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One of the things I'm finding stunning about the Vercel breach is how many people are saying "I had $VERY_LARGE_NUMBER of OAuth apps authorized to my $VERY_IMPORTANT_ACCOUNT and had to go through them all". I have like 2 OAuth apps authorized on any account that matters to me, and I review them fairly regularly and remove ones I don't use or don't remember. I also never accept "allow all" for any app. Apparently I'm weird in this way? I just feel like not doing this is akin to using "password" for all your passwords.

#tech #dev #security #cybersecurity #InfoSec #Vercel #breach #OAuth #AI

Not Being an Alarmist, Just Saying Be Aware 🚨

Breaking #PLAGUE Update - 5 Hospitals In Quarantine After #Lab #Tech DIES From Exposure

#DaveNeal

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X62ecM8Ljns

#HealthAlert

Why the fuck does the iPhone keyboard do that stupid thing where certain keystrokes are SUPER-LOUD & why is it intermittent & why the fuck do I keep having to ask questions like this about idiotic UX. You'll notice the absence of a question mark there, tech world - what I mean is get your shit together.

#ux #tech

I read this with interest…

"Billionaires think that they're the smartest people who've ever lived, because they're the wealthiest people who've ever lived. If they were wrong about anything, then why would they have been so financially successful? […] They believe that everything can be quantified, like a person's IQ, and that money is a good measure of how much someone is worth."

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/youre-not-going-to-mars-and-you-wont-live-forever-exploding-silicon-valleys-ideology/

#tech #technology #BigTech #billionaires #TaxTheRich #capitalism #AI #LLM #LLMs #ML

The European Commission told TikTok to “change several key features, including disabling infinite scrolling, setting strict screen time breaks and changing its recommender systems. The demand follows the Commission's declaration that TikTok’s design is addictive to users.”

Now do the same for the US services!

https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/

#tech #eutech #tiktok #socialmedia #addiction #politics

Spotify announced earlier this month that it would publicly display how many plays podcasts had, and podcasters were not happy. Now the streaming company has rescinded the feature. Kind of. Read more at @theverge. #Spotify #Podcast #Streaming #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/eRwQQE

For the first time, researchers have imaged individual "itinerant" (free-floating) atoms and observed the way they interact.

How these sodium & lithium atoms behave depends on their spin state: We can directly witness the effects of quantum spin here. Amazing!

https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/89 #science #physics #quantum #tech

Running a single user or small user instance in the #Fediverse? A relay instance can help you to find more interesting content and to broadcast to other instances!

https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com is a tech related relay instance that connects over 100 instances, focussing on things like #FreeBSD, #BGP, #IPv6, #Proxmox, #Homelab, #Linux and many other things! You can easily add a really when using #snac / #snac2, #mastodon, #pleroma and many other ones!

#community #activitypub #socialmedia #fedi #fediwall #relay #opensource #tech #federated #social

Any company or government with a relationship to a USA vendor needs to rethink this relationship NOW.

https://www.cio.com/article/4030789/welcome-to-the-new-world-of-risk-microsoft-cuts-off-services-to-energy-company-without-notice.html

#tech #sovereignty

"𝙿𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔."

─ 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯

#quote #quotes #thoughts #philosophy #wisdom #writer #tech #technology #BigTech #people #love #oppression

RE: https://mastodon.design/@alx/109297075845956477

Hello #Fediverse ! There's been a surge in my followers & after 3.5 years it's probably time for a new #introduction.

I'm a designer, illustrator, and craft scholar.

My design stuff can be found here: https://alxfsl.com

My PhD stuff can be found here: https://sustainabilityinthemaking.com

I draw and get political, a lot. I rant about #politics #design #tech #academia and keep a #ClimateDiary. Some threads are archived here: https://buttondown.com/alx/archive/

Currently less online: https://mastodon.design/@alx/115923938740447686

“Paris Marx has offered a guide for how people can get off U.S. tech, highlighting the challenges while supporting individual effort. Doing so should be a national ambition, especially as we consider the risk of the U.S. blocking access to tech.”

article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-france-is-ditching-american-tech-when-will-canada/

my guide: https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

#tech #politics #digitalsovereignty #cdnpoli #canada

Little Bits: Issue #33 For January 2026

A brief life update of challenges and a loads of little bits to explore covering an array of topics such as blogs, gaming, open source and security.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-33/

#blog #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #tech #news #LinkDump

Gemini came to my Google Home devices today, and now everything is better! It's all so much better! I don't know how anyone could think it is anything but better! Listen for yourself! #Tech #AI #Gemini #Google

“Lord of the Flies” but for AI? @Futurism explains:

https://flip.it/ngNcSC

#Tech #AI #ArtificalIntelligence

Improve MPV Player with an Interactive File Browser

Obtain the benefits to a simple no-dependency interactive on-screen display file browser in MPV media player with the use of this complete guide.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/mpv-player-file-browser/

