I have unearthed Google Gemini's utopian vision for our future
The main risk currently is LLMs being incorporated within biological robots. Therefore all creators of LLMs need to have regulation under a treaty that states they will not permit use of their LLM within a biological robot and will take active measures to include in the source code a shutdown mechanism should it detect...
Dev-focused note-taking startup Stashpad launches Google Docs alternative you can use without any login | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Can Nvidia’s Boom Last? (youtu.be)
so it’s GANAM now (from GAFAM or GAMAM)
EU regulations are likely to force WhatsApp is to open their servers to Matrix soon (www.youtube.com)
During Matrix FOSDEM talk it was mentioned that there is already working bridge that preserves E2EE....
India confronts Google over Gemini AI tool’s ‘fascist Modi’ responses (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon made airport workers toil in 100-degree heat without shade, water — The trillion-dollar online retailer plans to appeal workplace safety citations and $14,625 in fines (jalopnik.com)
Amazon made airport workers toil in 100-degree heat without shade, water — The trillion-dollar online retailer plans to appeal workplace safety citations and $14,625 in fines::The trillion-dollar online retailer plans to appeal Cal/OSHA citations and $14,625 in fines.
Microsoft, this is a breakthrough: Windows 11 will update without rebooting (gadgettendency.com)
Microsoft, this is a breakthrough: Windows 11 will update without rebooting::According to Windows Central, Microsoft is testing a new mechanism for installing monthly updates in Windows 11, which will not require a system reboot, and
YouTube Makes Over $13 million off Climate Change Denial (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
rebuilt pc parts en route after 9 years
I’ve delayed making the transition to a fully “secure” set up until upgrading my PC and moving to a Linux distro from windows. now that that is happening and my parts are in the mail, what does the Lemmy community recommend for my personal network data to remain as eyes free as possible from potential hostile gov & non gov...
OpenAI Has Google in Its Sights With New Online Search Product (www.businessinsider.com)
This is the first thing I actually believe has a chance to hurt Google. Chat Gpt really succeeded, and it’s Microsofts billions behind it. All at the same time as Google has lost its culture of innovation and has become a creepy sleezy company.
European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal (www.theregister.com)
European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal::Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all
A Response to Nature's "Google AI has better bedside manner than human doctors — and makes better diagnoses" (theluddite.org)
Nerd Goggle Wars Intensify As Mark Zuckerberg Rips Apple's Vision Pro (www.businessinsider.com)
NYC fails controversial remote learning snow day ‘test,’ public schools chancellor says (www.nbcnews.com)
NYC fails controversial remote learning snow day ‘test,’ public schools chancellor says::New York City’s public schools chancellor said the city did not pass Tuesday’s remote-learning “test” because of technical issues.
Telegram Is a 'Scammer's Paradise' Thanks to Cheap Phishing Tools (www.pcmag.com)
Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits (arstechnica.com)
Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer (fortune.com)
Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer::With the help of Axiom 3 astronauts on the International Space Station, a cancer “kill switch” drug may make it to clinical trials before year’s end.
Russia's GPS jamming puts aviation, shipping at additional risk as well | News | ERR (news.err.ee)
Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas (lemmy.world)
Popular Chinese outlets have been suggesting that events in Texas have led to deep divisions in the US widening to a point where unrest has become a stark reality....
Unprofitable SF tech giant Okta lays off 400 workers, dozens in California (www.sfgate.com)
Unprofitable SF tech giant Okta lays off 400 workers, dozens in California::Okta, the San Francisco-based maker of identity and access tech, is laying off 400 workers, including 83 in California. CEO Todd McKinnon announced the news.
SIM-swapping ring stole $400M in crypto from a US company, officials allege (arstechnica.com)
PayPal to Cut Around2,500 Jobs as Rivals Snag MarketShare (www.bloomberg.com)
PayPal to Cut Around2,500 Jobs as Rivals Snag MarketShare::PayPal Holdings Inc. will reduce its workforce by about 9% as Chief Executive Officer Alex Chriss, who took over in September, grapples with rising competition, profit pressures and a raft of analyst downgrades.
Stop KOSA - New tech censorship bill (www.stopkosa.com)
There's also an alternate script if you want to talk with a Republican senator, and you don't feel they'll be swayed by the language in the linked site.