Source: The Cool Blog
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A programmer successfully installed Debian Lenny on an Xbox 360, utilizing an old Ubuntu liveCD and precompiled Linux kernel. The programmer used debootstrap to install Debian on a hard drive, which was easily swapped with the Xbox 360’s proprietary plug.
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Source: Pixar reportedly conducts rare layoffs, including ‘Lightyear’ director
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Pixar laid off 75 employees, including director Angus MacLane and producer Galyn Susman, due to the commercial failure of “Lightyear,” a “Toy Story” spinoff, which reportedly cost the studio more than $100 million.
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Source: AI generated content should be labelled, EU Commissioner Jourova says
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European Commission Deputy Head Vera Jourova has called on companies using generative AI tools, like Microsoft’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, to label their content if it has the potential to create disinformation. The use of AI tools has prompted concern that bad actors and governments could misuse such products to spread disinformation.
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💻 Companies using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard need to label their content in efforts to combat the spread of fake news, according to European Commission Deputy Head Vera Jourova.
Source: S.E.C. Accuses Binance of Mishandling Funds and Lying to Regulators
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a case against Binance, accusing the exchange of mishandling customer funds and misleading investors about its operations. Binance had been mixing billions of dollars in customer funds and sending them to a company controlled by Binance’s founder. The SEC also said Binance did not take adequate steps to restrict U.S. investors from accessing Binance’s unregulated exchange.
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Source: Tell HN: Cloudflare is locking out Linux users
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Cloudflare’s Turnstile captcha product appears to be locking out Linux users, refusing to recognize them as human even when using non-compromised devices on the network. This raises concerns about one corporation unilaterally deciding browser access and technical issues with distinguishing between headless and regular Chrome.
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