Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.
If you were using Signal just for SMS, none of your messages were secure anyway since the SMS protocol itself is not–defeating the purpose of signal. And if you had already convinced people to install Signal by using SMS as a caveat, you can just continue contacting them through the app.
I was able to convince pretty much everyone who matter in my life to install Signal and they all love it because WhatsApp has become too cluttered and spammy.
Apple’s support for the widely used messaging standard will make it easier for Android phones to share messages with iPhones—while ditching the old and flawed SMS standard.
After already delaying a plan to have an in-house chip ready by next year, Apple is now likely to miss a goal to ship the component by the spring of 2025, according to people familiar with the situation.
Swedish workers are uniting against Tesla. From tomorrow, cleaners will stop cleaning Tesla showrooms, electricians won’t fix the company’s charging points, and dockworkers will refuse to unload Tesla cargo at all Swedish ports. What started as a strike by Tesla mechanics is spreading, in something Swedish unions describe as...
Spotify , on Thursday, expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use large language models (LLMs) to help identify a user's listening patterns across podcasts and audiobooks in order to suggest tailor-made recommendations.
Maia is for AI, while the Arm-based Cobalt is for general-purpose computing. The hardware will be available next to AMD, Nvidia and Intel chips on Azure.
It's official, red alerts have gone out across the entire country of Brazil as the heat index hits 137F. The high temperature combined with humidity has made it impossible for most people to carry out their normal lives. There's already reports of power outages. People can't work. They can't run errands. They can barely sleep....
Today, I started preparations for a more extensive code refactoring. The changes won't be immediately visible, but they will significantly impact the future development of the project. This includes improving the functioning of federation, with a particular focus on collaborative remote content moderation. This will likely take...
OpenAI unveiled its more powerful and updated language model, GPT-4 Turbo, at its developer conference, offering customised bots and reduced costs for developers.
Hello, could someone recommended a keyboard for android that is a bit smart in predictive typing? I used to like swiftkeybefore it was bought by microsoft. Not that swiftkey itself was much better but I was not so privy conscious at that time....
Nepal has decided to ban TikTok because the popular short video app was disrupting social structures in the South Asian nation, government officials say.
Whatsapp keep getting bloated after each update. I haven't yet agreed to the new privacy policy and don't care that I can't use the newer features like Channels because of that. If not for professional reasons, I would have uninstalled it long ago, just around when I convinced my friends and family to move to Signal for personal conversations. But because I still have to use it professionally, I really hope they don't introduce ads on their core service i.e. messaging.
Malicious actors have been abusing Ethereum's 'Create2' function to bypass wallet security alerts and poison cryptocurrency addresses, which led to stealing $60,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 99,000 people in six months.
Microsoft and Alphabet's Google will not challenge an EU law that would require them to make it easier for people to move between competing services – such as social media platforms and internet browsers, the companies said.
Today, additional performance improvements for components are in progress, which I aim to implement before enabling the API to ensure Piotr has a bit of a more peaceful sleep ;-). In the coming days, there will be quite a few of these adjustments, and I will pause updates to instances for a few days to thoroughly test the...
Big Tech firms will face new European Union rules to clearly label political advertising on their platforms, who paid for it and how much and which elections are being targeted, ahead of important votes in the bloc next year.
The man seen in the video moves a part of the shroud to uncover the face of the corpse, resulting in the knot moving. It is clear from this analysis that the head does not move.
Chinese ownership of American farmland came under increased scrutiny at both the national and local level after the Fufeng Group, producer of the flavor enhancer MSG, announced in November 2021 its intentions to invest near Grand Forks, North Dakota. Despite promises to improve the local economy, opposition emerged over the...
If you are asking about 'The China Project', it is is an independent New York-based publication covering China in-depth for Western audiences. They strive to maintain 'balanced' reporting on US-China issues and have hence been called by hardliners in either side as being in cahoots with the other.
NASA probe sends laser message to Earth from 10 million miles (gizmodo.com)
The Deep Space Optical Communications tool on the Psyche probe achieved successful data transmission to and from Earth from an unprecedented distance.
Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move (www.npr.org)
Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.
Antitrust lawsuits are piling up for Google. Here’s how they could change the company (www.fastcompany.com)
Twenty years after ‘U.S. v. Microsoft,’ antitrust law is finally coming back for Big Tech.
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Tumblr is betting big on going small (www.theverge.com)
The social network failed to hit the growth targets its new owner set in 2019. But were they ever compatible with what Tumblr does best?
Signal details costs of keeping its private messaging service alive | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
X rival Bluesky crosses 2mn users (tech.hindustantimes.com)
Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky, which competes directly with X (formerly Twitter), has crossed 2 million users
Discord is shutting down its AI chatbot Clyde (www.theverge.com)
Clyde will disappear by December 1st and it’s not clear why.
A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen (www.wired.com)
The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive.
Apple’s Pledge to Support RCS Messaging Could Finally Kill SMS (www.wired.com)
Apple’s support for the widely used messaging standard will make it easier for Android phones to share messages with iPhones—while ditching the old and flawed SMS standard.
Apple’s effort to replace Qualcomm chip in iPhone falls further behind (www.moneycontrol.com)
After already delaying a plan to have an in-house chip ready by next year, Apple is now likely to miss a goal to ship the component by the spring of 2025, according to people familiar with the situation.
What’s coming next for fusion research (www.technologyreview.com)
A year ago, scientists generated net energy with a fusion reactor. This is what’s happened since then.
LexisNexis Sold Powerful Spy Tools to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (theintercept.com)
The data brokerage giant sold face recognition, phone tracking, and other surveillance technology to the border guards, say government documents.
YouTube Now Sells the AI Soul of Your Favorite Musician (gizmodo.com)
Dream Track allows musicians to license out their voices with AI, just days after YouTube cracked down on AI on its platform.
