Völlig vorhersehbar versucht die autoritäre EU-Kommission die "digitalen Identitäten" in das Überwachungswerkzeug zu verwandeln, dass sie wohl auch von Anfang an sein sollten.

Vermeintliche Eingrenzungen der Überwachungspotenziale, die bei der Einführung von #eIDAS vom EU-Parlament beschlossen wurden, stellen sich ganz offensichtlich als lächerliche Farce heraus, die die Kommission leicht umgehen kann, um ein Kontrollwerkzeug ganz im Sinne von Konzernen und staatlicher Repression zu erhalten.

https://www.heise.de/news/E-Brieftasche-EU-Kommission-will-staendige-Personenkennung-durch-die-Hintertuer-10271634.html

#Überwachung #EU #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Privacy #Technology #Europe #Überwachungskapitalismus

Auch zu "digitalen Identitäten" (aber nicht nur) passt dieser allgemein ganz lesenswerte Text über digitale Kontrollgesellschaften (wie sie auch die EU gerade auf- und ausbaut)

The Enclosure of Information: Alternative Data, Bossware, and the Societies of Control

Auszug:
"If the enclosure of land led to peasant revolts, what forms of resistance might emerge against the enclosure of data? The answer is uncertain, but one thing is clear: the commodification of information serves only to reinforce class hierarchies. As financial elites manipulate alternative data for speculative gain and employers use bossware to extract ever more surplus-value, the question we must ask is not merely how to regulate these practices, but how to dismantle the very system that enables them. A society built on the enclosure of knowledge is not a free society. It is a society of control, and it is time to resist."

https://lastreviotheory.medium.com/the-enclosure-of-information-alternative-data-bossware-and-the-societies-of-control-21da606e2a38

#Data #Technology #Europe #Privacy #Surveillance #Control

PH4NTXM RAM Seeding Engine Update:

We’ve been refining how synthetic memory artifacts behave under analysis.

Earlier versions produced clean, easily identifiable markers (e.g. ELF, HTTP, SSH) with visible padding — useful, but unrealistic under scrutiny.

Now:
• Injected patterns are entropy-blended
• Boundaries between data and noise are broken
• Strings are partially preserved, partially corrupted
• Memory dumps resemble organic process residue rather than structured inserts

Result:
Traditional tools like strings and pattern-based grepping become significantly less reliable — output is fragmented, inconsistent, and closer to real-world memory conditions.

We’re not trying to hide data — we’re trying to make synthetic memory indistinguishable from naturally occurring noise.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

Reading about cybersecurity and doing cybersecurity are two completely different things.

You can memorize every concept and still freeze when faced with a real system. Knowledge without practice is just theory.

Vulnerable VMs fix that. Platforms like VulnHub and VulNyx put you in controlled environments where you can break things, fail, and learn why without consequences.

https://medium.com/@thecybercraft

#cybersecurity #infosec #technology #ai

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“"The Trump administration is now using America’s airports as a space for authoritarian training and conditioning."

Read more.

https://www.salon.com/2026/03/26/ice-at-the-airport-is-just-the-beginning/”

https://bsky.app/profile/stopspyingny.bsky.social/post/3mhxutihg4k2u

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Catching up with some of the news coming out of the Atmosphere conference.

"With Attie, anyone will be able to build their own custom feed just by typing in commands in natural language, the same as if they’re chatting with any other AI chatbot."

I'm guessing NFT profile pictures are next?

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds/

#news #technology #TechNews #atmosphere #ATProto #bluesky #AI #LLMs

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) has expressed support for the 2026-27 Budget presented by the Financial Secretary of the #HKSAR. The #budget outlines measures to strengthen #HK’s position as an #international centre for #finance, #trade, #shipping, and #innovation and #technology (I&T). It aligns with #China’s 15th Five-Year #Plan, aiming to help #businesses #integrate into national #development and seize #global #opportunities. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-budget-2026-27-aims-to-boost-trade-and-innovation-amid-national-five-year-plan/

[#TRADESHOW] #Security #China 2026 – China #International #Exhibition on #Public #Safety and Security will be held from November 3 to 6, 2026, at China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall), #Beijing. As one of China’s most #influential #events dedicated to public safety, #intelligent security #technologies, and #digital #governance, the #expo brings together #government authorities, #industry #leaders, and #global #technology #providers. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/security-china-2026-china-international-exhibition-on-public-safety-and-security/

[#TRADESHOW] #World #Irrigation #Technology #Conference & #China #International Irrigation Technology #Exhibition 2026 will be held from March 30 to April 1, 2026, at China National #Convention #Center (#CNCC) in #Beijing. As a premier #global #platform #expo dedicated to irrigation technology and #smart #agriculture, the #event brings together #leading #innovators across the entire agricultural #water #management and #digital #farming #ValueChain. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/world-irrigation-technology-conference-china-international-irrigation-technology-exhibition-2026/

Muse™ - Imagine How AI is changing our world

#techforgood #tech4good #b2b #b2bmarketing #aiforbusiness
#newsletter #muse #listentoyourmuse #technology #technologynews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSk73zKvaTo

You haven’t lived until you’ve walked down the street with a boombox on your shoulder. Or banged out a resume on a typewriter. Or recorded music from the radio on a cassette tape (Shh, that was illegal, or so we were told). Retro tech is making a comeback. Find out how you can get in on it from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/JB13R3

#Tech #Retro #Technology

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“ISP Fellow Christoph Busch publishes about:

"Enabling Innovation and Protecting Consumers in the Agentic Economy: Why the Digital Fairness Act Should Regulate Agentic AI" - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstra...”

https://bsky.app/profile/yaleisp.bsky.social/post/3mgx6dyvjus24

We obsess over system uptime. But what about our own?

76% of cybersecurity professionals deal with work-related stress and physical health issues. Most of us treat it like a badge of honor instead of a warning sign.

Hours of screen time, sedentary work, chronic stress, and broken sleep schedules take a real toll. And the field never slows down long enough for you to recover.

Cybersecurity is a marathon. Your health is the one asset you cannot patch after it fails.

"Cyber Health: A Guide to Preventing Occupational Diseases in Cybersecurity Professionals" is an evidence-based, infosec-specific guide developed with occupational health specialists.

Practical strategies for vision, sleep, stress, ergonomics, and long-term career sustainability.

$4.99.

https://cybercraftstore.gumroad.com/l/cyber-health-guide

#cybersecurity #infoSec #ai #aislop #malware #education #technology

🐺 Lonewolf Mode: When the wire stops making sense.

Ran the same system, same environment… different execution mode.

The Network Forensics (p0f) verdict?
→ OS: ???
→ dist: 0
→ params: none

No guess. No fallback. Just… unknown.

Same hardware. Same stack. Same connectivity.

But this time, the network behavior doesn’t line up with anything in its signature database.

Not legacy. Not modern. Not even “generic”.

Just something it can’t classify.

On the wire, we’re no longer a system—
we’re an anomaly.

PH4NTXM OS — sometimes you’re a fossil… sometimes you’re a ghost.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

🦖 Retro-Stealth: Making 2025 feel like 1999.

p0f is the gold standard for passive fingerprinting—identifying a host's OS, uptime, and link type without ever sending a single packet.

Just ran a simple curl request in PH4NTXM’s Linux Mode.

The Network Forensics (p0f) verdict?
→ OS: Linux 2.2.x–3.x
→ Profile: “generic fuzzy”
→ Uptime: ~11 days (on a 2-minute fresh boot)

Apparently, to the wire, we’re a legacy Linux box that’s been quietly humming for days.

Reality?
Modern hardware. Fresh RAM-only boot.

