Skyrocketing bluesky engagement since opening to the public (lemmy.world)
You can now join Bluesky without an invitation (www.washingtonpost.com)
Mozilla CEO Mitchelle Baker stepping down to Executive Chairwoman (blog.mozilla.org)
Mitchelle Baker, CEO of Mozilla since 2020, will transition back to executive chairwoman role. Baker had been executive chairwoman for several decades. Board member Laura Chambers is taking over as interim CEO. Second source; The Verge
Bard becomes Gemini: Google launches their most powerful LLM, Ultra 1.0 (blog.google)
Today we’re launching Gemini Advanced — a new experience that gives you access to Ultra 1.0, our largest and most capable state-of-the-art AI model. In blind evaluations with our third-party raters, Gemini Advanced with Ultra 1.0 is now the most preferred chatbot compared to leading alternatives....
Florida Senate takes up bill banning kids from having social media accounts (www.wesh.com)
Florida Senate takes up bill banning kids from having social media accounts::Critics have said the bills are unconstitutional and violate First Amendment protections.
Ofcom Investigate Virgin Media UK Over Digital Phone Migrations - ISPreview UK (www.ispreview.co.uk)
Samsung purposely knives customer's TV to weasel out of repair (www.youtube.com)
View on piped: piped.video/watch?v=cyWlACuhqNg
Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy (fortune.com)
Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy::Laura Chambers will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal (apnews.com)
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal::New Hampshire authorities started an investigation into AI robocalls that mimicked President Biden’s voice to discourage voters.
2 million job seekers targeted by data thieves. Primary focus in APAC region, including Australia, Taiwan, China, Thailand, India, and Vietnam. Also affects Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, US. (www.malwarebytes.com)
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Exploring Local Buy Here Pay Here Car Dealership Options (lemmy.world)
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MacBooks, Chromebooks lead losers in laptop repairability analysis (arstechnica.com)
Google Assistant is now powered by Gemini -- sort of (techcrunch.com)
The FTC isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs (www.polygon.com)
The FTC isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs::The Federal Trade Commission is still looking to reverse Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Now, it’s telling on Microsoft after massive layoffs.
No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack::A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.
Childhood disrupted: is the internet damaging young people’s development? (yorkshirebylines.co.uk)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘AI is really in the air now’ and is planning to train 2 million Gen Z in India with tech skills (fortune.com)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘AI is really in the air now’ and is planning to train 2 million Gen Z in India with tech skills::Microsoft says 90% of Indian leaders need workers prepared for the rise of AI—but 78% of workers say they don’t have the right knowledge.
Google’s use of student data could effectively ban Chromebooks from Denmark schools (www.theverge.com)
Texas firm allegedly behind fake Biden robocall that told people not to vote (arstechnica.com)
Texas firm allegedly behind fake Biden robocall that told people not to vote::Tech and telecom firms helped New Hampshire AG trace call to “Life Corporation.”
Media study on Gen Alpha kids show 'purposeful participation' over 'mindless consumption' of media and increased privacy consciousness over previous gen (variety.com)
Media study on Gen Alpha kids show ‘purposeful participation’ over ‘mindless consumption’ of media and increased privacy consciousness over previous gen::Gen Alpha kids are protective of their personal data online and enjoy media that allows them to control their experiences with content.
Question of recommended home camera system
A friends mother that I used to rent a room from asked me to help her set up an outside home security system with motion sensors so she could watch the neighborhood cats cat around in her yard. I thought I’d screenshotted a previous Lemmy thread that had a perfect recommendation, nope. Can’t find it....
Google workers complain bosses are 'inept' and 'glassy-eyed' (www.sfgate.com)
Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer" (discuss.tchncs.de)
Will anyone actually buy this argument?