Apple’s Vision Pro is a bad product with an even worse vision for the future of computation.

New sales numbers prove it’s a failure, but more than that it shows the idea of tech’s inevitability is a myth. We have the collective power to stop tech that doesn’t serve us.

https://disconnect.blog/the-vision-pro-is-a-big-flop/

#tech #apple #visionpro #vr #ai

The Vision Pro is a big flop

The product’s failure should further dispel the myth of tech inevitability

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving has been linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths, according to a federal investigation published today.

“In total, NHTSA investigated 956 crashes, starting in January 2018 and extending all the way until August 2023,” reports @theverge. “Of those crashes, some of which involved other vehicles striking the Tesla vehicle, 29 people died. There were also 211 crashes in which ‘the frontal plane of the Tesla struck a vehicle or obstacle in its path.’ These crashes, which were often the most severe, resulted in 14 deaths and 49 injuries.”

https://flip.it/Qr4Zi3

#Tesla #AutoPilot #Cars #Tech

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths

NHTSA published its findings into crashes linked to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD. The agency found that driver inattention and inadequate technology contributed to most of the incidents.

^{Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)}

“Kosovo boasts an impressive record when it comes to gender and digital inclusion but there is more work to be done—especially in ensuring girls from rural areas and families who receive social benefits have opportunities.

We've launched the EmpowerHer! Scholarship program so these girls can realize their dreams. Our scholarships will support 150 girls between 11-18 with technology training courses…”

Please donate, if you can, at https://kosovaideas.com/product/empowerher/

#EmpowerHer #kosovo #tech #education

GENTLE REMINDER TO ALL #TECH WORKERS

before you go hustling for new work on these internets and fediverses, if you were laid off, HEAD TO THE CLOSEST #LABOR DEPARTMENT OFFICE AND DEMAND YOUR #UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

you pay for #unemployment #benefits with each paycheck. DEMAND THAT MONEY.

here's a thread about what to do & what happens when you don't demand all your accumulated money & benefits.

https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/111607803802146802

tell #techbros laying off people, fuck you pay me.

Meta lost $3.85 billion on the metaverse in the first quarter of 2024 alone. You know, that thing we all laughed about a couple years ago and next to no one actually uses.

It’s burned $45 billion on the metaverse since the end of 2020.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html

#tech #meta #metaverse #vr

Meta's Reality Labs posts $3.85 billion loss in first quarter

Mark Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse continues to be a money-bleeding endeavor, with the unit reporting billions of dollars in losses every quarter.

^{Alex Koller (CNBC)}

Hope it’s a phone.

#framework #phone #tech

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138475/framework-laptop-product-categories-new

Framework won’t be just a laptop company anymore

Today, Framework is the modular repairable laptop company. Tomorrow, it wants to be a consumer electronics company, period — with $18M in new funding to expand.

^{Sean Hollister (The Verge)}

Apple is cutting Vision Pro production as it fails to meet sales targets.

Analysts expected it to sell 700-800k units in 2024, but it could now be as low as 400k. A lower cost model could now be pushed beyond 2025, if it ever arrives.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor

#apple #tech #visionpro #vr #ar

Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand

Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is cutting Vision Pro shipments for 2024 down to as little as 400,000 units.

^{Umar Shakir (The Verge)}

Not even Apple can help this market.
#apple #VisionPro #tech #vr

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/23/kuo-vision-pro-shipping-delays/

Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments, now 'reviewing and adjusting' headset strategy - 9to5Mac

Apple has slashed its shipping estimates for Vision Pro, according to a new Ming-Chi Kuo analyst report. Kuo says that...

^{Chance Miller (9to5Mac)}

For a decade, Hollywood hasn’t aggressively fought piracy because it saw people would pay if they made them a good deal.

But as streaming has gotten worse and more expensive, consumers turned back to file sharing. Now the industry plans to get Congress to pass new legislation to stop them.

https://disconnect.blog/hollywood-is-reviving-its-war-on-piracy/

#tech #movies #piracy #streaming #hollywood

Hollywood is reviving its war on piracy

As the streaming deal gets worse, people are going back to piracy. The industry wants to stop them.

