Commented - Technology

Hallucination is Inevitable: An Innate Limitation of Large Language Models (arxiv preprint) ( arxiv.org )

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Stop using Opera Browser and Opera GX ( www.spacebar.news )

Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 ( arstechnica.com )

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The cult of Obsidian: Why people are obsessed with the note-taking app ( www.fastcompany.com )

Useful android apps you are using?

As in title, preferably open-source, but doesn't have to,...

What if Everyone Knew Who You Really Were on the Internet

Let’s say the internet gets so bad that it becomes almost impossible to carry on a civilized conversation on a social network or to avoid a flood of anonymous emails. The people become fed up and can’t take it anymore. A revolution takes place and a miracle happens: every one is required to get a real id that can be traced...

Why has the iPod faded out of existence while e-readers are thriving?

I've been fascinated by single-purpose devices such as iPods for music, flip-phones for communication, and e-readers for ebooks. Considering that my interest for these devices has reached an all-time high, I was wondering: Why has the iPod died out while e-readers continue to thrive and see growth? Don't they both serve the same...

Russia using Kaliningrad as a base to disrupt EU satellites, report says ( www.cybersecurity-help.cz )

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Human Rights Watch urges the European Commission to assess the impact of state-imposed forced labor in China's Xinjiang region in Electric Vehicle sector ( www.hrw.org )

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Chinese authorities may have made bomb threats in the name of a dissident’s family to try and control his political activities abroad ( apnews.com )

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Taiwan: Beijing's information war has failed to make China's system of governance attractive to Taiwanese, but it drives polarisation and reduces people's trust in democratic institutions, poll shows ( www.journalofdemocracy.org )

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'ChamelGang & Friends': China-linked Cyberespionage Groups Attacking Critical Infrastructure Globally with Ransomware ( www.sentinelone.com )

Threat actors in the cyberespionage ecosystem are engaging in an increasingly disturbing trend of using ransomware as a final stage in their operations for the purposes of financial gain, disruption, distraction, misattribution, or removal of evidence....

Chinese hackers deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in global espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa ( thehackernews.com )

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[Gamers Nexus] HW News - USA Sues Adobe & Bans DeepCool, AMD Targeted by Cybercrime, ASUS MicroSD Statement ( www.youtube.com )

“We Can Still Contact Technical Support in the West”: Russian weapons are being manufactured on foreign machinery — but why are they still running? ( istories.media )

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Pro-Kremlin Doppelganger campaign continued its copycatting and reality-distorting activities during the European Parliament elections, report says ( euvsdisinfo.eu )

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NATO Member Sweden Says Russia Disrupting Its Satellite Networks ( www.swissinfo.ch )

Swedish authorities say Russia is behind “harmful interference” deliberately targeting the Nordic country’s satellite networks that it first noted days after joining NATO earlier this year....

Pumpkins, markets, and one bad Apple ( www.fsf.org )

[Framework News] Introducing a new RISC-V Mainboard from DeepComputing ( frame.work )

[TechHut] my favorite app (Neofetch) is dead ( www.youtube.com )

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IMF suggests tax on AI's CO2 emissions, but not AI itself • The Register ( www.theregister.com )

'Crucial for deterring Russian aggression’: New campaign seeks to block TikTok in Ukraine ( meduza.io )

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False promise of biometrics: Digital IDs in Africa failing to deliver promised democratic and development boost while making fortunes for tech vendors, investigations finds ( www.lighthousereports.com )

Some of the world’s poorest countries have been investing heavily in digital ID systems which it is claimed will deliver democratic and development dividends. Africa has been at the forefront of this push supported by the World Bank, UN agencies and the international community. Some of Africa’s most fragile states have been...