Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
How to make an MP3 player work in 2023?
If I wanted an MP3 player again, in 2023, and wanted to rip cds to it and put digitally purchased albums on it, as actual owned files (not inside an proprietary ecosystem where I pay to only listen to that track within that service) could I still do that? What would I need? I don’t own, and can’t afford, a “real...
Introducing yet another AutoMod for Lemmy (github.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.basedcount.com/post/225838...
EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power - The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from !android...
Pascal GPUs on Linux in 2023?
So… I used to run GTX 660, then moved to RX 560 as it released, because more comfy drivers, but…...
Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
China's widening iPhone curbs roil US technology sector - Reuters (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from !apple...
I Used a Game Boy Camera for FaceTime Video Calls in iPadOS 17 and It Was Glorious (www.macstories.net)
This is magnificent.
I Made My Own Computer | Let's See How It Works (www.youtube.com)
Pretty cool video to give you a bit of an understanding how computers work.
Adept Releases Persimmon-8B, Most Powerful Open Source AI Model Under 10B Parameters. (www.maginative.com)
YouTube is going to remove ad controls for creators (support.google.com)
It feels like we're on the cusp of the first reimagining of CPUs since multicore and a real shot at relegating towers to the extreme high end, but I've not seen any good coverage about it (beehaw.org)
Not quite there yet … from left on surface, 5G internet, WireGuard router, pihole on a Zero W and 4x4 N95 HTPC, plus 1080p projector. When a computer that size (actually smaller, since I don’t need a SATA bay) can outperform my tower, though …...
Tucson's Molly Holzschlag, known as 'the fairy godmother of the web,' dead at 60 (www.tucsonsentinel.com)
Pioneer of online design & accessibility
Element X preview is now on Android too! (element.io)
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Robots Are Already Killing People (www.theatlantic.com)
Archive link
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
We tested ChatGPT in Bengali, Kurdish, and Tamil. It failed. (restofworld.org)
Outside of English, ChatGPT makes up words, fails logic tests, and can’t do basic information retrieval.
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach (krebsonsecurity.com)
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led...
Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store (www.malwarebytes.com)
cross-posted from !google...
Mozilla flunks 25 major car brands for data privacy fails (www.theregister.com)
…and the related Mozilla report
Zoom rebrands existing -- and intros new -- generative AI features (techcrunch.com)
Also starting next spring, the Al Companion will give "real-time feedback’ on people’s presence in meetings plus coaching on their conversational and presentation skills.
Josh Simmons is now Managing Director of the Matrix.org Foundation! (matrix.org)
Previously held positions on the Open Source Initiative board.
Telecom companies in India want tech firms to pay for network usage (techcrunch.com)
cross-posted from !technology...
DisplayPort: A Better Video Interface (hackaday.com)
Used Items Market Freecycle Suffers Data Breach Impacting 7 Million (restoreprivacy.com)
