After watching OpenAI's presentation and, even more, an excerpt from Google's presentation yesterday, I asked myself: is this AI, according to the big tech companies (especially Google - for OpenAI it's their core business, so I understand their perspective), truly what users want and need, or is it just another method to lock people into using their technologies, which are not easily self-hostable?

I'm not arguing for or against it, but I noticed that (almost) the entire Google I/O yesterday was focused on this...

#AI #BigTech #GoogleIO #OpenAI #Technology #Innovation #UserNeeds #SelfHosting #TechIndustry #FutureTech

Google I/O wrapped up, and I have a LOT of thoughts. Shot a quick reaction video on the keynote here https://somegadgetguy.com/b/455
Some really interesting AI tools are coming, but will Gemini search continue hurting website traffic?

#tech #technology #business #news #technews #bbtg #geek #google #googleio #search #AI

Google I/O 2024 Reactions: Will AI Search Destroy YOUR Website Traffic?

Google I/O is here! I just finished the keynote, and I have a LOT of thoughts. We’re seeing some fun demonstrations of Gemini services. New ways to help people sort and organize their informa…

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Watching #GoogleIO and there are some cool demonstrations of data center cloud computing, but there's also this fog of dystopia surrounding these demos.
The announcements for search are horrifying. Google is full mask off.

Phrases like "search for something, and we'll collect all this data for you" basically equates to:

"We sucked up ALL the data from people who really did the work, and we're going to give you the results of their hard work, but we wont take you to the site that generated the data. You can stay on the search page, and the site's traffic will plummet."

This is shocking.

#tech #technology #ai #google #search #llm #geek #technews #business

Evolution of problem-solving throughout the ages! #StoneAge to #ComputerAge

#History #Evolution #Cartoon #Humor #Technology #ProblemSolving #ComicStrip #Throwback #TechHumor

Botnet sent millions of emails with LockBit Black ransomware payloads

#security #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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Apple and OpenAI closing in on deal for ChatGPT in iOS

"According to a trusted industry analyst, Apple and OpenAI could be finalizing a deal to bring ChatGPT features to iOS."

I'm so sick of ChatGPT 😩

#AI #OpenAI #tech #technology #Apple #iOS #press #news

https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-chatgpt-ios-deal-3442079/

Apple and OpenAI closing in on deal for ChatGPT in iOS

According to sources speaking with an industry analyst, a deal could be close between Apple and OpenAI for ChatGPT features to land in iOS.

^{C. Scott Brown (Android Authority)}

#Reality vs #VirtualReality

#meme #vr #technology #future #earth

Content warning: Gabe Newell, the Man Behind Steam, Is Working on a... #technology #valve #usnews Reveal/hide

https://futurism.com/neoscope/gaben-steam-bci-stealth

Gabe Newell, the Man Behind Steam, Is Working on a Brain-Computer Interface

Gabe "Gaben" Newell, the man behind Steam, has for years been quietly building a BCI company — and it just came out of stealth.

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If you design a system such that you cannot differentiate people from corporations and bots and that’s your defense for calling all of them “users”, you’ve designed a system that conflates people – who are mortal, have feelings, can feel pain and be hurt and who have human rights that must be protected – with the very entities that oftentimes exist to exploit them.

Design for people. Call them people. All else is secondary.

#design #technology #ethics #peopleNotUsers

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is happening online as well as on the ground – with phishing attacks and hacking efforts targeting civilians on both sides.

https://theconversation.com/a-look-inside-the-cyberwar-between-israel-and-hamas-reveals-the-civilian-toll-228847
#Israel #Hamas #Technology #Cybersecurity

A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll

The consequences of cyber conflict are primarily felt by civilians, who call for retaliation, fueling cycles of violence.

^{The Conversation}

Who controls the tech stack❓

When choosing a secure solution for your data, this one of the most important questions❗

Here's why: ➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/what-is-a-tech-stack

#security #technology #opensource #foss

Content warning: Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human... #technology #musk #neuralink Reveal/hide

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/elon-musks-neuralink-reports-trouble-with-first-human-brain-chip/

Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip

It's unclear what caused the retraction or how many threads have become displaced.

^{Ars Technica}

Rifle-Armed #Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators

source: https://www.twz.com/sea/rifle-armed-robot-dogs-now-being-tested-by-marine-special-operators

As it features man-in-the-loop fire control, it will alert the operator once a target has been identified, letting the human decide whether to engage or not.

#technology #ai #military #army #weapon #news #war #warfare #future

The #11tyconf talks have just started, and I love them so much already.

@mia, you read my thoughts after 10 seconds.

#11ty #eleventy #Technology #Politics #PoliticalTechnology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxJ6PtuF9M

Andreessen #Horowitz investor says half of #Google's white-collar #staff probably do 'no real work'

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/andreessen-horowitz-david-ulevitch-comments-google-employees-managers-fake-work-2024-5

"There's nothing for these people to do," he said. "It's all fake work," adding: "Now that's being exposed, what do these people actually do? They go to #meetings."

#news #economy #technology #job #work

VC says half of Google staff do 'no real work'

Andreessen Horowitz's David Ulevitch said Google was an "amazing example" of a company with "BS jobs."

