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‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’ (nytimes.com)

The listed authors of Stochastic Parrots reply to the "AI pause" letter (dair-institute.org)

Italian regulators order ChatGPT ban over alleged violation of data privacy laws (theverge.com)

ailiphilia@feddit.it,
1 day ago

Italy's Data Protection Authority says that ChatGPT creator OpenAI lacks lawful justification for the collection of users’ personal information. The privacy regulator says the company also has no mechanism in place to stop underage users accessing the service, which “exposes minors to absolutely unsuitable answers...

"Take your eyes off your mobile phone": Martin Cooper, dubbed the 'father of the cell phone', is critical about our use of mobile tech but hopes for the future (techxplore.com)

tardigrada@beehaw.org,
1 day ago

Smartphones are used primarily for entertainment these days, but the 94-year old says that 'humans sooner or later figure it out'. We're at the mindless staring phase with our phones, he says, but that won't last. "Each generation is going to be smarter," argues Cooper. "They will learn how to use the cell phone more...

Newsboat 2.31 released (github.com)

The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess (vice.com)

Policy makers: Please don’t fall for the distractions of #AIhype (medium.com)

Behind the Screens | Fairphone (youtu.be)

A new F-Droid board for a new era of growth (f-droid.org)

Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court, judge finds (arstechnica.com)

tardigrada@beehaw.org,
2 days ago

Evidence shows that Google intended to subvert the discovery process, and that Chat evidence was "lost with the intent to prevent its use in litigation" and "with the intent to deprive another party of the information's use in the litigation," the court says.

"The European Commission does not understand what is written in its own Chat Control Bill": EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson repeats incorrect arguments (mullvad.net)

ailiphilia@feddit.it,
3 days ago

It's remarkable that the responsible EU Commissioner gets away with this, without tremendous criticism from media and members of the EU Parliament, Mullvad writes in its blog. "It’s obvious during the interviews [which she gave to various media] that Ylva Johansson does not understand her own bill and what consequences it...

Interoperability "opens up a real Pandora's box", researchers say (lightbluetouchpaper.org)

ailiphilia@feddit.it,
3 days ago

Everyone’s worried that the UK Online Safety Bill and the EU Child Sex Abuse Regulation will put an end to end-to-end encryption. But according to a new paper the Digital Markets Act already passed by the EU could have the same effect....

Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia (theguardian.com)

DivestOS - March 22nd 2023 Update, Tad (SkewedZeppelin) was granted the 2022 'Outstanding New Free Software Contributor' award by the Free Software Foundation, and many more (divestos.org)

Free Software Awards winners announced: Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), GNU Jami (fsf.org)

QR Codes for All! (tilvids.com)

Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware (krebsonsecurity.com)

tardigrada@beehaw.org,
4 days ago

The popular e-commerce app sought to seize total control over affected devices by exploiting multiple security vulnerabilities in a variety of Android-based smartphones, writes Krebs on his security blog.

LLM + Clean Room: Will LLMs be the death of code copyrights? (gynvael.coldwind.pl)

From gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility (github.com)

dankeck@beehaw.org,
5 days ago

Learn about assistive technology enabling more people to do software development, such as:...

Tech makers must provide repairs for up to 10 years under proposed EU law (arstechnica.com)

"TikTok is part of China’s cognitive warfare campaign", says researcher Nita Farahany (theguardian.com)

ailiphilia@feddit.it,
7 days ago

"We [...] need to raise public awareness of the risks associated with digital platforms and neurotechnology devices by giving the public concrete information about the risks to themselves and national security. Educating users about potential dangers and promoting digital literacy will empower individuals to make informed...

Not only TikTok: France bans also Twitter, Instagram, Netflix and other apps from government staff phones (techxplore.com)

tardigrada@beehaw.org,
7 days ago

The move follows similar restrictions on TikTok in democratic countries amid fears about the popular video-sharing app's Chinese connections. But the French decision also encompassed other platforms widely used by government officials, lawmakers and President Emmanuel Macron himself.

Flipboard joins the Fediverse with a Mastodon integration and community, plans for ActivityPub (techcrunch.com)

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of 'Moore’s Law', dies at 94 (theverge.com)

tardigrada@beehaw.org,
7 days ago

Moore also predicted the rise of the PC and the smartphone decades before they became reality. He died on Friday surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii.

