The way capitalism will dehumanize anyone to just to increase its profits!
Prisoners Alarmed to Discover That a Startup Is Training an AI Based on Their Phone Calls
https://futurism.com/future-society/inmates-ai-securus-surveillance
#Prisoners #Startup #AI #Training #Phones #Tech
I definitely think allowing the user to continue the conversation is useful. In my own use of LLMs I tend to often ask followup questions, being able to do so in the same window will be useful.
Wow, really! What is it with you people that think you can dictate what I choose to do with my time and my software? You find AI offensive, dont use it, or even better, dont use calibre, I can certainly do without users like you. Do NOT try to dictate to other people what they can or cannot do.
Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Technology #Tech #Microsoft #Pentagon #Cybersecurity #Defense #China
Erst die #Masken-Affäre, dann die gescheiterte Richterwahl im #Bundestag: Die Kritik an #CDU-Fraktionschef Jens #Spahn nimmt nicht ab. CORRECTIV legt in einer mehrteiligen Enthüllungsserie das #Lobbynetzwerk Spahns offen. Im ersten Teil: der umstrittene #Tech-Milliardär Christian Angermayer.
https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/gesundheit/2025/07/22/netzwerk-mit-nebenwirkungen-jens-spahn-und-der-milliardaer/
AI is intellectual Viagra
FediCon kicks off tomorrow in Vancouver 💫
And... our co-founder @michael is making the trip across the Atlantic to be there - that's over 7,460 km!
We wouldn't make these trips if we didn't believe in the Open Social Web and how it can be used to better the world.
In particular, Michael is looking forward to meeting all the amazing faces we speak to regularly online in person.
If you're there, say hello!
#FediCon #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia #OpenSocialWeb #Tech #Event
MageGee MK-Box 65% Mechanical Wired Computer Keyboard Review
A comprehensive review of the MageGee MK-Box mechanical computer keyboard covering overview, keycaps, switches, specifications, shortcuts and more.
Remove Unwanted Artificial Intelligence Features On DuckDuckGo
Discover how to remove the clutter of unwanted DuckDuckGo artificial intelligence features by altering search settings or using alternative websites.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/remove-artificial-intelligence-duckduckgo/
#blog #search #NoAi #ArtificialIntelligence #tech #technology
#Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by #China
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Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular #SharePoint software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the product.
#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #Government #Safety #privacy
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-sharepoint-hack-china-cybersecurity
Little Bits: Issue #27 For July 2025
Fresh little bits are here for the month of July along with a hopeful and motivational message about life achievements and the progression of life.
***infosec specialists are needed in the resistance ***
The world needs tech security specialists to run workshops at public libraries for all ages & abilities to remove spyware, AI, reduce surveillance, understand the issues, & for more advanced, move to Linux, degooglefy, etc.
Libraries will pay good wages for these workshops.
If you have these skills, please consider offering them.
#libraries #library #tech #infosec #privacy #security #activism #antifa #resistance
90 Unique Tech Geek Holiday Gift Ideas For 2025
Take the challenge out of gift giving this holiday season using this curated tech gift guide of unique ideas sourced from past issues of Little Bits.
Last month, job boards for actors were flooded with ads looking for people to record “conversations, character voices, and natural speech to help train AI systems," for a project by Microsoft. Payment was orders of magnitude more than a normal acting gig — up to $80,000, where a national ad campaign for a big brand might ordinarily pay $6,000. @404mediaco's Rosie Thomas spoke to voice actors about the "Faustian bargain" of accepting such roles. "You're still taking away tomorrow's meal because they're offering you a little bit more,” says Katie Clark Gray.
#Movies #Cinema #Film #Acting #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆!
Today, May 15, at 23:59 CET we are closing both the Call for Proposals and Early Bird ticket sales for #DWebCamp 2026 🏕️
💡 Submit your idea for a workshop, talk, or presentation to build modern, decentralised technology that follows the values of the early Internet and the DWeb Principles.
😲 At DWeb Camp it’s not unlikely to wake up and find yourself brushing your teeth next to sir @timbl, or to end up chatting with @brewsterkahle over lunch.
🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us for an unforgettable and exciting retreat in Alte Hölle, ~1h from Berlin, on 8–12 August 2026.
📣 Invite your friends, both techies and not! We need the contribution of passionate, motivated, and inspiring humans to make the tools we actually need.
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Microsoft is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of the tech giant’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.
#News #Microsoft #Tech #Data #China #Cybersecurity #Government #Technology
Today's Poll 👇
How often do you use AI tools in your daily life?
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Poll #Tech #FutureOfWork
Here's a curriculum developed around the TV series "Halt and Catch Fire" for discussion groups for talking about working in tech during the 1980s-1990s when the industry was not destroying the world
Newest #Substack: READ THE REST & DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! https://blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-search-for-identity-psst-sherrod - "As #Democrats search for identity, #culture & policies to reinforce the values the first 2 communicate to voters, they must lean into the roadmap Sherrod provided for yrs to win handily in OH.
Even ignoring the dingos of the rw echoes-phere & corporate #media click bait ladies of the night, doesn't mean there’s not a problem. B/c there is, it’s a major & it’s one some of us have been screaming about for yrs"
#news #politics #trump #russia #usa #ukraine #us #unitedstates #eu #ai #writing #tech #senate #tariffs #ICE #economy #nato #donaldtrump
"Trump & Thune About to Rip Away #Health Care & Whig-ify the #GOP Jan 1 - https://www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thune-about-to-rip-away
"There are certainly no lack of examples of their glib dishonesty and putrid amorality. But one that perfectly sums up the Jonestown GOP Caucus is their nonchalance at allowing enhanced Obamacare subsidies, the only way millions of Americans can afford healthcare, to just disappear. Like Mike Johnson’s testicles when #Trump enters the room"
#news #politics #donaldtrump #maga #ai #elonmusk #usa #ukraine #unitedstates #tech #eu #us #russia #america #media #press #congress #culture #economy
Is It Really Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
Protect your software rights by gaining clarity and transparency of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) by using the project Is It Really FOSS?
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/is-it-really-free-open-source-software-project-review/
