Microsoft Can’t Hide
Summary
TLDRThe European Commission has charged Microsoft with antitrust violations for bundling Teams with Office, potentially facing hefty fines. Apple's self-service diagnostics expansion and repairability improvements are highlighted, alongside the Internet Archive's eBook delisting due to copyright issues. Paramount Global's removal of the MTV News website and AI companies' privacy policy alterations for data collection are discussed. Sandbox is promoted for email organization, while security concerns over polyfill.io and advancements in AI without matrix multiplication are mentioned. A 3D augmented reality windshield prototype and robot skin technology round off the tech news.
Takeaways
- 📜 The European Commission has charged Microsoft with antitrust violations for bundling Teams with Microsoft Office, potentially giving it an unfair advantage over competitors.
- 🔍 An investigation into Microsoft was initiated in response to a complaint from Slack, alleging that Microsoft was using its market dominance to suppress competition.
- 💡 Microsoft may face fines up to 10% of its global revenue under the Digital Markets Act, although no company has received the full penalty yet.
- 🛠️ Apple is facing a potential $38 billion fine over their App Store policies and has improved self-service diagnostics tools for repairability in Europe.
- 🚫 The Internet Archive has delisted half a million eBooks from the Open Library project following a copyright infringement lawsuit, which could impact digital lending programs across the U.S.
- 🗞️ Paramount Global has taken down the MTV News website, erasing decades of digital journalism, with the public now needing to rely on independent archives.
- 🤖 A New York Times report highlights AI companies changing privacy policies to collect more user data for AI training, raising concerns about user privacy.
- 🤖 Reddit has warned companies that their bots ignoring its robots exclusion protocol may be blocked, indicating a need for respect for web crawling etiquette.
- 🎨 YouTuber Sasha Yansin criticized Adobe's privacy policy changes, arguing that companies should not own the creative works made by their tools.
- 🛑 Security research group Sans sec has warned thousands of websites to stop using polyfill.io due to malware issues after it was sold to a Chinese company.
- 🧠 Researchers from China and California claim to have developed a large language model that performs comparably to GPT-2 without using matrix multiplication, which could impact the GPU market and environmental sustainability.
Q & A
Why has the European Commission charged Microsoft with violating EU antitrust rules?
-The European Commission has charged Microsoft with violating EU antitrust rules by bundling Teams with Microsoft Office, which is seen as granting the software an unfair distribution advantage over its competitors. Additionally, there are concerns about Microsoft creating an intentional interoperability gap that makes it harder for rival communication apps to communicate with Microsoft software.
What could be the potential consequences for Microsoft if found guilty under the Digital Markets Act?
-If found guilty under the Digital Markets Act, Microsoft could face fines of up to 10% of its global revenue. However, no company has yet been hit with the full penalty, and it appears the EU is more focused on forcing reform than extracting cash.
What recent changes has Apple made regarding repairability and third-party replacement parts?
-Apple has expanded its self-service diagnostics tools to Europe and published a white paper claiming they will be making features like True Tone and Battery Health Data available for third-party replacement parts later this year.
What is the significance of the Internet Archive's decision to delist around half a million eBooks from the Open Library project?
-The delisting is significant as it represents a devastating loss for the Internet Archive and could set a precedent that could be devastating for libraries across the United States whose digital lending programs depend on the same interpretation of US copyright laws.
What is the controversy surrounding Paramount Global's decision to pull the MTV News website offline?
-The controversy lies in the deletion of a decades-long digital archive of journalism. The public can now only access this past reporting through independent archives like the Wayback Machine, which is run by the Internet Archive.
Why did YouTuber Sasha Yansin cancel his Adobe subscription?
-Sasha Yansin canceled his Adobe subscription in response to changes in Adobe's privacy policy. He argues that a company should not own the creative output of its customers, comparing it to a paintbrush seller claiming ownership of a painting made with it.
What is the issue with the open source web service polyfill.io as reported by security research group Sans sec?
-Sans sec has urged thousands of websites to stop using polyfill.io because it has been serving malware to visitors after being sold to a Chinese company called Funnel. The service is no longer necessary for most websites, providing multiple reasons to discontinue its use.
What is the potential impact of the new research claiming to have created a large language model that performs as well as GPT-2 without using matrix multiplication?
-If this method can be scaled up, it could have a drastic impact on both the GPU market and potentially the environment, as it suggests a way to achieve similar performance without the need for extensive computational resources.
What is the innovative feature of the new prototype from Distance Technologies that turns a car's windshield into a 3D augmented reality display?
-The prototype uses an LCD panel to project an image onto a glass windshield with a reflective coating. It also incorporates eye-tracking and a parallax barrier that can display a slightly different image for each eye, creating a 3D augmented reality experience.
What vulnerability was discovered in the Rabbit R1 handheld AI device, and how did the company respond?
