Commented - technology

We made "ding" sounds in Microsoft Teams when people join a call (programming.dev)

Americans wake to widespread cellular outages, cause unclear (www.theregister.com)

Americans wake to widespread cellular outages, cause unclear::undefined

Server software recommendations

Inspired by “What’s a good piece of hardware to run a jellyfin server?” I wanted to get the communities thoughts on how to set up my home media server....

GPU's rival? What is Language Processing Unit (LPU) (www.turingpost.com)

Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution (www.theguardian.com)

Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution::The environmentally friendly LignoSat probe – set to orbit this summer – has been created to combat harmful aluminium particles

BT ‘has failed to invest enough in UK's full-fibre broadband’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire (www.tomshardware.com)

Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries – smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire::A serial burglar in Edina, Minnesota is suspected of using a Wi-Fi jammer to knock out connected security cameras before stealing and making off with lots of loot. Such...

Vision Pro EyeSight feature doesn't really work, argues Macworld (9to5mac.com)

Vision Pro EyeSight feature doesn’t really work, argues Macworld::Vision Pro’s EyeSight feature is something Apple has stressed as a key product differentiator over rival headsets, and as a…

🚨SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT🚨The European Mathmatical Society working with research libraries have found a way to make ALL of the research journals they publish open access, with no APC (mastodon.world)

The problem with standalone VR and "spatial computing" (www.spacebar.news)

Social media algorithms ‘amplifying misogynistic content’ (www.theguardian.com)

Researchers say extreme content being pushed on young people and becoming normalised

Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package is too much, judge rules (www.theguardian.com)

Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package is too much, judge rules::Judge ruled his pay – six times larger than the combined pay of the 200 highest-paid executives in 2021 – was set inappropriately

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families of children harmed online at hearing (abcnews.go.com)

Germany: Police seize bitcoins worth €2 billion (www.dw.com)

Germany: Police seize bitcoins worth €2 billion::German authorities have seized 50,000 bitcoins, worth some €2 billion, in what could be the largest seizure to date in the country.

modern operating system running on a Reagan era computer (www.youtube.com)

Platform Tilt: Tracking issues which disadvantage Firefox relative to first-party browsers on major software platforms (mozilla.github.io)

Mozilla:...

A year long study shows what you've suspected: Google Search is getting worse. (mashable.com)

A year long study shows what you’ve suspected: Google Search is getting worse.::undefined

Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Reflective materials and irrigated trees: study shows how to cool one of the world’s hottest cities by 4.5°C (www.unsw.edu.au)

AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says (www.thehindu.com)

Kagi Reacts to Backlash

I don’t have a source but this is based on my membership in the Kagi Discord server. Kagi search has decided to allow people to opt out of Brave results being included in the results and may asking Brave for free API access so that they aren’t being supported. I’m still unsure about whether I’ll resubscribe to Kagi. I...

Researchers Say There’s a 5% Chance That AI Will Cause Human Extinction (gizmodo.com)

World’s Biggest Solar Thermal Plant To Be Built In Saudi Arabia (www.forbes.com)

The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January - Sodium-ion batteries have lower density but are cheaper and perform better in cold weather (www.engadget.com)

The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January - Sodium-ion batteries have lower density but are cheaper and perform better in cold weather::JAC Motors, a Volkswagen-backed Chinese automaker, unveiled the first mass-produced EV with a sodium-ion battery through its new Yiwei brand. Although sodium-ion...