In 2017, I bought a 1TB 960 Evo for 466€. Now, in 2023 the 1TB 970 Evo Plus is 43€. (lemmy.world)
It’s incredible how much the prices have fallen and that’s how it should be. Sure, I bought the 960 close to launch but still the difference is staggering....
DNA computing breakthrough: bio-compatible computers in sight. DNA crystal engineering makes logic gates possible, which could lead to DNA-based computers and biosensors. (innovationorigins.com)
Findings were published here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/…/adma.202302345
You can say no to a TSA face scan. But even a senator had trouble. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Some airport travelers, including a U.S. senator, are having trouble saying no to security technology that’s supposed to be voluntary.
How Twitter lost its place as the global town square (www.washingtonpost.com)
A series of disastrous missteps over the past year has robbed Twitter of its relevance
Anthropic Launches Claude 2 (www.anthropic.com)
Claude 2 has improved performance, longer responses, and can be accessed via API as well as a new public-facing beta website.
Riding the technology wave, which of THESE devices have you owned? (Intended target around age 40 and up)
Years ago I worked at an electronics store and have seen some very interesting products over the years with some being very useful....
Meta laid off staff on disinformation teams responsible for election safety, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta’s recent layoffs have impacted the team that is responsible for tackling disinformation on the platform, per CNN.
Anthropic — the $4.1 billion OpenAI rival — debuts new A.I. chatbot and opens it to public (www.cnbc.com)
Taliban Endorses Twitter Over Threads (www.vice.com)
Anas Haqqani, a senior leader in the Taliban, has officially endorsed Twitter over Facebook-owned competitor Threads....
As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)
EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)
Good tech podcasts
What are some good tech related podcasts you can recommend? I’ve listened a lot to Darknet Diaries but lately, I’ve found it to become less and less interesting as he mostly just interviews some pentesters....
A Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Ban the Sale of Cell Phone Location Data | Data brokers can sell your location data to any paying customer but a Massachusetts bill designed to protect abortion-s... (gizmodo.com)
Data brokers can sell your location data to any paying customer but a Massachusetts bill designed to protect abortion-seekers would outlaw such sales.
Majority of Americans Say TikTok Is a Threat to U.S. National Security (variety.com)
About 59% of Americans say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a new survey of U.S. adults.
Stop global warming using technology?
I don’t think human psychology will allow a united approach to global warming. Too man people are too stupid, to egoistic or just in such a tight spot they can not afford being “climate-friendly”....
Wind and solar power in Denmark reach 67% share in H1 (renewablesnow.com)
In the first half of 2023, wind turbines and solar panels in Denmark generated record amount of electricity, accounting for 67% of the country’s power cons
Social networks can keep storing EU user data in the US under new agreement (www.theverge.com)
Clemson University to ban TikTok on all campus networks (www.foxcarolina.com)
Clemson University to ban TikTok on all campus networks effective Monday, July 10.
That Google memo about having “no moat” in AI was real — and Google’s AI boss disagrees with it (www.theverge.com)
From the article:...
Calling all Armenian proverb explainers: All Balls, No Shaft (Musk v. Zuck) (www.vice.com)
I found this on The Verge, though it originated on Vice. I tried posting a screenshot, but that didn’t work:...
Hot take: LLM technology is being purposefully framed as AI to avoid accountability
Which of the following sounds more reasonable?...
A massive offshore wind farm just got approved off the coast of New Jersey (www.fastcompany.com)
Deep space experts prove Elon Musk's Starlink is interfering in scientific work (www.abc.net.au)
Scientists, looking deep into space, have long voiced their concerns that satellites are encroaching on their ability to study the cosmos.