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w7voa, 6 hours ago to random

MacRumors - A bug in iOS 17.5 is apparently causing photos that have been deleted to reappear, and the issue seems to impact even iPhones and iPads that have been erased and sold off to other people. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/17/ios-17-5-bug-wiped-devices-photos-resurfacing/?

mike, 1 day ago to fediverse

Molly White is one of the most thoughtful writers and thinkers on the web today. In addition to being a high functioning crypto critic, @molly0xfff is a believer and practitioner in crafting the next era of the web.

Molly believes that human connections are an inextricable part of the web and sees a bright future ahead as those connections move from walled gardens to the open web.

Check out this fantastic conversation with her on the latest episode of #DotSocial on our #PeerTube instance or wherever you get your #podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/ovAsDRovkgbihkZa3wMcUA

MadameNoire, 2 days ago to random

Black Women Talk Tech Is Here To Mobilize And Uplift Black Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide
https://madamenoire.com/1364854/black-women-talk-tech-is-here-to-mobilize-and-uplift-black-women-entrepreneurs-worldwide/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all

FlipboardUK, 2 days ago to random

Threads search will finally be usable with 'recent' tab rollout
https://www.engadget.com/threads-search-will-finally-be-usable-with-recent-tab-rollout-202054011.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Technology (UK Edition) @technology

thekenyeung, 2 days ago to random

Google Rolls Out SGE, Here’s How Publishers Are Responding
https://www.adweek.com/media/google-rolls-out-sge-heres-how-publishers-are-responding/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The AI Economy @the

thekenyeung, 3 days ago to random

OpenAI’s Chief Scientist and Co-Founder Is Leaving the Company
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/technology/ilya-sutskever-leaving-openai.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The AI Economy @the

theverge, 3 days ago to random

Android apps will soon let you use your face to control your cursor
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156810/google-android-project-gameface-accessibility-io?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge @the

theverge, 3 days ago to random

Google I/O 2024 live blog: it’s AI time
https://www.theverge.com/24156147/google-io-2024-live-blog-ai-gemini?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge on Artificial Intelligence @the

taylorlorenz, 7 days ago to random

"Crushing the symbols of human creativity to produce a homogenized branded slab is pretty much where the tech industry is at in 2024" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/08/apple-ipad-ad-tim-cook-backlash/

AxiosNews, 7 days ago to random

Congress pushes Microsoft on cybersecurity
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/congress-microsoft-brad-smith-cybersecurity-hearing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics

CultureDesk, 8 days ago to art

Apple has come under fire because its iPad Pro “Crush” ad depicts the destruction of items used by artists. Now folks are saying it's unoriginal too. X user Andy Allen pointed out that it bears a striking resemblance to a 2008 commercial for LG's Renoir KC910. Here's more from @9to5Mac.

https://flip.it/kjiLsF

#Art #Creativity #Tech #iPad #LG

CultureDesk, 9 days ago (edited 8 days ago) to television

Amazon Prime Video subscribers are about to see even more ads. In January, viewers who didn't pay an additional $3 a month started to see commercials. Now, Amazon has announced that it's adding what it describes as shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads and interactive brand trivia ads. Here's more from Ars Technica. We want to know, have you, or will you ditch streaming services as they start to add commercials?

https://flip.it/1.wzac

#Television #Entertainment #TuneIn #Tech #Amazon #Poll

harrymccracken, 9 days ago to random

For my Plugged In newsletter this week, I wrote about why the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit R1 feel so similar to ... the BlackBerry PlayBook and Motorola Xoom. https://www.fastcompany.com/91118796/humane-ai-pin-rabbit-r1-reviews

lolgop, 10 days ago to random

I'm going to continue to insist that one of the richest men ever to live, and a critical US Defense contractor, literally being in the business of mainlining and spreading Nazism is a bigger issue than anything being chanted on any college campus. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/i-read-everything-elon-musk-posted-for-a-week-send-help/

jasonkoebler, 10 days ago to random

Facebook / Instagram, which are doing absolutely horrible, horrible, horrible jobs of moderating AI content of all sorts, is either tricked by or celebrating AI generated pics of Katy Perry

