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In each of the separate lawsuits state regulators filed, dozens of internal communications, documents and research data were redacted — blacked-out from public view — since authorities entered into confidentiality agreements with TikTok.

I recently read through this and was just curious what others thought the pitfalls or unforseen issues might be with quickly or steadily transitioning to such in a fairly environmentally friendly manner.

Wikipedia has a new initiative called WikiProject AI Cleanup. It is a task force of volunteers currently combing through Wikipedia articles, editing or removing false information that appears to have been posted by people using generative AI.

Wikipedia has a new initiative called WikiProject AI Cleanup. It is a task force of volunteers currently combing through Wikipedia articles, editing or removing false information that appears to have been posted by people using generative AI.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/3659714

I am incredulous as to the results of this study, but wanted to hear Lemmy's take.

The "We, Robot" event was peak 2020s Tesla: A long wait, few specifics, tons of promises for a bright future. But for whom?

Android 15 QPR1 automatically stops screen sharing when the device is locked. In previous versions, apps could keep seeing the screen.

Google has said that it's still in the process of fixing the broken Wear OS 5 update for the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21232355

Technology is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in Gaza. From supplying the dystopian AI systems used to automate the killing and bombing, to facilitating the spread of state-sponsored disinformation and online incitement to violence and war crimes, Big Tech is deeply embroiled in this brutal war. However, the impunity with which Israeli authorities have been allowed to wage this war has also served to shield technology companies from scrutiny. Not only have companies failed to uphold their human rights commitments in times of war, they have also dismissed, ignored, and even punished dissenting voices among their own ranks, civil society, and the public flagging their possible complicity in what the UN’s top independent expert on Palestine describes as an unfolding genocide.

A multi-year competition challenge to Facebook (aka Meta), which saw Germany’s antitrust authority become a pioneering champion for privacy rights in 2019 after it sought to block the social media giant’s ‘superprofiling’ of users on the grounds that consentless cross-site tracking of users is an “exploitative abuse” of Facebook’s monopoly position, finally concluded Thursday with Germany’s federal competition regulator, Bundeskartellamt, announcing the procedure’s end.

Buchanan walks through his process of experimenting with low-cost fault-injection attacks as an alternative when typical software bugs aren't available to exploit.

New phishing campaigns attempt to evade detection by constructing rogue QR codes with special ASCII characters and load phishing pages locally using the local blob URL feature in browsers.

All your content are belongs to us.. sorry what they mean is *"We’re always experimenting with different ways to connect our users with high-quality and helpful information. "*

A war has been raging in the WordPress ecosystem for the past two weeks. In a latest development, employees are leaving the feisty WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg, who is dividing the WordPress community. An eighth of his own staff do not seem to share his position. It's about demands in the millions, blackmail, "nuclear options" and, in a very big way, defending the future of open source against profit-oriented corporate giants.

The buyer, a New York-area leasing company called American Lease, says in a new filing that Fisker now believes there is no way to transfer the information connected to each SUV to a new server not owned by the bankrupt EV startup. Since American Lease needs that information to operate the vehicles after Fisker is dissolved, the leasing company has filed an emergency objection to the startup’s liquidation plan.

They’re not just taking up store space. Retailers say the machines interfere with remodeling plans and expose them to potential safety hazards and liabilities. Some kiosks are hardwired into stores’ electrical systems. Outdoor machines are bolted into the concrete foundations and contain a coolant that is supposed to be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner

LibreWolf is a great privacy oriented Browser for desktop. But there is no version for android or IOS . There are some like mull but they have their own problems. Mobile phones stay with us most of the day. So we need extra privacy for it.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/3639969

With the Pixel Watch 3, Google introduced a new charging screen that is now rolling out to older wearables...

Android 15 adds a new screensaver called Home Controls that's really useful. Here's everything you need to know about it.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.radio/post/4681483

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/44524154

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/18563178

Some Android users report seeing a new video player UI in the YouTube app. Many feel this new UI is too dense and cluttered.

Google is updating Android’s Do Not Disturb mode in Android 16 to make it much more customizable, calling it Priority Modes.

The immune-suppressing drug rapamycin, originally used for kidney transplants, is gaining attention for its potential to slow aging.

Finally, the singularity has happened.

BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Thread on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41786818

At Apple’s secretive Global Police Summit at its Cupertino headquarters, cops from seven countries learned how to use a host of Apple products like the iPhone, Vision Pro and CarPlay for surveillance and policing work.

Luke Metz @Luke_Metz

The 2024 vivo Developer Conference kicked off today and one of the first announcements at the event was a sneak peek at the iQOO 13. It will be one of the first devices to launch with the freshly announced OriginOS 5 and it will also debut the latest BOE Q10 display. The Q10 light-emitting material is claimed to offer breakthrough advances in brightness, and power efficiency while increasing the panel’s overall lifespan.

Honor will announce new phones in the X60 series next week (October 16, Wednesday), which will be higher end offerings than the Honor X60i from July. The company has taken to Weibo to tease features from the new models, including one massive battery.

Here are the most attacked countries in cyberspace, overall, based on the volume of attacks.