Vision Pro Reviews, Neuralink in Human, GM PHEVs return + more! - TechLinked Jan. 31, 2024

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A VISION OF THE FUTURE

Vision pro review roundup

https://mashable.com/article/apple-vision-pro-reviews

https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-vision-pro-review-39f2d82e

B-roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb0dG-2huJE

Walled garden works in its favor, but also works against it

https://www.theverge.com/24055677/apple-vision-pro-epic-netflix-app-ecosystem-monopoly

Apple turning developers against Vision Pro with EU app store rules

https://www.macworld.com/article/2220841/app-store-fees-maliciious-compliance-vision-pro.html

 

CALLING DR CRONENBERG

Elon Musk claims Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in its first human

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon-musks-neuralink-has-implanted-its-first-chip-in-a-human-brain-whats-next/

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1752098683024220632

https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/neuralinks-brain-chip-is-now-in-a-human-your-skull-is-safe-for-now/

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68137046

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/30/neuralink-musk-first-human-brain-chip/

Could really help people:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-spine-implants-restored-movement-paralyzed-man-rcna85586

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/health/traumatic-brain-injury-implants.html

 

BACK TO THE FUTURE

GM to bring back PHEV

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/after-ditching-its-hybrids-gm-says-it-needs-to-build-more-hybrids/

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/30/gm-to-release-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles-backtracking-on-product-plans.html

Lamborghini will make hybrid versions of all its cars to cut its CO2

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/30/lamborghini-ev-lanzador-revuelto-hybrid

BMW i5 getting a PHEV option

https://www.autoblog.com/2024/01/30/bmw-i5-550e-phev-announcement-reveal/?guccounter=1

so will the Mazda 2025 CX-70

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2024/01/20240131-cx70.html

 

QUICK BITS

 

NOT SAFE FOR KIDS

Congress has big ol’ child safety hearing with major tech CEOs

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24056136/congress-child-safety-hearing-kosa-meta-x-discord-snap-tiktok

TikTok CEO Pledges $2 Billion to Protect 170 Million US Users

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/tiktok-ceo-pledges-2-billion-to-protect-170-million-us-users?leadSource=reddit_wall

X hiring content moderators for a new 'Trust and Safety' center in Austin

https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-hiring-content-moderators-trust-and-safety-center-austin

 

NEW AND IMPAIRED

Retail listing for Nvidia's RTX 3050 6GB details price, launch date, and has even fewer cores than expected

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/retail-listing-for-nvidias-rtx-3050-6gb-details-price-launch-date-and-has-even-fewer-cores-than-expected

https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/nvidia-rtx-3050-6gb-spotted-at-retailer-but-the-specs-dont-calm-our-fears-that-this-might-be-a-flop-of-a-gpu

Not the current worst rumor: Intel reportedly prepping refresh of Raptor Lake Refresh

https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-reportedly-prepping-refresh-of-raptor-lake-refresh-no-really/

https://wccftech.com/intel-bartlett-lake-s-desktop-cpus-another-budget-raptor-lake-refresh-lga-1700-platforms/

 

RUN BANK, RUN

Citibank's poor security helped scammers steal millions, NY AG's lawsuit says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/lawsuit-citibank-refused-to-reimburse-scam-victims-who-lost-life-savings/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/citibank-sued-over-failure-to-defend-customers-against-hacks-fraud/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/citibank-fraud-new-york-bank-wire-transfers/

 

PAYFOE

PayPal to Cut Around 2,500 Jobs

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/30/paypal-will-cut-about-2500-jobs-or-9percent-of-global-workforce.html  

Block, owner of Square and Cashapp, lays off 1000

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/30/block-becomes-the-latest-fintech-to-lay-off-workers/ 

Google will spend $700 million on severance this quarter

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-2-billion-layoffs-severance-2023-earnings-2024-1

 

LYING IS THE MOST FUN

It’s easy to get down about AI lies being incorporated into the day-to-day flow of information we rely on, but did you know that AI can also be used to lie to criminals?

ChatGPT used to create fake leak of 50 million Europcar customer records

https://www.pcgamer.com/no-honour-among-thieves-as-chatgpt-used-to-create-fake-leak-of-50-million-europcar-customer-records/

https://cybernews.com/news/europcar-dismisses-leak-claims-fake/

https://twitter.com/H4ckManac/status/1752601838430409163

-        EDITOR: highlight “ChatGPT-generated”

https://twitter.com/troyhunt/status/1752627031391797431

Discuss briefly:

Another Lawyer faces discipline for using Chat GPT

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/another-ny-lawyer-faces-discipline-after-ai-chatbot-invented-case-citation-2024-01-30/

The New York Times is building a team to explore AI in the newsroom

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/12/nyt-hires-ai-director-newsroom-new-york-times

Rhyming AI-powered clock sometimes lies about the time, makes up words

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/ai-alarm-clock-based-on-chatgpt-doesnt-actually-know-the-time-2507859/