Just… a different way of speaking on the wire.

Enough for passive fingerprinting to drift—and confidently place us 25 years in the past.

PH4NTXM OS — sometimes modern, sometimes a fossil.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

GPS is supposed to guide us. But what happens when it starts lying?
In the region around Iran, GPS jamming and spoofing are disrupting ships, planes, and even everyday apps. Signals are blocked, locations faked, and navigation systems can suddenly place you miles away.
This isn’t just a bug. It’s electronic warfare.

#GPS #Cybersecurity #Geopolitics #Technology #Infosec

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@ryuki/116307796996103833

I found your diagram outlining the attack path extremely helpful; it really aids in understanding the concept.

By the way, the UI looks great, I really like it!

#cybersecurity #technology #infosec

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‘Restoring’ Old Photos With AI Is a Fundamentally Broken Concept https://petapixel.com/2026/03/28/restoring-old-photos-with-ai-is-a-fundamentally-broken-concept/ #artificialintelligence #aiphotoediting #on1restoreai #technology #Editorial #restoreai #Software #Opinion #editing #opinion #on1 #ai

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Sensitive information, from passwords to personal documents, can be extracted from your phone while you're traveling––in the midst of ICE's deployment to airports around the country, read more about how to keep your data...”

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Observer | Sam Altman Resets OpenAI and Personal Priorities Ahead of High-Stakes IPO by Victor Dey

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made two moves that say more about the company’s future than any product launch could. On March 23, he stepped down as chairman of Helion Energy, the fusion startup he has backed for more than a decade, as OpenAI explores a large-scale power deal with the company. A day later, OpenAI pulled the plug on its popular video-generating model, Sora, saying it would reallocate resources to its next major large language model, codenamed “Spud,” as well as a growing suite of coding agents and enterprise tools.

Together, the decisions point to a CEO stripping away distractions, tightening control and preparing for a highly anticipated IPO. OpenAI has reinforced that shift by strengthening its financial leadership, including appointing former DocuSign CFO Cynthia Gaylor to oversee investor relations.

According to The Information, Altman has also relinquished direct oversight of OpenAI’s safety and security teams to focus on “capital, supply chains, and building data centers at unprecedented scale.” The company has folded its safety team into the research organization led by chief research officer Mark Chen, while moving security under the “scaling” division run by co-founder and president Greg Brockman. At the same time, OpenAI has renamed its product organization—led by Fidji Simo, CEO of applications—to “A.G.I. Deployment.”

Read more: https://observer.com/2026/03/sam-altman-openai-strategy-shift-before-ipo/

#artificialintelligence #business #ipos #openai #technology

Vincent Müller has revised his SEP-entry Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics,

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-ai/

#ai #ethics #aiEthics #sep #philosophy #technology #data #robotics #filosofia #computing #informationTechnology #information #privacy #manipulation #algorithms #moral #values #responsibility

“The moment you have to ask permission to use your computer is the moment you no longer truly own it.”

That moment is getting closer.

Age verification isn’t about safety. It’s about building a system where access to the internet is conditional, monitored, and revocable.

I wrote a breakdown—and how to resist it:

Building Against Surveillance – Age Verification Trap
https://nonconformist-node.net/posts/buildingagainstsurveillance/building-against-surveillance--age-verification-trap/

#AgeVerification #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Surveillance #Foss #Linux #Technology

The difference in efficiency between SDF 3D and polygonal 3D. 😁

And I've got file compression turned on in Blender, otherwise the file would be even bigger. 😅

#SDFModeler #SDF #3D #3DModeling #3DRendering #CGI #graphics #editor #app #apps #tools #software #tech #technology #apple #Mac #macOS #iOS #iPhone #iPad #linux #windows #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource #Blender #Blender3D #B3D

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A screenshot of the MacOS Finder file manager, showing that an SDF Modeler file is 78 kilobytes, while the same 3D scene as a Blender file is 289 megabytes.

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“At this week’s Ideas Lunch, we were delighted to host Prof. @ignaciocofone.bsky.social and Prof. Katherine Strandburg for a fascinating talk on “Algorithmic Opacity as a Principal-Agent Problem.” Thank you both for such...”

https://bsky.app/profile/yaleisp.bsky.social/post/3mgvgh6jmgc22

The Guardian | Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia by Oliver Milman

Ban includes two exceptions: AI can still be used for translations, and to make minor copy edits

Wikipedia has banned the use of artificial intelligence in the generation or rewriting of content for its voluminous online encyclopedia.

In a recent policy change, Wikipedia said that the use of large language models (or LLMs) “often violates” its core principles and will not be allowed. The English language version of Wikipedia has more than 7.1m articles.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/wikipedia-bans-ai

#ai(artificialintelligence) #technology #wikipedia #largelanguagemodels #english

U.S. ambassador to EU: Stop fining Big Tech.

Andrew Puzder told CNBC: "If you regulate them off the continent, you’re not going to be a part of the AI economy."

https://flip.it/A0n7Zk

#EU #Tech #Technology #AI

NEU BEI APPLE: IPAD AIR MIT M4 SETZT AUF MEHR LEISTUNG UND KI-FUNKTIONEN + RABATT

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#apple #ipadair #ipad #m4 #applem4 #tablet #technews #appleevent #gadgets #technology #innovation #ipadpro #ios #ipados #applepencil #magickeyboard #mobilecomputing #produktneuheit #technik #digital

Watching Broadcast TV On Linux

It is VERY easy to watch broadcast TV on my linux laptop with VLC.

#linux #software #technology #television
https://ideatrash.net/2026/03/145107.html

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Watching Broadcast TV On Linux

Don't let your business become a victim of email scams that can cost you millions. Divorcing executives are particularly vulnerable to Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, resulting in significant financial losses. Implementing multi-factor authentication on all email accounts is the first step to protecting yourself from these devastating cyberattacks.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/how-warren-buffett-and-bill-gates-would-handle-a-10-million-business-email-scam-tips-for-divorcing-executives-from-googles-head-of-security

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

[#TRADESHOW] LET-a #CeMAT #ASIA #EVENT 2026 will be held from June 3 to 5, 2026, at #China #Import and #Export #Fair Complex in #Guangzhou. As a major #logistics #equipment and #intralogistics #technology #trade #exhibition in China, the #expo brings together #suppliers, #manufacturers, system #integrators, and industrial #buyers focused on #business #warehouse #automation, material handling, smart logistics, and #digital #factory solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/let-a-cemat-asia-event-2026/

Observer | Bret Taylor Leads OpenAI Foundation’s $1B Drive for A.I. Safety and Health by Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

OpenAI, founded in 2015 as a nonprofit devoted to ensuring A.I. benefits all of humanity, drew criticism after creating a capped‑profit subsidiary in 2019 and was accused by figures such as co‑founder Elon Musk of drifting from its mission. That chapter effectively closed last year when OpenAI converted to a public benefit corporation and granted the nonprofit a 26 percent equity stake as part of the recapitalization. With that stake now valued at around $130 billion, the foundation plans to back projects that both expand A.I.’s upside and tackle its risks, according to Bret Taylor, chair of the OpenAI Foundation, now one of the world’s largest charities.

Taylor said in a March 24 update that the foundation will invest at least $1 billion this year in areas including life sciences, jobs and community programs, marking a major ramp‑up in giving and accompanied by a wave of new hires.

Taylor became OpenAI’s chair in 2023 in the wake of CEO Sam Altman’s brief ouster and reinstatement. Taylor’s resume spans chief technology officer at Facebook (now Meta), co‑CEO of Salesforce and chair of Twitter (now X), in addition to launching multiple startups, including the A.I. company Sierra.

