YouTube vs Adblock, New Atlas robot, UK AI laws + more! - TechLinked April 17, 2024

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YOU, ME, AND AD-BLOCK

YouTube is coming for ad-blocking apps – you might need to finally pay up for Premium

https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/269521462/enforcement-on-third-party-apps?hl=en 

https://www.techradar.com/phones/youtube-is-coming-for-ad-blocking-apps-you-might-need-to-finally-pay-up-for-premium

https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/269521462/enforcement-on-third-party-apps?hl=en 

ad-blocking “prevents the creator from being rewarded for viewership” https://lmg.gg/7zBah 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/youtube-expands-ad-blocker-crackdown-but-chrome-store-still-promotes-them

https://www.extremetech.com/internet/youtube-cracks-down-on-third-party-media-players-that-block-ads

 

ATLAS SHRUGGED

Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic humanoid robot

https://newatlas.com/robotics/farewell-boston-dynamics-atlas/

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EM5_VFlt8 @0:20

New, even more terrifying humanoid robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ECwExc-_M

Barely able to balance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgZVk8Pzhf0 

Atlas is kind of the OG of terrifyingly-capable humanoid robots, but more are coming

Figure

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2024/04/15/meet-the-new-ai-robot-billionaire/?sh=746a6f327c32 

Apptronik

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/15/mercedes-begins-piloting-apptronik-humanoid-robots/ 

 

LEGALIZE SHALLOW REALS

Creating deepfake porn to be made a crime in UK under 'first-of-its-kind' law

https://time.com/6967243/uk-criminalize-sexual-explicit-deepfake-images-ai/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/16/creating-sexually-explicit-deepfake-images-to-be-made-offence-in-uk

AI making deep fake problem worse

https://www.politico.eu/article/spot-deepfake-artificial-intelligence-tools-undermine-eyes-ears/ 

UK mulling potential AI regulation   

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24131392/uk-ai-regulation-draft-safety 

 

QUICK BITS

 

THE FCC WON’T LET ME SPEED

ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/isps-can-charge-extra-for-fast-gaming-under-fccs-internet-rules-critics-say/

https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2024/04/harmful-5g-fast-lanes-are-coming-fcc-needs-stop-them

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/104151947304135/1 

 

PARTY OF THREE

Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/17/first-third-party-app-store-in-the-eu-is-live 

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/17/altstore-eu-alternative-app-marketplace/ 

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/17/riley-testut-launches-delta-game-emulator-on-app-store-for-everyone-altstore-marketplace-for-eu/ 

 

THE BACKUP BACKUP

TSMC powers parts of Taipei with backup generators — Taiwan requests help as blackouts begin

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-powers-parts-of-taipei-with-backup-generators-taiwan-requests-help-as-blackouts-begin

OG Taiwanese reporting: 

https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20240417700097-430104 

They Make a point of surpassing legal requirements for Earthquake Continuity plans https://esg.tsmc.com/en/update/governance/caseStudy/1/index.html 

https://fortune.com/2024/04/03/tsmc-taiwan-earthquake-nvidia-apple-chip-semiconductor-manufacturing/ 

 

FLY ME TO THE MOON

NASA has greenlit plans to send a giant drone to Saturn’s largest moon

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/dragonfly/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-mission-to-saturns-moon-titan-confirmed/ 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24132824/nasa-dragonfly-mission-drone-saturn-moon-titan-greenlit

https://www.space.com/nasa-dragonfly-drone-titan-wind-tunnel-test-video

 

HOME ALONE 9000

Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines 'enter at own risk'

https://newatlas.com/technology/paintball-security-paintcam-eve/

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ai-powered-paintball-armed-camera

https://www.popsci.com/technology/paintball-armed-ai-home-security-camera/ 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paintcam/paintcam-face-recognition-and-paintball-firing-security-system