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Who here wouldn’t want to remove unnecessary apps, save resources, and space on their computers? 🙋🏼

So, whether you just bought yourself a shiny new computer or want to optimize your existing one—@xdadevelopers tells you how the Vivaldi browser (and 9 other apps) can make your experience on Windows even sweeter 👇

https://www.xda-developers.com/10-apps-should-install-new-pc/

#Windows #Tech #Microsoft

10 essential apps you should install on your new PC

Just got a new Windows PC? Here are 10 apps you should install to help you make the most of it.

^{João Carrasqueira (XDA)}

"I deleted keys generated by our TV for 5 straight minutes. 5 Minutes of like 200BPM clicking. I restarted. Everything worked again. I laughed so hard I cried. I felt like I'd solved a murder."

Tech people, THIS IS A GREAT FANTASIC READ!!!

The title is, "DO NOT BUY HISENSE TV'S"

https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t
#Tech #Android #TV #Debug

DO NOT BUY HISENSE TV'S LOL (Or at least keep them offline)

holy fucking shit!!!!!!!!!! I've had this in my drafts to finish writing up for a few weeks but today I made another discovery that has pushed me to finally write it up lol. My PC had a few hiccups over the past couple of years.

^{priscilla on cohost}

Tesla has to recall every Cybertruck it’s shipped. There are only 3,878 of them.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/tesla-cybertruck-throttle-accelerator-pedal-stuck/

#tesla #tech #cybertruck #cars

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel says AI will help scientists understand "most diseases" in three to five years.

@Semafor quotes the executive: “The reason we still have people dying of cancer, people suffering from Alzheimer's, is we do not understand the fundamental biology of those diseases.”

https://flip.it/DWzK4K

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Disease #Cancer #Health #Science #Biology #Tech

Moderna CEO says AI will help scientists understand ‘most diseases’ in 3 to 5 years | Semafor

AI development could lead to huge advances in the scientific understanding of diseases, Moderna's CEO Stéphane Bancel said at Semafor's World Economy Summit.

^{Caroline Anders (flip.it)}

Folks, please go and use this gentleman's home grown search engine. He literally runs it out of his basement. Mikkel is on Matrix as well, and you can message him.

These are the projects we need to support.

#tech #search #web #foss #fosstodon #stract #mastodon #akkoma #miskey #fediverse

https://stract.com

Stract

^stract.com

The old days of Sony design that was so cool.

#sony #retro #retrogamer #gaming #tech #psp

I had an Apple PowerCD back in the day.

It was really slow -- specifically, it was a single speed CD-ROM drive. And as a reminder to you young folks, single speed CD-ROM drive read speed was 0.15 megabytes per second (Compare that to today's NVMe drives that have a sustained read speed of 7500-14500 megabytes per second).

But hey, like everything Apple, it looked really cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpy6uuok66Q&t=386s

#apple #tech #retrotech

Apple's Early-90s Multimedia Accessories

The computer industry was swept by the CD-ROM and multimedia trend in the early 90s -- and Apple saw it as a prime opportunity to differentiate its computers...

^YouTube

Elon Musk declared he wouldn’t comply with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court to ban far-right accounts involved in an attempted coup.

It shows how Musk uses Twitter to amplify fascism, but also why many countries are increasingly fed up with unaccountable US tech firms.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-already-losing-his-battle-with-brazil/

#tech #elonmusk #brazil #brasil #twitter #socialmedia

Elon Musk is using Twitter to defend Brazil’s fascists

The fight shows countries will no longer put up with the drawbacks of unregulated social media

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Just finished setting up my router, DHCP server is not the best but it works!

#meme #shitpost #tech #networking #infosec

Just published my first GitHub site 🎉😅

Not the prettiest, but it's functional. No better teacher than doing.

The best part? It's open source, so anyone can contribute.

Web: https://idcaboutprivacy.com/
Code/repo/contribute: https://github.com/hiramfromthechi/idcaboutprivacy

#opensource #tech #privacy

I'm so excited about this upcoming space mission.

NASA has just confirmed that the Dragonfly octocopter will launch in July, 2028. When it arrives, it will spend at least two years flying over the organic-rich sands of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

https://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/News-and-Resources/news/20231128.php #space #science #nasa #life #tech

Friend: What do you play games on?
Me: I play games on a switch!

#meme #shitpost #networking #tech #infosec