Odilia team working to make Linux on the desktop more viable for screen reader users (odilia.app)

dankeck@beehaw.org,
7 days ago

Great news for users who are fans of FOSS and also are blind, have low vision, have various cognitive disabilities, or otherwise have a critical need for screen reader software....

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‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’ (nytimes.com)

The listed authors of Stochastic Parrots reply to the "AI pause" letter (dair-institute.org)

Italian regulators order ChatGPT ban over alleged violation of data privacy laws (theverge.com)

"Take your eyes off your mobile phone": Martin Cooper, dubbed the 'father of the cell phone', is critical about our use of mobile tech but hopes for the future (techxplore.com)

Newsboat 2.31 released (github.com)

The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess (vice.com)

Policy makers: Please don’t fall for the distractions of #AIhype (medium.com)

Behind the Screens | Fairphone (youtu.be)

A new F-Droid board for a new era of growth (f-droid.org)

Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court, judge finds (arstechnica.com)

"The European Commission does not understand what is written in its own Chat Control Bill": EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson repeats incorrect arguments (mullvad.net)

Interoperability "opens up a real Pandora's box", researchers say (lightbluetouchpaper.org)

Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia (theguardian.com)

DivestOS - March 22nd 2023 Update, Tad (SkewedZeppelin) was granted the 2022 'Outstanding New Free Software Contributor' award by the Free Software Foundation, and many more (divestos.org)

Free Software Awards winners announced: Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), GNU Jami (fsf.org)

QR Codes for All! (tilvids.com)

Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware (krebsonsecurity.com)

LLM + Clean Room: Will LLMs be the death of code copyrights? (gynvael.coldwind.pl)

From gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility (github.com)

Tech makers must provide repairs for up to 10 years under proposed EU law (arstechnica.com)

"TikTok is part of China’s cognitive warfare campaign", says researcher Nita Farahany (theguardian.com)

Not only TikTok: France bans also Twitter, Instagram, Netflix and other apps from government staff phones (techxplore.com)

Flipboard joins the Fediverse with a Mastodon integration and community, plans for ActivityPub (techcrunch.com)

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of 'Moore’s Law', dies at 94 (theverge.com)

Odilia team working to make Linux on the desktop more viable for screen reader users (odilia.app)

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‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’ (nytimes.com)

The listed authors of Stochastic Parrots reply to the "AI pause" letter (dair-institute.org)

Italian regulators order ChatGPT ban over alleged violation of data privacy laws (theverge.com)

"Take your eyes off your mobile phone": Martin Cooper, dubbed the 'father of the cell phone', is critical about our use of mobile tech but hopes for the future (techxplore.com)

Newsboat 2.31 released (github.com)

The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess (vice.com)

Policy makers: Please don’t fall for the distractions of #AIhype (medium.com)

Behind the Screens | Fairphone (youtu.be)

A new F-Droid board for a new era of growth (f-droid.org)

Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court, judge finds (arstechnica.com)

"The European Commission does not understand what is written in its own Chat Control Bill": EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson repeats incorrect arguments (mullvad.net)

Interoperability "opens up a real Pandora's box", researchers say (lightbluetouchpaper.org)

Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia (theguardian.com)

DivestOS - March 22nd 2023 Update, Tad (SkewedZeppelin) was granted the 2022 'Outstanding New Free Software Contributor' award by the Free Software Foundation, and many more (divestos.org)

Free Software Awards winners announced: Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), GNU Jami (fsf.org)

QR Codes for All! (tilvids.com)

Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware (krebsonsecurity.com)

LLM + Clean Room: Will LLMs be the death of code copyrights? (gynvael.coldwind.pl)

From gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility (github.com)

Tech makers must provide repairs for up to 10 years under proposed EU law (arstechnica.com)

"TikTok is part of China’s cognitive warfare campaign", says researcher Nita Farahany (theguardian.com)

Not only TikTok: France bans also Twitter, Instagram, Netflix and other apps from government staff phones (techxplore.com)

Flipboard joins the Fediverse with a Mastodon integration and community, plans for ActivityPub (techcrunch.com)

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of 'Moore’s Law', dies at 94 (theverge.com)

Odilia team working to make Linux on the desktop more viable for screen reader users (odilia.app)

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