To fight AI, we need 'personhood credentials,' say AI firms (www.theregister.com)
AI firms propose ‘personhood credentials’ to combat online deception, offering a cryptographically authenticated way to verify real people without sacrificing privacy—though critics warn it may empower governments to control who speaks online.
German far-right party wins a state election for the first time since the Nazis (www.nbcnews.com)
Maduro Moves Christmas To October Amid Post-election Turmoil (ground.news)
Maduro declared, “This year and to honor you all… I am going to decree the beginning of Christmas on October 1.”
Firefox 130.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes (www.mozilla.org)
lolirl (fedia.io)
How to cut your energy bills by 30 per cent with a heat pump (www.thetimes.com)
TIL Columbus never set foot in North America; he only explored the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America. (en.wikipedia.org)
If I have an account on Mastodon.Social, and another account on PieFed.Social are they technically on the same instance, since they're both on .Social?
Elasticsearch is open source, again (www.elastic.co)
What is your favorite thing to pickle?
I put some asparagus in vinegar with garlic, red pepper flakes, and pickling spice a couple weeks ago. I just cracked it open, and they’re fantastic!...
Does your Duolingo app icon look sick? You're not alone (www.digitaltrends.com)
This makes my brain hurt
X (formerly Twitter) labeled an unflattering NPR story about Donald Trump as ‘unsafe’ | A spokesperson said the warning was a "false positive." (www.yahoo.com)
X briefly discouraged users from viewing a link to an NPR story about Donald Trump’s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery, raising questions about whether the Elon Musk-owned platform is putting its thumb on the scale for the former president....
Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift show aimed to kill 'tens of thousands' (abcnews.go.com)
The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency’s deputy director said....
Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan (www.nbcnews.com)
Oh no! I dropped (5£ to) Anna's Archives. Beware the mess, people.
Music discovery
Since the Plex announcement that their integration with tidal is ending, I’m considering what my options are. I’m aware the the *arrs but is there anything that will recommend music?...
Shirtless
Doing my bit? (lemmynsfw.com)
I hope that I’m doing my bit
The eagerness to grave dance on unpopular games has become a bad habit (www.pcgamer.com)
Sovcit is just saying. (lemmy.world)
How do you secure your bootloader without secure boot or why doesn't it matter?
I’ve made the effort to secure mine and am aware of how the trusted protection module works with keys, Fedora’s Anaconda system, the shim, etc. I’ve seen where some here have mentioned they do not care or enable secure boot. Out of open minded curiosity for questioning my biases, I would like to know if there is anything...
44 years after woman murdered in suburban Seattle, DNA on cigarette leads to suspect in Arkansas (www.cbsnews.com)
Ukraine used F-16s to repel Russia's mass missile attack, Zelensky confirms (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine’s Air Force used F-16 jets as part of its defense against Russia’s mass missile and drone attack on Aug. 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed during a press conference on Aug. 27....