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Do LLMs Really Understand? youtube.com/watch?v=YtIQVaSS5P… #AI #AIHype #Debate #Tech #Technology


This story is really worrying and concerning.

"Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids."

#news #tech #press #computer #professor #university #IndianaUniversity #usa #USnews

wired.com/story/cybersecurity-…


Boycotters attempt to unplug from tentacular US tech sector

— Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/8vLC2qFgmbU
— Watch on the website: france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-…

#BuyFromEU #EU #USA #Tech #privacy


This is possibly a stupid question but... if a tech company wanted to encourage the media give them favourable treatment, is there anything to stop them giving media outlets and journalists free shares in that tech company? Giving shares instead of money would tie the fate of the media outlet to the fate of the companies they cover.

AFAIK there is no law requiring media outlets or journalists to disclose shareholdings in the companies they cover?

If shares-for-coverage was happening, it might explain why the tech media are so reluctant to ever criticise any big tech company?

#Tech #Technology #Media


Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up

Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.

propublica.org/article/trump-c…

#News #Consumer #Business #Law #Meta #Tech #Trump #DOGE #Musk


A Game Boy Speedometer, just because you can.

The “world’s worst digital dash”, a Nintendo Game Boy as a digital speedometer. Interfacing the handheld with the vehicle’s CAN bus system, this project has something to offer.

🖇️Check my Image Description’s🖇️

github.com/JohnSutley/Worlds-W…

#diy #retro #gameboy #speedometer #car #canbus #system #it #engineer #artist #media #maker #tech #art #progamming #news


One of many notable takeaways from 'Careless People':

The creators and top execs of Meta do not allow their own children on it.

Think about that.

#carelesspeople #facebook #tech



How’s them vibes?

(Almost like it’s good to know what you’re doing when you do something.)

Via @stefan (Web Weekly newsletter #155stefanjudis.com/blog/web-weekl…)

#vibeCoding #coding #tech #bullshit


🚀 Zorin OS 17.3 is here! 🎉

This latest release brings:
✔️ Improved Windows app support 🖥️
✔️ Faster & smoother performance ⚡

Whether you're a Linux newcomer or an experienced user, Zorin OS 17.3 offers a seamless and enhanced experience!

🔗 Read more: opensourcefeed.org/zorinos-173…

💬 Have you tried it yet? Share your thoughts!

#ZorinOS #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #AI #Tech


California lawmakers take on ‘surveillance pricing’ as FTC retreats

A series of bills in California go after AI tools that let companies use personal data to set individualized prices.

fastcompany.com/91304742/calif…

#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #business


Canada has announced EV rebate payments to Tesla have been frozen as the company faces an investigation after four dealerships claimed to sell over 8,600 cars in a mere three days, racking up $43 million in rebates.

Tesla vehicles will also be excluded from any future federal EV rebate programs.

cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-fr…

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs #canada #cdnpoli


🚨 Let’s Encrypt at risk from Trump cuts to OTF: “Let’s Encrypt received around $800,000 in funding from the OTF”

Dear @EUCommission, get your heads out of your arses and let’s find @letsencrypt €1M/year (a rounding error in EU finances) and have them move to the EU.

If Let’s Encrypt is fucked, the web is fucked, and the Small Web is fucked too. So how about we don’t let that happen, yeah?

(In the meanwhile, if the Let’s Encrypt folks want to make a point about how essential they are, it might be an idea to refuse certificates to republican politicians. See how they like their donation systems breaking in real time…)

CC @nlnet @NGIZero@mastodon.xyz

#USA #fascism #OpenTechFund #LetsEncrypt #SSL #TLS #encryption #EU #web #tech #SmallWeb #SmallTech mastodon.social/@publictorsten…


My “not a book review” of Careless People – the book Facebook doesn’t want you to read.

With highlights on Ireland’s complicity and the lengths people farmers (as I call them) will go to to appease authoritarian regimes like China.

ar.al/2025/03/21/careless-peop…

It’s clear from this that Ireland should be stripped of the authority to enforce GDPR and, really, people farmers – and the business model of people farming in general – should be banned in the EU.

(Don’t hold your breaths.)