Read more: https://observer.com/2026/03/openai-chair-bret-taylor-nonprofit-giving/

#artificialintelligence #brettaylor #openai #philanthropy #technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“New NPR reporting reveals ICE’s growing use of data brokers to access sensitive personal data, often evading traditional safeguards. As surveillance expands, our current oversight is falling behind.

Read more:
https://w...”

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The Guardian | Google warns quantum computers could hack encrypted systems by 2029 by Aisha Down

Banks, governments and tech providers urged to upgrade security because current systems will soon be obsolete

Banks, governments and technology providers need to be prepared for quantum computer hackers capable of breaking most existing encryption systems by 2029, Google has warned.

The tech company said in a blogpost that quantum computers would pose a “significant threat to current cryptographic standards” before the end of the decade and urged other companies to follow its lead.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/google-quantum-computers-crack-encryption-2029

#cybercrime #encryption #technology #quantumcomputers #cryptographicstandards

Meet the “Telharmonium,” the First Synthesizer (and Predecessor to Muzak), Invented in 1897

Before the New Year, we brought you footage of Russian polymathic inventor Léon Theremin dem...

#music #technology
https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/meet-the-telharmonium-the-first-synthesizer-and-predecessor-to-muzak-invented-in-1897.html

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Meet the “Telharmonium,” the First Synthesizer (and Predecessor to Muzak), Invented in 1897

Wikipedia has banned its editors from using AI to create articles, @404mediaco reports. @emanuelmaiberg talked to the Wikipedia editor who proposed the guideline about why.

https://flip.it/fggYt0

#Wikipedia #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech

So essentially #Meta imagines a world, in which people don't even have to write their own messages to family and friends anymore?

Like we are not talking useless emails read by a bot here:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/whatsapp-can-now-draft-ai-generated-responses-based-on-your-conversations/

Guess it's a good time to https://www.reddit.com/r/DeMeta/, to avoid massive amounts of inauthentic messages?

#AI #WhatsApp #Text #Facebook #Messenger #Artificialintelligence #MetaAI #Zuckerberg #News #Techcrunch #Tech #Technology #IT #Software

Of all parties, #JPMorgan is warning that the electrical grid has to be replaced.

#Technology #EnergyPolicy #Infrastructure #Finance

https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/jpmorgan-warns-of-national-security-risk-in-old-grid-networks

"Heidegger believed that we risked seeing the world only in terms of economic potential and efficiency – an undeveloped beach becomes no more than an opportunity to develop beachfront condos, for instance. He believed that, to prevent us from losing our humanity, we should look to artists, who represent another way of seeing – one that deepens our appreciation of the world rather than flattening it."

https://aeon.co/videos/as-technologies-mine-our-attention-we-must-look-to-artists

#Humanity #Artists #Music #Technology #Art #Jazz #LiveMusic #Aeon

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Lede photo of an elderly flamenco player with a bushy salt-and-pepper beard listening intently with his guitar pressed to his ear as he plays.

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“At this week’s Law & Tech Talk, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Haochen Sun’s great presentation on “Second Privacy Revolution: Utilitarian Data Governance in the U.S. and China!””

https://bsky.app/profile/yaleisp.bsky.social/post/3mgsiv5wemc2p

Last night I was invited to go on the @BBCNews channel with presenter Christian Fraser to react to the breaking news that #Meta & #Google had been found liable in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, brought by a young woman who claims she became addicted to social media as a child.

I had less than 15 minutes to get ready and I had to listen to the press conference and react to it immediately - so please excuse the messy hair 😅

Here are the main points of what I said:

📌This is a civil case. We need robust legislation, otherwise there is no precise US federal or state law that the tech giants have broken and they can keep appealing. You need to have a law in order to determine someone broke that law.

📌Right now, although we know there *is* definitely harm, the studies are inconclusive & only self-reporting. We need more studies and proven psychological analysis of harm to our young people.

📌We need our governments to stop being lenient with the tech giants and make it clear what specifically we expect from them, what tools and features we want to see, and we need to base that off specific, stated, measured harms.

#socialmedia #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #techpolicy #technews #technology #socialmediaaddiction #socialmediaban

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) has expressed support for the 2026-27 Budget presented by the Financial Secretary of the #HKSAR. The #budget outlines measures to strengthen #HK’s position as an #international centre for #finance, #trade, #shipping, and #innovation and #technology (I&T). It aligns with #China’s 15th Five-Year #Plan, aiming to help #businesses #integrate into national #development and seize #global #opportunities. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-budget-2026-27-aims-to-boost-trade-and-innovation-amid-national-five-year-plan/

#tv #monitor #screen #cats #technology

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Two cats. Left one labeled IPS is slightly faded in color. Right one labeled OLED is saturated and full of contrast.

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[#TRADESHOW] #Security #China 2026 – China #International #Exhibition on #Public #Safety and Security will be held from November 3 to 6, 2026, at China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall), #Beijing. As one of China’s most #influential #events dedicated to public safety, #intelligent security #technologies, and #digital #governance, the #expo brings together #government authorities, #industry #leaders, and #global #technology #providers. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/security-china-2026-china-international-exhibition-on-public-safety-and-security/

I had 500 conversations with AI systems over two years. Went from sceptic to daily user to... something else entirely.

The story isn't about falling in love with the technology. Or falling out of love with it. It's about what happens when the novelty wears off and you're left with the actual work.

https://thedpomuses.substack.com/p/from-gpt-35-to-claude-code-what-500
https://dpo-musings.com

#AI #Privacy #DataProtection #Technology

The Guardian | Muskism by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff review – how Elon Musk is reshaping the world by Christopher Webb

Henry Ford changed the face of industry forever – what kind of economic model do Musk’s methods presage?

Genius industrialist or clownish conman, humanity’s saviour from a rapidly crumbling planet or rabid social media troll – the verdicts on the world’s richest person vary in flavour, but most share something in common: they focus on Musk as an individual. In their study, Quinn Slobodian, a historian at Boston University, and Ben Tarnoff, a tech writer, wish to reframe the conversation. The most important question, they argue, is not “who is Musk?” but “what is Musk a symptom of?”

As the title suggests, their answer is “Muskism”, the coinage a deliberate nod to Fordism, the shorthand for 20th-century capitalism built on the pairing of mass production with mass consumption. If Fordism was the last century’s operating system, Slobodian and Tarnoff contend that Muskism is this century’s.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/26/muskism-by-quinn-slobodian-and-ben-tarnoff-review-how-elon-musk-is-reshaping-the-world

#elonmusk #technology #muskism #fordism #capitalism

Am I a Tech Bro? 18 statements. Agree or Disagree. Take the quiz: https://amiatechbro.com

I think 0% was not bad.

#BigTech #AI #Technology

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Don't let your organization become a sitting duck for emerging cyber threats. Launching a cyber threat intelligence program can mean the difference between significant financial losses and swift recovery from data breaches that occur months after initial compromise. Stay ahead of evolving risks with practical strategies and expert insights in our latest blog post.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/launch-your-cyber-threat-intelligence-program-now-to-outmaneuver-emerging-risks

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@samloonie/116292716517055961

this madness is coming for us all, the Fash want to destroy the Internet for normal human beings, they'll want our DNA just for reading emails or some Epstein Class shit.

#EpsteinClass #Fascism #Technology

Here's a problem I've been struggling with for a while: how to break my dependence on my Smartphone (specifically Android).

So far, so normal, everyone is addicted, but that's not my problem. My smartphone is mostly a tool, with some entertainment uses bolted on the side.

With the changes going on in the mobile ecosystem (enforced app signing, oncoming age verification, etc.), I don't think it's tenable to stay on Android.