-A vulnerability was discovered that allowed anyone to access every response the device ever gave or to brick the device. Despite knowing about it, Rabbit did nothing initially. The vulnerability was only fixed after it was highlighted by a hacker collective and YouTuber Coffeezilla, who also revealed another, more dangerous vulnerability.
What is the significance of the Tokyo University scientists' discovery of attaching living skin to robot faces?
-The discovery could lead to android robots with convincing self-healing skin that allows for more realistic facial expressions, potentially advancing the field of robotics and android design.
Outlines
📊 Antitrust Issues and Tech Regulation
The European Commission has charged Microsoft with antitrust violations for bundling Teams with Microsoft Office, potentially giving it an unfair distribution advantage over competitors. The company may also have created an interoperability gap, making it difficult for rival apps to communicate with Microsoft software. The investigation was initiated following a complaint by Slack and could result in fines up to 10% of Microsoft's global revenue. Meanwhile, Apple faces a potential $38 billion fine over their App Store policies and has improved its self-service diagnostics tools in Europe, planning to make features like True Tone and Battery Health Data available for third-party replacement parts. The Internet Archive has delisted half a million eBooks from the Open Library project after a copyright lawsuit, which could set a precedent impacting digital lending programs across the U.S. Paramount Global has also removed the MTV News website, deleting a significant digital archive of journalism.
🛠️ Tech Innovations and Security Concerns
Security research group Sans sec has warned thousands of websites to stop using the open-source web service polyfill.io due to malware distribution. In the realm of AI, a team of Chinese and Californian researchers claim to have developed a large language model that performs comparably to GPT-2 without using matrix multiplication, which could significantly impact the GPU market and the environment. Distance Technologies has unveiled a prototype that turns a car's windshield into a 3D augmented reality display, incorporating eye-tracking technology for a more immersive experience. The Rabbit R1 handheld AI device has been found to have a vulnerability that could allow unauthorized access to its responses or even brick the device, with the company only recently addressing the issue. Tokyo University scientists have developed a method to attach living skin to robot faces, potentially leading to more realistic and self-healing android robots in the future.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Antitrust
💡Interoperability Gap
💡Digital Markets Act
💡Fines
💡Self-Service Diagnostics
💡Controlled Digital Lending (CDL)
💡Paramount Global
💡Robots Exclusion Protocol
💡Matrix Multiplication
💡Augmented Reality Heads-Up Display (AR HUD)
💡Vulnerability
Highlights
European Commission charges Microsoft with antitrust violations by bundling Teams with Microsoft Office.
Microsoft may have created an intentional interoperability gap to hinder rival communication apps.
Under the Digital Markets Act, Microsoft could face fines up to 10% of its global revenue.
Apple expands self-service diagnostics tools to Europe and plans to support third-party replacement parts.
The Internet Archive delists half a million eBooks following a copyright infringement ruling.
Paramount Global removes the MTV News website, deleting a digital archive of journalism.
AI companies are altering privacy policies to collect more user data for AI training.
Reddit warns companies that ignore its robots exclusion protocol may be blocked.
YouTuber Sasha Yansin cancels his Adobe subscription due to privacy policy changes.
Security research group Sans sec urges websites to stop using polyfill.io due to malware issues.
Researchers claim to have created an LLM that performs as well as GPT-2 without using matrix multiplication.
Distance Technologies develops a prototype that turns a car's windshield into a 3D augmented reality display.
Rabbit R1 handheld AI device found to have vulnerabilities that expose user data and device control.
Tokyo University scientists develop living skin for robots that can self-heal and mimic human expressions.
Sandbox email client is highlighted for its ability to organize emails and save users time.
TechLink encourages viewers to subscribe for more tech news and insights.
