Reading through some of these "criticisms" just highlights how lopsided Apple coverage really is in the tech press.
A comment like:
"It's a little heavy and gave me nausea."
about the Vision Pro, would be written up like this:
"This is a half baked attempt at fleecing consumers, with a sickness inducing contraption. You'll have to add the cost of visiting a chiropractor into this EYE WATERING price tag!"
if ANY other company had made this headset at this price.
Companies may one day use brain-monitoring technology to measure your levels of stress on the job, according to a new report. The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office hypothesized what a future with advanced neurotech might look like, from the feasible to the far-fetched.
@TechDesk
Interesting #technology, but I strongly believe that we should demand from lawmakers to provide extremely strong guardrails for this. Refusing to give access to your brain should not be a reason for refusing to hire someone.
>"If you don't know what the technology is going to reveal about you, can you really consent in advance to the processing of that personal data about you?"
Age of AI: Everything you need to know about artificial (imitation) intelligence
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Google Photos app starting to tag the back of heads, and adding a manual Cinematic Photo feature
Seems Google is intending to keep Google Photos, as they have been adding quite a few new features lately.
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Well Documented Code Helps Revive Decades-Old Commodore Project: Moral Of The Story, If You Want To Keep It, Print It On Paper
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My video overview of Nostr: A simple, open protocol that enables global, decentralized, and censorship-resistant social media
Nostr is unique in that it has a global public key ID that replicates posts (notes) via relays, so it is scalable, resistant to censorship, and the user fully owns their identity profile. There are only two parts to the network, namely relays and clients, wit ...continues
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30 of the best Harvard University courses you can take online for free: Find free courses on Python, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and more
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One of my favourite books as a child was The Rough Guide 2.0: The Internet and World Wide Web. It's crazy how much has changed in 27 years and I hope this post helps you take a trip down memory lane. Or if you weren't around in 1996 it provides a glimpse of what the emergent days (dial-up days) of the internet were like.
A trip to the internet in 1996 with The Rough Guide 2.0 (www.planetjones.net)
One of my favourite books as a child was The Rough Guide 2.0: The Internet and World Wide Web. It's crazy how much has changed in 27 years and I hope this post helps you take a trip down memory lane. Or if you weren't around in 1996 it provides a glimpse of what the emergent days (dial-up days) of the internet were like.