The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco ( newrepublic.com )
cross-posted from: https://awful.systems/post/1421688
Apple pulls AI image apps from the App Store after learning they could generate nude images ( ptv-news.com.pk )
Passkeys: A Shattered Dream ( fy.blackhats.net.au )
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements ( www.tomshardware.com )
FCC votes to restore net neutrality ( www.theverge.com )
Qualcomm officially announces Snapdragon X Plus platform for laptops ( www.gsmarena.com )
Start menu ads are officially here with the latest Windows 11 optional update ( www.xda-developers.com )
The Man Who Killed Google Search ( www.wheresyoured.at )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11393245...
How web bloat impacts users with slow devices ( lemmy.ml )
https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/202404231317...
Orthopedic Surgeon Uses Apple Vision Pro for Rotator Cuff Surgery ( hothardware.com )
In this niche case the Vision Pro seems like it has some compelling benefits.
The corporate boot licking of Google after firing the palestine protestors in insane
Why are so many people ok with a world where you have no say in what your employer does, and they can do whatever they want to suit their bottom line?...
Microsoft will now urge you to ditch local accounts on Windows 10 ( www.xda-developers.com )
STATEMENT from Google workers with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign on Google’s mass, retaliatory… ( web.archive.org )
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked ( arstechnica.com )
Genocide in Gaza: Enabled by AI, powered by Big Tech ( www.aljazeera.com )
The algorithms that Big Tech designed - and the genocide they assisted. The Listening Post explores how Israel’s killing campaign of Palestinians has relied on artificial intelligence to choose its targets. A dystopian nightmare serves as a marketing campaign for technology flawed by design, and deepens the global digital...
SD cards finally expected to hit 4TB in 2025 ( arstechnica.com )
Microsoft is trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade with full-screen prompts ( www.theverge.com )
Proton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfolio ( techcrunch.com )
Has pinephone been making any developments or the project has been abandoned? ( pine64.org )
Fairphone Fairbuds launch with replaceable batteries, titanium drivers and ANC ( www.notebookcheck.net )
Toyota signs Huawei to help accelerate smart driving development ( www.arenaev.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14229483...
Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli “Defense” Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights ( blog.torproject.org )
Highlighting, exposing, and actively working against the proliferation and normalization of surveillance technology is crucial in protecting human rights worldwide. At the Tor Project, we know that it is through collective awareness and action that we can all build and contribute to privacy-preserving technologies that aim to...
New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL, which had the same ultimate root cause as recent XZUtils backdoor incident ( dev.to )
The XZ Utils backdoor, discovered last week, and the Heartbleed security vulnerability ten years ago, share the same ultimate root cause. Both of them, and in fact all critical infrastructure open source projects, should be fixed with the same solution: ensure baseline funding for proper open source maintenance.
Waymo self-driving cars are delivering Uber Eats orders for first time ( www.cnbc.com )
