Scapegoating the Algorithm America's epistemic challenges run deeper than social
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/11/scapegoating-the-algorithm
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/11/scapegoating-the-algorithm
Asteriskmag
Scapegoating the Algorithm—Asterisk
America’s epistemic challenges run deeper than social media.
AI Eroded Doctors' Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/ai-eroded-doctors-ability-to-spot-cancer-within-months-in-study
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/ai-eroded-doctors-ability-to-spot-cancer-within-months-in-study
Bloomberg.com
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
NYC Mayor Adams Uses Free Internet to Expand Police Surveillance at NYCHA
https://nysfocus.com/2025/08/11/eric-adams-nycha-nypd-cameras-surveillance
https://nysfocus.com/2025/08/11/eric-adams-nycha-nypd-cameras-surveillance
New York Focus
Adams Quietly Uses Free Internet at NYCHA to Expand Police…
The Adams administration is using its flagship broadband program to give police real-time access to NYCHA camera feeds — without telling anyone.
Fennel Libraries as Single Files
https://andreyor.st/posts/2023-08-27-fennel-libraries-as-single-files/
https://andreyor.st/posts/2023-08-27-fennel-libraries-as-single-files/
andreyor.st
Fennel libraries as single files
I’m pleased to announce that most of my libraries for fennel are now shipped as single files! It was a long-standing issue with Fennel for me, as there was no clear way to ship both macros and functions in the same file, but after some experimentation, I…
F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due to outdated CPUs
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44884709
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44884709
FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/13ce36fef98a3f4e6d8360c24d6b8434cbb8869b
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/13ce36fef98a3f4e6d8360c24d6b8434cbb8869b
FFmpeg Forgejo
libavfilter: Whisper audio filter · 13ce36fef9
It adds a new audio filter for running audio transcriptions with the whisper model.
Documentation and examples are included into the patch.
Documentation and examples are included into the patch.
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new facial recognition vans
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/uk_expands_police_facial_recognition/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/uk_expands_police_facial_recognition/
The Register
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to a town near you
: Seven additional regions across England will now have access to the controversial tech
His psychosis was a mystery–until doctors learned about ChatGPT's health advice
https://www.psypost.org/his-psychosis-was-a-mystery-until-doctors-learned-about-chatgpts-health-advice/
https://www.psypost.org/his-psychosis-was-a-mystery-until-doctors-learned-about-chatgpts-health-advice/
PsyPost
His psychosis was a mystery—until doctors learned about ChatGPT’s health advice
Doctors were baffled when a healthy man developed hallucinations and paranoia. The cause? Bromide toxicity—triggered by an AI-guided experiment to eliminate chloride from his diet. The case raises new concerns about how people use chatbots like ChatGPT for…
Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/geneva-makes-public-transport-temporarily-free-combat-pollution-spike-2025-08-13/
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/geneva-makes-public-transport-temporarily-free-combat-pollution-spike-2025-08-13/
Reuters
Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike
Public transport will be temporarily free of charge in Geneva, in a first for Switzerland, as part of a series of measures aimed at tackling a spike in pollution in the city.
We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2025/08/12/we-caught-companies-making-it-harder-to-delete-your-data
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2025/08/12/we-caught-companies-making-it-harder-to-delete-your-data
The Markup
We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.
AI is already replacing thousands of jobs per month, report finds
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/artificial-intelligence-replacing-jobs-report-b2800709.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/artificial-intelligence-replacing-jobs-report-b2800709.html
The Independent
AI is already replacing thousands of jobs per month, report finds
The tech industry ‘is being reshaped by the advancement of artificial intelligence,’ firm says