technology

The many, many signs that Kamala Harris’ rally crowds aren’t AI creations (arstechnica.com)

How Elon Musk uses his X social media platform to amplify right-wing views (www.pbs.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/19117230...

Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry (www.npr.org)

Security Issues in Matrix’s Olm Library. (soatok.blog)

I don’t consider myself exceptional in any regard, but I stumbled upon a few cryptography vulnerabilities in Matrix’s Olm library with so little effort that it was nearly accidental....

Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report (nypost.com)

Logitech’s Subscription Mouse Idea Pulled Back After Backlash (www.techdirt.com)

Google’s Pixel 9 lineup is a Pro show (www.theverge.com)

Elon Musk loses fight with ex-Twitter staffer, must pay $600K (arstechnica.com)

Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains? (www.theverge.com)

The deepfake election nightmare hasn’t happened. Singapore still wants to ban them. (restofworld.org)

Indian telcos told to block scam telemarketers for two years (www.theregister.com)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39601197

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Rivers of Phish: Sophisticated Phishing Targets Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe. (citizenlab.ca)

‘A battle of experts’: Karen Read case spotlights murky realities of digital forensics (www.bostonglobe.com)

Inconsistencies in phone call records; a confusing time stamp on a Google search to learn how long it would take for a person to die in the cold; health data that showed a person descending a stairway — or maybe in a car....

WD loses hard drive patent lawsuit, owes $262M damages – Blocks and Files (blocksandfiles.com)

Russia Fines Telegram Over Failure To Remove Unspecified 'Banned' Content. (www.rferl.org)

The government unveils its quantum counter-weapons (www.politico.com)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has finally published the world’s first three official post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, tools designed to protect key systems against future quantum computers powerful enough to crack any code generated by a modern computer.

Google's monopoly case builds pressure on tech giants. (360info.org)

Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

Expect more enshittification coming your way.

Vietnam turns chip sector magnet with affordable, quality talent pool [Nikkei] (archive.fo)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18625727...

Chat With Your SQL Database Using LLM (adrelien.com)

Unlock the power of LLMs like ChatGPT and Ollama to effortlessly query and analyze your SQL database using natural language. Learn to set up and use LangChain for complex queries, making data-driven decisions easier and accessible to all, even without technical expertise.

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