Reddit is getting rid of its Gold awards system (www.theverge.com)
Reddit is removing its current coins and awards system on September 12th. Users will no longer be able to buy awards like Reddit Gold to give to other users’ posts. Reddit says the current awards system is too cluttered and confusing, so they plan to introduce a new simpler system in the coming months that will allow users to...
[EU] It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
How Hype (Passkeys) Will Turn Your Security Key Into Junk (fy.blackhats.net.au)
tl;dr: passkeys, as proposed now, will fill up existing fido2/webauthn authenticators if the feature becomes widespread enough. this is because the feature of “passkeys” actually refer to resident keys, which most authenticators today can only store a limited amount of (some, none at all!). preventing this will require...
Advice for someone going into tech.
I recently decided to go back to school and get a job in the tech industry. I’m looking at cyber security but I’m not looked into that decision....
Accessing Lemmy From a Mastodon Account (vijayprema.com)
I have both a Mastadon and Lemmy account (actually two) as well as a kbin account so I’m fine with having several. It’s interesting to see the interconnectivity of the two platforms. I’d love to see more of this.
what AI tool do you mostly use Bard or ChatGPT
Since Bart is now available in Europe I have both options now and problem of choice :) People who have access to both for a while, what AI tool do you mostly use?
Pocket Casts Plus increases subscription pricing to $33.99 from $10 (feddit.nl)
Any suggestions on good multi-platform alternatives? I’m using Apple Podcasts and it’s garbage.
Instance Assistant for Lemmy & Kbin v1.2.0 is now available on Chrome & Firefox!
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/1418762...
EU commission clears acquisition of VMware by Broadcom (ec.europa.eu)
Easy HTTPS for your private networks (www.getlocalcert.net)
This webpage provides instructions for using the acme-dns DNS challenge method with various ACME clients to obtain HTTPS certificates for private networks. Caddy, Traefik, cert-manager, acme.sh, LEGO and Certify The Web are listed as ACME clients that support acme-dns. For each client, configuration examples are provided that...
Figma Is A File Editor (digest.browsertech.com)
A high level but interesting write up of how Figma (a browser-based collaborative design tool) behaves like a file editor (their term), and how it overcomes the natural affinity of web apps to RDBMS-backed CRUD persistence patterns.
Chip wars: The escalating battle between EU, US, and China for tech supremacy (thenextweb.com)
Signs of an escalating chip trade war were evident already in October last year. Now, a set of new strategic measures have further ignited the conflict, raising fears over the stability of the global supply chain, and even threatening to derail the EU’s green transition.
Open source alternatives for gallery app
Hello this is my first post on Lemmy, I have been disgruntled with Xiaomi’s stock gallery app and wish to switch to an alternative that will not steal my data.
FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal (www.cnbc.com)
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25905 (blogs.windows.com)
nice update for canary today. tl;dr:...
Social Media is broken. Can we fix it? (beehaw.org)
Most people agree that Social Media is broken and that we need to find new solutions. Max DeMarco embarked on a journey to find out more about a new invention called NOSTR. This is his documentary about that journey and his interview with key players....
Mark F***king Zuckerberg Is Not Your Friend (catvalente.substack.com)
I recently listened to a “tech” podcast host drone on for 45 minutes about the “Elon vs Zuck” cage match and this piece perfectly captures the frothing, screaming stream-of-conciousness in my brain at the thought of seeing another discussion about Twitter vs Threads/Insta/Face/burning-sh*itpile. I felt some small amount...
My Thrilling Adventures With Linux On An x86 Tablet
Welcome to my ongoing saga of trying to use linux on an x86 tablet. Shouldn’t be too hard, you say? One does not simply ride into Mordor....
Elon Musk’s new xAI company launches to “understand the true nature of the universe” (www.theverge.com)
Elon Musk has launched a new AI company called xAI with the goal of understanding the true nature of the universe. The team at xAI includes AI researchers who have worked at companies like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and DeepMind. Little is known about xAI currently except that Musk seeks funding from SpaceX and Tesla to start it....
Claude 2 [new AI model released by Anthropic] (www.anthropic.com)
Claude 2 is a new AI model released by Anthropic that improves upon Claude 1.3 with better performance, longer responses, and larger input and output capabilities. Claude 2 scored higher on various tests and evaluations compared to Claude 1.3, indicating improved coding, math, and reasoning skills. Anthropic has worked to make...
Twitter, Threads, and the misunderstood nature of engineering (beehaw.org)
Complex internet services fail in interesting ways as they grow in size and complexity. Twitter’s recent issues show how failures emerge slowly over time as relationships between components degrade. Meta’s quick launch of Threads demonstrates how platform investments can compound over time, allowing them to quickly build on...
BusKill (USB Dead Man Switch) v0.7.0 released 💾 (www.buskill.in)
We’re happy to announce the release of BusKill v0.7.0!...
How sex workers are fighting back against online deplatforming (www.huckmag.com)
The #StopDeletingUs campaign is resisting a mass wave of deletions of sex positive accounts and arguing for fairer moderation of sexual content online.
Non right-wing tech podcasts?
It feels like every time I find a podcast about security/networking/technology the hosts end up saying some pretty off-color stuff, or I look them up and they also host right wing podcasts. Are there any that are more leftist, hosted by LGBT peeps, or at least not actively bigoted ?