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> Scientists tell us that the sooner we respond to climate change, the lower the risks and the costs will be in the future. >> Additionally, “Science” as used here goes beyond the …

It's a neat demo. I don't know how I feed about cloning the voice of a living person, even a 'public' figure like a presenter. I wouldn't be surprised if it eventually becomes ille…

Amazon is both a retailer and marketplace. If it prevents fake Coke being sold because of a secret deal, but is happy to sell fake Pepsi, then that is absolutely a problem for both…

The future Google and others have in mind will require remote attestation for access to media/banking/social media etc. This is part of the groundwork. See also TPM 2.0 requirement…

> Every ban erodes our freedoms, bit by bit. That's basically reductio ad absurdum and a common refrain I see on HN. Restricting the worst dark patterns in software is not an affro…

I'll assume for a moment it's not a rhetorical question and state the obvious - phones (i.e. apps) have been designed to be addictive. It's not a failure of willpower but rather it…

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I doubt many engineers do. It's all little pieces that add up to fulfill a larger corporate strategy. I'm sure the designers of TPMs etc don't see themselves as part of a large sch…

They already have. They're sneaking it in via WebView in Android: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/11/increasing...

Carbon is disappointing and feels like a missed opportunity. It feels more like a syntax refresh. C/C++ desperately need a safety overhaul. I work in the embedded functional safety…

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Scammers have recruited at least one victim to try to complete the fake withdrawal process for them. Luckily Kit and his team noticed and got her help. He was live streaming and on…

> Can someone explain how the scammers are pulled in in the first place? That is, what's the 'funnel' for this? Viewers send in spam emails. They also look for ads on Facebook and …