How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me) (www.nytimes.com)
Such an interesting idea! (sembr.org)
A terminal window periodically flashes on my screen every few minutes. It goes away in one second. I have no idea what it is, nor how to stop it.
I’m running Windows 10....
How Quora Died: The site used to be a thriving community that worked to answer our most specific questions. But users are fleeing. (slate.com)
Android users could soon replace Google Assistant with ChatGPT (arstechnica.com)
With a fair amount of system integration (no wake word available) missing, of course. Which rather sounds like a feature.
Human brain-like supercomputer with 228 trillion links coming in 2024 (interestingengineering.com)
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) (ploum.net)
"Bing's Bizarre Blunder: Search Engine Claims Australia Doesn't Exist" (samrome58.substack.com)
Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates (arstechnica.com)
Twitter’s decentralized offshoot Bluesky now has 2 million users (www.theverge.com)
Apple slams Android as a 'massive tracking device' in internal slides revealed in Google antitrust battle (www.theregister.com)
Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more (arstechnica.com)
X will make audio and video calls a premium subscriber-only feature (techcrunch.com)
Archive link: https://archive.ph/jFcSY...
Debloat / Setup script for windows 11 (christitus.com)
Sorry if this is against community guidelines, but I couldn’t find any rule that prohibits this. If there is any, please tell me, I’m open to remove the post....
Shakespeare Serif - an experimental font based on the First Folio (shkspr.mobi)
I've built a new font! Thoughts and feedback on my approach very welcome.
Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated. (arstechnica.com)
Who here is messing with FOSS AI? What ya playing with?
I just got Oobabooga running for the first time with Llama-2, and have Automatic1111, and ComfyUI running for images. I am curious about ML too but I don’t know where this start with that one yet....
I'm having a tough time choosing my next android smartphone, any ideas?
I am picky about the features I look for in a smartphone. Hopefully this post can be a good resource for myself and others who have similar preferences. For reference, I am using a Oneplus 7 Pro with a non-functional camera and flashlight....
VPN and port forwarding
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/969323...
"AI" Is Not a Problem and Is a Good Thing, but Is Being Abused by the Actual Problem
“AI” can’t replace people in any way. The most it could possibly do is assist a person in performing a task because it is a tool which does not actually have intelligence or awareness. This may be a debate but I am firmly on the side of punting Wilson the volleyball and cautioning people not to anthropomorphize a program...
Fairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the US (arstechnica.com)
Twitter's new CEO told staffers they need to use 'hand-to-hand combat' to convince advertisers to come back, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Linda Yaccarino said staff must deploy "hand-to-hand combat’ to win back advertisers, per the FT....
Palestinians living abroad have accused Microsoft of closing their email accounts without warning - cutting them off from crucial online services (www.bbc.com)
They say it has left them unable to access bank accounts and job offers - and stopped them using Skype, which Microsoft owns, to contact relatives in war-torn Gaza....
Inside the 'Nightmare' Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town (time.com)
STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus (www.wired.com)
archive.is link...
