Commented - technology

Chinese intelligence hacked U.S government emails in ‘significant’ breach (www.cnbc.com)

The group attacked over two dozen government agencies in Western Europe and the U.S., and compromised associated personal accounts of employees.

Tech companies block wage increase for New York City delivery workers (www.theguardian.com)

Doordash, GrubHub, Uber and Relay lawsuits claim that the $17.96 per hour wage set to start on 12 July would deal blow to business

Retro Kitchens of the Future: Discovering the Dream Kitchens of Yesteryear (rarehistoricalphotos.com)

From the 1950s to the 1980s, individuals and companies alike conceptualized and presented their captivating visions of the kitchen of the future.

Tumblr is losing $30M each year, CEO says (techcrunch.com)

Freetube Keeps buffering (lemmy.world)

I was really enjoying the Freetube desktop client but lately the buffering has made it…worse than watching you tube with commercials. Does anyone know why? I understand that it maybe due to a change in youtube (ala adblockers) or a setting that I have to change, but any information or help would be greatly appreciated.

Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say (apnews.com)

Some congressional Democrats say three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over at least two years.

Asus Confirms MicroSD Card Reader On The Rog Ally Is Prone To Failure (twistedvoxel.com)

You can say no to a TSA face scan. But even a senator had trouble. (www.washingtonpost.com)

Some airport travelers, including a U.S. senator, are having trouble saying no to security technology that’s supposed to be voluntary.

How Twitter lost its place as the global town square (www.washingtonpost.com)

A series of disastrous missteps over the past year has robbed Twitter of its relevance

Anthropic — the $4.1 billion OpenAI rival — debuts new A.I. chatbot and opens it to public (www.cnbc.com)

EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)

A Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Ban the Sale of Cell Phone Location Data | Data brokers can sell your location data to any paying customer but a Massachusetts bill designed to protect abortion-s... (gizmodo.com)

Data brokers can sell your location data to any paying customer but a Massachusetts bill designed to protect abortion-seekers would outlaw such sales.

As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)

Wind and solar power in Denmark reach 67% share in H1 (renewablesnow.com)

In the first half of 2023, wind turbines and solar panels in Denmark generated record amount of electricity, accounting for 67% of the country’s power cons

That Google memo about having “no moat” in AI was real — and Google’s AI boss disagrees with it (www.theverge.com)

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A massive offshore wind farm just got approved off the coast of New Jersey (www.fastcompany.com)

Thoughts on Social Media - John Scalzi (whatever.scalzi.com)

How an AI-written Star Wars story created chaos at Gizmodo (www.msn.com)

Scientists make ibuprofen and other common painkillers from paper industry waste (www.engadget.com)

A group of scientists from the University of Bath have developed a process for converting turpentine, a paper industry waste product, into chemical precursors used in making pharmaceutical drugs…