Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto (u.today)
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme....
Biden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll finds (www.theguardian.com)
A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back (www.windowscentral.com)
It’s a nightmare scenario for Microsoft. The headlining feature of its new Copilot+ PC initiative, which is supposed to drive millions of PC sales over the next couple of years, is under significant fire for being what many say is a major breach of privacy and security on Windows. That feature in question is Windows Recall, a...
CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information (futurism.com)
You know how Google’s new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won’t slide off (pssst…please don’t do this.)...
YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)
Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare (www.lifewire.com)
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week (arstechnica.com)
Reminder to switch browsers if you haven’t already!...
Windows 10 is EOL in October 2025 (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15988326...
L.A. County wants to cap rent hikes at 3%. Landlords say that would push them to sell (www.latimes.com)
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Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again (www.engadget.com)
Spotify is officially raising its Premium subscription rates in the US come July, following reports of the move in April. The platform is increasing its Individual plan from $11 to $12 monthly and its Duo plan from $15 to $17 monthly — the same jump as last year’s $1 and $2 price hikes, respectively. However, its Family plan...
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery (www.404media.co)
EVs Could Last Nearly Forever—If Car Companies Let Them (www.theatlantic.com)
UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She's Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
A big biometric security company in the UK, Facewatch, is in hot water after their facial recognition system caused a major snafu - the system wrongly identified a 19-year-old girl as a shoplifter.
Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid, likely a nonstarter for Kyiv (www.ctvnews.ca)
Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue (www.404media.co)
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Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while (newatlas.com)
2024: The Year Linux Dethrones Windows on the Desktop – Are You Ready? (lemmy.ca)
NTSync coming in Kernel 6.11 for better Wine/Proton game performance and porting....
toxic help forum (lemmy.world)
Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you (www.techspot.com)
Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visit (www.theguardian.com)
Kyle Rittenhouse Tells Native Americans They Can ‘Leave’ If They Hate America (newsone.com)
Electric Cars Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable (www.nytimes.com)
More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.