668: Weaponized Puffery

668: Weaponized Puffery

OpenAI training data, dynamic pricing & digital IDs; Elon's good week; dockworkers strike over robots averted, for now; more AI models; some AI training techniques make AI better at deceiving humans; weaponizing DMCA takedowns; Cruise fined for omitting details; Cybertruck gets FSD; EV Jeeps catching fire; Neumann back doing workspaces; COVID-19 affected the moon; the Diplomat; Wolfs; The Traitors Canada; The Rings of Power; more Prime Video ads; Juicebox quits the US; facial recognition & smart glasses; iPhone 16; cable testing; AI in education.


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Oasis opts out of Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing, calling it 'an unacceptable experience for fans'

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Elon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake law

Elon Musk celebrates winning lawsuit over Tesla self-driving claims with embarrassing defense


IN THE NEWS

U.S. Dockworkers Go on Strike Over Robots and Wages

California Governor Vetoes AI Bill Aimed at Preventing Catastrophic Harms

OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B

Apple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claims

OpenAI Stamps Feet, Says Investors Aren't Allowed to Back Its Rivals

MIT spinoff Liquid debuts non-transformer AI models and they’re already state-of-the-art

Human Feedback Makes AI Better at Deceiving Humans, Study Shows

Famous AI Artist Says He’s Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His Work

Google Wins Lawsuit Against Scammers Who ‘Weaponized’ DMCA Takedowns

GM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash

Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

A Stalled Waymo Blocked Kamala Harris’s Motorcade in San Francisco

Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrids due to fire risks

Adam Neumann’s Latest Project Is a WeWork Competitor

COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim


MEDIA CANDY

California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it

The Diplomat

Wolfs

The Traitors Canada Season 2

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2

Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025

Apple’s acclaimed drama “Sugar” lands season two renewal

Shrinking Season 2


APPS & DOODADS

Google introduces new way to search by filming video

The company that owns Juicebox is quitting the US market and removing all its apps and software updates.

Covid Testing Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Giving Fake Test Results

Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze

Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers

Walk the Distance


AT THE LIBRARY

Constituent Service - A Third District Story by John Scalzi and narrated by Amber Benson

Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers by Steve Pratt

Polostan: A thrilling historical epic from #1 New Yortk Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, perfect for fans of historical fiction and espionage thrillers. (Bomb Light) Kindle Edition by Neal Stephenson


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Dave Bittner

The CyberWire

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Only Malware in the Building

C2C caberQU - USB C cable tester

BLE caberQU: a digital USB-C to USB-C cable tester

Ethical use of AI in higher education

Ethical AI for Teaching and Learning

ENAI Recommendations on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in Education - International Journal for Educational Integrity


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Tributes paid to 'true legend' Dame Maggie Smith

‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor John Ashton dead at 76 after battle with cancer

‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60

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