"Digital sovereignty": German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein ditches Microsoft for Linux and Open Source alternatives (blog.documentfoundation.org)
Schleswig-Holstein, the northern German federal state, will be a digital pioneer region and the first German state to introduce a digitally sovereign IT workplace in its state administration. With a cabinet decision to introduce the open-source software LibreOffice as the standard office solution across the board, the government...
Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The rise and fall of robots.txt: As unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart. (www.theverge.com)
Why does Gboard replace spaces with characters I add between words?
For example, if I type out a sentence and decide I want to add asterisks around a word for emphasis, why does Gboard replace the space between the previous word and the emphasized word instead of just adding the new character? Is this added functionality for something I just don’t understand?...
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
Honda made an airport robot to handle all the boring, repetitive tasks - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Threads is struggling to retain users — but it could still catch up to X (www.theverge.com)
AI Weirdness: AI vs a giraffe with no spots (www.aiweirdness.com)
Recommendations re writing tablets e.g. reMarkable
I want to get back into creative writing, and for work I prefer to take handwritten notes (I have my own weird shorthand and it helps with retention). I’d also like the ability to write at night and not disturb my partner....
Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried. (wapo.st)
Mount Sinai has become a laboratory for AI, trying to shape the future of medicine. But some healthcare workers fear the technology comes at a cost....
California allows robo-taxis to expand and emergency responders aren't happy (www.npr.org)
Bram Moolenaar, creator of vim, has passed away (groups.google.com)
Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security (arstechnica.com)
The aftermath to the recent Microsoft Azure hack by suspected PRC actors....
I would maybe like a smart watch, can you help me decide?
Hello,...
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.