1/?

#Linux #Android #smartphones #tech #technology

The smartphone really has become a techno-socio-economic Gordian knot, that I can't see a way to unravel.

We've pushed everything into this one place (UNIX philosophy RIP) to the extent that it's impossible to even define all the use cases you have, let alone start replacing them.

And that's even before you get to the random system you might encounter demands immediate internet access or use of their app.

2/?

#Linux #Android #smartphones #tech #technology

I don't think that Linux phones, or alternative Android ROMs solve the problems, because the hardware is invariably expensive, pushing out a large portion of the population (i.e. everyone who doesn't buy a flagship phone every 2 years).

That's even leaving aside the fact that most Linux phones still don't work for everyday use (no blame assigned here, this is just a fact).

3/?

#Linux #Android #smartphones #tech #technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Digital hall passes are monitoring students in NYC schools, raising concerns about privacy violations and record-keeping practices that erode students’ freedoms.
https://gothamist.com/news/new-digital-hall-passes-track-b...”

https://bsky.app/profile/stopspyingny.bsky.social/post/3mhv5drnb2c2m

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I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I am trying to use a Mastodon client called Thrive, which is specifically said to work with Windows 7, but I keep getting this error when trying to start it. "The program can't start because api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I am using the pre-compiled version, not source. I am not a programmer and wouldn't know how to do that. I am going to try Kex again with TweeseCake and other software, but that never seems to work either. I did, however, update my system, so it might help in the latter case. This is the homepage of Thrive.

https://github.com/G4p-Studios/Thrive

#accessibility #blind #Fediverse #Mastodon #programming #Python #technology #Windows7sp2

Am I turning into a cranky old man or is this some creepy ass shit?

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/melania-trump-robot-humanoid-robot-white-house-video-rcna265192

" #MelaniaTrump walks side by side with humanoid #robot at #WhiteHouse summit

...pitched a vision of the future in which robots serve as educators who teach students about philosophy and art

...focused on #AI and #education, the first lady spoke to 45 female world leaders about the potential benefits of the #technology in the lives of young people, including through AI humanoid educators"

🤮🤮🤮

Google Patented A System To Let AI Change Your Page From Search Results.

You thought the AI summary feature was a bad idea.

Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/jbafz

#advertising #internet #technology #ai-ml #google #search
https://ideatrash.net/2026/03/google-patented-a-system-to-let-ai-change-your-page-from-search-results.html

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Google Patented A System To Let AI Change Your Page From Search Results.

People are shocked tech billionaires cozy up to power.

History is not shocked. It’s just quietly pointing at IBM and raising an eyebrow.

“Don’t be evil” aged about as well as punch cards.

#technology #society #history #bigtech #authoritarianism #anthropology

https://www.keystone-collective.org/punch-cards-and-power-plays-from-ibm-to-big-tech-or-how-we-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-data-state/

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Screenshot of the article.

[#TRADESHOW] 2026 #Shenzhen #International #Industrial #Manufacturing #Technology and #Equipment #Exhibition (#ITES) from March 31 to April 3, 2026, at SZ #World Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. The #event brings together full-chain #manufacturing #solutions, highlighting #robotics, embodied #intelligence, #smart #factories, and high-end #equipment, and serves as a strategic #sourcing and #matchmaking #business #platform for #global #buyers and #manufacturers. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2026-shenzhen-international-industrial-manufacturing-technology-and-equipment-exhibition-ites-2026/

Defacement attacks surged 105% to 324 incidents last week. Technology & Telecom sector absorbed 267 incidents, nearly doubling from previous week's activity. #Defacement #Technology #Cybersecurity

The Guardian | Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds by Dara Kerr

Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial

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Meta and YouTube have been found liable for negligence for deliberately designing addictive products that hooked a young user and led to her being harmed, a jury ruled on Wednesday. The tech companies have also been found liable for failure to warn. The jury awarded the plaintiffs in the case compensatory damages of $3m.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/25/jury-verdict-us-first-social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube

#socialmedia #technology #youtube #jury #whistleblowers

Adding the “Oh!” to Omnisphere #musicianresources #musiciantips #musiciantips #technology https://muz4now.com/2025/adding-the-oh-to-omnisphere

A jury in Los Angeles has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark social media trial, awarding the plaintiff $3 million. Here's more from NBC.

https://flip.it/1sLZy6

#Technology #Tech #SocialMedia #Meta #YouTube

We're writing this in the fediverse so we're guessing most of you don't need this reminder from @parismarx, but just in case, here are all the reasons you should stop posting on Twitter.

https://flip.it/YmTcJQ

#SocialMedia #Technology #Tech #Twitter

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“Tomorrow at Ideas Lunch we will be hosting Ignacio Cofone (University of Oxford) & Katherine Strandburg (New York University) on “Algorithmic Opacity as a Principal-Agent Problem.”

🗓️ Thurs., March 12
🕛 12:00 PM ET
📍...”

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I haven't watched any of the new Star Trek shows (last few years) other than "Picard". So maybe they figured out this trick, but I wonder why - since "The Next Generation" - they didn't connect holodecks on 2 ships (or back to Starfleet Command or Starbase Gadzooks or whatever) to hold virtual "in-person" chats with each other...

#plotholes #startrek #technology

NEU BEI APPLE: MACBOOK AIR MIT M5 ERHÄLT MEHR LEISTUNG, ERWEITERTEN SPEICHER UND NEUE KONNEKTIVITÄT + RABATT

https://gadgetchecks.de/neu-bei-apple-macbook-air-mit-m5-erhaelt-mehr-leistung-erweiterten-speicher-und-neue-konnektivitaet/

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#apple #macbookair #m5 #laptop #notebook #tech #technology #applemacbook #macos #appleintelligence #performance #innovation #studentlife #creativework #productivity #ai #künstlicheintelligenz #mobilität #design #neu

🧑‍💻 "A hacker to me is someone creative who does wonderful things"
Tim Berners-Lee

#quote #technology #hacking

Boost your case with proven cyber evidence preparation strategies to navigate complex digital forensics and ensure expert testimony admissibility in court. With cybersecurity disputes on the rise, top law firms are turning to experts like Stu Sjodal for guidance. Learn how to strengthen your position with actionable advice from a seasoned expert witness.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/join-the-ranks-of-top-law-firms-and-experts-like-cybersecurity-pioneer-stu-sjodal-and-proven-expert-witnesses-boost-your-case-with-proven-cyber-evidence-preparation-strategies

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

““ICE is really in this moment where it’s pooling as much data together as it can to create a broad surveillance network," said S.T.O.P. Communications Director Will Owen. "And it’s increasing exponentially, because they ...”

