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Online Streaming Services In Canada Must Hand Over 5% of Domestic Revenues

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Par : BeauHD
4 juin 2024 à 20:45
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News: Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute five percent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system, the country's telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. The money will be used to boost funding for local and Indigenous broadcasting, officials from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said in a briefing. "Today's decision will help ensure that online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content," wrote CRTC chief executive and chair Vicky Eatrides in a statement. The measure was introduced under the auspices of a law passed last year designed to make sure that companies like Netflix make a more significant contribution to Canadian culture. The government says the legislation will ensure that online streaming services promote Canadian music and stories, and support Canadian jobs. Funding will also be directed to French-language content and content created by official language minority communities, as well as content created by equity-deserving groups and Canadians of diverse backgrounds. The release also said that online streaming services will "have some flexibility" to send their revenues to support Canadian television directly. [...] The measure, which will start in the 2024-2025 broadcasting year, would raise roughly $200 million annually, CRTC officials said. It will only apply to services that are not already affiliated with Canadian broadcasters. The CMPA was among 20 screen organizations from around the world that signed a statement in January asking governments to impose stronger regulations on streaming companies operating in local markets. One of the demands was a measure that would force companies profiting from their presence in those markets to contribute financially to the creation of new local content."We are disappointed by today's decision and concerned by the negative impact it will have on Canadian consumers. We are assessing the decision in full, but this onerous and inflexible financial levy will be harmful to consumer choice," a spokesperson for Prime Video wrote to CBC News in a statement.

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E-Trade Considers Kicking Meme-Stock Leader Keith Gill Off Platform

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Par : BeauHD
3 juin 2024 à 20:13
After growing concerned about potential stock manipulation, E*Trade is "considering telling meme-stock leader Keith Gill he can no longer use its platform," reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. Gill, known online as "Roaring Kitty," gained notoriety for his role in the 2020 meme stock frenzy, where he encouraged amateur investors to buy GameStop shares, significantly driving up the stock price and challenging hedge funds. Just hours ago, Roaring Kitty announced he bought $116 million worth of GameStop options and stocks. Developing...

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FCC Ends Affordable Internet Program Due To Lack of Funds

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Par : BeauHD
31 mai 2024 à 22:40
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provided monthly internet bill credits for low-income Americans, will officially end on June 1 due to a lack of additional funding from Congress. This termination threatens nearly 60 million Americans with increased financial hardship, as the program's lapse leaves them without the subsidies that made internet access affordable. CNN reports: The 2.5-year-old ACP provided eligible low-income Americans with a monthly credit off their internet bills, worth up to $30 per month and as much as $75 per month for households on tribal lands. The pandemic-era program was a hit with members of both political parties and served tens of millions of seniors, veterans and rural and urban Americans alike. Program participants received only partial benefits in May ahead of the ACP's expected collapse. [...] On Friday, Biden reiterated his calls for Congress to pass legislation extending the ACP. He also announced a series of voluntary commitments by a handful of internet providers to offer -- or continue offering -- their own proprietary low-income internet plans. The list includes AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Charter's Spectrum and Verizon, among others. Those providers will continue to offer qualifying ACP households a broadband plan for $30 or less, the White House said, and together the companies are expected to cover roughly 10 million of the 23 million households relying on the ACP. "The Affordable Connectivity Program filled an important gap that provider low-income programs, state and local affordability programs, and the Lifeline program cannot fully address," said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a statement, referring to the name of another, similar FCC program that subsidizes wireless and home internet service. "The Commission is available to provide any assistance Congress may need to support funding the ACP in the future and stands ready to resume the program if additional funding is provided."

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IRS Opening Free Online Tax Filing Program To All States

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Par : BeauHD
30 mai 2024 à 22:40
The free online tax filing program known as IRS Direct File will be made permanent for the 2025 tax season, with all 50 states and Washington D.C. invited to participate. Axios reports: Treasury announced earlier this month that more than 140,000 people participated in the Direct File pilot program in a dozen states claiming more than $90 million in refunds. The pilot exceeded its 100,000-person target during this past tax season. "President Biden is committed to saving Americans time and money and ensuring families receive the tax benefits they're owed," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. "Providing a free tool to all Americans who want the option to file directly with the IRS is key to achieving those goals." The pilot program targeted people with simple tax returns based on W-2 forms. In her remarks today Yellen said that over the next few years they will expand Direct File to support more situations. The announcement from the Treasury Department comes a week after the IRS' Free File program was extended through 2029. "Free file is where some of your tax dollars go to create the bridges between 3rd parties and the IRS filing system," notes Slashdot reader slack_justyb. "Direct file is the taxpayer to IRS direct system that we got a taste of this year. We want to keep on the direct file path, but the free file path helps breakup the larger entities out there that lobby hard to keep the return-free system from ever getting started."

