BrainWorms

cross-posted from: https://flipboard.social/users/TechDesk/statuses/113013778572529137

With the next generation of AI photo editing tools built into the Google’s flagship Pixel 9 family, our basic assumptions about photographs capturing a reality we can believe in are about to be seriously tested — and @theverge shows us why.

“An explosion from the side of an old brick building. A crashed bicycle in a city intersection. A cockroach in a box of takeout. It took less than 10 seconds to create each of these images with the Reimagine tool in the Pixel 9’s Magic Editor. They are crisp. They are in full color. They are high-fidelity. There is no suspicious background blur, no tell-tale sixth finger. These photographs are extraordinarily convincing, and they are all extremely f---ing fake.” Take a look at the pictures for yourself as The Verge ponders the implications of these new capabilities.

https://flip.it/AO_SK3

#AI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Google #Pixel #Pixel9 #Smartphones #Photography #Tech

cross-posted from: https://dubvee.org/post/1735883

The Department of Justice has amended its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, alleging that Ticketmaster's introduction of nontransferable tickets and the SafeTix system was primarily intended to stifle competition from rival platforms like StubHub and SeatGeek, rather than merely to reduce ticket fraud. "The complaint, which was amended on Monday after 10 states joined the DOJ's lawsuit, cites internal Ticketmaster documents obtained during the legal process," notes The Verge. From the report:

In 2019, Ticketmaster rolled out SafeTix, which replaced static barcodes on electronic tickets with encrypted barcodes that refresh every 15 seconds. Ticketmaster marketed SafeTix as a way of reducing ticket fraud, but the complaint claims reducing competition was âoea primary motivationâ for the new ticketing system. [...] The amended complaint includes new information about Ticketmaster's dominance of the events market. One internal Live Nation document cited in the complaint notes that Ticketmaster is the primary ticketer for approximately 80 percent of arenas across the country that host NBA or NHL teams. As of 2022, Live Nation-promoted events accounted for 70 percent of all amphitheater shows across the country, according to internal Live Nation events mentioned in the complaint.

The DOJ alleges that because of Ticketmaster's conduct, consumers have âoepaid more and continue to pay more for fees relating to tickets to live events than they would have paid in a free and open competitive market.â The exact amount of monetary harm is still unknown, the complaint claims, and will require discovery from Ticketmaster and Live Nation's books, as well as from its third-party competitors.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/20929404

Telcos want it both ways, urging SCOTUS to block federal rules and state laws.

cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3455890

From WABE Local News:

An open records request from The Brennan Center For Justice reportedly reveals widespread surveillance by Atlanta Police particularly focused on opponents of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, or what […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18586103

…

While there is water frozen at the Martian poles and evidence of vapour in the atmosphere, this is the first time liquid water has been found on the planet. 

The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

…

By measuring how fast seismic waves travel, scientists have worked out what material they are most likely to be moving through. 

"These are actually the same techniques we use to prospect for water on Earth, or to look for oil and gas," explained Prof Michael Manga, from the University of California, Berkeley, who was involved in the research. 

The analysis revealed reservoirs of water at depths of about six to 12 miles (10 to 20km) in the Martian crust.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18581275

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12280096

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3141457

How stupid do they think China is

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3121468

On Tuesday, Energy Fuels Resources, the company that owns a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, began hauling ore to a mill in southern Utah.

In a statement, the company said the shipments are safe, have low levels of radiation and have been permitted by state and federal regulators.

But the transport route includes a large swath of the Navajo Nation, which opposes the mine and has outlawed uranium hauling through its lands.

Navajo President Buu Nygren quickly sent out Navajo police in an effort to turn the trucks back, but the shipments eventually passed through the reservation on highways regulated by state agencies.

The president has vowed to stop any future uranium hauling and spoke with KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius about the tribe’s response.

full article

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18174569

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240801120112/https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/internal-atlanta-police-records-reveal-monitoring-cop-city-opponents

Remember folks, wear masks and leave the phones at home when protesting. The fascists are likely watching

This is why unions work