https://www.404media.co/generative-ai-stuns-and-fools-viewers-at-met-gala/

arstechnica, 11 days ago to random

Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game

New method could help high-score chasers trying to avoid game-ending crashes.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/hackers-discover-how-to-reprogram-nes-tetris-from-within-the-game/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

theverge, 11 days ago to random

Microsoft ramps up plans to capture carbon from burning wood
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/6/24150398/microsoft-bioenergy-carbon-capture-stockholm-exergi?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge @the

thenewsdesk, 11 days ago to random

Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/05/jack-dorsey-says-hes-no-longer-on-the-bluesky-board/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories in Tech @top

FlipboardMagazines, 14 days ago to tech

Hello, fediverse community 👋

We're excited to share that the Flipboard community team is kicking off this new account to celebrate and amplify Magazines curated by passionate enthusiasts and experts, publishers, and organizations on Flipboard.

Follow along to get recommendations for Magazines to follow in news, tech, science, history, culture, travel and more. A Magazine is a curated feed of posts about a specific topic or interest that is followable, just like a profile.

To get this party started, here are 10 Magazines to follow in tech from trending news to AI and EVs:

Technology by The Intercept: @technology

Fast Co. Technology by Fast Company: @fast

Tech News by The Verge: @tech

The AI Economy by journalist Ken Yeung: @the

Cars and Transportation of the Future by Mashable: @cars

CyberSec by cybersecurity practitioner Allen Westly: @cybersec

AI Prompts by innovator and angel investor Jenifer Daniels: @ai

Science & Tech by The Conversation (U.S.): @science

Apple Watch by the ultimate Apple fanboy, Scott Klienberg: @apple

Following the Fediverse by Mike McCue: @following

#FollowFriday #Tech #AI #Fediverse

w7voa, 16 days ago to random

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University files a lawsuit against Meta arguing that the company is legally required in the US to allow you to use unofficial add-ons to control what you see on your social media feeds. https://knightcolumbia.org/documents/gu63ujqj8o

jperkel, 16 days ago to random

Fun and fascinating article from @benjedwards @arstechnica on the 60th anniversary of the BASIC programming language: "10 PRINT "HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, BASIC!"

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/the-basic-programming-language-turns-60

harrymccracken, 16 days ago to random

I wrote about how far the classic voice assistants are from living up to their potential, and why there's at least modest hope for major improvements in the next few weeks. https://www.fastcompany.com/91114731/siri-alexa-and-google-assistant-vs-chatgpt-generative-ai?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

w3c, 17 days ago to random

On 30 April 1993, at Tim Berners-Lee's urging, CERN released the code for the World Wide Web to the public for free.

Thank you CERN and thank you Tim!

You can learn more about the history of the Web including how the development of the Web was picked up at W3C at: "A Little History of the World Wide Web"
https://www.w3.org/History.html

mike, 17 days ago (edited 17 days ago) to fediverse

In the latest episode of #DotSocial I interview @snarfed.org@snarfed.org, a passionate bridge builder with a focus on connecting people across the open web and the #fediverse. His latest work, #BridgyFed, connects #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol resulting in excitement, critique and lots of discussion.

Ryan and I talk about the parallel communities on #Mastodon and #Bluesky, their shared desire to create an open social web and the pros and cons of their underlying protocols, #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol. Can or should these be bridged? If so, how? As whole new communities continue to join the fediverse, how should the user experience evolve?

Listen to this excellent discussion on our @PeerTube instance or wherever you get your #podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/2Jj46hJaUQQG5TuiBYi9TR

mmccue, 17 days ago to random

In this episode of Dot Social I interview Ryan Barrett, a talented bridge builder focused on connecting people across the open web. Ryan ignited a firestorm of excitement and criticism with his latest project, BridgyFed which connects Mastodon and Bluesky, two communities that share a passion for the open social web but are powered by two different protocols.

Listen to our conversation here or wherever you get your podcasts. Fediverse Threads

https://flipboard.video/w/2Jj46hJaUQQG5TuiBYi9TR