Huh

So Linus Torvalds said something along the lines of "claims what AI can do are 90% marketing and 10% reality"

Kinda cool to see a "tech legend" with a more grounded view on AI for once!

#ai #linux #linustorvalds #tech

mikrobitti.fi/uutiset/mb/0afa5…

Torvalds täräyttää tekoälystä: “90-prosenttisesti markkinointia, 10-prosenttisesti todellisuutta”

Nykytilanne ei vielä vakuuta Torvaldsia.

^{Suvi Korhonen (Mikrobitti)}

lol what…

Multitrillion dollar company still totally unaware of how its products are used???

Can’t say I’m surprised tbh. Its so like Apple to be like “no YOU’RE using it wrong- this is how it should be”

Bring on the fan boys, you know you want to…

#Apple #Tech

theverge.com/2024/10/28/242760…

Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again

Apple just announced a new version of the Magic Mouse, and it still has the charging port on the underside of the device.

^{Jay Peters (The Verge)}

Alaska's education commissioner drafted a proposal banning students from using cellphones at school, citing multiple studies linking cellphone distractions to poor academic achievement. The state Board of Education voted to approve the ban.

Just one problem: most of the studies cited in the policy don't exist; they were hallucinated by bullshit-generator machines ("AI"). This crap is now guiding public policy!

alaskabeacon.com/2024/10/28/al…
#ai #alaska #policy #tech #generativeAI

On the two year anniversary of joining #Mastodon I'm super proud to share:

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩‍🚀

"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."

blog.elenarossini.com/the-fedi…

with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb

#FOSS #FLOSS #Matrix #TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism #BigTech #socialmedia #education

The Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same.

The Fediverse has helped me regain control from the behavior modification empires of Big Tech. Now I want to help other people do the same.

^{Elena Rossini}

Freeradical.zone is a Mastodon server for people interested in infosec, privacy, technology, leftward politics, cats, dogs etc.

freeradical.zone

You can find out more at freeradical.zone or contact the admin @tek

#FeaturedServer #Infosec #Privacy #Tech #Technology #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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Elon Musk has spent the past couple years railing against “illegal” immigrants, but new reporting confirms what we’ve long suspected: Musk himself worked illegally in the United States and deceived officials when investors finally forced him to get a visa.

washingtonpost.com/business/20…

#tech #elonmusk #immigration #politics

404media.co/redboxs-last-dvd-t…

#Tech #weirdness

Redbox's Last DVD: 'Twister' Is Unrentable in Remaining Redbox Kiosks and No One Knows Why

Twister was one of the first DVDs ever released. Now it's stuck in still-functioning Redbox machines.

^{Jason Koebler (404 Media)}

📷 #Germany has unleashed self-learning¹ AI camera systems on it's citizens.

AI + Mass Surveillance = Human Rights violations Made in Germany:
🇬🇧 madeindex.org/blog/ai-mass-sur…
🇩🇪 madeindex.org/de/ki-massenuebe…

Sources:
¹youtube.com/watch?v=IXQ_E6AZTX…

#Tech #Privacy #Government #Artificialintelligence #Software #IT #News #Mannheim #Deutschland #KI #MadeinGermany #HumanRights #Surveillance #kunstlicheintelligenz #uberwachung #AI #camera #regierung #nachrichten #georgeorwell #german #deutsch #BadenWurttemberg #parody

Forbes : Vivaldi 7: The Best Web Browser Just Got Even Better

What do you think?

forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/…

#Vivaldi #browser #Windows #macos #Linux #Computer #Tech #Technology

Vivaldi 7: The Best Web Browser Just Got Even Better

Vivaldi has long been the best web browser. The latest update adds even more features, including a new widgets Dashboard.

^{Barry Collins (Forbes)}