Polycentric is an Open-source distributed social network - Similar in some ways to Nostr (beehaw.org)
I’ve not done an in-depth look at this network but reading through their documentation shows it has a lot of similarity to the basics of the Nostr protocol and network. There is just not as much information available on the Polycentric site as there is already for Nostr. Nostr is also censorship resistant, with distributed...
New Huawei Phone Shows China Continues Bypassing Biden's Chip Embargoes (www.freedomsphoenix.com)
Good for them!
US senator claims Google and Apple reveal push notification data to foreign govs (www.theregister.com)
Really liked this article about the monopolies in the mail industry (cfenollosa.com)
I’m sure the email I sent to an academics using proton has gone in the spam. :( too bad
How to give Windows Hello the finger and login as someone on their stolen laptop (www.theregister.com)
European Parliament Just Approved Fair Parts Pricing and a Ban on Parts Pairing (ifixit.com)
A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees (www.theverge.com)
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Healthcare startups scramble to assess fallout after Postmeds data breach hits millions of patients | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Former Meta employee tells Senate company failed to protect teens' safety (www.reuters.com)
Amazon punished its own sellers to limit Walmart's reach, FTC says (www.reuters.com)
Everything I've learned building the fastest Arm desktop - Jeff Geerling (www.jeffgeerling.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ndlug.org/post/330591...
Scammers exploit bitcoin ATMs. Will new California laws help crack down on fraud? (www.latimes.com)
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Amnesty International: Commission, Council ineffective in regulating spyware (www.euractiv.com)
Dark patterns employed by online companies. (theconversation.com)
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Because sometimes, emoji make the best responses....
Samsung’s new T9 Portable SSD is twice as fast as the T7 (www.engadget.com)
It ships in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB options, starting at $140....
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Cloudflare DDoS protections ironically bypassed using Cloudflare (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Panasonic to produce solid-state battery for drones by 2029 (asia.nikkei.com)
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NLP Libraries for Resume Optimization?
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Google assigns a CVE for libwebp and gives it a 10.0 score (stackdiary.com)
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Latest WhatsApp Beta Features Native iPad Support (www.macrumors.com)
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