Rick Beato vs UMG: Fighting Copyright Claims Over Music Clips on YouTube
Summary Music educator and YouTuber Rick Beato has been hit with multiple copyright claims and strikes from Universal Music Group (UMG) on videos that he says are fair use —…
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating Summary A wave of false active‑shooter reports hit around a dozen US university campuses as students returned for term. The…
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Gray Matter
Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain’s Gray Matter Summary Researchers from Kyoto University and the University of Tsukuba asked 28 women to wear a specific rose-scented oil…
What Happened When Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Tried Rust?
What Happened When Unix Co-Creator Brian Kernighan Tried Rust? Summary 83-year-old Brian Kernighan, speaking at an InfoAge talk, described a single, frustrating attempt to write a Rust programme. He found…
Are AI Web Crawlers ‘Destroying Websites’ In Their Hunt for Training Data?
Are AI Web Crawlers ‘Destroying Websites’ In Their Hunt for Training Data? Summary The Register piece, as posted on Slashdot, argues that modern AI web crawlers are radically different from…
Beta Blockers for Heart Attack Survivors: May Have No Benefit for Most, Could Actually Harm Women
Beta Blockers for Heart Attack Survivors: May Have No Benefit for Most, Could Actually Harm Women Summary New large clinical research challenges decades-old practice of prescribing beta-blockers routinely after a…
Former US Government Site Climate.Gov Attempts Relaunch as Non-Profit
Summary The federal climate.gov production team was dismissed earlier in the summer and the original site has been effectively sidelined by the political appointees now running NOAA. In response, a…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Generative AI tools are producing quick prototypes — logos, copy, code and images — but often the outputs…
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police Summary Slashdot summarises a Futurism report revealing that OpenAI quietly confirmed it scans ChatGPT conversations and routes flagged chats…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered in Forest City to attend “Network School,” founded by Balaji Srinivasan, to test ideas…