"It's the new Wild West," says one English teacher about the use of AI in education. Around 40 percent of America's teachers use the technology in the classroom, according to a 2023-2024 survey. [@USAToday](
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How AI is reshaping how students read and write
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Around 200,000 private messages from one of the most dangerous cybercriminal groups, Black Basta, have been revealed. Researchers are expected to find tactics, targets and dynamics within the trove of internal communications. @npub1e9q8...uecw has more: https://flip.it/nh6uYu #CyberCrime #CyberSecurity #BlackBasta
How do power-guzzling data centers affect me? Your electricity bill, for one. If you've watched a TikTok video, shopped on Amazon or used online banking, you've indirectly used a data center. @npub1svps...js2d explains how U.S. lawmakers are attempting to ensure electricity customers aren't footing the bill.
Crackdown on Power-Guzzling Data Centers May Soon Come Online in California – The Markup
A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers
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Turkish translators are experiencing an AI fallout in real-time and it's partly to do with the jobs they are accepting today. AI models for Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft are being trained by Turkish translators who will find themselves replaced by LLMs in the near future. Read this well-written and context-driven piece by @npub1qt7k...dgeq on the eventual demise of what was once a secure career in Turkey.
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Desperate for work, translators train the AI that’s putting them out of work
Translators in Turkey are at risk of being replaced by LLMs, and having diminished skills and fewer career options for all but elite scholars.
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A research group studying AI safety and ethics has found that newer AI models can find and exploit weaknesses in cybersecurity on their own, bypassing safeguards and using shortcuts to complete tasks even when they're not technically allowed to. Read more from [@Futurism](
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The Smarter AI Gets, the More It Start Cheating When It's Losing
New research has shown that some AI models will do just about anything to accomplish their task, including hacking your computer.
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For years, Meta employees have had discussions about using copyrighted works obtain through legally questionable means to train AI models, according to court documents. [@Techcrunch](
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Court filings show Meta staffers discussed using copyrighted content for AI training | TechCrunch
Court filings suggest that Meta staffers discussed using copyrighted materials to train Meta's AI models, including models in its Llama family.
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Apple’s Advanced Data Protection feature, which allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud data, will no longer be available. The announcement comes after the U.K. government reportedly ordered Apple earlier this year to build a backdoor that would allow British authorities “blanket” access to users’ data stored on Apple’s cloud servers, even if it is end-to-end encrypted. Read more from [@Techcrunch](
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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor | TechCrunch
In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.
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Ethereum prices are falling today after Bybit was hacked, with more than $1.4 billion worth being stolen. The crypto exchange's CEO Ben Zhou confirmed the attack but told customers that it will be able to manage the loss. "Bybit is solvent even if this hack loss is not recovered," he wrote on X. "All of clients' assets are 1-to-1 backed, we can cover the loss." Here's more from Decrypt.
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Ethereum Falls as Crypto Exchange Bybit Confirms $1.4 Billion Hack - Decrypt
Crypto exchange Bybit was attacked Friday, CEO Ben Zhou confirmed, with more than $1.4 billion worth of funds apparently swiped.
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A new study has found that algorithms for platforms TikTok and X are far-right leaning in Germany, ahead of the country's elections on Sunday. [@Techcrunch](
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Study of TikTok, X 'For You' feeds in Germany finds far-right political bias ahead of federal elections | TechCrunch
Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial far-right political bias in Germany ahead...
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You may have bought those Kindle books, but you can't keep them, according to Amazon. A longstanding feature allowing Kindle readers to download digital books to their computers will disappear Feb. 26. ZDNET's @npub19hku...nakm explains how this could change the way we buy and store our digital books in the future.
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Last chance to download your Kindle books - Amazon is killing this option today
The clock is ticking for Kindle users. After February 2025, a long-standing feature disappears. Here's why it matters.
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