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China is attempting to mirror the entire GitHub over to their own servers, users report (infosec.exchange)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/176888...

TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch' (www.bbc.com)

TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers’ data protection and national security concerns....

Mobile games company Voodoo acquires BeReal (techcrunch.com)

Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service (www.axios.com)

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Shop on the Temu app? Why class-action lawsuits in Canada and the U.S. have been proposed over privacy (globalnews.ca)

Temu, a popular marketplace where consumers can buy direct from factories overseas at cheap prices, is drawing concerns from lawyers and privacy experts in North America who allege the shopping app can be “invasive” for unwitting users....

China is eager to show the world that it can lead in generative AI technology. But one of its first challenges is chillingly unique - how to make its chat bots speak like the Communist Party. (chinamediaproject.org)

China is determined not just that it won’t be left behind, but that it will lead the generative AI trends of the future. But this comes with substantial political risk for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership....

A Primer on Mastodon's New Board Members (wedistribute.org)

Testing 8 Innovative New Boat Propeller Designs (www.youtube.com)

Russia-linked network uses AI to mass-produce misinformation, modifying content from legitimate sources and tailoring political messages with specific biases, security researchers say (www.recordedfuture.com)

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[Gamers Nexus] HW News - Intel is a Cluster, NVIDIA Blackwell Boosts Production, Sony "Still Learning" (www.youtube.com)

The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)

Here's what one of the first flying cars looked like and what the modern version has become (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

When it comes to new transportation ideas, the thought of flying cars is one of the most interesting

The Unbreakable Kryptos Code (www.youtube.com)

Why IBM employees in Brazil are suing to be classified as tech workers (restofworld.org)

IBM is registered as a sales company in Brazil, making its employees ineligible for benefits granted to tech workers....

Humans are not perfectly vigilant (pluralistic.net)

Democracy, Deepfakes, and the AI Balancing Act (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a crescendo, with concerns about its impact on elections and democratic processes.

A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life (www.noemamag.com)

From mono to mainstream: 20 years of Bluetooth audio (archive.is)

Loving these articles about how the technology has changed in 20 years.

Rain World Jolly Co-op not working on Fedora Linux

cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/12450534...

Librem 5: A Practical Review (youtu.be)

📱Question about GrapheneOS factory reset

If I do a factory reset on my phone that has GrapheneOS on it, will that revert it to the stock android that it originally came with or to a “fresh” clean, brand new GrapheneOS? I found conflicting information about this online . . . 🤔

EU launches NGI TALER project (taler.net)

Cryptocurrencies are often understood to enable private payments, but most don’t. Monero does, but its value still fluctuates and wastes energy (even if far less than Bitcoin) in time of the climate catastrophe....

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