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Damn, I was suddenly reminded that the Tech-Bro Hypes about how a new technology would revolutionize daily life and society didn't start with the dotcom bubble in the late 90s.
It goes back at leas to the early 80s.
Robot servants at home were the future, man!
And this whole current AI fad looks indistinguishable to me.
#tech #techhype #techbros #robots
Apple has disciplined and wrongfully terminated Apple Store employees who show support for Palestine by wearing bracelets or kaffiyehs because they create a “harmful environment,” says a new open letter signed by hundreds of workers.
“We humbly ask that Mr. Cook and the rest of the executive team end their silence on this crucial subject, and make it clear that Palestinian lives matter.”
Millions of Americans are set to lose their home internet access, as the funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program is about to run out.
With lawmakers yet to approve the new funding required, @theverge calls for a permanent solution for universal broadband access.
#Broadband #Internet #ACP #Tech
The Affordable Connectivity Program is about to run out, but low-income Americans still need internet
The ACP, which subsidizes internet access for low-income households, is set to run out of money by the end of the month. We need a permanent solution for universal broadband.Gigi Sohn (The Verge)
Amazing research out today:
The DESI survey has created the largest-ever 3D map of the structure of the universe.
It has also found intriguing (though tentative) evidence that cosmic "dark energy" is not what we thought -- a hint of new, unknown physics.
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/04/04/desi-first-results-make-most-precise-measurement-of-expanding-universe/ #science #astronomy #space #tech
Google Books is indexing AI-generated garbage, according to a new report from @404mediaco
Google told the site it "will continue to evaluate our approach as the world of book publishing evolves.”
For the latest on AI, follow The Age of AI Magazine: @the-age-of-ai-tech
#GoogleBooks #Google #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech
Google Books Is Indexing AI-Generated Garbage
Google said it will continue to evaluate its approach “as the world of book publishing evolves.”Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
>Too big to care
https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/teach-me-how-to-shruggie/#kagi by @pluralistic
On the #enshitification of Google, but not much many of us can do. For one, I can't just write a check to something like Kagi for my search needs (and I highly doubt my library would pony up for it either). Will just have to keep looking for options, but it gets harder. And not only does the company not care, very often my brethren #librarians don't care either.
"For decades, #tech #journalism and criticism has primarily consisted of glowing gadget reviews, laudatory profiles, and reprinted press releases, all of it colored by Silicon Valley’s self-aggrandizing vision of itself as a laboratory of a brighter future."
https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-miseducation-of-kara-swisher-ongweso
The Miseducation of Kara Swisher | Edward Ongweso Jr.
Kara Swisher made a career of dumbing down tech reporting and criticism. She’s a little sorry!Zachariah Webb (The Baffler)
“MrBeast is spending between $3-$5 million per video right now, up from ~$200,000 a video just a few years ago. … A MrBeast video is roughly the same cost per video as any episode from the first 5 seasons of Game Of Thrones.” — @ryanbroderick
When does this bubble burst?
Over the weekend @ernie at @tedium published a great article looking at how we can make real-time journalism on the Fediverse work.
As a part of this, Ernie sat down and talked about how Newsmast wants to support journalism on the Fediverse with @FreddieJ
If you've got five minutes whilst you grab a coffee or make your commute, we recommend checking this one out; it's a really thoughtful piece. You can see it here: https://tedium.co/2024/03/30/real-time-journalism-fediverse-newsmast/
#newsmast #mastodon #fediverse #tech #journalism
Can Real-Time Journalism Make A Fediverse Comeback?
A decade ago, real-time social news coverage was a machine that simply worked. With our recent social media disarray, it feels broken. Can it be fixed?Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Mass adoption of energy-intensive AI is going to accelerate the climate crisis.
Sam Altman knows it. The fossil fuel industry knows it. It must be stopped.
https://www.ft.com/content/1f93b9b2-b264-44e2-87cc-83c04d8f1e2b
#tech #ai #generativeai #climatechange
AI revolution will be boon for natural gas, say fossil fuel bosses
Data centres’ need for reliable power supply set to soarFinancial Times
I'm beyond ready for a few things to happen, including:
- home storage batteries go from exotic #tech to boring, everyday appliances
- rooftop solar becomes the norm for every new and renovated building
- robots! robots! robots! to find my keys, to help make dinner, to wash the dishes, and so much else
- we figure out how to make social media less toxic (tho that may first require figuring out how to make *people* less toxic)
- everyone sees gas-burning cars & trucks as absurd antiques
You?
