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Mike McCue @mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Hello fediverse,

The AltStore is federating! It’s time to give developers and users an open platform to directly connect with each other while drastically improving app discovery. I believe so much in this mission that I joined their board to help.

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6h

Our brains evolved to socialize — but max out at about 150 friends.

@WSJ reports: "The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media."

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#brain #friends #science #socialmedia #psychology

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h

Tesla offers cheaper versions of two electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year.

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#tesla #ev #electricvehicles #tech #technology

Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year

Tesla announced the launch of cheaper versions of two of its electric vehicles Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales.

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Richard MacManus @ricmac.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h

Let's take a trip back to the year 2000, 25 long internet years ago. A year in which Flash websites proliferate, blogging expands, social news sites like Slashdot gain influence — all of this while the dot-com bubble slowly deflates and Napster dominates headlines […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Several months ago, @404mediaco reported that the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Texas had used an AI-enabled license plate surveillance tool to track down a woman who had had an abortion. The sheriff said that the search was because the woman's family members were concerned for her safety […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Inside Rivian’s design factory and the story behind those distinct headlights.

From CNBC: "Weak demand, higher costs and the U.S. cancelling the EV credit could spell trouble for Rivian. But that hasn’t stopped the company from breaking ground on a new $5 billion factory in Georgia, where the […]

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Trio of physicists win Nobel Prize for revealing "bizarre properties" of the quantum world.

@CNN reports: "John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis will share the prize for their discovery of a phenomenon called quantum mechanical tunneling in an electrical circuit." […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Google’s Play Store shake-up looms after U.S. Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly.

@AssociatedPress reports: "U.S. District Judge James Donato last October ordered Google to give its competitors access to its entire inventory of Android apps and also make those alternative […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Instagram will award top creators with a gold ring. But no cash.

CNBC reports: "The program comes after Meta ended its Reels Play bonus program on Instagram and Facebook in 2023, which had been a key source of income for many creators."

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#instagram #meta #socialmedia […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure.

@AssociatedPress reports: "OpenAI will buy the latest version of the company’s high performance graphics chips, the Instinct MI450, which is expected to debut next year."

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#openai #amd #ai […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Joshua Aaron, creator of ICEBlock, has asked Apple to reinstate the app in its online store, telling CNBC in an interview that when the app was first submitted it had been through a heavy review process, and that he is consulting an attorney. The app, which can be used to anonymously report […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

"Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities."

@AssociatedPress reports on ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Why current AI models won’t make scientific breakthroughs, according to Thomas Wolf, co-founder of $4.5 billion AI startup Hugging Face.

CNBC says his views "are in stark contrast to those by major names in AI including OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei." […]

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Richard MacManus @ricmac.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

This week on Cybercultural, let's re-live the Year of Napster: Shawn Fanning wearing a Metallica shirt to the 2000 MTV Awards, Lars Ulrich testifying to Senate and whining to the media (but in retrospect, was he right after all?!), Judge Patel calling Napster a monster, the media dreaming of a […]

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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Think your data is safe because it's stored privately or because you're in the EU? Think again.

I wrote a guide to how subpoenas, the third-party doctrine, data brokers, and the CLOUD Act let government and private parties access your information without your knowledge […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

OpenAI’s Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of "AI slop."

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#openai #ai #artificialintelligence #meta #technology

OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'

OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, aiming to capture the audience of short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measures.

@AssociatedPress reports: "Many of the world’s top AI companies are located in California and will have to follow the requirements."

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#ai #newsom #california #artificialintelligence #technology

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measures

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law legislation aiming to increase transparency and prevent AI models from being used to cause catastrophic harms.

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Amazon is having its fall hardware event on Tuesday, Sept. 30, in New York City, where the company is expected to debut new devices. @Engadget shares its best educated guesses at what we’ll see:

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#tech #amazon #devices #technology

What to expect from Amazon's event on Tuesday, September 30

Here's what we think will be discussed at Amazon's event on September 30.

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Electronic Arts has been privately acquired in a $52.5B deal by investors including Saudi Arabia's investment fund (known as PIF), and Jared Kushner. Chairman and CEO Andrew Wilson will stay at the helm, with the acquisition expected to be completed in Q1 FY27, subject to regulatory and […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Regulators in the U.S. struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps.

From @AssociatedPress: "In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI 'therapy.'"

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

As enterprises rush to embed AI into their workflows, the cyberattack surface is expanding. @Techcrunch has more:

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#tech #cybersecurity #hacking #ai #technology #artificialintelligence

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services — by burying their data deep underground. @WIRED takes us inside the nuclear bunkers, mines, and mountains being retrofitted as data centers.

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 11d

From tech giants to startups, South Korea plans to gain the upper hand vs. OpenAI, Google and others with homegrown AI. @Techcrunch has more:

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#tech #ai #southkorea #google #openai #artificialintelligence

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 12d

Trump allies win big in reported TikTok deal.

@afpfr reports: https://flip.it/XaE3ye

Meanwhile, China is being awfully quiet, as CNBC reports: https://flip.it/yxZFAh

#tiktok #socialmedia #trump #china #tech #technology

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Patrick Leavy @patrickleavy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12d

The 'small tech' map - it's great to see that so many good alternatives to #bigtech unethical #datarape products exist.

Which will you switch to?

(This map appears on this page of our website: https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html , and […]

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a map of europe with privacy-focused alternatives to big tech products on it. Also shown are US, Canada and FOSS products.

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