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OpenAI is closing the Sora app. And Disney cancel the promised 1 billion $ investment in OpenAI. Well, in the end all those Ghibli like images costed money.
#AI #OpenAI #technology #internet #Disney #news

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/

With Disney pulling its OpenAI deal, Sora shutting down, and OpenAI generally pivoting away from the consumer space and focusing on Codex it really seems like companies are finally running out of steam to try and dictate what the market is

There's never been as much demand for these tools as they made it out to be and the damage they've done to the name of the technology will take a while to fix

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #Codex #Technology #News #Sora #ChatGPT #Disney #Business

Hmmmmm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/

#ai #technology

10 Things Linux Can Do That Windows Still Can’t

"Linux offers more freedom than Windows in many ways. Here are a few things you can do on Linux that Windows simply doesn’t allow."

https://itsfoss.com/things-linux-can-window-not/

#linux #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OpenSource #software #tech #technology #microsoft #microslop #windows #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free

A company that bills itself as a "search engine for the best webinars" is turning Zoom meetings into AI-generated podcasts, in some cases without the knowledge of participants and potentially putting them at risk. Tom Rademacher, a teacher and editor, told @404mediaco that for participants' safety, he had intentionally not recorded a webinar for educators and education advocates on keeping kids safe from ICE. Then he received an email from someone called Sarah Blair saying: "Your webinar is featured on the Phil & Amy show."

 https://flip.it/uXtWqZ

#Technology #Tech #Zoom #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Crunchyroll Investigates Data Breach Involving Customer Support Ticket System

📰 Original title: Crunchyroll confirms data breach after hacker claims unauthorized access

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/crunchyroll-investigates-data-breach-involving-customer-support-ticket-system/?redirpost=5a2eb973-979f-43c4-9e8a-fb917428c499

#technology #crunchyroll #databreach

Epic Games has laid off over 1,000 employees, with CEO Tim Sweeney telling staff a "downturn in Fortnite engagement" led the company to "spend significantly more" than it makes. Here's the full story from @GIbiz.

https://flip.it/JUCCa3

#VideoGames #GamesIndustry #Technology #Epic

📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp

“Tomorrow! We'll be hosting Prof. Haochen Sun (University of Hong Kong) for a talk about "The Second Privacy Revolution: Utilitarian Data Governance in the U.S. and China"

Tuesday, March 10 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128

C...”

https://bsky.app/profile/yaleisp.bsky.social/post/3mgnmeys5722i

Engineered air cavities dramatically enhance emission in atom-thin semiconductors

📰 Original title: New light trap design supercharges atom-thin semiconductors

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/engineered-air-cavities-dramatically-enhance-emission-in-atom-thin-semiconductors/?redirpost=b9b9777c-fc89-45a5-b22a-b805e374feb3

#technology #semiconductors #photonics #nanotechnology

Drone Captures First-Ever Footage of ‘Moby Dick’ Whales Headbutting Each Other https://petapixel.com/2026/03/24/drone-captures-first-ever-footage-of-moby-dick-whales-headbutting-each-other/ #aerialfootage #dronefootage #spermwhales #Technology #whales #drone #News

While the West argued about age verification, Iran built something far darker: an Internet it can shut off to silence dissent, hide violence, and isolate millions.

This isn't resilience. It's repression, engineered.

#surveillance #technology #geopolitics #politics #censorship

https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-internet-kill-switch-iran-built-while-the-west-was-busy-debating-age-verification/

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Screenshot of the article. It also contains a picture of Tehran's city view.

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date = '2025-10-17T07:39:45-03:00'
draft = true
title = 'Fifteenth Post Intermittent internet & GSM access'
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GSM and 5G data

We often take for granted the access we have to data & VOIP networks, esp. when we have 'unlimited access'

Unlimited data access is a farce

• My ISP still delivers ancient xDSL connections maxed a 10MBit/s (1MBit = 1024kBit!)
• The connection is capped at speed meaning 30days per bandwidth pool
• * 10MBit/s = 36000Mbit/hr
• * 36000Mbit/hr = 36864000 MBit/day (x24)
• * 36864000MBit/day = 1105920000 MBit/month (x 30 days)
• * 1105920000MBit /1024 = 1080000 MByte/month
• * 1080000MByte /1024 = 1054.6875 GByte/month
• * 1054.6875 /1024 = 1.02996826172 TByte theoretical bandwidth.

You get only 1.0299 TByte/month at max!

Subtract from that number 10% for protocol overhead ping delays retries and what not.

• * 1.0299 TByte - 0.10299TByte = 0.9269TByte
• * 0.9269 TByte = 949.1456 GByte max in practice

The practical cap is at 949.15GB per month

Similar calculations can be made for unlimited post paid POTS phone connections

• The cap is at time. No one talks 24hrs and can pay the phone bill, so the cap is also economical
• No unlimited services exist. All are capped by time*
• Subscriptions can be a way out to good deals
• One of my GSM providers gives 100 minute prepaid subsciptions for 6 months a year and two years
• The difference is startling in comparision with the regular price
• 100min = 4.5 USD per month subscribed prepaid 6 months
• 100min = 25 USD month prepaid!

Don't take your connections for granted.

• Many people (me included) drop permanent services due to economical & technical reasons
• * I dropped my xDSL connection because I need fibre connections to work. My ISP has the fibre optic cables & FAT terminals (fibre acces terminals) in the first part of the street.
• * * My ISP even made the power company change the poles in the whole street
• * * The EBS changed the poles in 40% of the project time, a record for them.
• * * My ISP betrayed us by still giving us FTTC instead of FTTH as promised in the whole street.
• * * My ISP has massive corruption problems, since they abused the grand for FTTH to give us obsolete FTTC equipment with xDSL
• * * Only areas without POTS cables got FTTH first, the rest was shoved on obsolete ancient FTTC equipment you cant buy new anymore globally
• * * The ISP makes double money since they cant charge more for FTTC minimal, but have to give 50MBit/s minimal because there are no lower caps allowed in the contract grand
• * * The FTTH connection als0 gets your POTS phone connected to it
• * * when a pole is ripped off due to a car hitting it, you are SOL without a seperate GSM / smart phone, because your POTS phone is now on a SPF (single point of failure).
• • * On xDSL the lines are buried so POTS lines are safer
• • I also dropped the xDSL service because the ammount of data I can download is pitiful on xDSL
• • I can use the cash literally for food since they charge a massive USD 20/month for the ancient connection

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#GSM #2G #3G #4G #internet #technology #FTTC #FTTH #mathematics #programming #service #network #infrastructure #fibre #optics

[#TRADESHOW] The 26th #China (#Guangzhou) #International #Stainless #Steel #Industry #Exhibition 2026 from May 16 to 18, 2026, at the China #Import and #Export #Fair Complex. As one of #Asia’s important stainless steel #exhibitions, the #event gathers #manufacturers, #suppliers, and downstream #distributors from across the #global #SupplyChain. The #expo is a platform for #trade, #networking, #technology exchange, enabling #manufacturers and #buyers to #connect. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/26th-china-guangzhou-international-stainless-steel-industry-exhibition-2026/

You can clearly see here that I'm not only a passionate cyclist, but that I also like to ride quite fast given proper circumstances

#Photography #Nikon #Small #Sensor #monochrome #Sepia #Instant #Photo #Technology #Light #Physics #Chemistry #computer #bike #technology

RE: https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/116280838433216781

Your kid's £1000 iPhone, on your WiFi, on your credit card, with parental controls you never turned on, despite the fact of being available to you by all major providers for decade. And your solution is to build Iran-lite infrastructure for the rest of us.

Incredible failed parenting. Truly.

#surveillance #society #chatcontrol #technology #politics

AodeRelay boosted

Fight Chat Control » 🌐 2026-03-23
@chatcontrol@mastodon.social

🚨 The Conservatives (EPP) are attempting to force a new vote on Thursday (26th), seeking to *reverse* Parliament's NO on indiscriminate scanning.

This is a direct attack on democracy and blatant disregard for your right to privacy. No means no.

Take action now: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Photographers Can Now Reorder Their Pictures on an Instagram Carousel Post https://petapixel.com/2026/03/24/photographers-can-now-reorder-their-pictures-on-an-instagram-carousel-post/ #photocarousel #adammosseri #Technology #instagram #carousel #News

Boot Configuration Data (BCD) is the firmware-independent database that stores boot-time configuration settings for Windows 11.

During the boot process:

1. Firmware (BIOS/UEFI) loads the Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR).

2. The Windows Boot Manager reads the BCD store to determine which operating system loader to execute and what boot parameters to use.

