China bans iPhone use for government officials at work

China ordered officials at central government agencies not to use Apple’s iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office, people familiar with the matter said.

In recent weeks, staff were given the instructions by their superiors in workplace chat groups or meetings, the people said. The d

https://www.osnews.com/story/136953/china-bans-iphone-use-for-government-officials-at-work/

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Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator

From Ars Technica:

Previously, Gizmodo en Español had a small but dedicated team who wrote original content tailored specifically for Spanish-speaking readers, as well as producing translations of Gizmodo's English articles. The site represented Gizmodo's first foray into international markets when it launched in 2012

https://www.osnews.com/story/136946/gizmodo-fires-spanish-staff-amid-switch-to-ai-translator/

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The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge

This pedestrian bridge crosses I-494 just west of the Minneapolis Airport. It connects Bloomington to Richfield. I drive under it often and I wondered: why is it there? It's not in an area that is particularly walkable, and it doesn't connect any establishments that obviously need to be connected. So why was it built?

There's no possible way to tie this to O

https://www.osnews.com/story/136909/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge/

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Oh, are their #DronesOverBrooklyn?
Dystopian Nightmare Engaged. But hey, there is a song about it, thanks to El-P. #IntheNews #NYC #SurveillanceCapitalism

https://youtu.be/J_chxKYjHlk?si=9XfEDbYYwX7MxNXq

Well, this is a strange development.

Whistleblower testifies U.S. salvaged 'non-human biologics' from UFO crash sites. #Aliens #InTheNews

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190390376/ufo-hearing-non-human-biologics-uaps

Watermarks coming to AI content as Big Tech vows to prevent fraud, deception

Seven companies—including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, Anthropic, and Inflection—have committed to developing tech to clearly watermark AI-generated content. That will help make it safer to share AI-generated text, video, audio, and images without misleading others about

https://www.osnews.com/story/136454/watermarks-coming-to-ai-content-as-big-tech-vows-to-prevent-fraud-deception/

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#InTheNews 🗞️ This week the
@UvA_AWeSome project was featured in the @NYTimes alongside some incredible scholars! 👏 Read the article to learn more about the impact of #SocialMedia on teenagers and the research being done in this field.➡️ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/upshot/social-media-teen-mental-health.html #MentalHealth

#InTheNews 🗞️ Last week, #Beyonce's concert in Amsterdam had #SocialMedia timelines buzzing 🎤💫But what drives especially young people to capture every moment and share it online? Nadia Bij de Vaate explained this to @rtlnieuws. Missed it? Read the article now! ➡️ https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5391850/waarom-zetten-we-concerten-meteen-op-instagram

Follow my (mobile) hardware Pixelfed account

I recently started a Pixelfed account dedicated to all the various pieces of (mobile) hardware I own. It's still quite new, but the intention is to post photos of my Palm/PocketPC/etc. device collection a few times a week, with a short info blurb. The account will post no other content, so you won't see photos of my food, sunsets, beaches, or othe

https://www.osnews.com/story/136267/follow-my-mobile-hardware-pixelfed-account/

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How to fix Premier League live broadcasting without moving to another country
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-fix-premier-league-live-27035301
Football fans have been calling for change as they say there is more access to Premier League games abroad than in Liverpool #EFC #Toffees #Barclay'sPremierLeague #LiverpoolFC #EvertonFC #InTheNews

HP has found an exciting new way to DRM your printer

The Verge:

First introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, HP Plus was built around FOMO right from the start. You get just seven days to claim your free ink, starting the moment you plug a new printer into the wall. Act now, and it’ll also extend your warranty a full year, give you an “Advanced HP Smart app,” and plan

https://www.osnews.com/story/136172/hp-has-found-an-exciting-new-way-to-drm-your-printer/

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Woman who was 'a force to be reckoned with' dies aged 23
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/woman-who-a-force-reckoned-26993175
Laura Nuttall was described as a "very determined, very focused and very ambitious" woman #EFC #Toffees #EvertonFC #RealLives #InTheNews

Natzi attempts to take over The Whitehouse. #InTheNews

📰#InTheNews Have you read the interview with ASCoR member
Toni van der Meer
in
@decorrespondent about misinformation and fake news? Together with
Michael Hameleers
and
@dscheykopp he investigates the (negative) effects of media attention to misinformation. Read the article @decorrespondent 👉 https://decorrespondent.nl/14499/niet-te-geloven-hoe-te-veel-aandacht-voor-nepnieuws-het-echte-nieuws-ondermijnt/2e29a802-8be6-06ca-34cb-815c62585a20

The glorious return of a humble car geature: buttons are coming back

You don’t see a lot of good news about road safety in the United States. Unlike in most peer countries, American roadway deaths surged during the pandemic and have barely receded since. Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities recently hit their highest levels in 40 years, but U.S. transportation officials

https://www.osnews.com/story/136075/the-glorious-return-of-a-humble-car-geature-buttons-are-coming-back/

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Teen told he needs a new heart after going to GP with a cough
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/teen-told-needs-new-heart-26756482
The teen had no idea there was something wrong with his heart but ended up needing an urgent transplant #LFC #YNWA #LiverpoolFC #InTheNews

Your phone was built with child labor

The consumer-facing tech and EV companies all proclaim there’s no artisanally mined cobalt or child cobalt in their supply chains. So don’t fret, consumer. Don’t fret, shareholder. If that’s true, where’s all the cobalt going? Last year, almost 75 percent of global cobalt production was from Congo. It’s impossible for these companies to say they don’t have Co

https://www.osnews.com/story/136036/your-phone-was-built-with-child-labor/

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Hyundai commits to real buttons and dials for safety reasons

Car companies have been increasingly using digital screens and soft-touch buttons in modern cars to save costs while looking ‘hi-tech’ - but Hyundai has committed to fight this trend for as long as possible.Speaking at the launch of the new-generation Hyundai Kona, Sang Yup Lee, Head of Hyundai Design, said the ne

https://www.osnews.com/story/135938/hyundai-commits-to-real-buttons-and-dials-for-safety-reasons/

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A wunderBAR story

In fact, the broken bar barely even exists anymore. In the days of DOS, the character used for the pipe symbol (on the DOS command line) or for logical OR (in C/C++, for example) used ASCII code 7Ch (124 decimal), which was rendered as a broken vertical bar by the fonts used at least by the IBM MDA, CGA, EGA, and VGA cards. But nowadays that is no longer the case. The same ASCII codepoint is render

https://www.osnews.com/story/135931/a-wunderbar-story/

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Wow !!

Click link to hear story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTLDot7H5Q0