#carelessPeople #facebook #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #SiliconValley #ventureCapital #USA #fascism #technofascism #EU #Ireland #tax #GDPR #tech #humanRights #democracy


Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages. A computer science professor explains: theconversation.com/debate-ove… #stem #tech


🎉 Why I Care So Much About the Fediverse by Ayo Ayco (@ayo) | ayos.blog/why-fediverse/

#fediverse #mastodon #webdev #tech


Elon Musk’s DOGE is tearing through the US government with disastrous consequences.

But beyond its borders, the extreme right is gearing up to push their own DOGE-inspired austerity campaigns in countries around the world.

disconnect.blog/p/doge-is-goin…

#tech #doge #elonmusk #politics #austerity #canada #uk #nz


Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options, says Dutch parliament

"With each IT service our government moves to American tech giants, we become dumber and weaker," Dutch MP Barbara Kathmann, author of four of the motions, told The Register. "If we continue outsourcing all of our digital infrastructure to billionaires that would rather escape Earth by building space rockets, there will be no Dutch expertise left."

I hope they do this.

#EU #Europe #tech #US #news

theregister.com/2025/03/19/dut…


U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog

cbc.ca/news/world/trump-democr…

> Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump has done these things in the past few days.

#news #business #tech #politics


Still using #Telegram and not the much securer #Threema?

Maybe this might help you 2 reconsider:

#Telegram owner and former #Russian #Tech Oligarch,
#PavelDurov "... was arrested at the Le Bourget airport outside of Paris in August 2024 and faces numerous charges related to his social network, including allowing terrorism, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, and child abuse content on Telegram. The founder of the messaging app 👉faces up to 20 years in prison👈."

kyivindependent.com/telegram-c…


Article on Polish tech news site on how Streamyard screwed over our tiny not-for-profit (and, no doubt others) by automatically upgrading us to a plan at twice the price.

kontrabanda.net/r/aral-balkan-…

#streamyard #startups #tech #BigTech #streamingVideo #videoStreaming #video #streaming #USA #asshats


Tesla is in big trouble. Sales are plummeting and consumers are boycotting the brand as Elon Musk champions far-right politics.

But the CEO’s reputation isn’t the only problem. He’s also made a series of bad business decisions that are coming back to haunt the automaker.

disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-is…

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #politics #evs #transportation #transport


"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"

The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.

The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.

Other services will be hit.

therecord.media/google-refuses…

Sign our petition ➡️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#e2ee #encryption #apple #google #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech


Here it is: The first clear image of an eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, taken from the surface of the Moon.

This is what last night's lunar eclipse looked like from the Blue Ghost lander's perspective on the Moon. Amazing!

flickr.com/photos/fireflyspace… #space #science #art #tech


AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead - On Saturday, a developer using Cursor AI for a racing game project hit an ... - arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-… #largelanguagemodels #machinelearning #aipaternalism #stackoverflow #programming #airefusals #aicoding #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #cursor #github #tech #ai


I loved working on this article:

The technology in your cell phone has a hidden connection to the stars. Modern computer chips are made using ultraviolet light from vaporized balls of tin--and those balls closely mirror the physics of supernova explosions!

spectrum.ieee.org/euv-light-so… #science #tech #space



Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson looking at Earth from the International Space Station.

Credit: NASA Johnson

#space #nasa #tech #science


Toward a Passwordless Future — privacyguides.org/articles/202…
#HackerNews #Passwordless #Future #Security #Innovation #Tech #Trends #Cybersecurity


How the Terrorgram Collective’s Neo-Nazi Influencers Groomed a Teen to Kill

The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter. A ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation shows they were, in fact, the culmination of a coordinated, international recruiting effort by online extremists.
propublica.org/article/telegra…

#News #Extremism #Terror #Tech #Telegram #Violence


Non-Gecko (Firefox), non-Blink (Chromium) and non-Webkit (Safari) browsers:

Servo (browser engine)
servo.org/

Ladybird
ladybird.org/

They don't seem ready for use yet though.

#Browsers #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Gecko #Firefox #Chromium #Webkit #Tech #Web #Servo #Ladybird