Sweden’s Tesla Blockade Is Spreading (www.wired.co.uk) German
Swedish workers are uniting against Tesla. From tomorrow, cleaners will stop cleaning Tesla showrooms, electricians won’t fix the company’s charging points, and dockworkers will refuse to unload Tesla cargo at all Swedish ports. What started as a strike by Tesla mechanics is spreading, in something Swedish unions describe as...
Samsung hit by new data breach impacting UK store customers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Samsung Electronics is notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual.
Spotify to use Google's AI to tailor podcasts, audiobooks recommendations (www.reuters.com)
Spotify , on Thursday, expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use large language models (LLMs) to help identify a user's listening patterns across podcasts and audiobooks in order to suggest tailor-made recommendations.
KES 3.0.0: New features and stability improvements (kbin.social)
This is a major version update for KES that introduces a more robust API and build system, as well as a few new features....
Microsoft launches custom AI, server chips for Azure | TechTarget (www.techtarget.com)
Maia is for AI, while the Arm-based Cobalt is for general-purpose computing. The hardware will be available next to AMD, Nvidia and Intel chips on Azure.
SpaceX cleared for second Starship and Super Heavy launch test (www.theverge.com)
Hopefully without a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” this time.
Heat Index in Brazil Hits 137F (58.5C) (www.okdoomer.io)
It's official, red alerts have gone out across the entire country of Brazil as the heat index hits 137F. The high temperature combined with humidity has made it impossible for most people to carry out their normal lives. There's already reports of power outages. People can't work. They can't run errands. They can barely sleep....
kbin RTR#14 Code Refactoring, preparation for kbin.social update (kbin.social)
Today, I started preparations for a more extensive code refactoring. The changes won't be immediately visible, but they will significantly impact the future development of the project. This includes improving the functioning of federation, with a particular focus on collaborative remote content moderation. This will likely take...
OpenAI pauses new signups for ChatGPT Plus due to overwhelming demand (www.livemint.com)
OpenAI unveiled its more powerful and updated language model, GPT-4 Turbo, at its developer conference, offering customised bots and reduced costs for developers.
Airbus launches device to prevent dead satellites from tumbling (gizmodo.com)
Called Detumbler, it's designed as a way to tackle the growing problem of space debris in Earth orbit.
Tesla reverses course on Cybertruck resale restrictions (www.theregister.com)
Time for eBay jockeys to ready their watchlists for second-hand clunkers
Smart android keyboard respecting privacy? (lemmy.world)
Hello, could someone recommended a keyboard for android that is a bit smart in predictive typing? I used to like swiftkeybefore it was bought by microsoft. Not that swiftkey itself was much better but I was not so privy conscious at that time....
YouTube to roll out labels for "realistic" AI-generated content (www.cbsnews.com)
The policy is meant to help prevent users from being confused by synthetic content
Nepal bans TikTok because of ‘disruption’ to social harmony | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Nepal has decided to ban TikTok because the popular short video app was disrupting social structures in the South Asian nation, government officials say.
How Meta Is Monetizing the Decline of Facebook (nymag.com)
Have you heard about WhatsApp’s aggressive new ad strategy?
Google's New AI Weatherman Will Leave Forecasters in the Dust (gizmodo.com)
GraphCast, the search giant's fresh new AI, is about to make it rain on meteorologists.
Why Meta still needs China (restofworld.org)
You can take Facebook out of China, but you can’t take China out of Facebook.
Ethereum feature abused to steal $60 million from 99K victims (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Malicious actors have been abusing Ethereum's 'Create2' function to bypass wallet security alerts and poison cryptocurrency addresses, which led to stealing $60,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 99,000 people in six months.
Threads finally lets you delete your account separately from Instagram (www.theverge.com)
Threads still requires an Instagram account to sign up, though.
Microsoft, Google to not challenge EU gatekeeper designation (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft and Alphabet's Google will not challenge an EU law that would require them to make it easier for people to move between competing services – such as social media platforms and internet browsers, the companies said.
About change in ownership and discussion about some rules (kbin.social)
Hi, I have taken over as the owner of anime_titties as it had been classified as abandoned. I will do my best to make this place active again....
m/technology has a new owner (kbin.social)
As this magazine had been classified as abandoned after being inactive for months, my application to take over its ownership was approved....
Whatever happened to NFTs? (www.bbc.com)
Boom has turned to bust for NFTs - a way of attaching your name to original artwork.
/kbin RTR#12 Further optimization efforts and the Support Us page (kbin.social)
Today, additional performance improvements for components are in progress, which I aim to implement before enabling the API to ensure Piotr has a bit of a more peaceful sleep ;-). In the coming days, there will be quite a few of these adjustments, and I will pause updates to instances for a few days to thoroughly test the...
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Big Tech to face tougher rules on targeted political ads in EU (www.reuters.com)
Big Tech firms will face new European Union rules to clearly label political advertising on their platforms, who paid for it and how much and which elections are being targeted, ahead of important votes in the bloc next year.
Fact Check: Unedited Footage Debunks Israeli Propaganda on Shrouded Corpse (thewire.in)
The man seen in the video moves a part of the shroud to uncover the face of the corpse, resulting in the knot moving. It is clear from this analysis that the head does not move.
Satellite companies are restricting Gaza images | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Key providers of satellite photographs to news organizations are reducing their access.
China-owned companies reckon with U.S. state, national land purchase bans (thechinaproject.com)
Chinese ownership of American farmland came under increased scrutiny at both the national and local level after the Fufeng Group, producer of the flavor enhancer MSG, announced in November 2021 its intentions to invest near Grand Forks, North Dakota. Despite promises to improve the local economy, opposition emerged over the...