — including the social media company — to see. [@theverge]( ) explains: #Tech #TikTok #SocialMedia #Technology #DOJ #USA
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally appealed his fraud conviction, requesting a new trial and accusing the judge overseeing his case of being biased against him. Via Coindesk. #FTX #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Tech #Technology #SBF https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/09/13/sam-bankman-fried-appeals-fraud-conviction-requests-new-trial-nyt
Roughly 20 percent of the hard disk drives the music industry sent to storage company Iron Mountain dating to the 1990s are entirely unreadable. By [@WIRED]( ). #Music #Disk #Tech #Technology
Apple has asked a federal court in San Francisco to drop its three-year-old case against spyware company NSO, citing worries about disclosing its own sensitive data during discovery. By [@9to5mac]( ). #Apple #NSO #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology #Spyware
Spotify says parents will have the ability to manage accounts of kids under 13 and prevent them from watching videos and playing content that’s labeled explicit. [@Techcrunch]( ) reports. #Spotify #Tech #Technology
OpenAI’s two new models are available now to ChatGPT Plus users as well as developers. This enables developers to test them as the backend of existing third-party apps and services, or build out new apps and services. From @npub1jsv4...5zrc. #AI #OpenAI #Tech #Technology #ChatGPT https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/what-openais-new-o1-preview-and-o1-mini-models-mean-for-developers/
Meta, Snap, and TikTok have founded a new program called Thrive to help stop the spread of graphic content depicting or encouraging self-harm and suicide. From [@theverge]( ). #Meta #TikTok #Snap #Tech #Technology #OnlineSafety
At the VMAs Wednesday night, new technology allowed fans to shop their favorite artist’s styles as they appeared on the screen. By [@Techcrunch]( ) #VMAS #Tech #Technology #AI
OpenAI's new model represents a step toward its broader goal of human-like artificial intelligence, says [@theverge]( ). #AI #OpenAI #Tech #Technology