FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared. (www.fromjason.xyz)
Use WhatsApp without a smartphone?
Hi. I’m thinking about switching to Linux on my smartphone. The only reason I can’t is because in my country WhatsApp is everywhere and I’m expected to have it for various school/sport things. I’d like to setup whatsapp on my laptop, but I don’t know how....
Consumer first; Citizen second (hertig.blog)
From housing, to media, to printers, to everything else. Get ready to own nothing; pay rent on everything....
Inside the shifting plan at Elon Musk’s X to build a new team and police a platform ‘so toxic it’s almost unrecognizable’ (fortune.com)
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees (www.theverge.com)
The cuts work out to roughly 8 percent of the overall Microsoft Gaming division that stands at around 22,000 employees in total.
The True Story of How GPT-2 Became Maximally Lewd (www.youtube.com)
Rob Miles has a Youtuber-style animation channel with a new video to communicate the importance of AI safety, and the execution is absolutely top notch.
The Worst Devices of CES 2024! By iFixIt (piped.video)
Piped link: piped.video/watch?v=NXhmnQzZ7n8...
New solid state battery charges in minutes, lasts for thousands of cycles (www.pv-magazine.com)
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new lithium metal battery that can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times — more than any other pouch battery cell — and can be recharged in a matter of minutes....
Social media lobby group sues US State for protecting children from Meta, TikTok and Snapchat (www.firstpost.com)
A new law, signed by Republican Governor Mike DeWine in July, is considered as a way to safeguard children’s mental health, citing concerns about the intentionally addictive nature of social media.
TikTok requires users to “forever waive” rights to sue over past harms (arstechnica.com)
Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used (arstechnica.com)
Twitter Is Throttling Patreon Links, Creators Say It Undermines Their Livelihood (themarkup.org)
Nothing Chats has already been pulled from Google Play over privacy issues (www.theverge.com)
Hints are so yesterday. Pro tip for Xmas if your loved ones aren't privacy nerds (twitter.com)
Tuta(nota) users, what do you think about their new setup? (tuta.com)
Have a look at their blog post but then please also look at this. What do you think?...
A mostly paper replacement for single-use RFID tags (hackaday.com)
Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism (apnews.com)
Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag (www.reuters.com)
Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs (apnews.com)
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated] (arstechnica.com)
France orders Apple to halt iPhone 12 sales due to high radiation levels (www.france24.com)
French regulators on Tuesday ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, and to fix existing handsets....
California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone (www.theverge.com)
The bill outlines three years for products costing $50 to $99.99 and seven years for products priced at $100 or more. The bill will cover electronics and appliances made and sold after July 1st, 2021.
Mastodon's Next Major Release Enables Full-Text Search (wedistribute.org)
"Test for Ricardo" Notification?
Any other Motorola phone users get this notification pop-up? I found a post on the forum that shall not be named and it seems like a worldwide Motorola glitch but no official word yet....
AMD Announces The Radeon RX 7700 XT & RX 7800 XT Graphics Cards (www.phoronix.com)
Finally getting some (closer to) mainstream video cards from AMD. Still feels overpriced but a lot better than $750 for a 7900xt.