Transcripts
Tech news it's all about trust in this
case antitrust it's the best kind it's
like non- bred the European commission
has officially charged Microsoft with
violating EU antitrust Rules by bundling
teams with Microsoft Office thereby
granting the software and unfair
distribution advantage over its
competitors according to the commission
Microsoft may also have created an
intentional interoperability Gap where
it is harder for rival communication
apps to communicate with Microsoft
software and even for teams people to
communicate with themselves I never get
notifications the investigation began in
July of last year in response to a
complaint from slack that Microsoft was
using its dominant Market position to
suffocate competition under the digital
markets act Microsoft could face fines
of up to 10% of its Global Revenue but
so far no company has been hit with that
full penalty if anything it appears the
EU is more interested in forcing reform
than extracting cash Apple who are
facing a potential $38 billion fine over
their App Store or anti- steering policy
as well as increased regulatory scrutiny
over their past
anti-reaction that they've turned a new
Leaf in terms of repairability the
company has expanded its self-service
Diagnostics tools to Europe and
published a white paper claiming that
they'll be making features like true
tone and Battery Health Data available
for third party replacement parts later
this year no matter how dirty bad and
wrong defiling your perfect iPhone with
a battery not blessed by Tim Apple's own
hand may be apple Lucy you know what it
is is that allowed the internet archive
has delisted around a half a million
eBooks from the open Library project
following a judicial ruling in favor of
the Publishers currently suing the
archive for a breach of copyright the
internet archive has called the decision
a devastating loss though the
organization still plans to appeal the
ruling if the ruling stands this
precedent could be devastating not just
for the internet archive but for
libraries across the United States whose
digital lending programs depend on the
same interpretation of us copyright laws
controlled digital lending or CDL was
first pioneered by the internet archive
back in 2011 I was playing Starcraft 2
and it allows libraries to digitize
their Collections and lend out as many
DRM protected digital copies as they
have physical copies in storage
Publishers of course would much prefer
that libraries pay exorbitant fees for
restrictive digital licenses or even
better that libraries didn't exist you
got to buy it after all it's basically
just book communism in another blow to
information on the internet Paramount
Global has pulled the defunct MTV News
website offline deleting a decades long
digital Archive of Journalism now the
only way for the public to access this
past reporting is to track it down on
Independent archives like the way back
machine which is run by the internet
archive yeah I'm done reading it what I
what do you want a New York Times report
has shed light on AI companies altering
their privacy policies to better collect
user data for AI training perhaps
surprising to those who thought these
companies were better than this had such
hopes yesterday Reddit put out a warning
to companies whose Bots ignore its
robots exclusion protocol telling
webcrawlers not to access its content
lest they be blocked the CEO of
perplexity however has expressed that
the exclusion protocol is not a legal
framework apparently that's the new
standard if it's not illegal then it's
basically fine YouTuber Sasha yansin
recently canceled his Adobe subscription
in response to his privacy policy
changes saying the hardware store that
sells you a paintbrush doesn't get to
own the painting that you make with it
right trust might be easier to come by
if the AI industry's most prominent
proponents such as open AI CTO Mira
moradi demonstrated a degree a modum of
caution and empathy for the people
directly affected by their products
instead of suggesting that the creative
jobs undermined by AI maybe just never
need to exist in the first place like a
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you trust me to tell you the quick bits
well you shouldn't these bits are
dangerously unstable that's what makes
them so fast thousands of websites are
being urged by security research group
Sans sec to stop using the popular open
source web service polyfill.io as it's
been serving malware to their visitors
after being sold months ago to a Chinese
company called funnel which is just
perfect we're nullifying it the service
has been used to add modern
functionality to older browsers but it's
actually not necessary anymore for most
websites according to the original
developer so there's actually multiple
reasons to stop using it just stop
matrix multiplication or matl is a type
of math performed by large language
models when they think and it's also why
gpus have been selling like golden Hot
Cakes recently they're really good at it
but a group of Chinese and Californian
researchers claim to have created an llm
that performs about as well as Lama 2
without using any matm at all Lama 2 is
pretty weak compared to today's Flagship
models but if this method could be
scaled up it would have a drastic impact
on both the GPU market and potentially
the environment that's the thing you're
forced to see when your AI girlfriend
refuses to talk to you why there's grass
there you can tell touch it I hate grabs
a new prototype from distance
Technologies turns the entire windshield
of a car into a giant 3D augmented
reality heads up display the Prototype
which thankfully hasn't been installed
into a car just yet uses an LCD panel to
project an image upwards onto a glass
windshield with a reflective coating
this new prototype also incorporates eye
tracking and its LCD panel has a
parallax barrier that can display a
slightly different image for each eye
there are currently existing aftermarket
Huds for cars but they take up only a
small percentage of the windshield and
the projections have a relatively flat
ghostly look say the marketers ghostly
just like you'll be when you plow into a
tree after turning your F-150 into a
movie theater probably a ram actually
the rabbit R1 handheld AI device that's
not a phone has had a vulnerability and
its codebase that could let anyone
access every response the device ever
gave or simply brick them and despite
knowing about it rabbit did nothing
according to hacker Collective and
Jewish youth oriented hip-hop group
rabbit toe the vulnerability was
actually teased by YouTuber coffeezilla
who rabbit toe says worked with them on
his recent videos rabbit finally fixed
the vulnerability today only for rabbito
to reveal another an even more dangerous
one that lets them access the company's
email and documents with user data so I
think it's clearer than ever at this
point that the R1 definitely could have
been an app I think it's clear out
sandbox that a team of
serious scientists that Tokyo University
have discovered a way to attach quote
Living skin to the faces of robots
apparently taking inspiration from human
skin ligaments this they say may One Day
lead to Android robots with convincing
self-healing skin that allows for more
realistic facial expressions and also
Blade Runner the Japanese scientist
demonstrated this concept by taking a
Pepto bismal pink condom with eyes and
forcing it to smile like a
psychologically traumatized Tomic the
Tank Engine as you do your scientists
were so preoccupied with whether or not
they could
they didn't stop to think if they should
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of TechLink you can and you should
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by dinosaurs on this show why would you
think that why would you those little
chicken siiz dinosaur is the scariest I
think that's the second one
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