Vivaldi integrates Proton VPN into the browser to fight web tracking

#software #security #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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Kali Linux 2025.1a released with 1 new tool, annual theme refresh

#security #linux #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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FreeTube ─ Watch YouTube without ads, without login, and with private playlists.

https://freetubeapp.io

#google #YouTube #privacy #ad #safety #security #InfoSec #data #advertisement #tech #technology #BigTech #app #apps #tip #tips

9 hidden features in VLC you might not know about

“If you’re one of the millions who already know that VLC is one of the best media players around, maybe you also know a few of the hidden things on this list. But if you’ve never experienced one of the best open-source media players to replace Windows Media Player in your daily routine, you’re in for a treat.”

VLC is an amazing app with its cross-platform support, multilingual UI, and many features packed into it. I knew about the streaming option as I’ve used it to view my Wi-Fi cams before, but oddly enough, I always wondered about why there is no scrubbing options on the UI. Well, this article below put that wonder to rest — it’s actually quite simple to scrub back and forth. I’d also never used the subtitle downloading before.

See xda-developers.com/hidden-feat…
#Blog, #technology, #VLC

Prolong Laptop Battery Life in Linux by Limiting Charging Levels

“In case you didn’t know it already, regularly charging the battery to 100% or fully discharging it puts your battery at stress and may lead to poor battery life in the long run. Well, to control the battery charging on Linux, you have a few options:

• KDE Plasma has this as an in-built feature. That’s why KDE is
• GNOME has extensions for this. Typical GNOME thing.
• There are command line tools to limit battery charging levels. Typical Linux thing ”

It is well worth using these available settings if you use Linux on a laptop. The article linked below goes into more detail on how to use each option.

See itsfoss.com/limit-battery-char…
#Blog, #batteries, #linux, #technology

#technology

#privacy

(https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/03/04/forget-chrome-google-apps-start-tracking-your-phone-no-opt-out/)

Google Starts ‘Silently’ Tracking Your Phone—How To Stop It

‘This is wrong’ — but you are being tracked.

^Forbes

Growing Algae on Mars

It's a long way to Mars, and explorers headed there will either have to take enough food and supplies to last the whole trip or use in-situ resources to make what they need. A recent ESA Discovery project led by the Universitat de València explored whether microalgae extracted from lichen could survive on Mars and be used to produce oxygen, food and other useful substances.

#engineering #technology #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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#Research finds 12,000 ‘Live’ #API Keys and ßPasswords in #DeepSeek's #Training Data

Source: https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/research-finds-12-000-live-api-keys-and-passwords-in-deepseek-s-training-data

#ai #technology #security #privacy #fail #password #Problem #cybersecurity #news #Software

Research finds 12,000 ‘Live’ API Keys and Passwords in DeepSeek's Training Data ◆ Truffle Security Co.

We scanned Common Crawl - a massive dataset used to train LLMs like DeepSeek - and found ~12,000 hardcoded live API keys and passwords. This highlights a growing issue: LLMs trained on insecure code may inadvertently generate unsafe outputs.

^{trufflesecurity.com}

How to Leak Under the Trump Administration

#technology #theintercept
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Tak wyglądała ewolucja komputera ☺️

#komputer #technology #ai #news #evolution #mastodon #feditech #sroda #fediverse #ewolucja

OpenAI's GPT 4.5 spotted in Android beta, launch imminent

#artificialintelligence #software #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #security #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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#Meta leeched 82 terabytes of pirated #books to train its #Llama #AI, documents reveal

Source: https://cybernews.com/tech/meta-leeched-82-terabytes-of-pirated-books-to-train-its-llama-ai-documents-reveal/

#torrent #piracy #Problem #copyright #technology #justice #economy #news #usa #bigtech #ethics

#Google lifts ban on using #AI for #weapons

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy081nqx2zjo

#economy #technology #ethics #weapon #military #future #news #humanity

Google ending AI arms ban incredibly concerning, campaigners say

The tech giant previously ruled out applications that were "likely to cause harm".

^{Lucy Hooker & Chris Vallance (BBC News)}

Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party

#politics #technology #theintercept
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Trump Appointees Can’t Own Crypto. That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Trump Himself.

#politics #technology #theintercept
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As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.

#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology

#WTF ⁉️⁉️⁉️

Look: https://techissuestoday.com/meta-auto-follow-trump-vance-blocks-democrat-hashtags/

#Meta #trump #socialmedia #fail #usa #politics #president #WhiteHouse #government #technology #news #internet

Meta under fire for auto-following Trump & Vance, Blocking Democrat hashtags

Users are outraged as Meta automatically made them follow Trump and Vance on Facebook and blocked #Democrat hashtags on Instagram.

^{Dwayne Cubbins (TechIssuesToday.com)}

"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence

https://edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-are-going-rogue-here-is-what-europe-should-do-now

#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #fediverse #politics #europe

Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now. - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.

^{European Digital Rights (EDRi)}

Microsoft starts force upgrading Windows 11 22H2, 23H3 devices

#microsoft #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #security #technology #news #education #updates #tech
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It's been interesting reading this #reddit thread. People are understandably upset about the prospect of #youtube showing ads during the pause screen. Lots of people threatening to leave YouTube, but at the end of the day, most won't.

There are alternatives. I've been running #tilvids for over 4 years now. We have great content creators like @thelinuxEXP sharing content. All people have to do is actually start voting with their eyeballs...

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1fkbjtk/youtube_confirms_your_pause_screen_is_now_fair/

#tech #Technology #google

"We want to bring organisations and content creators into the Fediverse, step by step."

