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Submission + - Microsoft Backs Anthropic In Amicus Brief To Halt DoD 'Supply-Chain Risk' (reuters.com)

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Microsoft has filed an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of Anthropic's lawsuit asking the court to temporarily block the U.S. Department of Defense designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk. Microsoft backed Anthropic's request for a temporary restraining order against the Pentagon order, arguing that its determination should be paused while the court considers the case. Microsoft, integrates the AI lab's products and services into technology it provides to the U.S. military, said that it was directly impacted by the DOD designation.

"Should this action proceed without the entry of a temporary restraining order, Microsoft and other government contractors with expertise in developing solutions to support U.S. government missions will be forced to account for a new risk in their business planning," the company said.

Microsoft's filing argued the temporary restraining order is needed to prevent costly disruptions for suppliers, who would otherwise have to rapidly rebuild offerings that rely on Anthropic's products. The judge overseeing the case must approve Microsoft's request to file the brief before it is officially entered, but courts often permit outside parties to weigh in on important cases.

Comment Or a convergence? (Score 1) 16

it may be evidence of an innate perceptual bias that goes back way farther in our evolutionary history than previously believed. "We parted with birds on the evolutionary line 300 million years ago," says Aleksandra Cwiek, a linguist at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru, Poland, who was not involved in the study. "It's just mind-blowing."

What if bouba and kiki just sound similar to things in reality? bouba sounds like flowing water, which happens to have round curvy portions, including bubbles (named in English with a similar sound). kiki sounds close to crystalline structures breaking; glass, ice, etc. This results in sharp angles. Instinctively knowing that "bouba" type sounds might indicate water is useful to all life with ears. Knowing that "kiki" means "sharp" seems more useful for staying away from things though.

Comment Re:Running into this right now, sort of (Score 1) 58

by Culture20 (#65982432) Attached to: Age Bias is Still the Default at Work But the Data is Turning

I'll record everything in 15-60 second clips and host it on TikTok. That or build it in Minecraft. Make them dig to locate the information!

"The service hung when Mojang updated a redstone bug that we were using to implement direct RAM interactions. Downgrading to Minecraft 1.21.10 solved the issue."

Comment Re:Corporate governance 101 (Score 1) 51

by jbeaupre (#65956850) Attached to: Kernel Community Drafts a Plan For Replacing Linus Torvalds

Years ago I founded a company and was raising capital. The bus scenario would always come up and we would describe our well thought out plan for replacing me. The response was unenthusiastic.

One day I flippantly replied "I won't care about your money, because I'll be dead." Then would go on to describe the plan. That bit of frank honesty combined with a thoughtful plan made raising money much easier.

Submission + - 'Kill Switch'—Iran Shuts Down Musk's Starlink For First Time (forbes.com)

Submitted by Thelasko
Thelasko writes: We have not seen this before. Iran’s digital blackout has now deployed military jammers, reportedly supplied by Russia, to shut down access to Starlink Internet. This is a game-changer for the Plan-B connectivity frequently used by protesters and anti-regime activists when ordinary access to the internet is stopped..

“Despite reports that tens of thousands of Starlink units are operating inside Iran,” says Iran Wire, “the blackout has also reached satellite connections.” It is reported that about 30 per cent of Starlink’s uplink and downlink traffic was (initially) disrupted," quickly rising “to more than 80 per cent” within hours.

Comment One potential issue (curious about solution) (Score 2) 62

by jbeaupre (#65890853) Attached to: New York's MetroCard Era Ends After 31 Years

I took my son to London and had a great time using the Underground and the bus system. Paying with contactless credit card was very convenient. And the payment cap per day was nice. But I was left wondering about one potential issue.

What do you do if one of you doesn't have a credit card or smart device/phone with payment system? Fortunately, I had two credit cards (we didn't have a data plan in London). So no real problem for us. It still left me wondering what would people do if they a payment method for each person? i.e what if you are riding more than a few times and hit the payment cap due to swiping multiple times per ride. Seems like either a chance to be accused of fraud. Or actual fraud.

What would happen to, say, a class field trip visiting NYC? I'm genuinely curious what people do in those edge cases.

Comment Re: How stupid... (Score 0) 123

Yeah cool. Tell me what does Amazon get in return by knowing that you tore down the extra wall between the kitchen and dining areas? They going to sell you something with this knowledge? No. All they "do" with it is allow their robot to vacuum that area. The horror. Having your device do its job. Lol

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