Forcing your computer to rat you out (pluralistic.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2757988...
Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security (arstechnica.com)
The aftermath to the recent Microsoft Azure hack by suspected PRC actors....
[It is LIVE!] Sync for Lemmy - Apps on Google Play (play.google.com)
Google’s Plan To DRM The Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For (www.techdirt.com)
X is suing a nonprofit group in US federal court over reports that hate speech has flourished at the platform formerly known as Twitter (techxplore.com)
The first digital nomad (tim.kicker.dev)
Another room-temperature superconductor (thequantuminsider.com)
This time, straight from a patent granted to a blockchain company, with no accompanying paper or proof....
Meta to end news access in Canada over publisher payment law (The Guardian) (archive.is)
Move comes in response to Canadian legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers...
Pocket for Mac to stop being maintained Aug 15 (help.getpocket.com)
At Pocket, we strive to provide our users with the best possible experience across all platforms. As part of this commitment, Pocket for Mac is no longer supported and may not work as expected. After August 15, 2023, the app will no longer work....
Google's New Web Environment Integrity Proposal Dismissed by Brave, Mozilla, and Vivaldi (news.itsfoss.com)
Concerns over DNS Blocking (medium.com)
“Concerns over DNS Blocking” by Vinton Cerf
Splitting the Web (ploum.net)
Senators Warren & Graham Want To Create New Online Speech Police Commission (www.techdirt.com)
The proposed Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act by Senators Warren and Graham seeks to create a new federal commission to regulate large tech platforms. However, the bill contains many problematic provisions that threaten free speech and internet freedom. It would require platforms to reveal content moderation policies,...
National Lab (LBNL) results support LK-99 as a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor (nitter.net)
So this is getting interesting (following on from the failed replication study (posted here)....
ATSC 3 DRM Encryption is Worse Than We Thought! #savefreetv ! (www.youtube.com)
more nextgen tv drm news
Google’s Web Environment Integrity project raises a lot of concerns (siliconangle.com)
Failed replication of claimed superconductor reported on arxiv (arxiv.org)
A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work (arstechnica.com)
Useful android apps you are using?
As in title, preferably open-source, but doesn’t have to, I will start:...
Who else foresees environmental problems with this later down the line? (news.microsoft.com)
Microsoft are looking at putting datacenters under the ocean, which sounds like a really good idea to cool them but I can’t help but think a couple decades from now it’s going to start causing us problems
New AI systems collide with copyright law (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK's first drone mail service begins in Orkney (www.bbc.com)
OpenTracks is an open source sport tracking application for Android that completely respects your privacy: Almost a Strava alternative (beehaw.org)
Value your health by keeping track on your training. It records as you go running or walking, and gives you a bike computer with a bigger screen for cycling. You can even mark interesting locations along your way with pictures. The app keeps recorded statistics in great detail for analysis....
AWS: IPv4 addresses cost too much, so you’re going to pay (www.theregister.com)
Cloud giant AWS will start charging customers for public IPv4 addresses from next year, claiming it is forced to do this because of the increasing scarcity of these and to encourage the use of IPv6 instead....