3. The BCD store contains entries with unique GUIDs, specifying the device location (partition), path to the OS loader (winload.exe), and boot options (like safe mode or debugging flags).

4. If multiple boot entries exist, the Boot Manager presents a menu for the user to select.

5. The selected entry launches winload.exe, which continues the startup process

For UEFI systems, the BCD store is typically located in the EFI System Partition (ESP) at \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD. The Boot Manager uses standard UEFI APIs to locate it, falling back to the hardcoded path if needed. For BIOS systems, the BCD is located on the system partition at \Boot\BCD

To fix boot errors, boot from a Windows installation USB/DVD, select "Repair your computer," then use Command Prompt to run
Following commands, pressing Enter after each.

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /scanos
bootrec /rebuildbcd

Once the operations are complete successfully, remove the USB/DVD and restart the computer.

#Windows11 #BCD #computer #Windows #technology #Error

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How bcd works in boot process windows 11

Don't Let Mergers and Acquisitions Expose Your Business to Cyber Risk. The average cost of a breach during these transitions is $4.45 million, with 83% of organizations experiencing a breach. Get expert guidance on conducting thorough cybersecurity audits and stay ahead of the threat curve in our latest guide.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/here-are-a-few-options-1-mastery-your-digital-shield-the-ultimate-guide-to-cybersecurity-audits-in-mergers-acquisitions-and-divorces-2-from-chaos-to-compliance-mastering-cybersecurity-audits-in-ma-and-divorce-3

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/wdqqal

Stay Ahead of the Law: The Rise of Cross-Border Cryptocurrency Transactions poses a significant threat to remote workers' digital security. Effective international cooperation mechanisms are lacking, leaving vulnerabilities unaddressed. As CISOs, prioritize building technical capacity and engaging in diplomatic efforts to strengthen cybersecurity measures.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/know-the-future-of-remote-work-what-to-do-this-week-to-stay-ahead-of-the-law-by-2026

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/qfgilv

The #HongKong #Trade #Development #Council (#HKTDC) has expressed support for the 2026-27 Budget presented by the Financial Secretary of the #HKSAR. The #budget outlines measures to strengthen #HK’s position as an #international centre for #finance, #trade, #shipping, and #innovation and #technology (I&T). It aligns with #China’s 15th Five-Year #Plan, aiming to help #businesses #integrate into national #development and seize #global #opportunities. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-budget-2026-27-aims-to-boost-trade-and-innovation-amid-national-five-year-plan/

[#TRADESHOW] #Intersec #Shanghai 2026 – #Security #Equipment and #Technology #Expo will be held from May 7 to 9, 2026, at the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center (#NECC), Shanghai. #Exhibition connects #international #suppliers with #China’s rapidly #expanding security, #fire #protection, and #safety #technology #markets. #Event integrates #global expertise with #market depth to promote #innovation in #AI, #IoT, #cybersecurity, and #emergency response #systems. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/intersec-shanghai-2026-security-equipment-and-technology-expo/

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC 👇

“"Civil rights authorities like surveillance technology expert Albert Fox Cahn have long warned about the use of location data by government officials looking to track people’s movements and crack down on civil rights."

...”

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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp 👇

“At this week’s Law & Tech Talk, we had the pleasure of hosting Profs. @azizaahmed.bsky.social and Alice Miller’s amazing discussion of “Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS!””

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Leaked DarkSword Exploit Puts Millions of Older iPhones at Risk

📰 Original title: Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/leaked-darksword-exploit-puts-millions-of-older-iphones-at-risk/?redirpost=0749eda4-b1f4-4441-9b8e-1b739743f918

#technology #iphone #exploits

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse 👇

“The machine didn't take your craft. You gave it uphttps://www.davidabram.dev/musings/the-machine-didnt-take-your-craft/#HackerNews #The #machine #take #your #craft. #You #gave #it #upcraftsmanship #technology #creativity #au...”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/116279984858515750

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🤓 #PrivacyMatters across the #fediverse 👇

“MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/23/mps-urge-uk-government-halt-palantir-contract-fca #Palantir #Technology #FinancialConductAuthority #R...”

https://halo.nu/@theguardian_us_technology/116279811544361460

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Well this cultural movement is blowing up in their face.

#boycottRayBan #Ray_Ban_Meta #SocialMedia #Technology #Opinion #RayBanMeta #CreepGlasses

https://www.wired.com/story/the-rise-of-the-ray-ban-meta-creep

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse 👇

“"American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat"#Aviation #Aeroplanes #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technologyhttps://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-american-airlines-google-ai-airplanes.htm...”

https://mstdn.social/@primonatura/116279792167459773

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Russia restricts access to Archive.today, a website for bypassing paywalls

📰 Original title: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/russia-restricts-access-to-archive-today-a-website-for-bypassing-paywalls/?redirpost=501d7f0f-a31f-496c-b96c-16039f8d49fe

#technology #russia #archive.today

Apple is to start introducing ads to its Maps app, according to @engadget, based on reporting from Bloomberg. "This potential ad revenue could seriously bolster Apple's services business, which currently generates $100 billion a year for the company."

https://flip.it/Yn5atT

#Technology #Tech #Apple

Default Windows 11 settings prioritize compatibility and convenience, not speed, privacy, or gaming performance. Here are the essential steps to take with your Windows 11 PC to keep it fast and secure in 2026.

1. Run Windows Update & Drivers: Go to Settings > Windows Update to check for updates. Check Advanced options > Optional updates for driver updates to ensure components work correctly.

2. Install Drivers: Visit your manufacturer’s website (e.g., ASUS, HP, Dell, NVIDIA) to download the latest BIOS, chipset, and graphics drivers, as these are often better than those provided by Windows Update.

3. Customize Settings & Privacy:

Privacy: Review Settings > Privacy & security to turn off toggles for diagnostic data, advertising ID, and app permissions you don't use.

Taskbar: Right-click the Taskbar to align icons to the left (like Windows 10) or remove unnecessary icons like "Search" or "Widgets".

4. Remove Bloatware: Right-click and uninstall pre-installed, unnecessary apps from the Start menu and "All Apps" list to free up space and resources.

5. Enable Security Features: Ensure Windows Security is active, or install a third-party antivirus.

6. Create a Backup Strategy: Set up a Restore Point or connect to a backup service (e.g., OneDrive or external drive) to protect your new system.

Read more details here https://windowspost.com/things-to-do-after-installing-windows/

#Windows11 #windows #Microsoft #technology #tech #hwoto #techarticle

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The first 10 things to do with your new Windows 11 PC to fast and secure in 2026

Meteorology

Current weather in Groningen SR SA with the infinite power of wttr.in & the grace of lolcat(6) 🏳️‍🌈 wttr curl(1) & {ba{c{k{z{fi}}}}}sh
[that means any shell you love]

Background photograph is a sunset magnifico

log

$ curl --verbose wttr.in/groningen_suriname|lolcat
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:04 --:--:-- 0* Host wttr.in:80 was resolved.

