Google AI Overviews, iFixit drops Samsung, OpenAI vs ScarJo + more! - TechLinked May 24, 2024

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GOOGLE TAKES AN ACID TRIP

Google’s AI Overview hallucinates, SHOCKER

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o 

https://x.com/NathanLands/status/1793925296967782434?t=_qAEQ6GGHWGL8SY5dgTRqQ&s=19

https://x.com/PixelButts/status/1793387357753999656 

https://x.com/icreatelife/status/1793781850923823144

Also thinks the Onion is real https://x.com/oneunderscore__/status/1793779462968099202  

source: reddit user fucksmith https://x.com/kurtopsahl/status/1793494822436917295 

https://x.com/Very__Regular/status/1794010853257126316 

it’s got kids! https://twitter.com/lilyraynyc/status/1793332248357335406/photo/1 

• EDITOR: click the arrows in the top-right corner so we can see the full size photo and the tweet text

it’s BROKEN broken https://x.com/floriyrobin/status/1793910174639608098 

turn it off https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

https://9to5google.com/2024/05/23/google-search-ai-how-to-turn-off/ 

• EDITOR: screenshot top of article, then show this https://lmg.gg/saV1x 

unless you want some creative interpretation of video game character’s sexual preferences https://x.com/GraphCrimes/status/1793866408289620214

 

I SHAN’T FIX IT

iFixit ends cooperation with Samsung over repair practices 

https://www.droid-life.com/2024/05/23/ifixit-doubts-samsungs-commitment-to-accessible-repairs-ends-partnership/

https://www.ifixit.com/News/96162/were-ending-our-samsung-collaboration 

https://www.404media.co/samsung-requires-independent-repair-shops-to-share-customer-data-snitch-on-people-who-use-aftermarket-parts-leaked-contract-shows/ 

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/23/ifixit_samsung_repair/

 

COULDN’T BE HER

OpenAI - ScarJo saga

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her 

Sam Altman “her” tweet https://twitter.com/sama/status/1790075827666796666 

ScarJo statement https://x.com/BobbyAllyn/status/1792679435701014908 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/22/24162429/scarlett-johansson-openai-legal-right-to-publicity-likeness-midler-lawyers 

OpenAI paused the Sky voice https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1792443575839678909 

WaPost report: Sky VA recorded in June https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/22/openai-scarlett-johansson-chatgpt-ai-voice/ 

OpenAI didn’t direct VA to copy ScarJo https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/sky-voice-actor-says-nobody-ever-compared-her-to-scarjo-before-openai-drama/ 

Voice comparison https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1cx1np4/voice_comparison_between_gpt4o_and_scarlett/

 

QUICK BITS

 

3D CHESS

AMD rebranding APUs to “Ryzen AI 300 series” to one-up Intel’s naming scheme, says leaker

https://wccftech.com/amd-doesnt-want-numerical-disadvantage-against-intel-core-ultra-shifts-strix-to-ryzen-ai-300-branding-strix-apus/ 

leaker https://www.bilibili.com/opus/934967213012549656

translated https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AMD-Ryzen-AI-300-Strix-Point-APUs.png 

 

BADA BING BADA B-

Microsoft services outage brings down a bunch of stuff

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outage-affects-bing-copilot-duckduckgo-and-chatgpt-internet-search/

https://x.com/mayank_jee/status/1793560213498581389 

first update https://x.com/MSFT365Status/status/1793564067191259271

last https://x.com/MSFT365Status/status/1794059335565295954 

reminder that more search indexes would be nice https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/bing-outage-shows-just-how-little-competition-google-search-really-has/ 

 

PREMIUM UPGRADE

US Trade Representative recommends govt bring back 25% tariff on Chinese-made tech including GPUs

https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-to-resume-trump-era-tariffs-on-graphics-cards-assembled-in-china 

USTR filing https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/USTR%20FRN%20Four%20Year%20Review%20Proposed%20Modifications%20fin.pdf 

follows doubling of tariffs on Chinese semiconductors https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/us-to-increase-tariffs-on-chinese-semiconductors-by-100-in-2025-officials-say-it-protects-the-dollar53-billion-spent-on-the-chips-act 

 

THAT? OH IT’S JUST A THING

Spotify will brick all Car Things

https://www.engadget.com/spotifys-car-thing-will-soon-transform-into-spotifys-car-brick-180208232.html

https://jalopnik.com/spotify-is-not-offering-refunds-after-it-bricks-the-car-1851499512

https://www.fastcompany.com/91131090/spotify-car-thing-discontinued-customers-angry-refund-open-source

Spotify’s recommends contacting disposal department (EDITOR: click on “What should I do with the device?” Highlight “Contact your state or local waste disposal department to determine how to dispose of or recycle Car Thing”) https://support.spotify.com/us/article/car-thing-discontinued/ 

 

BOATS HARASSED BY ORCA TEEN GANGS

Orca teens started a fad of ramming boat rudders

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/24/killer-whales-attacking-sinking-boats-are-bored-scientists-say/73558157007/ 

Revenge, grief, memory? Nope. teen fad 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/11/the-orca-uprising-whales-are-ramming-boats-but-are-they-inspired-by-revenge-grief-or-memory

report https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?direct=1&noattach=true&ref=22172&ext=pdf&k=

If you see one, do not enter the water or the orca teens will be SO mean to you

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/see-killer-whale-never-enter-183508395.html