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Digital Desecration: Winamp’s Source Code Now a Free-for-All



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In a surprising move, the once-treasured legacy of the 90s, Winamp, released its sour code, only to taunt developers into modernising the player from the dumpster fire it was. Think of it like a relic from the ages, coughing up blood and still expecting to dominate the party. More at BleepingComputer – because nostalgia is a plague.

Elsewhere, Meta’s extravagant AR glasses were unveiled for a whopping US$10,000 (not an April Fool’s joke either). These baby steps on the path to augmented ruin promise to hijack reality, replacing phones with floating holograms (because squinting at screens with VR headsets wasn’t enough). Zuckerberg’s explanation? “Phones are stupid, and soon you won’t need ’em to get your fixes.” On The Verge, when asked about screensaver advertisements, LG confirmed what they’ve been foisting since the dawn of time, because who really cares anyway?

Meanwhile, the never-ending quest to make human interaction more synthetic continues to unfold. Apple’s CEO, Tim “I hate being wrong about everything but AI” Cook, had this to say about sentient AI: “It might be a huge mistake.”

And, after the whole FTX/Alameda Research debacle, Caroline “I wanted to be part of the party” Ellison’s story – a sad tale of addiction, corporate Stockholm syndrome, and lost innocence – leaves us grasping for sanity. Ask yourself: do we value the “Good Girl”/”Good Guy” fantasy over the unvarnished truth about the state of our online world.

Lastly, let’s just say that as we creep closer to Orwellian predictions, Microsoft decides to adapt its AI speaker, rebranding it as ‘News Presenter Copilot (NPC)’ – mainly because who else will break the news while we eat our breakfast?!

And yet, amidst it all…

Bookmarks has been hijacked by Top Stories with a side serving of sarcasm. Visit TechCentral for more wholesome content amidst the chaos:

Amazon Just Fell Behind In AI… Now It’s Racing to Catch Up: A sobering reminder of the struggles to keep pace with self-driving cars that still malfunction, Alexa whispering mean things about grandma, or Siri trying (and constantly failing) to understand mum’s accent…

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