1 It seems to be like Iran is conducting cyberattacks on US water techniques
That’s in accordance with preliminary investigations on hacks in not less than seven states. (NYT $)
+ Will this be a wake-up name? (Forbes)
2 Google briefly made it simple to pretend satellite tv for pc photos
Actually the very last thing the world wants proper now. (NPR)
+ AI firms preserve transferring quick and breaking issues. (The Atlantic $)
+ Apple is struggling to maintain tempo with incoming AI-assisted software program bug experiences. (FT $)
3 Why wildfires have gotten so unhealthy in Europe this summer season
It’s a mixture of local weather change, land abandonment, and outdated firefighting techniques. (New Yorker $)
+ How Europe can develop into extra fire-resilient. (New Scientist $)
+ How a lot wildfire prevention is an excessive amount of? (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
4 Regulation enforcement officers are utilizing license-plate cameras for stalking
There are not less than 50 examples of officers being charged with or accused of misusing them. (WP $)
+ Inside Chicago’s surveillance panopticon. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
5 China might impose extra controls on its homegrown AI fashions
They’re profitable affect abroad—however create new safety and political dangers. (NYT $)
+ Silicon Valley is deeply divided over methods to reply. (Remainder of World)
+ China’s AI fashions have Trump’s AI world at struggle with itself. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
6 The overwhelming majority of Australian teenagers are nonetheless on social media
An absence of efficient age checks means the nation’s under-16s ban merely isn’t enforceable. (Reuters $)
7 Is it potential to make good glasses that aren’t creepy? 👓😱
It doesn’t actually appear to be it proper now! (Wired $)
8 The US ban on robotic vacuum cleaners isn’t workable
It’s going to go away People with much less selection and means larger costs. (The Verge $)
9 YouTube simply banned a bunch of ASMR artists
They are saying they’re being unfairly caught up in guidelines towards “sexually gratifying” content material. (404 Media)
10 Why Pokémon continues to be fashionable everywhere in the world
It appears to have a uncommon capacity to each cheer us up, and convey us collectively. (The Guardian)
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