Elon Musk uses sci-fi dreams like colonizing Mars to distract us his real business goals and how SpaceX has trampled workers’ rights and the environment to achieve them.
If we ever hope to build a better future, we need to stop falling for false futures.
https://disconnect.blog/what-if-we-never-live-on-mars/
#tech #space #mars #spacex #elonmusk
What if we never live on Mars?
Tech billionaires sell us the dream of realizing sci-fi fantasies, but that distracts us from building a better society on EarthParis Marx (Disconnect)
'Jeffrey Epstein's Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker'
Wild scoop from WIRED's Dhruv Mehrotra and @dell
https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-island-visitors-data-broker-leak/ #news #tech #databrokers #data #privacy
Jeffrey Epstein's Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker
A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors to an island once owned by Epstein, the notorious sex offender.Dhruv Mehrotra (WIRED)
How can tech workers get involved with organizing for Palestine?
Join Stop the Wall’s panel session today 28 March at 5pm CET for some helpful pointers.
Speakers include:
- Apoorva G, BDS National Committee
- Gayatri Khandhadai, Business and Human Rights news [https://nitter.privacytools.io/BHRRC]
- Mallika Balakrishnan, @NoTech4Tyrants [https://nitter.privacytools.io/NoTech4Tyrants]
- @NoTechApartheid [https://nitter.privacytools.io/NoTechApartheid]
- Kate from Tech Workers’ Coalition [https://techworkerscoalition.org/]
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n9bsPH1mSPuX97vsaZR3dg#/registration
#FreePalestine #Palestine #TechWork #tech #LabourOrganizing
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Free Palestine 101 for tech workers . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
A four-part info session for tech workers and activists who don’t want to be complicit in – and instead contribute to ending – Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people.Zoom
(Nitter addon enabled: Twitter links via https://nitter.privacytools.io)
LEONARDO DA VINCI:
"Nothing Strengthens Authority So Much As Silence".
Silence Is Consent.
Not All Actions Are Legitimate.
Not All Laws Are Constitutional.
(Most Especially Legislation Written By Corporations / Lobbyists)
#HumanRights #privacy #Surveillance #MassSurveillance #authoritarianism #TikTokBan #RestrictAct #Internet #tech #totalitarianism #DaVinci #quote
I keep turning this one from @aral over and over in my head:
“Where ‘free’ is the lie told to users, ‘Open API’ is the lie told to developers.”
"A federal judge has dismissed X owner Elon Musk's lawsuit against a research group that documented an uptick in hate speech on the social media site, saying the organization's reports on the platform formerly known as Twitter were protected by the First Amendment."
NPR reports: "One of the group's findings, published in June, detailed how 'racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi, antisemitic or conspiracy content' from paid users went unmoderated on the site."
For similar stories follow "Social Media Today": @social-media-today-tech
#ElonMusk #Twitter #X #Birdsite #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech #Tech
Patreon Exclusive: Galaxy S24 Ultra Camera Review! https://www.patreon.com/posts/galaxy-s24-ultra-100954628
Two months since its launch, we've seen some polish from updates. Huge claims were made about AI, but overall this strategy from Samsung is feeling stale. The new periscope telephoto sensor is a JOY however.
Here's 5000 words on Samsung's most expensive camera flagship!
#tech #technology #android #photography #review #androidography #galaxys24ultra #camera #geek #bbtg
Today, we're beginning to federate a selection of publishers based in Germany and the U.K. We've also introduced @FlipboardDE, a new profile for the Mastodon community in Germany. In the first test, we are partnering with 21 publishers to federate their profiles and Magazines. Follow the profile to see all the stories they are posting on Flipboard, or topically curated Magazines to get coverage on specific areas of interest. Here's a blogpost that explains more.
https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-begins-federation-in-europe-b7e2ba3651d3
#Flipboard #ActivityPub #Federation #Fediverse #Germany #Deutschland #UnitedKingdom #News #Tech #Culture #Art #Politics #MastodonMigration #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb
Flipboard Begins Federation in Europe - Flipboard - Medium
Today Flipboard is beginning to federate its platform specifically for communities in Europe, starting with the United Kingdom and Germany. Partnered with a select group of publishers in each market…Flipboard (Medium)
Time to Delete your #Glassdoor account!
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112124592192879919
#data #dataprivacy #datasecurity #workers #workersrights #careers #job #jobhunting #employment #employers #technology #tech #socialmedia #companyreviews
Ars Technica (@arstechnica@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Glassdoor adding users’ real names, job info to profiles without consent Anonymous review site Glassdoor now consults public sources to identify users. https://arstechnica.Mastodon
