Technology
- www.engadget.com The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury
Sarah Wynn-Williams had a front-row seat to some of Facebook’s most consequential (and controversial) moments. These are some of the most shocking claims from her memoir, Careless People.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27434840
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EU orders Apple to open operating systems to competitors
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27079878
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Explicit or educational: Is Big Tech censoring women's health?
www.context.news Explicit or educational: Is Big Tech censoring women's health? | ContextWomen's groups worry Big Tech algorithms suppress words and products related to women's health
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27223116
> > What’s the context? > > > > Women's groups worry Big Tech algorithms suppress words and products related to women's health. > > > > Google, Meta, others accused of blocking health content > > Algorithms fail to differentiate between content > > Concerns amid rollback of diversity, rights policies
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‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones.
www.psu.edu ‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones | Penn State UniversityIn a new advancement in audio engineering, a team of researchers led by Yun Jing, professor of acoustics in the Penn State College of Engineering, has precisely narrowed where sound is perceived by creating localized pockets of sound zones, called audible enclaves. In an enclave, a listener can hear...
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27222808
> > It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without wearing headphones. In a new advancement in audio engineering, a team of researchers led by Yun Jing, professor of acoustics in the Penn State College of Engineering, has precisely narrowed where sound is perceived by creating localized pockets of sound zones, called audible enclaves. In an enclave, a listener can hear sound, while others standing nearby cannot, even if the people are in an enclosed space, like a vehicle, or standing directly in front of the audio source.
- videos.abnormalbeings.space What Is EU OS? (It's Linux)
→ Here is a quick overview of what is going on. → Invest your thanks here: https://patreon.com/LinuxRenaissance Make sure to motivate me for more content by, at least, liking the video and leaving ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/206387
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Belief in AI as a ‘Great Machine’ could weaken national security crisis responses, new research finds.
news.vcu.edu Belief in AI as a ‘Great Machine’ could weaken national security crisis responses, new VCU research findsThe Wilder School’s Christopher Whyte investigates how emergency management and homeland security professionals react when faced with an AI threat.
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27210361
- tante.cc It's all hallucinations
The discourse on “AI” systems, chat bots, “assistants” and “research helpers” is defined by a lot of future promises. Those systems are disfunctional or at least not working great right now but there’s the promise of things getting better in the future. Which is how we often perceive tech to work: E...
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/9342063
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Bluesky does federation-washing
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27143191
> Why I recommend against Bluesky. > > > Have you ever heard of the term federation-washing?
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Microsoft accidentally removed Copilot in the latest Windows 11 update.
htxt.co.za Windows update accidentally removes Copilot - HypertextMicrosoft is working on a fix but you can still download and install Copilot from the Windows Store.
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27137484
> > - A bug in the most recent Windows 11 update removes Copilot from systems entirely. > > - Microsoft is currently working on a fix but those who need the app can simply redownload and install it from the Windows Store. > > - The update also introduced a bug for Roblox players on Arm hardware.
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cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/21548869
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BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EVs in Five Minutes
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26992665
> Paywall removed: https://archive.is/3a9rv
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Microsoft wouldn't look at a bug report without a video. Researcher maliciously complied.
go.theregister.com Researcher trolls Microsoft over bug disclosure annoyance: Maddening techno bass loop, Zoolander reference, and 14 minutes of time wasted
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27078316
- www.techdirt.com Brother Says It Was Falsely Accused Of Bricking Printers That Use Cheaper Third-Party Ink Cartridges
For years, more ham-fisted printer manufacturers have waged a not-so-subtle war on consumers by blocking the ability to use cheaper, third-party printer cartridges. HP and Canon have both been part…
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27082612
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Let's knock down social media's walled gardens - Tim Berners-Lee
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/32451417
> From the article: > The Open Data Institute that I co- founded in London has taken on the challenge of international co- ordination for a new standard that gives users control over their own data. It is called Solid (for social linked data) and the technical details are controlled by W3C, the web standards consortium. Solid seeks to decentralise the web. The platform can be used to build new applications that request access to user data. This data is stored in such a way that users have complete control over it.
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E-waste or Linux? Charities face tough choices as Windows 10 support ends
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26951844
> >In a nutshell: As Microsoft prepares to end free security updates for Windows 10 in October, a significant challenge looms for charities that refurbish and distribute older computers to those in need. With an estimated 240 million PCs unable to meet the stringent hardware requirements for Windows 11, these organizations face a difficult decision: provide potentially insecure Windows 10 systems, send them to e-waste recyclers, or explore alternative operating systems like Linux. > > >Microsoft's requirements for Windows 11 include a 1GHz or faster CPU with at least two cores, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, Secure Boot capability, and TPM 2.0 compatibility. However, the supported Intel CPU list only goes back to 8th Gen chips, introduced in 2017, while the AMD list includes Ryzen 2000 series and above. > >
- www.pcgamer.com World's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPU
A sneeze-inducing 1.38 mm² and small enough to make a Raspberry Pi look like a bus.
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Kitboga built a Bot army that scams scammers
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27269672
> He mentioned to have started development since 2020
- www.theverge.com Leaked Apple meeting shows how dire the Siri situation really is
The company’s top executives are taking “intense personal accountability.”
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/37165442
> - Apple's progress with Siri and artificial intelligence has been slow, and features promised in June remain delayed. > - At a Siri team meeting, senior director Robby Walker acknowledged the frustration within the team, describing the delays as "ugly." > - Features like Siri understanding personal context and taking action based on a user’s screen are still not ready and may not make it into iOS 19. > - Challenges include quality issues that caused these features to malfunction up to a third of the time and conflicts with Apple's marketing division over showcasing incomplete features. > - Apple has withdrawn related advertisements and added disclaimers on its website, citing extended development times. > - Senior executives, including Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea, are reportedly taking personal accountability for the delays. > - Walker emphasized that the team’s work is impressive and that the delayed features will be released once they meet Apple’s standards.
- www.tomshardware.com SNES consoles appear to run faster with age — APU frequency increased by up to 182 Hz after 35 years
The older it gets, the faster it goes.
- arstechnica.com New Reddit controls let you block your most-hated advertisers for a year
Reddit will likely continue increasing the amount of ads users see.
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Humane's Ai Pin was a flop. Now it's a recycling nightmare.
www.context.news Humane's Ai Pin was a flop. Now it's a recycling nightmare | ContextHumane's Ai Pin and other AI wearables are difficult to recycle, threatening to worsen the world's global e-waste problem
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/26967236
> > What’s the context? > > > > Humane's Ai Pin and other AI wearables are difficult to recycle, threatening to worsen the world's global e-waste problem.