• IPv6: (none)
• IPv4: 5.9.243.187
• Trying 5.9.243.187:80...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:05 --:--:-- 0* Connected to wttr.in (5.9.243.187) port 80
• using HTTP/1.x> GET /groningen_suriname HTTP/1.1> Host: wttr.in> User-Agent: curl/8.14.1> Accept: />
• Request completely sent off0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:06 --:--:-- 0< HTTP/1.1 200 OK< Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *< Content-Length: 9209< Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8< Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:31:36 GMT< { [3945 bytes data]100 9209 100 9209 0 0 1419 0 0:00:06 0:00:06 --:--:-- 2180

• Connection #0 to host wttr.in left intact
  Weather report: groningen_suriname

  \ / Partly cloudy
  _ /"".-. +30(33) °C

  _( ). ↙ 14 km/h

  /(__(_) 10 km

  0.0 mm

Note:

Do not forget to repeat the request with an interval of 8 then 60 secs when the server sends and empty response to curl, watch the LOG~

API

https://wttr.in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)

https://gnu.org

https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Bash

https://curl.se/

https://github.com/busyloop/lolcat

Z

#Weather #wttr #lolcat #curl #bash #csk #ksh #zsh #sh #fish #meteorology #environment #Physics #Chemistry #Mathematics #Lineair #algebra #technology #OpenSource #programming #POSIX

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wttr of groningen SR SA

Meteorology

Current weather in Leonsberg SR SA with the massive power of wttr.in API

curl -v wttr.in/leonsberg_suriname|lolcat 

& the infinite grace of lolcat(6) 🏳️‍🌈 wttr curl(1) & {ba{c{k{z{fi}}}}}sh [any shell you love]

Background photograph is Woman staring in Sunset composed in SR SA at the Marine Trap

log

$ curl -v wttr.in/leonsberg_suriname|lolcat
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:08 --:--:-- 0* Host wttr.in:80 was resolved.

• IPv6: (none)
• IPv4: 5.9.243.187
• Trying 5.9.243.187:80...
• Connected to wttr.in (5.9.243.187) port 80
• using HTTP/1.x> GET /leonsberg_suriname HTTP/1.1> Host: wttr.in> User-Agent: curl/8.14.1> Accept: />
• Request completely sent off< HTTP/1.1 200 OK< Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *< Content-Length: 9210< Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8< Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:47:33 GMT< { [9210 bytes data]100 9210 100 9210 0 0 1046 0 0:00:08 0:00:08 --:--:-- 2032

• Connection #0 to host wttr.in left intact
  Weather report: leonsberg_suriname

  \ / Partly cloudy
  _ /"".-. +30(33) °C

  _( ). ↙ 15 km/h

  /(__(_) 10 km

  0.0 mm

Notice

Do not forget to repeat the request with an interval of 8 then 60 secs when the server sends and empty response to curl, watch the LOG~

API

https://wttr.in

sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)

https://gnu.org

https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Bash

https://curl.se/

https://github.com/busyloop/lolcat

Z

#Weather #wttr #lolcat #curl #bash #csk #ksh #zsh #sh #fish #meteorology #environment #Physics #Chemistry #Mathematics #Lineair #algebra #technology #OpenSource #programming #POSIX

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The age of quantum computing has brought significant changes to how encryption and legal frameworks are approached. Experts like Nick Sullivan highlight the importance of adapting to new challenges. In complex divorce cases, digital concealment tactics pose a major threat. Discover how Google, IBM, and industry leaders are rethinking encryption strategies to stay ahead of emerging threats.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/how-google-ibm-and-experts-like-nick-sullivan-are-rethinking-encryption-and-legal-frameworks-in-the-age-of-quantum-computing

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/jjhkxv

GrapheneOS Maintains Privacy-Focused OS Without Age Verification Requirements

📰 Original title: GrapheneOS Refuses to Comply with Age-Verification Laws

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/grapheneos-maintains-privacy-focused-os-without-age-verification-requirements/?redirpost=1f7d1a7a-3680-400c-9c6b-be6a8f64d649

#technology #grapheneos #privacy #ageverification

“Germany has strictly standardised its digital document requirements. The Deutschland-Stack (in Deutsch), the country’s new sovereign digital infrastructure framework, names just two document formats that public administrations are allowed to use: ODF and PDF/UA.”

When public administrations run on proprietary document formats, they end up dependent on the vendor that controls those formats, with no real way out without significant disruption and cost.

This would help Germany ensure they could switch between various open standard office suites without losing access to their documents in future. This gives freedom of choice and more competition in the market.

See itsfoss.com/news/germany-digit…
#Blog, #ODF, #opensource, #openstandards, #technology

[#TRADESHOW] 2026 #Shenzhen #International #Industrial #Manufacturing #Technology and #Equipment #Exhibition (#ITES) from March 31 to April 3, 2026, at SZ #World Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. The #event brings together full-chain #manufacturing #solutions, highlighting #robotics, embodied #intelligence, #smart #factories, and high-end #equipment, and serves as a strategic #sourcing and #matchmaking #business #platform for #global #buyers and #manufacturers. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2026-shenzhen-international-industrial-manufacturing-technology-and-equipment-exhibition-ites-2026/

Firefox is adding a free, built-in browser VPN (starting in version 149) for users in the US, UK, France, and Germany, with 50GB of monthly data. It only protects traffic inside Firefox—not other apps so it’s useful for casual privacy but not a full system-wide VPN replacement.

1. Firefox is adding a free, built-in VPN to the browser starting with version 149, initially for users in the US, UK, France, and Germany, with over 50GB of data per month.

2. This VPN works only inside Firefox, protecting just browser traffic not other apps, other browsers, or system-wide network activity so it’s not a full replacement for a stand-alone VPN.

3. Free VPNs can be risky, but Mozilla says its service follows its privacy and data principles; its VPN tech has been independently audited and uses the secure WireGuard protocol.

4. Experts warn the limited scope might give non-technical users a false sense of full protection, even though it only covers web browsing in Firefox.

5. Security expert Jacob Kalvo says it’s good for casual use and the 50GB limit is generous, but he doesn’t recommend it for sensitive data, competitive intelligence, or large-scale operations.

#news #Firefox #VPN #security #technology #tech

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Firefox Is Adding a Free Built-In VPN. Here's What It Means for You

Microsoft Insiders Push to Remove Microsoft Account Requirement for Windows 11

📰 Original title: Some Microsoft Insiders Fight to Drop Windows 11's Microsoft Account Requirements

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/microsoft-insiders-push-to-remove-microsoft-account-requirement-for-windows-11/?redirpost=497280c9-03b2-4ecd-b48f-b07925300c95

#technology #microsoft #windows11 #accountrequirement

#introduction #newhere

Hey everyone, I'm Ken, and this is my first post on Mastodon. I've been active on #pixelfed since summer 2025. I've quit using Meta's platforms and I'm happy being part of the fediverse.

My interests include #urbandesign #cityplanning #architecture #espanol #travel #language #photography #transit #streetphotography #publicart #spaceexploration #cats #gardens #minerals #sashimi #coffee #history #technology and I'm a #humanist.

I live in #Denver #Colorado USA.

Google Tests AI-Generated Headlines in Search Results

📰 Original title: Google Search Is Now Sometimes Using AI To Replace Headlines

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/google-tests-ai-generated-headlines-in-search-results/?redirpost=41289fcb-70cc-40df-a9fc-116b9bf29b9f

#technology #google #ai #search

"These companies have primarily made their chatbots “smarter” not by writing niftier code but by making them bigger: ramming more data through more powerful computer chips that use more electricity."

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/ai-data-centers-energy-demands/686064/?gift=IaTMqerMHTZL-ib0ALx6bWD9eABk8EFIwj_d2aNSQBU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

#technology #AI #LLMs #environment

PH4NTXM Lone Wolf Mode Update:
We ran a test using p0f (passive OS fingerprinting) against PH4NTXM’s Lone Wolf mode.

Result?

Only a local loopback connection to Tor was visible — no meaningful OS fingerprint, no external signature, no identifiable pattern.

In Lone Wolf mode, traffic is encapsulated early. What observers see is Tor behavior, not the underlying system.

