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@Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtfU9AsUmc4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtfU9AsUmc4

A product you were just talking about pops up in an online ad. How? Advertising algorithms are so good that they may know what you want even before you do. C...

pineapplelover,

Download Instagram and start talking about dogs and dog food and it will give you posts and ads about dog food. My friend was talking about random stuff like feet and foot fetishes the other day and you wouldn’t believe what was on their feed when they were scrolling.

SapphironZA,

Processing is done on the device and only text is uploaded. Streaming audio would also be easy to detect.

maegul,
@maegul@hachyderm.io avatar

Google's play on Search, Ads and AI feels obvious to me.

  • They know search is broken.
  • And that people use AI in part because it takes the ads and SEO crap out.
  • IE, AI is now what Google was in 2000. A simple window onto the internet.
  • Ads/SEO profits will fall with AI.
  • But Google will then just insert shit into AI "answers" for money.
  • Ads managed + up-to-date AI will be their new mote and golden goose.

@technology

See @caseynewton 's blog post: https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/112442253435702607

kakes,

I mean, this is obvious, right?

The whole issue with LLM models right now is that they are notoriously difficult to control. If it were up to Google, every single response would include a reference to some sponsored content - but they can’t do that without completely destroying the usefulness of the output and besmirching the sponsor’s brand.

Of course, as time passes, we’re going to refine this technology, until we have enough control to implement these terrible/profitable ideas. Like any aspect of life under capitalism, we can really only enjoy it while it lasts.

shrugal, (edited )

I hope at that point we have enough capable alternatives. Like, hopefully around the time they add ads is also the time when open-source models and apps have caught up again.

andrew,
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General_Effort,

Huh. You’d think they need a reliable power supply. Is that what the money is for?

Corkyskog,

Depends what level of “building”. I have seen land bought, stripped, foundation prep work started, then all the sudden the plug is pulled.

BolexForSoup,
BolexForSoup avatar

Are there any good FOSS podcast players out there? This would be for iOS. If it’s a good enough project I am open to paying for it, the main thing is open source.

andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

Comcast: "Starting today, new and existing customers can take advantage of the following speed increases:

Connect: 75 Mbps to 150 Mbps,
Connect More: 200 Mbps to 300 Mbps,
Fast: 400 Mbps to 500 Mbps,
Xfinity Prepaid: 50 Mbps to 200 Mbps"

https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/comcast-boosts-speeds-xfinity-internet-customers

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forbiddenlake,
@forbiddenlake@lemmy.world avatar

The marketing fluff doesn’t, but they actually did increase upload speeds. Mine went from 10 to 20 up. And here is the DSL reports forum thread from when this round started.

Also, they are testing larger increases. I could get 100 up today, if I had a supported modem.

So, check your actual plan and modem to see what you have now.

forbiddenlake,
@forbiddenlake@lemmy.world avatar

None that article, but check my other and check your plan. You may be pleased, I was.

otl,

line go up

andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

A Peek at Intel’s Future Foundry Tech

https://spectrum.ieee.org/intel-18a

@technology

rapapapapap,
andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

US Department of Commerce announces CHIPS act preliminary agreement with GlobalFoundries, which will award approximately $1.5 billion to expand domestic production of semiconductors

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/19/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-chips-and-science-act-preliminary-terms/

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andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2024

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61424

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pedalmore,

Capacity and generation are two different things. Grid operators have capacity markets that ensure peak load can be met, and incude generations assets, demand response, energy efficiency, etc. Batteries absolutely coumt as capacity so long as they are managed to do so.

wmassingham,

The headline seems to mean 81% of generation and storage capacity. When the article talks about battery storage, it only says storage, not generation.

andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

Bose introduces their new Ultra Open Earbuds. “Their cuff-like fit leaves your ears totally open so you can still hear the world around you”

https://www.bose.com/p/earbuds/bose-ultra-open-earbuds/ULT-HEADPHONEOPN.html

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aeki,

Seems like only the US is available. I am also curious about a product like this that’d deliver to Sweden.

Tattorack,
@Tattorack@lemmy.world avatar

Well, it turns out Telenor is selling that exact model here. Maybe check your phone provider?

andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar
prettybunnys,

I’ve updated mine and it’s generally made it better tbh, at least insomuch as now that I have that setting toggled I don’t have to deal with hitting their smart shit.

I just always update it and then reset it, stay at the firmware level but set it up like a new TV and don’t connect it.

Dran_Arcana,

factory reset went back to the shitty upgrade version I upgraded to :(. But I will say that I haven’t let it update since that initial terrible upgrade assuming it might get worse. Maybe I should try upgrading it once more and then lock it off if the next version is decent?

andrew,
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

Here’s how WhatsApp plans to interoperate with other messaging apps

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24063705/whatsapp-interoperability-plans-eu-dma

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Blaze,

It would be nice if those fines could be used to support free software development for alternatives

wewbull,

IIRC it wasn’t the signal protocol, just the encryption methods that were shared with WhatsApp. I don’t think federation was ever on the cards.

tesg,

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shrikant,
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> NSA officials told Wyden that not only is the intelligence agency purchasing data on Americans located in the US but that it also bought Americans' Internet metadata.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/nsa-finally-admits-to-spying-on-americans-by-purchasing-sensitive-data/

Why do you need to spy, when you can simply... buy?

We gave up our data willingly and made it easy for all the 3-letter agencies of the world. We only have ourselves to blame. 🤷‍♂️

(Link HT: @technology)

OpticalMoose,
@OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Seriously. Why act like the NSA are the bad guys? It’s literally their job. They would be negligent in their duties if they didn’t do it.

If people want more privacy, they need to change the fucking laws.

Ep1cFac3pa1m,
@Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world avatar

Oh I’m no fan of the NSA purchasing untold amounts of data about Americans, but seriously how can you blame them for it when the data is readily and legally available for purchase by pretty much anyone? These datasets shouldn’t exist in the first place.

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