RISC-V technology emerges as battleground in US-China tech war (www.reuters.com)
Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time (techxplore.com)
ATSC 3 DRM Encryption is Worse Than We Thought! #savefreetv ! (www.youtube.com)
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CalcKey Officially Rebrands as Firefish (wedistribute.org)
Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says (abcnews.go.com)
Google is shutting down its Jamboard whiteboarding app (www.theverge.com)
Apple may be quiet on AI, but it’s also the biggest buyer of AI companies (qz.com)
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Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
How Will We Know When AI is Conscious? (www.youtube.com)
Social media channels in China are filled with anti-black racist content, rights activists say (www.hrw.org)
How to Short-Circuit the Outrage Machine (slate.com)
Any citizen of the social internet knows the feeling: that irritable contentiousness, that desire to get into it that seems almost impossible to resist, even though you know you’ve already squandered too many hours and too much emotional energy on pointless internet disputes. If you use Twitter, you may have noticed that at...
The Best Free Apps for Spotify Users in 2023
Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services in the world, but it can be even better with some free third-party apps that enhance your listening experience. Whether you want to discover new music, see your listening stats, or listen to songs from the past, there are apps for that. Here are some of the best Spotify...
Google’s new security pilot program will ban employee Internet access (arstechnica.com)
Threads is struggling to retain users — but it could still catch up to X (www.theverge.com)
Researchers discover attempt to infect leading Egyptian opposition politician with Predator spyware (apnews.com)
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...
In a historic about-face, Apple publicly supports right-to-repair bill (grist.org)
[Corp Blog] AnonAddy has rebranded as addy.io (addy.io)
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archive.today: On the trail of the mysterious guerrilla archivist of the Internet (gyrovague.com)
The LK-99 “superconductor” went viral — here’s what the experts think (www.theverge.com)
LK-99 has been touted as a potential room-temperature superconductor that could revolutionize fields like energy and transportation. However, many experts are skeptical as the initial research papers have not been peer-reviewed and contain inconsistencies and imprecisions. Early attempts to replicate LK-99 have had mixed...
iPhone to Android (DeGoogled), whats it like?
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Reddit Sees Copyright Takedowns Peak While Subreddit Bans Drop. (torrentfreak.com)
Why do you use firefox? (upload.wikimedia.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/2514293
5th Circuit finds Biden White House, CDC violated First Amendment (wapo.st)
The Court upheld many restrictions on the White House and Surgeon General’s office’s contacts with tech companies, finding that they ‘coerced’ platforms’ content decisions...
An announcement regarding Kris Nóva [RIP] (nivenly.org)
It is with immense sadness that we must share with you the news of the loss of our friend, our leader, and our mentor, Kris Nóva....