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Comment l’image virale All Eyes on Rafah a défié les règles d’Instagram

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Par : Aurore Gayte
29 mai 2024 à 12:36

L'image « All eyes on Rafah » générée par intelligence artificielle est devenue virale sur Instagram, avec près de 30 millions de partages en à peine 24 heures. Elle a été publiée suite à une frappe contre un camp de réfugiés à Gaza, qui a fait des victimes civiles.

Trigkey S7 Pro : un MiniPC Ryzen 7 7840HS très classique

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Par : Pierre Lecourt
27 mai 2024 à 14:20

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Le Trigkey S7 Pro est un MiniPC assez sobre, plus sage en tout cas que son homologue chez Beelink. Et c’est assez intéressant à suivre.

Le Beelink SER 7 Pro

Depuis des années Trigkey sort des clones purs et durs des machines de Beelink. Même châssis, même fonctions et mêmes entrailles. Seule la marque sur le capot était modifiée. Mais en 2023 Beelink lance de nouvelles machines avec les SER 7 Pro. d’un point de vue technique, pas de gros changements. On retrouvait une évolution logique de compétences avec l’arrivée des Ryzen 7 7840HS. Ce qui changeait par contre c’étaient divers détails. Un châssis moins sobre, une double ventilation et un connecteur magnétique dont je n’ai toujours pas bien compris l’utilité. Ce design original ne semble pas avoir spécialement réussi à la marque qui en 2024 revient à des solutions plus classiques mais dans des boitiers sobres en métal avec les SEi14 sous Core Ultra ou des SER8 sous Ryzen 7 8845HS.

Le Trigkey S7 Pro est resté, quant à lui, dans la lignée très sage des précédents Beelink. On retrouve un design identique aux modèles SER5. Comme si Trigkey avait laissé son frère jumeau partir à l’aventure pendant qu’il restait sagement sur ses classiques. 

On retrouve donc ici un MiniPC performant construit autour d’un Ryzen 7 7840HS très performant proposant 8 cœurs Zen 4, 16 Threads et des fréquences allant de 3.8 à 5.1 GHz et un circuit AMD Radeon 780M composé de 12 cœurs RDNA 3. Associé à cette base on retrouve deux slots de mémoire vive en double canal équipés de 32 Go de DDR5-5600 qui pourra monter jusqu’à 64 Go. Deux ports M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 sont également disponibles dont un est équipé de 500 Go de stockage de base. La proposition reste très proche de Beelink en interne avec en gros la même proposition et un refroidissement composé de caloducs et d’un ventilateur en extraction.

En façade, on retrouve deux USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, un USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, un jack audio combo 3.5 mm et un bouton de démarrage. A l’arrière des ports USB 3.2 et 2.0 Type-A supplémentaires, un Ethernet 2.5 Gigabit, un HDMI 2.0, un DisplayPort 1.4. Un module Wi-Fi6 et Bluetooth 5.2 est également intégré.

Rien de vraiment révolutionnaire donc pour cet engin commercialisé à 639€ sur Amazon après une sortie en prévente au dessus des 800€. Je vais suivre l’évolution de son tarif pour voir si des promos sont proposées. Il se situe à un tarif intéressant malgré tout par rapport aux autres MiniPC avec ce type de puce Ryzen 7 7840HS et  cet équipement.

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Comment les images sont-elles générées par Dall-E ou Midjourney ?

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Par : Christophe Rodrigues
26 mai 2024 à 10:30

robot couleur création

Dans cet article de The Conversation, le processus de création des images par des systèmes d'intelligence artificiclle comme Dall-E ou Midjourney est expliqué. Il n'y a pas de magie, mais des algorithmes et des procédés de destruction et reconstruction d'images.

