Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode | But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn't as private as believed. (arstechnica.com)
Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode | But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn’t as private as believed.::But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn’t as private as believed.
This is a rant about ASUS and their RGB lighting software
Back in the day, I knew what I would get from ASUS and their AURA tech. Pretty simple, just choose what you want and go. My LEDs did what I wanted, it was simple. But no… no they said. Instead we want you to download most of a gig of bullshit to do the same thing, but with extra fucking steps....
Apple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in China (www.theverge.com)
The Moral Case for No Longer Engaging With Elon Musk’s X (www.bloomberg.com)
The Moral Case for No Longer Engaging With Elon Musk’s X::The former Twitter is incentivizing violent content, which will only become worse to stand out to users.
PayPal sued in US consumer case over 'industry-high' transaction fees (www.reuters.com)
BSD Security Software, Wallpapers, Icons. (lemmy.world)
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HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low (abcnews.go.com)
HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low::HP Inc. has failed to shunt aside claims in a lawsuit that it disables scanners and other functions on its multifunction printers whenever the ink runs low
Zero-days for hacking WhatsApp are now worth millions of dollars (techcrunch.com)
Google open-sourced a hat shaped like a giant keycap—and it actually types (arstechnica.com)
Here’s the first proof a refreshed Steam Deck is nigh (www.theverge.com)
How authoritarian governments are using generative AI (www.platformer.news)
A new report finds at least 16 countries using synthetic media to mislead their citizens — and the number is growing fast
“X” Axed Headlines. That Sucks For Accessibility. (www.motherjones.com)
Murena Two will have a a kill switch to prevent snooping (murena.com)
Murena is launching a smartphone with physical switches to turn off the camera, microphone and network.
Toyota Will Adopt Tesla-Style Cast Bodies That Might Be Impossible to Fix (www.thedrive.com)
Toyota Will Adopt Tesla-Style Cast Bodies That Might Be Impossible to Fix::Toyota plans to make electric car bodies in the same style as Tesla’s “gigacasting.” But the resulting EVs might be too hard to repair.
Mozilla Foundation - Tell Amazon to Fix this Big Security Flaw in Ring Doorbells (foundation.mozilla.org)
Here is an article where you can read more: …mozilla.org/…/mozilla-publishes-ring-doorbell-vu…...
Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard (www.theregister.com)
Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard::US govt confirms outage, leaves feline in a quantum state of uncertainty
Don't visit kohlchan.net/int (normalcity.life)
Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm (arstechnica.com)
Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm::Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams.
How TikTok profits off dangerous health trends (www.vox.com)
As 2024 Looms, Democrats’ Campaign Tech Crumbles Under Private Equity Squeeze (theintercept.com)
Cabal of 'gay furry hackers' claims over 3,000 files stolen in NATO website breach (www.pcgamer.com)
The headline itself made this worth sharing
[Survey] Can you tell which images are AI generated? (forms.gle)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/3974080...
Lockheed CEO Pitches Pentagon on Subscription Software (news.usni.org)
Lockheed CEO Pitches Pentagon on Subscription Software::undefined
Generative AI Is Coming for Sales Execs’ Jobs—and They’re Celebrating (archive.ph)
ChatGPT-style AI can tackle the drudge work of responding to RFPs faster than humans. Sales teams at Google, Twilio, and others say productivity is spiking.