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October 21, 2024

Daily Tech News 21 October 2024

Top Story

Can an AI lie its way past safety checks to release? (Tech Crunch)

Given how much of a dumpster fire chatbots are, what does it matter?
Dumpster fires are cool now anyway. (The Register)

Thanks Baidu.
Can you just turn the damn things off? (The New York Times)

Well yes, but actually no.

Tech News

Chinese military company DJI has sued the US Department of Defense for classifying it as a Chinese military company. (Tech Crunch)

The argument seems to be that the cold light of day is ruining sales.
Elon Musk is offering people $1 million to vote. (The Verge)

Elon Musk is not offering people $1 million to vote.

But it seems The Verge staff have got into the owner's cocaine stash again.
Italy's anti-piracy agency blocked Google Drive. (Torrent Freak)

Oops.
Cuba's power grid has now collapsed four times in two days, making people start to wonder if this communist utopia thing isn't all it's cracked up to be. (Reuters)

Huh.

Disclaimer: Bzz.

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