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
Listen in to the latest in tech in this @surf custom feed created by @mike.
Tech Insiders features over 60 podcasts and is the ultimate playlist to keep up with industry news.
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jf445nanbfens3b9agd009ve
I recently visited the ALMA observatory in Chile. While I was poking around the telescopes, ALMA researchers released amazing new views of planet-forming disks around young stars.
These are the most detailed images yet of new solar systems being born.
https://public.nrao.edu/news/exoalma/ #space #science #tech #nature
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale recently accused Balaji Srinivasan of “insane CCP thinking” for not getting behind the project of fusing Silicon Valley to the Pentagon.
It exposed a disagreement on how to best expand the power of the tech elite, but not on tech’s deeper right-wing turn.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/the-ideological-rift-on-the-tech
Palantir is leading the charge to remake military contracting so newer tech companies get far more lucrative arms contracts.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Sam Biddle about the tech industry’s effort to become the new military industrial complex.
Full ep: https://techwontsave.us/episode/279_the_new_military_industry_complex_w_sam_biddle
#tech #military #weapons #palantir #anduril #peterthiel #alexkarp #donaldtrump
Secure GOG by Enabling Authenticator Application
Increase your GOG account security by learning about two-factor authentication and how to enable better security using an authenticator application.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gog-two-factor-authentication/
We're excited about today's Android update! Floating tabs, easier reading, and more control over how you view your tabs. It's the little things that make browsing better. ✔️
📋 Full list of changes: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-android-7-4/
Thanks to the open web, it’s more viable than ever for creators to take back ownership and control of their livelihoods. @molly0xfff joined Flipboard CEO @mike at SXSW 2025 to talk about building an ethical, creator-first internet. That fireside chat is now available as a Dot Social episode. Listen in full!
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/molly-white-sxsw-2025/
#DotSocial #OpenSocial #Fediverse #DigitalSovereignty #Flipboard #SXSW #FediverseHouse #CreatorEconomy #Creator #MollyWhite #Internet #Tech #Technology
Looking to lure people to the fediverse? Share @_elena's explainer with them. It's a four-minute video that makes things simple for anyone to understand.
https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/
#Fediverse #FederatedSocialMedia #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #ElenaRossini #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork #Tech #Technology
According to a new analysis, AI isn't even close to coming for everybody's jobs, and it's not exactly making workers more productive, either. Via @Futurism. #AI #Chatbot #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/DO7dx2
#Trump suspended some sales to #China of critical US #tech, including those related to jet #engines, #semiconductors & certain #chemicals. The move is a response to China’s recent restrictions on exports of critical #minerals to the US, a decision by Beijing that has threatened to cripple #US #SupplyChains.
The new limits are pushing the world’s largest economies a step closer toward #SupplyChain #warfare, as the US & China flex their power.
#economy #inflation #recession
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/business/economy/jet-engine-chip-software-exports-to-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=7CCDCC0C-771C-410D-88B8-DE625C471B8D
If you believe what you see on social media, the entirety of Los Angeles is overwhelmed by violence. In fact, the protests have been largely peaceful and small — and much of the false information has been fueled by misleading videos and false claims. @CBSNews breaks down the misinformation that's circulating, from a video game clip purporting to be news footage to conspiracy theories about George Soros supplying protesters with bricks.
https://flip.it/G_w012
#SocialMedia #Misinformation #ConspiracyTheories #LosAngeles #Protests #Tech #Technology
Elon Musk gutted the federal government, dismantled key institutions, and cut off food and medicine to some of the poorest people on the planet.
By leaving DOGE, he’s trying to restore his reputation and rescue his struggling businesses. He should never be allowed to recover.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musks-reputation-must-be-beyond
Ummmm…
Not okay.
The #USArmy has announced that it is swearing in 4 #tech execs from #Palantir, #Meta, #OpenAl, & #ThinkingMachinesLab — as #ArmyReserve lieutenant colonels.
Little Bits: Issue #25 For May 2025
Enjoy the exploration of the past bits of May and read an motivational message of accountability and condolences of a beautiful precious life.
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
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The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.
#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #Technology #Microsoft #Government #Data
The internet was supposed to set us free, but as Cory Doctorow reveals, it’s been hijacked by monopolies that lock us in, strip us down, and sell us back to ourselves… though the fight isn’t over yet.
"The Internet is Crack" Podcast.
Watch or listen to the full episode wherever your podcast is.
https://youtu.be/0N3q-qHVdg8
@pluralistic #monopoly #bigtech #podcast #theinternetiscrack #antitrust #tech #technology #information
No-AI and solid end-to-end encryption is the new tech hype.
If you don't invest heavily in solid end-to-end encryption, privacy-protective and No-AI features, you will be left behind. People might even laugh at you.
Tell everyone.
Vivaldi 7.5 for mobile is here! Bugs have shipped off on a one-way cruise to give you a smoother, speedier browser that works your way. ☀️
Good news: I’m writing another book!
Data centers have been a big part of the discourse over the past few years. I’ll be digging into why there are so many being built right now and the broader impacts they’re having. But also: do we really need this much compute?
Raphus Social 🦤 is a better bird site, a safe and inclusive place for bringing together open minded people interested in technology, open source, games, and other general geekery. (In case you are wondering, "Raphus" is Latin for the dodo 🙂)
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#FeaturedServer #Tech #FOSS #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
President Trump delays TikTok ban for third time, giving 90 days for a deal to be struck with American owner. @AssociatedPress reports:
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Bizarre
They Asked an #AI #Chatbot Questions.
The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
#GenerativeAI #chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes & endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the #technology can deeply distort reality.
Mr. Torres, 42, an accountant in Manhattan, started using #ChatGPT last year to make financial spreadsheets & to get legal advice.
#MediaLiteracy #tech #health #PublicHealth #MentalHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P08.q54v.5I9Hb7nYzpyW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
