Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci cut 15-20% of her team after Musk demanded it.

She felt that would justify a major Supercharger network expansion, but when she met with Musk he wanted more layoffs. When she pushed back, he fired the whole team.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inside-story-elon-musk-mass-100216178.html

#tesla #tech #elonmusk #layoffs #ev

Remember all the times Elon Musk said Tesla is so amazing for the environment? The company is being sued for violating the Clean Air Act hundreds of times in recent years by emitting harmful pollutants from its Fremont factory into nearby neighborhoods.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tesla-sued-over-air-pollution-from-factory-in-fremont-california.html

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #environment

Tesla is sued over air pollution from factory operations in Fremont, California

A California nonprofit has sued Tesla over what it calls the company's "ongoing failure to comply with the Clean Air Act" at its Fremont assembly plant.

^{Lora Kolodny (CNBC)}

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…

^{SomeGadgetGuy}

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

What #Nostr relay can be on this server? lol 😄

#tech #serverstr #memestr https://image.nostr.build/26337666fb7b233e3b8b2e1d297d5ff92250407dfdf7dcc7e3fd5470ee93ccfa.jpg

#Apple and #Google agree on standard to alert people when unknown #Bluetooth devices may be tracking them

This is a move in the right direction, hopefully it will expand to “unknown device connected” via Bluetooth.

#InfoSec #OpSec #Tech

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/13/apple-and-google-agree-on-standard-to-alert-people-when-unknown-bluetooth-devices-may-be-tracking-them/

Botnet sent millions of emails with LockBit Black ransomware payloads

#security #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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Publishes RSS/Atom feeds to Diaspora*

^GitLab

Tech “leaders” casually justifying the murder of thousands of Palestinian children.

When someone doesn't recognize a child as a “child” you know they are racists and supremacists.

It's time to block, boycott, divest from anyone and any company that thinks dehumanization is okay.

#StevenSinofsky #ShaunMaguire #Tech #WhiteSupremacy #Zionism

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)}

I was discussing the latest blunder from Neuralink with my friends. They were under the impression this is all still "really cool tech".

There is no reason for any amount of optimism when:

A) There have been 0 peer-reviewed publications resulting from their research;

B) They are being investigated for a HUGE number of animal deaths (1500) in the name of "progress";

C) There's still the DRM/obsolescence challenge.

Old article, worth reading: https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete

#tech #DRM #ethics

1/

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Second Sight left users of its retinal implants in the dark

^{Eliza Strickland (IEEE Spectrum)}

Amazon Prime Video subscribers are about to see even more ads. In January, viewers who didn't pay an additional $3 a month started to see commercials. Now, Amazon has announced that it's adding what it describes as shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads and interactive brand trivia ads. Here's more from Ars Technica. We want to know, have you, or will you ditch streaming services as they start to add commercials?

https://flip.it/1.wzac

#Television #Entertainment #TuneIn #Tech #Amazon #Poll

Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause

Amazon is adding three types of shoppable ads to Prime Video's ad tier.

^{Ars Technica}

• I've already dropped a provider because of ads (51%, 78 votes)
• I'm thinking of ditching a streamer (37%, 57 votes)
• I'm sticking with the services I have (8%, 13 votes)
• Something else — explain in the comments (3%, 5 votes)

Over 50,000 Tinyproxy servers vulnerable to critical RCE flaw

#security #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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^GitLab

To follow through on my pledge to do more of my #internet reading on the #indieweb, I've been visiting random blogs using this site and adding any interesting ones to an #RSS feed.

My intention is to browse this feed much the same way I would the news -call it a self-care practice. I want to spend more time in reflection and less in panic. I also want to get ideas for, perhaps, my own blog someday.

https://indieblog.page/

#tech #smallweb #smolweb #blogging #bloggingcommunity

Discover the IndieWeb, one blog post at a time.

