TNWflipped into Sustainability2 days agoGrok chatbot trains on X user data in ‘very likely’ breach of EU lawTNW - Thomas MacaulayElon Musk could have yet another problem with the European Union. Musk’s X has enabled the Grok chatbot to be trained on data from any user. This feature is now on by default, which may breach EU rules. Deep within the settings of X, users unearthed evidence of the data harvesting. Besides a check …
TNWflipped into Sustainability2 days agoGrindr disables key features in Olympic village to protect athletesTNW - Siôn GeschwindtPopular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has disabled location-based features for users within the Olympic village of the Paris Games, which kicked off today. The measures are not designed to stop athletes hooking up between sprints, swims, or shot puts — they’re a safety precaution. “If an athlete is not …
TNWflipped into Deep tech2 days agoParis Olympics app ‘prime target for cybercriminals’TNW - Siôn GeschwindtThe Paris Olympics 2024 kicked off today. But as the City of Light opens its gates to millions of spectators, officials are bracing themselves for a cyber war. Analysts predict that there could be as many as four billion cyber attacks at this year’s Games. The official Paris Olympics 2024 app is …
TNWflipped into Sustainability2 days agoAfter 15 years, the maintainer of Homebrew plans to make a livingTNW - Chris ChinchillaInstalling and updating applications and other dependencies on a computer really should be a solved problem by now. Yet almost every major desktop operating system provides multiple options, with no real clear answer to “which is best.” Linux, despite long-established package managers such as apt, …
TNWflipped into Deep tech3 days agoAirbus backs space gym to jump-start astronaut healthTNW - Thomas MacaulayAn exercise machine for astronauts has entered an Airbus accelerator. Built by UK startup Physical Mind London, the device mitigates the impacts of zero gravity, which can be brutal. After six months in space, astronauts can lose up to 20% of their bone mass. Their muscles can also shrink …
TNWflipped into Sustainability3 days agoElectric plane startup Heart Aerospace races to decarbonise short-haul flightsTNW - Siôn GeschwindtInside a hangar on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Sweden, lies the sleek metal frame of an electric plane poised to change the way we fly forever. The hangar belongs to Heart Aerospace. The Swedish startup is building a hybrid-electric 30-passenger airliner called the ES-30. It could offer a cleaner, …
