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sanitation@sanitation@lemmy.today

The CIA’s most ridiculous Cold War spy weapon was a Xerox photocopier

www.techradar.com/pro/today-i-learned-the-cia-hid-a-home-movie-camera-inside-a-xerox-machine-and-trained-a-real-repairman-to-steal-the-film-right-in-front-of-the-kgb
A retro file stamped Top Secret with a camera on top under a spotlightTechRadarThe CIA’s most ridiculous Cold War spy weapon was a Xerox photocopierA disused bowling alley, a fire-prone photocopier, and a home-movie camera: inside the CIA's wild secret operation against the KGB.

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sanitation@sanitation@lemmy.today

‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/02/australian-book-sellers-alarm-destruction-rare-titles-ai-supply-chain
the Guardian‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AISecondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed

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return2ozma@return2ozma@lemmy.world

Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands

www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2026/08/02/americans-cant-buy-chinese-evs-waymo-is-importing-thousands/
ForbesAmericans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing ThousandsThe U.S. has used tariffs and security rules to keep Chinese cars off dealer lots. Alphabet’s robotaxi company appears to be buying them by the boatload.

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beep@beep@piefed.world

Illinois Governor Signs School Cellphone Ban to Avoid Student Distractions

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1303733/illinois-governor-signs-school-cellphone-ban-to-avoid-student-distractions

gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker-signs-school-cell-phone-ban-into-law
Gov. Pritzker Signs School Cell Phone Ban into LawThe State of Illinois NewsroomGov. Pritzker Signs School Cell Phone Ban into LawSB 2427 creates distraction-free classrooms that allow students to learn and grow without the attention demands of cell phones

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sanitation@sanitation@lemmy.today

The FDA just picked its first company to sell an unauthorised device to Medicare patients

thenextweb.com/news/fda-tempo-pilot-dexcom-first-participant-enforcement-discretion
TNW | Artificial-intelligenceThe FDA just picked its first company to sell an unauthorised device to Medicare patientsThe US Food and Drug Administration named Dexcom as the first manufacturer selected for its Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes pilot on Tuesday. The programme, known as TEMPO, allows digital health devices to be offered to Med

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FoxtrotDeltaTango@FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works

Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows

futurism.com/future-society/flock-surveillance-atlanta-fbi-data-crime-case-solve
FuturismFlock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data ShowsNew FBI data shows case closure rates for the Atlanta Police Department have not improved despite thousands of ALPRs installed since 2021.

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eicker@eicker@lemmy.world

OpenAI Says Astra Solved 10 Open Math Problems With Lean Proofs: The proof files are public, but the new model is still private.

www.implicator.ai/openai-astra-10-math-problems-lean-proofs/
Implicator.aiOpenAI Says Astra Solved 10 Math Problems With Lean ProofsOpenAI paired its Astra proof claims with Lean certificates and a public repository. That makes the results checkable, but it does not make the unreleased model or peer review disappear.

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sanitation@sanitation@lemmy.today

SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year

techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-another-year/
TechCrunchSpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year | TechCrunchSpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.