Our Foundation co-founder has just published an interesting piece on how we're working to help organisations and content creators find their way to the Fediverse!

For more information on what we plan to do as a charity and how Patchwork, a new service we'll be launching soon, can help 👇
https://www.blog-pat.ch/enter-the-fediverse/

#Fediverse #SocialMedia #FediDev #FediAdmin #MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Technology

Organisations and content creators enter the Fediverse

In a Fedicentric world, everything revolves around Mastodon. Mastodon has around 80% of the monthly active users on the Fediverse. Mastodon sets the standard, and is where the action is.

^{Michael Foster (Patchwork Blog)}

TROM II: Technology Won't Save Us - https://videos.trom.tf/w/weWXUVT1zXW5v8QRZUG5Lr

#technology #renewables #renewable-energy #electric-cars #capitalism #trade

TROM II: Technology Won't Save Us

Watch the entire documentary here - https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/

^{videos.trom.tf}

Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla was born #OTD in 1856.

Some of Tesla´s inventions and innovations: alternating Current (AC) system; induction motor; Tesla coil; wireless transmission of electricity; radio technology; remote control; neon and fluorescent lighting; X-Ray technology; Tesla turbine; oscillators and frequency generators.

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

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

#books #science #technology

Millions Of #google #whatsapp #Facebook #2FA #Security Codes #Leak Online

Security experts advise against using SMS messages for two-factor authentication codes due to their vulnerability to interception or compromise. Recently, a security researcher discovered an unsecured database on the internet containing millions of such codes, which could be easily accessed by anyone.

#news #tech #technews #technology #privacy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/03/06/millions-of-google-whatsapp-facebook-2fa-security-codes-leak-online/

Millions Of Google, WhatsApp, Facebook 2FA Security Codes Leak Online

A security researcher has discovered an unsecured database on the internet containing millions of two-factor authentication security codes. Here's what you need to know.

^{Davey Winder (Forbes)}

If what you’re building cannot be built without violating people’s consent, it should not be built.

#consent #humanRights #technology

People can be as upset about this as they want, but so long as they continue to watch #YouTube they continue tacitly supporting their user-hostile actions. If you really want to make a difference, stop watching, and tell content creators why. When you can convince them to move to platforms that don't shove ads down your throat every 3 minutes, THAT is when you'll see #Google change their tune.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/youtube-appears-to-be-reducing-video-and-site-performance-for-ad-block-users/

#tech #technology #enshitification #PeerTube #tilvids

YouTube’s ad blocker problems are just an Adblock Plus bug

Latest consensus is that YouTube performance issues seem to be Adblock Plus' fault.

^{Ars Technica}

So did I mention that no company or government pays me for the work I do?

But you can support my work if you want to live in a world where we have the Small Web as an alternative to the Big Web of Google, Facebook, and other people farmers.

https://small-tech.org/fund-us

#SmallWeb #SmallTech #funding #foss #freeSoftware #openSource #web #dev #tech #technology

Fund Small Technology Foundation

We’re a tiny team of two funded by individuals like you. Your patronage goes towards keeping a roof over our heads as we build a better future for the Internet.

^{Fund Small Technology Foundation}

You guys did soldering?! And CAD?!!
A decade later, I had such a class called "technology" in the main curriculum, where we made… a folding wooden bench 🫠️

That said, that bench is very sturdy and practical, and I'm still using it daily two decades later. So there you go, bug-free #technology right there, with an Enterprise-Grade™ lifecycle 🎖️ (I suppose @federicomena would confirm that #woodworking outlasts #electronics and code by a long shot).

Urgent calls.

95d05bb04065013c1b95005056a9545d (900×610) • https://assets.amuniversal.com/95d05bb04065013c1b95005056a9545d
#drabble #phone #technology #humor

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Touchscreen card devices may prevent blind customers paying

'Blind customers are being left "frustrated" and "embarrassed" by inaccessible payment devices. Some shops have buttonless touchscreen card readers, meaning you need sight to tap in your PIN'

Very short-sighted tech developers. They should have thought about this, and about the security issues. As should the businesses involved.

#disability #technology #tech

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-67239870

Touchscreen card devices may prevent blind customers paying

Businesses could be breaking the law by failing to make payment machines accessible.

^{By Drew Hyndman (BBC News)}

This outcome was pretty important. Companies can't charge you because they hold the copyright to the details of a law.

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/appeals-court-upholds-publicresourceorgs-right-post-public-laws-and-regulations

**Appeals Court Upholds Public.Resource.Org’s Right to Post Public Laws and Regulations Online | Electronic Frontier Foundation** • https://www.eff.org/press/releases/appeals-court-upholds-publicresourceorgs-right-post-public-laws-and-regulations

#technology #law #copyright #copywrong

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You wouldn’t have McDonald’s teaching your kids about nutrition or Philip Morris teaching them about maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Why are you happy having a surveillance capitalist like Google or Facebook teaching them about technology?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/surveillance-capitalism-has-led-us-into-a-dystopia/p06p0tdy

#surveillanceCapitalism #technology #web #education #SiliconValley #BigTech

'Surveillance capitalism has led us into a dystopia' - BBC Ideas

Watch the "'Surveillance capitalism has led us into a dystopia'" video at BBC Ideas. Explore other related content via our curated "Futurefest: Occupy the future" playlist.

^{www.bbc.co.uk}

If the thing you’re making wouldn’t exist if people had to opt in instead of having to opt out, maybe the thing you’re making shouldn’t exist.

#technology #humanRights #consent #respect