Long-term carrier lock-in could soon be a thing of the past in America after the FCC proposed requiring telcos to unlock cellphones from their networks 60 days after activation....
Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...
Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported....
At the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, Dr Iyad, director of the Kamal Adwan hospital's maternity department, refused to leave Gaza City, opting to stay with his patients and fulfil his humanitarian mission. But after a month of intense Israeli bombardment and siege, including the targeting of hospitals, he decided to take his...
LLMs certainly hold potential, but as we’ve seen time and time again in tech over the last fifteen years, the hype and greed of unethical pitchmen has gotten way out ahead of the actual locomotive. A lot of people in “tech” are interested in money, not tech. And they’re increasingly making decisions based on how to drum...
We just waiting for the other shoe to drop... Is US Marines landing in Crimea or other wild scenario where everyone goes: " well damn and that's how it turned into ww3"
Bill Gates says not to worry about AI's energy draw ( www.theregister.com )
FCC proposes ending cellphone carrier locks after 60 days ( www.theregister.com )
Long-term carrier lock-in could soon be a thing of the past in America after the FCC proposed requiring telcos to unlock cellphones from their networks 60 days after activation....
Linux market share passes 4% for first time; macOS dominance declines ( arstechnica.com )
I know this might be a couple months old, but I didn't know we already passed 4%.
Spotify removes music by pro-war Russian singers ( kyivindependent.com )
Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising ( www.techradar.com )
Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...
AFU destroyed new Russian S-500 air defence system ( news.online.ua )
South Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent suicide ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
Google, Snap, Meta and many others are "quietly" changing privacy policies to allow for AI training ( www.techspot.com )
FCC proposes 60-day unlocking rule for all mobile phones ( www.androidauthority.com )
Pentagon announces shutdown of hundreds of illegal Russian Starlinks ( ukranews.com )
Russia Loses Last Black Sea Missile Ship ( www.kyivpost.com )
Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete ( adguard.com )
Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported....
Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims ( arstechnica.com )
Mullvad VPN: Fourth Infrastructure audit completed by Cure53 ( mullvad.net )
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip ( www.theguardian.com )
Israeli officers tortured this doctor to death, then hid news of his passing for months ( www.middleeasteye.net )
At the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, Dr Iyad, director of the Kamal Adwan hospital's maternity department, refused to leave Gaza City, opting to stay with his patients and fulfil his humanitarian mission. But after a month of intense Israeli bombardment and siege, including the targeting of hospitals, he decided to take his...
Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app ( www.bbc.com )
Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace ( www.ctvnews.ca )
Google Maps Timeline Data to be Stored Locally on Your Device for Privacy ( thehackernews.com )
"Google has announced plans to store Maps Timeline data locally on users' devices instead of their Google account effective December 1, 2024."...
All political views should end with the word boy in a southern voice.
This would be a quick way to see of it's racist, close minded, or just straight bs....
Is it okay to be cautious about CCTV cameras? ( lemmy.world )
I don't want to sound like a "aluminum foil hat" guy but I'm concerned about CCTV cameras (private and public) around our towns....
Meta admits using pirated books to train AI, but won't pay for it ( www.techspot.com )
McDonald’s Gives Up On ‘AI’ After Comedy Of Errors, Including Putting Bacon On Ice Cream ( www.techdirt.com )
LLMs certainly hold potential, but as we’ve seen time and time again in tech over the last fifteen years, the hype and greed of unethical pitchmen has gotten way out ahead of the actual locomotive. A lot of people in “tech” are interested in money, not tech. And they’re increasingly making decisions based on how to drum...
The new Chinese owner of the popular Polyfill JS project injects malware into more than 100 thousand sites ( sansec.io )
Archived link...
Pyongyang Says It Will Send Support Troops to Ukraine Within a Month ( www.kyivpost.com )
[Gamers Nexus] "Google is Getting Worse," ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs ( youtu.be )
Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission ( www.neowin.net )
Google's AI Overviews now link to Wikipedia and LinkedIn more than Reddit, study finds ( www.businessinsider.com )