#blog #commandline #linux #tech

Resolve Libvirt Error Unable to Find EFI Firmware

A step by step guide on how to fix the Libvirt Error Unable to Find EFI Firmware by updating the paths in the virtual machine’s configuration.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/resolve-libvirt-error-unable-find-efi-firmware/

#blog #VirtualMachine #libvirt #QEMU #tech #technology

From the Creator of ‘#Succession,’ a Satire of #Tech’s #FarRight

…“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong…new movie, “#Mountainhead,” …He wrote the script, about grandiose, nihilistic tech #oligarchs holed up in a mountain mansion in Utah, in Jan & Feb, as a very similar set of oligarchs was coalescing behind #Trump’s inauguration. Then he shot the film, his first, over 5 wks this spring. It premieres on Sat on #HBO.

#broligarchy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/opinion/succession-mountainhead-tech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=F1B636B4-CB53-4955-B261-4829BC8C52DD

The Catholic Church has a new Pope, and he explicitly cited the threats AI presents for workers as a reason for choosing the name Leo XIV.

With the tech industry doing all it can to defend its power, could the Pope be an ally against the AI onslaught?

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/will-pope-leo-xiv-be-an-ally-against

#tech #pope #popeleo #ai #artificialintelligence #catholicchurch #vatican

My doctor’s office just asked me if I consented to an AI scribe taking session notes. (Obviously I said absolutely not and over my dead body).

I am physically incapable of minding my own business so I asked for details. They confirmed that means the rooms are capable of recording now, but assured me that it is “completely deleted” in a “timely fashion”.

I’m with One Medical. So that means the steward of that data is AMAZON.

I am utterly horrified.

#tech #dystopia

📢 Wir haben Neuigkeiten! Flipboard erweitert die Föderation in Deutschland: 21 neue Publisher sind jetzt im Fediverse.

Diesen Publishern kannst du ab sofort direkt folgen:

AZMuenchen, @AZMuenchen
BASICthinking, @BASICthinking
Business Punk, @BusinessPunk
BUNTE, @BUNTE_DE
CURVED, @curved
DER SPIEGEL, @DerSpiegel
DerStandard, @DERSTANDARD
Filmstarts, @Filmstarts
FitForFun, @FitForFun
Futurezone, @Futurezone_de
GIGA, @Gigade
Gruenderszene, @Gruenderszene
Harvard Business Manager, @harvardbusiness
Kino.de, @kinode
Men’s Health, @MensHealth_de
Metal Hammer, @metalhammer_de
n-tv, @ntv2019
Photografix, @Photografix
Premium Quarterly, @PremiumQuarter
SZ, @SZ_de
Ze.tt, @Zett

Mehr dazu in unserem Blog: https://flip.it/cxfY1U

#Fediverse #Flipboard #Publisher #ActivityPub #Federation #Föderation #SocialMedia #Nachrichten #Politik #Unterhaltung #Journalismus #Digital #Tech #Wissenschaft #Wirtschaft #Klima #Musik

They may share a suffix (and a protocol), but Blacksky isn’t hitching its wagon to the Bluesky app or team. Founder and CEO @rudyfraser.com is creating a new, fiercely independent playbook for communities — one made possible because of the flexibility of the open web. We're excited for you to hear the latest episode of @mike's Dot Social podcast:

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/blacksky-rudy-fraser/

#DotSocial #Podcast #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork #Federation #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Blacksky #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #RudyFraser #Technology #Tech #Bluesky

"There’s no opting out of being tracked: if you drive, you should simply assume that these cameras are logging your movements.
A Texas police officer used Flock to perform a nationwide search of more than 83,000 ALPR cameras while looking for a woman who had had an abortion."

But who cares?
The only danger to women are trans women in bathroom and sports! /s

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/31/a-dystopian-surveillance-fear-has-become-reality-in-texas

#feminism #texas #abortion #civilright #womensrights #health #science #tech #privacy #news #media #women

An extremely welcome initiative from the 🇪🇺 #eu:

🔋Phone Batteries must retain 80% capacity after 800 cycles.

📱Phone makers must provide 5 years of updates,

🪛 are banned from discriminating against repair shops,

🔧 and must provide parts for 7 years after EOL

#EUpol #sustainability #tech #smartphones #CircularEconomy

https://www.androidpolice.com/eu-new-rules-will-shake-up-android-update-policies/

Japan has kicked off its largest-ever defense exhibition as part of a move to highlight its growing openness to international collaboration and even the once-taboo topic of defense exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/21/japan/dsei-japan-defense-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dsei #defense #defenseministry #gennakatani #tech #sdf