Lone Wolf doesn’t try to look like something — it disappears into Tor.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

listed.to

TIL about https://listed.to/

I've been using Standard Notes for a while. It's much handier to type in your toots & posts in a nice editor, than in the puny port in the web interfaces of mastodon and other web interfaces.

I started to look for a handy solution when I began typing long posts on my Androids

• phone interfaces suck balls when you have a tall corpus
• touch screen keyboards suck major
• everything is too small
• fingers slam & flow over on other letters than touched
• typing errors are major
• auto correct is a must but a privacy hell (exposing everything you write to Alphabet / google)
• It takes 10 times longer to type in a short post on a Android capacitive interface with auto correction keyboard and word suggestion enabled
• In comes the saviour

Standard Notes is double encrypted, markdown capable, auto-synchronizes and available on all platforms you work in

• have a browser ready with JavaScript and tls
• Standard Notes has MFA 2FA encryption for your account
• paid extras of the service are not needed here
• you may enable them if you choose to thave that convenience
• I use md editors on my machines to have previews of my markdown formatted notes
• On Linux I use the powerful ghostwriter which uses very powerful libraries
• pandoc version 3.1.11.1
• cmark version 0.30.2
• multimarkdown version 1.35
• These tools and libs make my markdown experience incredible smooth, surpassing what Standard Notes has to offer

Today I learned about Listed when I walked down the Standard Notes preferences

• Listed is linked to Standard Notes
• Listed is free (as in beer)
• You can blog you secure notes when you explicitly choose to do so
• You have to enter your super long (64 character) password to blog a note standard remark 1
• A key pair is generated to enable standard notes to publish that one note in your blog
• You have to enter your password for every note you want to blog [logical since notes are per default secure and private]
• The blogging port is timer based 60 seconds is the shortest timer
• You have to manually update your Listed blog post
• Listed blog posts are presented in a nice clean and fast interface on port 443
• Listed can be configured to your own taste including your gravatar

remarks

• Your passwords should be really long, use password managers to process them
• make sure you have weird characters in them
• make it a PITA to enter the passwords manually
• use MFA 2FA everywhere you make accounts
• There is no cloud just somebody elses server

Sources

https://standardnotes.com/

https://standardnotes.com/privacy

https://app.standardnotes.com/

https://listed.to/

https://github.com/commonmark/cmark

https://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-6/MMD_Users_Guide.html

https://pandoc.org/

https://listed.to/@kieran/60239/goodbye-windows-11-hello-linux-mint

#network #synchronization #mathematics #technology #encryption #MFA #2FA #sync #standard #notes #listed #to #programming #blogging #opensource #ghost #writer #cmark #pandoc #mulitmarkdown #markdown

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A Scientist's View of War

Neil Degrasse Tyson

IMHO a well presented view on war in general

I won't interpret the video. Neil has done a good job on the presentation

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI9NG068TwI

#war #death #from #above #ideology #resources #theft #Neil #Degrasse #Tyson #technology #nuclear #Iran #Iraq #World #physics #chemistry #mathematics

Iran Shahed drones

• Iran Shahed 136 drones are effective (according to this video). Iran has many thousands of them and they wreak havoc and destruction, accross the War Theatre

• Agressor USA and israel may run out of intercept drones to counter the Shahed drones

• Iran is in offensive

• Interesting technology this drone has

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVXPv3Z-9SA

#war #death #from #above #ideology #resources #theft #technology #drones #nuclear #Iran #Iraq #World #physics #chemistry #mathematics

Security Patches

InfoSec

Regardless of which Operating System you run, it is important to keep up with the critical updates to keep your machines as safe as possible

• Realize that by the time a critical bug has been reported, verified, patched and delivered to your distribution of choice, a significant amount of time has passed...
• From the first day the bug has been discovered [zero day] to the day you patch your computing machine, you've had a vunurable open machine in that one respect.
• Keep the amount of time between the availability, of patches & the update of your machines, especially your VMs (Qemu et al) & physical servers as short as possible
• Make sure to always use manual updates on your server VM's!
• I shall not explain why, start reading on Wikipedia and furthe, the explanation is too long for this short post

Notes:

• every OS can have vunurabilities
• Security in obscurity does not work!
• you are not secure because you run obsolete AmigaOS QNX or cool and niche *BSD as an OS
• buffer overflows hide everywhere
• I reguraly find them!

#Security #patches #programming #InfoSec #AmigaOS #Amiga #QNX #Linux #feeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #technology #software #buffer #overflow #mathematics

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Wi-Fi and the internet are two different things: Wi-Fi connects you to your local network, while the internet connects that network to the rest of the world. If the laptop is connected to WiFi but has no internet access, it means your device is linked to your router, but the router cannot reach the internet. It could be due to problems with the router, modem, internet service provider (ISP), or your device's network settings.

Quick Troubleshooting Steps:

Restart Router/Modem: Unplug your modem and router for 30 seconds to fix most connectivity issues.

Restart Laptop: Resolves temporary software glitches.

Check Other Devices: If other devices can't connect to the Internet, the issue is with your Internet Service Provider (ISP), not your laptop.

Run Network Troubleshooter: In Windows, use the built-in troubleshooter (Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters).

Flush DNS and Renew IP: Open Command Prompt as admin and run: ipconfig /flushdns, ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew.

Disable VPN/Firewall: Temporarily turn off third-party antivirus or VPN services, as they can block traffic.

Update/Reinstall Drivers: Outdated network adapter drivers can cause connectivity issues.

Forget Wi-Fi Network: "Forget" the network in Settings, then reconnect to refresh the settings.

Run Network Reset (Windows): Search for "network reset" in settings to reset all adapters.

@followers Read troubleshooting steps in detail: https://windowspost.com/wifi-connected-no-internet/

#INTERNET #WIFI #network #Windows11 #windows #Windows10 #tech #technology #howtoguide

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My wifi says "Connected, secured," but I can't access the internet on my Windows 11 Laptop. Need help troubleshoot and restore internet access on my Laptop.

Two Decades After the First Tweet: How X, Musk, and Social Media Have Evolved

📰 Original title: It’s been 20 years since the first tweet

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/two-decades-after-the-first-tweet-how-x-musk-and-social-media-have-evolved/?redirpost=5b2742ea-5671-4603-82da-d6de7b23f38c

#technology #twitter #elonmusk #socialmedia

I tested an article I wrote 22 years ago. The result is 72% AI-generated. The corporations have no respect for copyright and are built on stolen material.

#AI #tech #capitalism #technology #LLM

[#TRADESHOW] LET-a #CeMAT #ASIA #EVENT 2026 will be held from June 3 to 5, 2026, at #China #Import and #Export #Fair Complex in #Guangzhou. As a major #logistics #equipment and #intralogistics #technology #trade #exhibition in China, the #expo brings together #suppliers, #manufacturers, system #integrators, and industrial #buyers focused on #business #warehouse #automation, material handling, smart logistics, and #digital #factory solutions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/let-a-cemat-asia-event-2026/

"Only 26% of voters view AI positively, making it even less popular than ICE, according to an NBC News poll of 1,000 voters."

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/16/ai-sam-altman-fear-mongering

#news #TechNews #technology #AI

"Throughout space there is energy. Is this energy static or kinetic! If static our hopes are in vain; if kinetic — and this we know it is, for certain — then it is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature."

Serbian-American inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla died #OTD in 1943.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

Books by Nikola Tesla at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5067

#books #science #technology

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Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) thinking. Tesla is seated in a dimly lit study or laboratory. He wears a dark, tailored suit, complete with a high-collared white shirt and a neatly tied bowtie, reflecting his elegant style. His slender frame and sharp features are illuminated by soft, focused light, emphasizing his high cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and slightly furrowed brow.