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With more people working from home and communicating with colleagues on various apps, like Slack and Teams, emojis are gaining popularity in the workplace.
Absolutely wrong. Emojis are NOT clear communication. Does that thumbs-up indicate that you saw the message, or that you acted on the message, or that you liked the content of the message - which might actually be talking about something horrible? What does that particular variation of a smiley face actually mean? If they end their hurtful message with a smiley face, does that make it okay?
Enlarge / The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, in May 2023. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto)
Four more large Internet service providers told the US Supreme Court this week that ISPs shouldn't be forced to aggressively police copyright infringement on broadband networks.
While the ISPs worry about financial liability from lawsuits filed by major record labels and other copyright holders, they also argue that mass terminations of Internet users accused of piracy "would harm innocent people by depriving households, schools, hospitals, and businesses of Internet access." The legal question presented by the case "is exceptionally important to the future of the Internet," they wrote in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on Monday.
The amici curiae brief was filed by Altice USA (operator of the Optimum brand), Frontier Communications, Lumen (aka CenturyLink), and Verizon. The brief supports cable firm Cox Communications' attempt to overturn its loss in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Sony. Cox petitioned the Supreme Court to take up the case last month.
ISP's should not be required to become copyright enforcement police. Go after the criminal, not the conduit. Any business, library, park, or government building that offers wifi to visitors could have their internet access cut.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill Wednesday requiring new cars to have AM radio, which was introduced in response to an increasing number of vehicles coming out without the first-generation radio broadcast technology. The bill passed the committee on a roll-call vote of 45-2 and now heads to the full House for final approval.
The bill, titled the AM for Every Vehicle Act, would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a rule that “requires automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their vehicles without a separate or additional payment, fee, or surcharge.”
Supporters say they are pushing the bill out of a concern that the slow demise of AM radio could make it more difficult to...
Mandating AM radios in cars seems stupid. However, I see good reason to enforce a ruling that EV motors shouldn't cause interference with radio reception. If the car owner wants to install an AM radio, it should be able to receive usable signal. As an Amateur Radio operator, it's unthinkable to allow the interference.
Wow.
It seems they all exploded simultaneously, which means they were triggered.
Were they each tampered with physically, or did someone figure out how to trigger a thermal runaway remotely? Malicious code update, or natural vulnerability?
I have no idea, but I expect we will all learn over the next few days.
I'm amazed that they're still using pager technology - and also amazed that someone could use pagers as a physical attack.
On Thursday, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison shared his vision for an AI-powered surveillance future during a company financial meeting, reports Business Insider. During an investor Q&A, Ellison described a world where artificial intelligence systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don't break the law.
Ellison, who briefly became the world's second-wealthiest person last week when his net worth surpassed Jeff Bezos' for a short time, outlined a scenario where AI models would analyze footage from security cameras, police body cams, doorbell cameras, and vehicle dash cams.
"Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that's going on," Ellison said, describing what he sees as the benefits from automated oversight from AI and automated alerts for when crime takes place. "We're going to have supervision," he continued. "Every police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there's a problem, AI will report the problem and report it to the appropriate person."
Every time that I see 'security' cameras pointed at a public space, I have an urge to buy black spray paint. So far, I've resisted - which explains why I'm not in jail right now.
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NVIDIA makes arguably the best graphics cards out there, but competition is always good and keeps the market healthy. Sadly, it appears that AMD, its closest competitor, might be backing out of the fight.
:sadface: I've been getting AMD graphics cards because they're better supported on linux.
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