A website to randomly explore the IndieWeb. Simply click a button and you will be redirected to a random post from a personal blog.

^{indieblog.page}

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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^GitLab

When people ask why I waste my time with this account, it is because of this. He is freaking dangerous.
I know I will not change anything by myself, but ... he is freaking dangerous.

I just wonder why in the world a publication that publishes this still has a link to Twitter, but not to their Threads account, or an account on Mastodon. Thoughts? @motherjonesmag

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/i-read-everything-elon-musk-posted-for-a-week-send-help/

#ElonMusk #Tesla #Tech #Twitter #X

I read everything Elon Musk posted for a week. Send help.

If your media diet looked like his, you’d be red-pilled too.

^{Mother Jones}

Swedish Tesla technicians “described increasing pressure to fix more cars in less time, which they said forced them to take shortcuts, skip breaks and stay late. They’d seen colleagues get fired for reasons that they said seemed arbitrary. Two said they’d spoken up about these issues and were deprived of raises as a result.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-29/tesla-strike-in-sweden-previews-elon-musk-playbook-for-us-unions

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #sweden #labor

Tesla Strike in Sweden Previews Elon Musk Playbook for US Unions

Elon Musk is locked in a stalemate with a group of Swedish technicians that’s lasted four times as long as the United Auto Workers strike.

^{Anders Melin (Bloomberg)}

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

"Federal Grants (to local LE) Send Warzone Tech To USA Streets" To Tracking Wireless / Bluetooth Signals & More

(self driving tech also carries plenty to offer)

Yet another reminder: the very tech developed & many support for overseas use, eventually makes its way back home

No company calls it quits after war - they localize, lobby PD

#News #privacy #tracking #Tech #HumanRights #autonomy #infosec #USA #WiFi #bluetooth #policing

https://www.notus.org/technology/war-zone-surveillance-border-us

War Zone Surveillance Technology Is Hitting American Streets

At least two Texas communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have purchased technology that tracks people’s locations using data from personal electronics and license plates.

^{Byron Tau (NOTUS)}

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

This is truly one of the more baffling decisions I’ve seen in a long time. Tesla is a leader in charging infrastructure, to the degree that virtually every other carmaker is even adopting its standard.

Then Elon Musk laid off the entire Supercharger team.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145621/tesla-layoff-supercharger-ev-charging-nacs-elon-musk

#tesla #elonmusk #tech #cars #evs

Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging

Tesla has laid off most of the employees who worked for the company’s EV charging teams, leaving many to wonder whether it was poised to lose ground on Superchargers.

^{Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)}

Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s future on using self-driving fantasies to boost the share price instead of building a real car business. He just gutted the teams working on the Supercharger network (right as other companies are adopting it!) and new vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs #cars

Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

^{Ars Technica}

also, still learning how to make threads... apparently I'm all over the place, but it's more or less a "blogging" of my learning process and I share my experiences as I go along.

Feel free to correct me if I've made any logical errors, language errors, etc. I'm only human, tryng to hume the best I can.

For future reference, I might try to make one long thread instead of branching ones. But I feel like some asides deserve their own branch.

Again: I'm learning as I go.

#Mastodon #Tech #journal

Balaji Srinivasan is calling for a “tech Zionism” that would see “Grays” loyal to the tech industry take over San Francisco by allying with the police to give themselves privileges as they oppress the “Blues” (liberals).

Essential read by @gilduran: https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

#tech #politics #democracy

I want to believe - but I've heard too many pixie-dust science predictions to just roll over. Prove it to me - show me the math.

https://thedebrief.org/nasa-veterans-propellantless-propulsion-drive-that-physics-says-shouldnt-work-just-produced-enough-thrust-to-defeat-earths-gravity/

#space #nasa #universe #astronomy #art #science #galaxy #moon #stars #spacex #technology #tech #innovation #engineering #business #technews #gadgets

The Debrief

Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

^{Christopher Plain (The Debrief)}