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How much small print did you have to read before you could boot your computer for the first time?


#linux #mac #windows #macos #microsoft #boot #licence #agreement #meme #nerd #humor #just4fun #lol #fun #funny #joke #economy #freedom #foss #floss #gnu #gpl

#windows #microsoft #linux #floss #foss #funny #freedom #Humor #Meme #joke #economy #fun #gnu #nerd #lol #just4fun #MAC #MacOS #gpl #Agreement #boot #licence

Who owns your shiny new #Pixel 9 #phone? You canā€™t say no to #Googleā€™s #surveillance


Source: https://cybernews.com/security/google-pixel-9-phone-beams-data-and-awaits-commands/

Every 15 minutes, #GooglePixel 9 Pro XL sends a data packet to Google. The device shares #location, email address, phone number, #network status, and other #telemetry. Even more concerning, the phone periodically attempts to download and run new code, potentially opening up #security risks...


Don't be a data cow šŸ® on Google's server farm šŸ‘Ž


#tracking #fail #bigbrother #orwell #economy #online #Problem #news #Smartphone #android #bigdata #datacow

#FAIL #security #phone #smartphone #tracking #problem #Android #surveillance #news #economy #online #network #pixel #bigdata #bigbrother #location #telemetry #Orwell #Googleā€™s #GooglePixel #datacow

#Intel has not halted sales or clawed back any inventory. It will not do a recall, period. The #company is not currently commenting on whether or how it might extend its #warranty.


source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206529/intel-13th-14th-gen-crashing-instability-cpu-voltage-q-a

Why would anyone ever buy from them again with these business practices? šŸ¤”

#CPU #fail #hardware #problem #economy #business #news


There is no fix for Intelā€™s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs ā€” any damage is permanent

Hereā€™s what Intel told us about its unstable 13th and 14th Gen Core CPUs after we heard that damage to those chips is permanent.
Sean Hollister (The Verge)
#FAIL #hardware #problem #news #economy #business #CPU #Intel #company #warranty

'Facial recognition' #error message on vending #machine sparks concern at #University of #Waterloo


source: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/facial-recognition-error-message-on-vending-machine-sparks-concern-at-university-of-waterloo-1.6779835

Earlier this month, a student noticed an error message on one of the machines in the Modern Languages building. It appeared to indicate there was a problem with a facial recognition application.


error message on screen

#privacy #fail #FacialRecognition #face #technology #news #economy #problem #Canada

'Facial recognition' error message on vending machine sparks concern at University of Waterloo

A set of smart vending machines at the University of Waterloo is expected to be removed from campus after students raised privacy concerns about their software.
Kitchener
#FAIL #privacy #technology #error #problem #Canada #face #news #economy #University #facialrecognition #machine #Waterloo

The Dawn of the AI-Military Complex


source: https://goodinternet.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-ai-military-complex

Two weeks ago, #OpenAI deleted it's ban on using #ChatGPT for "Military and Warfare" and revealed, that it's working with the military on "cybersecurity tools". It's clear to me that the darlings of generative AI want in on the wargames, and i'm very confident they are not the only ones. With ever more international conflicts turning hot, from Israels war on Hamas after the massacre on 7th october to Russias invasion of Ukraine to local conflicts like the Houthis attacking US trade ships with drones and the US retaliating, plus the competetive pressure from China, who surely have their own versions of AI-powered automated weapon systems in place, i absolutely think that automatic war pipelines are in high demand from many many international players with very very deep pockets, and #SiliconValley seems more than eager to exploit.


#wargame #war #terror #military #ai #news #complex #politics #economy #conflict


The Dawn of the AI-Military Complex

Triggerwarnings.
RenƩ Walter (GOOD INTERNET)
#AI #politics #news #military #war #economy #siliconvalley #openai #chatgpt #terror #wargame #complex #conflict

Big corporations acting badly is not a surprise. But I'll bet most folks don't know about Kytch.

McDonaldā€™s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ā€˜Smoking Gunā€™ That Killed Their Startup | WIRED ā€¢ https://www.wired.com/story/kytch-taylor-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-smoking-gun/
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#mcdonalds #fastfood #business #economy

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McDonaldā€™s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ā€˜Smoking Gunā€™ That Killed Their Startup

Kytch, the company that tried to fix McDonaldā€™s broken ice cream machines, has unearthed a 3-year-old email it says proves claims of an alleged plot to undermine their business.
Andy Greenberg (WIRED)
#economy #business #FastFood #mcdonalds

#Zuckerbergā€™s #Meta comes under #attack from human rights campaigners


source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/02/zuckerbergs-meta-under-attack-from-human-rights-campaigners/
#Internews said complaints about #misinformation on conflicts, such as the #Tigray #War in #Ethiopia, sometimes went unanswered for months, although warnings about content spreading in #Ukraine were typically dealt with quickly.

#economy #media #socialMedia #software #fail #politics #finance #problem #hate #fake #news #facebook

Zuckerbergā€™s Meta comes under attack from human rights campaigners

Social media giant has a high response time when taking down misinformation campaigns, they allege
The Telegraph
#FAIL #facebook #Software #socialmedia #media #problem #politics #news #Ukraine #war #economy #finance #meta #misinformation #hate #attack #Zuckerbergā€™s #Internews #Tigray #Ethiopia #fake

ā€˜Greedflationā€™: profit-boosting mark-ups attract an inevitable backlash

Some companies seized on widely reported disruptions to raise prices and increase margins at the expense of consumers

#news #finance #economy

https://www.ft.com/content/731e38d9-821d-4a6d-b9fd-22a5c6c0c0fd

ā€˜Greedflationā€™: profit-boosting mark-ups attract an inevitable backlash

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldŹ¼s leading global business publication
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (Financial Times)
#news #economy #finance

ā€œDid you know that of $100 spent in a chain store, only $13 stays in the local economy? Of $100 spent at a locally owned store, $48 stays in the local economy.ā€ A reminder of just one of many reasons to #ShopLocal as you do your last-minute #Christmas shopping. Especially when you support your local downtowns and main streets.
HT @JasonThorne.

#MerryChristmas #gifts #shopping #economy #MainStreet #Downtown #Hamilton
Notice from local Hamilton, Ontario store on the benefits of shopping locally to local economies.
#christmas #economy #hamilton #downtown #mainstreet #shopping #gifts #merrychristmas #shoplocal @JasonThorne

Crypto is in crisis, Meta is crashing, Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison, and Elon Musk is doing all he can to destroy the reputation he spent decades building.

The tech industry is at a turning point, but where will it go next and how do we prepare for its next act?

šŸ“¬ Read my newsletter: https://buttondown.email/techwontsaveus/archive/a-turning-point-for-the-tech-industry

#tech #future #economy #siliconvalley #elonmusk
The higher order system here isn't technology; it's capitalism. That's what will shape what comes next, unless we overturn it ā€” a prospect I sadly don't see on the horizon anytime soon. That means we need to reject a desire to give into fantasy, and pay close attention to where venture capitalists and major tech firms allocate capital in the months to come: What are they betting the future will be, and how are their PR people going to try to sell it to us?

A turning point for the tech industry?

Less than a week since my last update, and Iā€™m already in your inbox again! I couldnā€™t help myself from commenting on the downward slide the tech industry is...
buttondown.email
#tech #economy #elonmusk #future #siliconvalley

Looks like a sign-maker got a bit too enthusiastic.

#hiring #job #market #economy
#hiring #economy #job #market

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