Olivier Vandecasteele onderweg naar België 26-05-2023
12:27 De Belg Olivier Vandecasteele is na bijna anderhalf jaar detentie in een Iraanse cel vrijgelaten. Hij landt vanavond in België.Lees verder op De Tijd
An interview with Pitchfork EIC Puja Patel on how AI is infiltrating every single aspect of music, AI-generated music's ownership and money concerns, and more (Wired) 26-05-2023
Wired: An interview with Pitchfork EIC Puja Patel on how AI is infiltrating every single aspect of music, AI-generated music’s ownership and money concerns, and more — We talk to Puja Patel, editor in chief of Pitchfork and cohost of The Pitchfork Review, about how AI is taking over our feeds and where it goes from here. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuzegommers veroordeeld tot werkstraffen 26-05-2023
11:20 Het Hof van Beroep in Antwerpen heeft vrijdag een uitspraak gedaan in de zaak-Sanda Dia, de 20-jarige student die stierf na een extreem driedaags doopritueel.Lees verder op De Tijd
The Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning and A.I.’s Existential Risks 26-05-2023
Plus, Kevin and Casey react to this week’s tech headlines.Lees verder op New York Times
DCG plans to shut down its institutional crypto trading platform TradeBlock, citing the crypto winter and regulatory uncertainties, effective May 31, 2023 (Bloomberg) 26-05-2023
Bloomberg: DCG plans to shut down its institutional crypto trading platform TradeBlock, citing the crypto winter and regulatory uncertainties, effective May 31, 2023 — Digital Currency Group, the digital-asset conglomerate that is negotiating with creditors of its bankrupt lending business … Lees verder op Tech Meme
How three US teenagers built Mirai, a DDoS botnet that exploited IoT devices, and avoided prison by helping the FBI with cybercrime and cybersecurity matters (Scott J. Shapiro/IEEE Spectrum) 26-05-2023
Scott J. Shapiro / IEEE Spectrum: How three US teenagers built Mirai, a DDoS botnet that exploited IoT devices, and avoided prison by helping the FBI with cybercrime and cybersecurity matters — First-year college students are understandably frustrated when they can’t get into popular upper-level electives. But they usually just gripe. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rapport grensoverschrijdend gedrag vernietigend voor UGent 26-05-2023
07:50 Een intern rapport schetst hoe wijdverspreid en veelvoorkomend grensoverschrijdend gedrag is bij doctorandi aan de UGent. Ook de aanpak schiet tekort: jonge onderzoekers wantrouwen de bestaande meldpu…Lees verder op De Tijd
De overheid verbergt informatie voor burgers en bedrijven 26-05-2023
06:00 Overheidsdiensten in ons land weigeren burgers en bedrijven de informatie te geven waarop ze recht hebben. We worden soms zonder geldige reden afgewimpeld of van het kastje naar de muur gestuurd. Dat…Lees verder op De Tijd
Best Noise-Canceling Headphones of 2023 – CNET 26-05-2023
Looking for the best noise-canceling headphones to drown out background noise? We’ve rounded up the best ANC headphones to help you focus on the sound you want to hear.Lees verder op Cnet
A survey conducted in March 2023: 58% of US adults have heard of ChatGPT but only 14% have tried it themselves; roughly four in ten say it's somewhat useful (Emily A. Vogels/Pew Research Center) 26-05-2023
Emily A. Vogels / Pew Research Center: A survey conducted in March 2023: 58% of US adults have heard of ChatGPT but only 14% have tried it themselves; roughly four in ten say it’s somewhat useful — About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) are familiar with ChatGPT, though relatively few have tried it themselves, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March. Lees verder op Tech Meme