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Parents of trans kids urge Senate to oppose online safety bill that could harm LGBTQ+ youth.::More than 100 parents signed an open letter asking lawmakers to support alternatives to the Kids Online Safety Act.

The key takeaway here is that the people writing these guidelines try to give as much information as possible,” Reaves says. “That’s great, in theory. But the writers don’t prioritize the advice that’s most important. Or, more specifically, they don’t deprioritize the points that are significantly less important. And...

I know The Jimmy Dore Show may be controversial on this Lemmy instance, but I found the interview very shocking and eye-opening, even as a techie who tries to stay vigilant of the corruption in Big Tech. I hope this monitoring system project does succeed, but of course we won’t see any significant change in our civilization...

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Even more Google layoffs: This time it’s “significant” cuts to recruiting::Google plans to slow down hiring, and that means fewer recruiters.

Actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI—and warns this is just the beginning::The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors on strike.

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Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that? | Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.::Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.

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Starting next year, Google will provide Chromebook security patches and software upgrades for up to a decade. This will effectively guarantee that no existing Chromebook will expire within the next two years....

Making hydrogen from waste plastic could pay for itself::Hydrogen is viewed as a promising alternative to fossil fuel, but the methods used to make it either generate too much carbon dioxide or are too expensive. Rice University researchers have found a way to harvest hydrogen …

California Legislature passes Delete Act regulating data brokers::The California legislature passed the Delete Act, which is designed to streamline consumers’ ability to request the deletion of their personal information…

Emergen Research’s latest market research report focuses on the global Bottled Water Market and the report provides in-depth analysis of each of its major segments. Reports about the global Bottled Water Market provide a comprehensive overview of the market, including market size, revenue growth rate, industry statistics,...

California, the biggest state in the US when it comes to both population and the sheer volume of tech companies squeezed into its borders, has just passed the country's most extreme right to repair bill in the US (via Ars Technica). It's the third state to pass such a bill, but goes further than either Minnesota or New York in...

Only 5% of $22B in VC funding for generative AI went to Europe::undefined