Debunking the Top 10 Myths About Mastodon (wedistribute.org)
Tumblr sheds Post Plus subscriptions as the platform downsizes (www.theverge.com)
TL;DR: Tumblr is discontinuing its Post Plus feature, allowing creators to charge for content, starting December 1st. This decision follows a leaked memo about downsizing due to struggles in meeting usage and revenue targets. Post Plus, introduced in 2021, didn’t meet expectations, leading to its discontinuation. Existing Post...
Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK (apnews.com)
Facebook Watches Teens Online As They Prep for College (themarkup.org)
An investigation by the media organization The Markup found the pixel by Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta on dozens of popular websites targeting kids from kindergarten to college, including sites that students are all but required to use if they want to participate in school activities or apply to college....
Lawyer guilty of arrogance after ignoring tech support (www.theregister.com)
Humanoid robots are here, but they're a little awkward. Do we really need them? (apnews.com)
Twitter's mayhem year (lemmy.eco.br)
The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law (www.theverge.com)
Firefish *Could* Be the Next Big Thing (wedistribute.org)
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Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance (www.wired.com)
How Talking With Animals Would Change Our World (www.youtube.com)
Google adds tracking to Google docs documents? (fosstodon.org)
Title says it all. Somewhat interesting if true. I wouldn’t be surprised either way.
We tested ChatGPT in Bengali, Kurdish, and Tamil. It failed. (restofworld.org)
Outside of English, ChatGPT makes up words, fails logic tests, and can’t do basic information retrieval.
The endless battle to banish the world’s most notorious stalker website (wapo.st)
The anonymous forum, known as Kiwi Farms, keeps popping back online despite a relentless campaign by transgender activists and a former insider...
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next? (www.nature.com)
Duet AI for Google Meet can take notes, summarize, and even attend meetings - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Another new Meet feature lets Duet “attend” a meeting on your behalf. On a meeting invite, you can click an “attend for me” button, and Google can auto-generate some text about what you might want to discuss. Those notes will be viewable to attendees during the meeting so that they can discuss them.
Gitlab working on ActivityPub for Merge/Pull requests (writing.exchange)
The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused) (buttondown.email)
Charlie Jane Anders discusses KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act)....
What do I need to do if I want to use my old 4th gen iPad in 2023?
I recently was able to get back my 4th gen iPad that I used for university and got excited to start using it again just for basic stuff like searching stuff on the browser, reading comics and such. However I quickly realized that I was unable to download anything from the AppStore as my iOS version is 10.3.4 and apps like...
New Emulator Lets Some x86-64 Games Run on RISC-V Dev Board (www.tomshardware.com)
25 years ago, Apple changed everything with the first iMac (www.xda-developers.com)
Social media channels in China are filled with anti-black racist content, rights activists say (www.hrw.org)
"For you" isn't - The case against corporate algorithmic feeds (www.staygrounded.online)
India, the world’s largest smartwatch market, is getting new smart rings by BoAt and Noise, similar to Oura but likely cheaper (techcrunch.com)
Tech giants such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei have long focused on the wrist. It’s not the most comfortable option for everyone, and it can be challenging to maintain precise tracking through the wrist. Ensuring that your smartwatch fits snugly to obtain accurate data is crucial. A smart ring can be the great solution,...
Thoughts on Yanis' view on crypto technology? Do you agree or disagree? (m.youtube.com)
Should we say farewell to the dollar, the euro and all national currencies? Is crypto the future of money? Join our fierce battle between former Greek finance minister and maverick anti-bitcoin economist Yanis Varoufakis and blockchain developer Viktor Tábori, and find out yourself.
