Highlighting journalism on Mastodon ( blog.joinmastodon.org )
It looks like it will require a manual review process for now but it could be automated down the line.
Stable Diffusion 3's Disastrous Launch Could Change the AI Landscape Forever ( www.404media.co )
Apple Decides to Block Open-Source Emulator App for iOS ( news.itsfoss.com )
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Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers ( www.wired.com )
Hacking Millions of Modems (and Investigating Who Hacked My Modem) ( samcurry.net )
Change to Adobe terms & conditions outrages many professionals - 9to5Mac ( 9to5mac.com )
Concurrency models of Rust and Golang ( kerkour.com )
Tuta Mail's Google Ranking Mysteriously Restored After Announcement to Take Legal Actions -- [Tuta blog] ( tuta.com )
On March 7, 2024, Google inexplicably downranked the website of Tuta Mail in its search results. While Tuta Mail is a prominent provider of encrypted email services, focusing on security and privacy, our website was deranked for terms like “secure email” and “encrypted email” completely. The search results for our...
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says ( www.propublica.org )
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Spotify Premium User Slams App Over Audiobook Feature ( www.dailydot.com )
Oh Spotify, when will you stop trying to push people to the high seas 🏴☠️
China starts smartphone inspections to boost 'anti-espionage efforts', raising fears among expatriates and foreign business people about arbitrary enforcement ( english.kyodonews.net )
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/352534...
New technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS) reveals severe shortcomings, threatening user privacy and contradicting the regulation's intent, rights group says ( epicenter.works )
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/317047...
New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S. ( dnyuz.com )
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Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services ( truthout.org )
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity ( apnews.com )
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million....
Top 10 Generative AI Models Mimic Russian Disinformation Claims A Third of the Time, Citing Moscow-Created Fake Local News Sites as Authoritative Sources ( www.newsguardtech.com )
NewsGuard audit finds that 32% of the time, leading AI chatbots spread Russian disinformation narratives created by John Mark Dougan, an American fugitive now operating from Moscow, citing his fake local news sites and fabricated claims on YouTube as reliable sources....
Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service ( www.axios.com )
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This Is How the 3D Pipes Windows Screensaver Was Created ( www.howtogeek.com )
TikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote with failures posing a risk to electoral processes, study shows ( www.euractiv.com )
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AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings ( arstechnica.com )
Cleantech has an enshittification problem ( pluralistic.net )
TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch' ( www.bbc.com )
TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers' data protection and national security concerns....
Opinion | Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms ( www.nytimes.com )
I dislike linking to the NYT, but it seems to be the original source....
Mobile games company Voodoo acquires BeReal ( techcrunch.com )
Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important ( www.techdirt.com )