Best Buy and Geek Squad Were Most Impersonated Orgs By Scammers In 2023

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Par : BeauHD
25 mai 2024 à 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shared data on the most impersonated companies in 2023, which include Best Buy, Amazon, and PayPal in the top three. The federal agency detailed the top ten companies scammers impersonate and how much they make depending on the impersonation. By far the most impersonated corp was Best Buy and its repair business Geek Squad, with a total of 52k reports. Amazon impersonators came in second place with 34k reports, and PayPal a distant third with 10,000. Proportionally, the top three made up roughly 72 percent of the reports among the top ten, and Best Buy and Geek Squad scam reports were about 39 percent on their own. Though, high quantity doesn't necessarily translate to greater success for scammers, as the FTC also showed how much scammers made depending on what companies they impersonated. Best Buy and Geek Squad, Amazon, and PayPal scams made about $15 million, $19 million, and $16 million respectively, but that's nothing compared to the $60 million that Microsoft impersonators were able to fleece. [...] The FTC also reported the vectors scammers use to contact their victims. Phone and email are still the most common means, but social media is becoming increasingly important for scamming and features the most costly scams. The feds additionally disclosed the kinds of payment methods scammers use for all sorts of frauds, including company and individual impersonation scams, investment scams, and romance scams. Cryptocurrency and bank transfers were popular for investment scammers, who are the most prolific on social media, while gift cards were most common for pretty much every other type of scam. However, not all scammers ask for digital payment, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation says that even regular old mail is something scammers are relying on to get their ill-gotten gains.

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IRS Extends Free File Tax Program Through 2029

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Par : BeauHD
24 mai 2024 à 01:25
The IRS has extended the Free File program through 2029, "continuing its partnership with a coalition of private tax software companies that allow most Americans to file federal taxes for free," reports CNBC. From the report: This season, Free File processed 2.9 million returns through May 11, a 7.3% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the IRS. "Free File has been an important partner with the IRS for more than two decades and helped tens of millions of taxpayers," Ken Corbin, chief of IRS taxpayer services, said in a statement Wednesday. "This extension will continue that relationship into the future." "This multi-year agreement will also provide certainty for private-sector partners to help with their future Free File planning," Corbin added. IRS Free File remains open through the Oct. 15 federal tax extension deadline. You can use Free File for 2023 returns with an adjusted gross income of $79,000 or less, which is up from $73,000 in 2022. Fillable Forms are also still available for all income levels.

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T-Mobile Is Raising Prices On Some of Its Older Plans

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Par : BeauHD
23 mai 2024 à 10:00
In a memo sent to employees, T-Mobile said it will be raising prices on some of its older plans, starting with the next bill. CNET reports: The memo was sent out by Jon Freier, president of T-Mobile's consumer group. The note doesn't list which plans are affected, but Freier specifically says that those on the carrier's latest assortment of Go5G plans will not see their prices increase. The same goes for the "millions of customers" who are covered by T-Mobile's Price Lock guarantee, which he says will continue to be in effect for those people. Freier says in the memo that T-Mobile is raising prices on older plans "for the first time in nearly a decade" and that the increases are designed to "keep up with rising inflation and costs." It isn't known exactly how many people will be affected by the change. The note says that it will affect a "small portion" of T-Mobile's customers. Those with free lines from the carrier will not see increases on those lines, T-Mobile confirmed to CNET. The company expects to notify all affected customers on Wednesday. T-Mobile previously tried to move customers on older, generally cheaper plans to some of its newer, pricier ones last year, only to back off the plan amid backlash. Whereas with that move people had the option to call T-Mobile's support and push back against the change, a source familiar with the company's plans tells CNET that this option won't be available with this new rate hike.

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Un Américain emprisonné pour avoir généré des images pédopornographiques avec Stable Diffusion

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Par : Aurore Gayte
22 mai 2024 à 12:47

Un américain, qui avait généré des milliers d'images à caractère pédopornographique avec de l'intelligence artificielle, a été arrêté. C'est une première, qui montre déjà l'omniprésence de la technologie dans la création de ce genre de contenu.

5 séries à voir avant la partie 2 de Bridgerton sur Netflix

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Par : Salammbô Marie
22 mai 2024 à 05:41

Alors que Colin et Penelope ont enfin fait leur grand retour dans la saison 3 de La Chronique des Bridgerton, voici 5 séries similaires, idéales pour patienter jusqu’à la sortie de la partie 2, le 13 juin sur Netflix : Downton Abbey, L’Impératrice, Lidia fait sa loi, The Crown ainsi qu’Outlander.