^{Sarah Jackson (Insider)}

"... the BBC has been involved in the development of NMOS since the project’s early days... "

https://www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/brainstorming-nmos-collaborating-for-the-common-good

#NMOS #broadcast #technology

Over 50,000 Tinyproxy servers vulnerable to critical RCE flaw

#security #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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Content warning: Vertical Parking Systems: An Historical Perspective and... #parkingsystem #technology Reveal/hide

https://www.infoterkiniviral.com/2024/05/vertical-parking-systems-historical.html

Vertical Parking Systems: An Historical Perspective and Urban Innovation

Screenshot from source video NEWSLINE PAPER ,- The storied annals of city development chronicle the evolution of parking systems as a hallma...

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Content warning: Here's what one of the first flying cars looked like and... #technology #flyingcar Reveal/hide

https://www.infoterkiniviral.com/2024/05/heres-what-one-of-first-flying-cars.html

Here's what one of the first flying cars looked like and what the modern version has become

Photo: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Left Photo)/ Klein Vision (Right Photos)  NEWSLINE PAPER ,- When it comes to new transportation ideas, t...

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Microsoft tests using MT/s for memory speed in Windows 11 Task Manager

#microsoft #hardware #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #security #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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Content warning: Amazon illegally interferes with an historic UK warehouse... #politics #news #worldnews #technology #amazon #unions #workreform Reveal/hide

#Sweden has noticed that #cash is indispensable in the face of increasing #cyberwarfare.

source: https://www.riksbank.se/globalassets/media/rapporter/betalningsrapport/2024/engelsk/payments-report-2024.pdf

#future #technology #money #economy #cybewar #cybercrime #cybersecurity #war #security #backup #system #news #bankster

Pikapods makes hosting anything, from Nextcloud, to WordPress, to Audiobookshelf, a total breeze!

https://odinhalvorson.com/pikapods/

#OpenSource #Pikapods #OpenSourceSoftware #WebHosting #Hosting #HostingProvider #Internet #Technology #Host #WordPress #Ghost #Audiobookshelf

Pikapods!

Pikapods makes hosting anything, from Nextcloud, to Wordpress, to Audiobookshelf, a total breeze!

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#Google #Search results polluted by buggy AI-written code frustrate coders

#source: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/pulumi_ai_pollution_of_search/

Google has indexed inaccurate infrastructure-as-code samples produced by Pulumi AI – a developer that uses an #AI #chatbot to generate infrastructure – and the rotten recipes are already appearing at the top of search results.

#news #internet #SearchEngine #problem #result #fail #software #technology

Google Search results polluted by buggy AI-written code frustrate coders

Pulumi claims it has culled bad infrastructure-as-code samples

^{Thomas Claburn (The Register)}

Get ready for the future of transportation! One company hopes to test out its electric flying taxis at the Paris Olympics.

https://theconversation.com/electric-air-taxis-are-on-the-way-quiet-evtols-may-be-flying-passengers-as-early-as-2025-228664
#transportation #technology #environment

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

These electric aircraft take off and land vertically so they don’t need runways. And they promise a quieter, more accessible and less polluting form of short-distance air travel than helicopters.

^{The Conversation}

Today’s teens have new areas of risks in the digital world.

Here’s some advice from pediatricians who study child online behavior, including the nuanced policy choices that would actually be helpful:

https://theconversation.com/online-child-safety-laws-could-help-or-hurt-2-pediatricians-explain-whats-likely-to-work-and-what-isnt-226436

#news #technology

Online child safety laws could help or hurt – 2 pediatricians explain what’s likely to work and what isn’t

Congress is considering bills to protect kids online. Some of what’s in those bills could help, but some elements could be harmful.

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STORY: Attacks against GPS systems keep on increasing, data shows. Both jamming and spoofing are on the rise, with governments worried about plane crashes and environmental disasters

https://www.wired.com/story/the-dangerous-rise-of-gps-attacks/ #news #gps #tech #technology

AstianGO, our uncensored and privacy-friendly search engine, arrives in Midori Browser for Android, as the default browser.

https://astiango.co

#privacy #web #tech #technology #censorship #search #browser #android

Content warning: Singleboard Alpha: ESP32 powered full featured computer with... #technology #tinycomputing #arduino Reveal/hide

https://a.singleboard.computer/t/singleboard-alpha/18/12

Singleboard Alpha

It would be good to consider what the computer will be used for. I make no secret that I am interested in ssh and texting. But someone else might want e.g.

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Content warning: FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared. #technology #privacy #firechat #mesh Reveal/hide

https://www.fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/firechat-was-a-tool-for-revolution-then-it-disappeared/

FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared.

With FireChat, people were free to communicate and coordinate with each other without the message having to first filter through someone's data center. Why did the app shut down without notice?

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Catholic #priest #AI causes irritation

source: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/i-just-have-to-take-my-lumps
Twitter: https://nitter.esmailelbob.xyz/atholiccom/status/1782829157245923598

Some said the priest avatar was inappropriate, misleading, or just plain creepy. Some said the priest simulated virtual sacraments — indeed, “Fr. Justin” gladly heard The Pillar’s, “confession,” before giving some spiritual guidance and reciting the words of absolution. And some said that an AI apologetics project leans too heavily into unreliable, controversial, and still-confusing technology.

#Religion #technology #news #future #confession #absolution #church

‘I just have to take my lumps’

Catholic Answers COO on 'Fr. Justin' AI pushback

^{The Pillar}