Commented - technology

Threads hits 175 million users on first anniversary (www.rawstory.com)

Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks (www.reuters.com)

Get the BBS Scene Vibes back with Neon Modem Overdrive (xn--gckvb8fzb.com)

Flying cars they said

This is a genuine first hand experience to DHL’s shoddy AI virtual assistant

Are we <INSERT_TECHNOLOGY_NAME> yet? (github.com)

Are we Wayland yet? Are we JPEG XL yet? Are we Rust yet? Are we ActivityPub yet?...

Milk-V Jupiter is a mini ITX board with a SpacemiT K1/M1 RISC-V processor - Liliputing (liliputing.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17417754

While China has warned the West against 'decoupling', the country’s censorship system is designed for the purpose of isolation, report says (globalvoices.org)

When the US House of Representatives passed the legislation that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok, a popular video app, to an American company or face being banned in the US, citing national security concerns, the Chinese government criticized the move as “an act of bullying.” Yet, ironically, TikTok is also unavailable...

Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services (truthout.org)

WIth instant gratification leading to addiction (for me) on Social media and the internet, I'm considering trying the old fashion newspaper.

I’m looking for lower than instant gadification resources for the news. If I get a news paper weekly, rather then just constantly checking the internet for what usually ends up being the same stories, just another outlet....

Elon Musk will bring video-only feed to X in bid to take on TikTok and Instagram Reels: sources [Lydia Moynihan | Jun 05 24 | NYPost] (nypost.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16207436...

Copilot Recall and it's consequences

After catching up to this newfangled recall controversy, it’s some pretty harrowing stuff that makes me NOT wanna go from Windows 10 at all....

OpenAI says it stopped multiple covert influence operations that abused its AI models (www.engadget.com)

‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent” [updated] (www.patrick-breyer.de)

"Coercive climate" of Silicon Valley's AI boom fuels "troubling" sex parties, researcher says (www.salon.com)

Do companies store facial and voice recognition data from the thousands of hours of zoom/teams calls that their employees use?

I heard a person call into a show the other day, voice only, and talk about some poor working conditions at a factory. Made me think about how it would probably be so easy for nefarious bosses to be able to identify that person through voice recognition SW with all of the data that comes from us looking directly into cameras and...

Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions (techcrunch.com)

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Superyacht Embodies Eco-Conscious Luxury (nicenews.com)

Which is the best WiFi 7 adapter: Intel vs Qualcomm (www.youtube.com)

I tested the Intel BE200 and the Qualcomm NCM865 using the EnGenius ECW536 and these are the results that I got.

Samsung’s operating profit soars 930% as AI tailwinds drive demand for memory chips (techcrunch.com)

DropBox says hackers stole customer data, auth secrets from eSignature service (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

IBM sues a Zurich-based startup over 'unlawful' use of mainframe technology (sifted.eu)

Ohio company to sell a ‘flamethrower-wielding robot dog’ called the Thermonator (www.theguardian.com)

Coming soon to a battlefield near you. If it can bypass the export controls, that is.

After 48 years, Zilog finally discontinues the Z80 (www.hackster.io)

The end of an era

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)

Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...