JPMorgan, Mastercard Embrace Biometric Payment Options

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Par : BeauHD
20 mai 2024 à 20:50
With JPMorgan and Mastercard piloting biometric payment options, a future where consumers can pay with their face is rapidly approaching. "Our focus on biometrics as a secure way to verify identity, replacing the password with the person, is at the heart of our efforts in this area," said Dennis Gamiello, executive vice president of identity products and innovation at Mastercard. Based on the positive feedback received thus far, Gamiello says the biometric checkout technology will roll out to more new markets later this year. CNBC reports: Biometric payment options are becoming more common. Amazon introduced pay-by-palm technology in 2020, and while its cashier-less store experiment has faltered, it installed the tech in 500 of its Whole Foods stores last year. Mastercard, which is working with PopID, launched a pilot for face-based payments in Brazil back in 2022, and it was deemed a success -- 76% of pilot participants said they would recommend the technology to a friend. Late last year, Mastercard said it was teaming with NEC to bring its Biometric Checkout Program to the Asia-Pacific region. A deal that PopID recently signed with JPMorgan is a sign of things to come in the U.S., said John Miller, PopID CEO, and what he thinks will be a "breakthrough" year for pay-by-face technology. The consumer case is tied to the growing importance of loyalty programs. Most quick-service restaurants require consumers to provide their loyalty information to earn rewards -- which means pulling out a phone, opening an app, finding the link to the loyalty QR code, and then presenting the QR code to the cashier or reader. For payment, consumers are typically choosing between pulling out their wallet, selecting a credit card, and then dipping or tapping the card or pulling out their phone, opening it with Face ID, and then presenting it to the reader. Miller says PopID simplifies this process by requiring just tapping an on-screen button, and then looking briefly at a camera for both loyalty check-in and payment. "We believe our partnership with JPMorgan is a watershed moment for biometric payments as it represents the first time a leading merchant acquirer has agreed to push biometric payments to its merchant customers," Miller said. "JPMorgan brings the kind of credibility and assurance that both merchants and consumers need to adopt biometric payments." Juniper Research forecasts over 100% market growth for global biometric payments between 2024 and 2028, and by 2025, $3 trillion in mobile, biometric-secured payments. Sheldon Jacobson, a professor in computer science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, said he sees biometric identification as part of a technology continuum that has evolved from payment with a credit card to smartphones. "The next natural step is to simply use facial recognition," he said.

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Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund Now Supporting FFmpeg

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Par : BeauHD
17 mai 2024 à 07:00
Michael Larabel reports via Phoronix: Following Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund providing significant funding for GNOME, Rust Coreutils, PHP, a systemd bug bounty, and numerous other free software projects, the FFmpeg multimedia library is the latest beneficiary to this funding from the Germany government. The Sovereign Tech Fund notes that the FFmpeg project is receiving 157,580 euros for 2024 and 2025. An announcement on the FFmpeg.org project site notes: "The FFmpeg community is excited to announce that Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund has become its first governmental sponsor. Their support will help sustain the [maintenance] of the FFmpeg project, a critical open-source software multimedia component essential to bringing audio and video to billions around the world everyday."

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Visa Adds New Way To Share Customer Shopping Data With Retailers

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Par : msmash
16 mai 2024 à 15:20
Visa is rolling out new technology that will allow the payments giant to share more information about customers' preferences [non-paywalled source] based on their shopping history with retailers as it seeks to remain a top player in the competitive e-commerce space. From a report: The data will be shared via the payments giant's proprietary "tokens," which provide an added layer of security between a consumer's bank information and a merchant. Shopping inclinations and other information based on past transactions -- such as preferred categories, like movies or golf -- will be shared via token with retailers with the consent of consumers. "It's almost entirely blind to almost all consumers," Visa Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney said in an interview of the company's token technology. "They just know their payments work better." The sharing of shopping data via token is one of a handful of innovations Visa unveiled at a conference in San Francisco, where it's based. Visa, one of the largest e-commerce technology companies in the world, is finding itself increasingly fending off competitors seeking larger slices of the fees merchants must pay to carry out consumer transactions.

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À San Francisco, un numéro de téléphone géant interroge les passants

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Par : Nicolas Lellouche
11 mai 2024 à 07:03

« 415-480-0000 ». Ce numéro de téléphone géant, inscrit sur plusieurs panneaux publicitaires de San Francisco, mène à une intelligence artificielle qui propose de travailler pour vous. Il est l'illustration d'une tendance grandissante dans la ville la plus high-tech du monde.

Venture Firms Double, Then Halve, In Stunning Reversal

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Par : msmash
8 mai 2024 à 11:17
An anonymous reader shares a report: According to data analyzed by Morgan Stanley and Pitchbook, the number of active venture capital firms worldwide surged from 2014 levels, more than doubling by 2021, before sharply contracting to below 2014 figures in a stunning reversal.

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Disney va enfin se calmer avec les Marvel

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Par : Julien Lausson
8 mai 2024 à 11:03

Le MCU ne va pas fort. Disney, la maison mère, a pris la décision de réduire le nombre de films et de séries sortant chaque année, pour redresser la barre. Ce faisant, cela doit permettre à Marvel Studios de se recentrer sur la qualité de ses productions.

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