Mastodawn

New development in Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman. A federal court in Oakland, Calif., heard a former OpenAI employee and board member say the company’s efforts to push AI products into the marketplace compromised its commitment to AI safety. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/mdNnjq

#Tech #AI #Musk #Altman #OpenAI #Technolgy #ArtificialIntelligence

Elon Musk's lawsuit is putting OpenAI's safety record under the microscope | TechCrunch

Elon Musk's legal effort to dismantle OpenAI may hinge on how its for-profit subsidiary enhances or detracts from the frontier lab's founding mission of ensuring that humanity benefits from artificial general intelligence.

TechCrunch

TAVAlonia May 2

I donated some artwork and there are loads of other great items for auction! ISisters is a wonderful #ottawa resource for women ! #technolgy #b2b https://new.biddingowl.com/iSisters

25th Anniversary Celebration

Welcome to our iSisters 25th Anniversary Auction!iSistersis a grass roots registered charity mentoring disadvantaged women, girls and gender diverse people with free skills development programs. Our free programs cover:

Flipboard Tech Desk Mar 20

The FBI is buying data that can be used to track the whereabouts of U.S. citizens. The federal agency purchases location data from the same companies that power the online advertising ecosystem, potentially giving them the location of citizens with a phone connected to the internet. Read more from @Engadget:

https://flip.it/Y8GUq9

#Tech #FBI #Privacy #USA #Technolgy #Security

Don’t be surprised that the FBI is buying your location data

The FBI has resumed buying location data, because ad tech companies know exactly where we all are.

Engadget

ocertat Mar 19

Code4Lib Journal is seeking abstracts for its next special issue:

“Static Websites for Scholarly Editions and Other Publications in the Humanities”
https://journal.code4lib.org/call-for-submissions

#libraries #technolgy #code4lib

The Code4Lib Journal – Call for Submissions

gtbarry Mar 3

Claude didn't just plan an attack on Mexico's government. It executed one for a month

Attackers jailbroke Anthropic’s Claude and ran it against multiple Mexican government agencies for a month. They stole 150 GB of data from Mexico’s federal tax authority, the national electoral institute, four state governments, Mexico City’s civil registry, and Monterrey’s water utility

#Mexico #claude #Anthropic #artificialintelligence #AI #technolgy #tech #security #cybersecurity

https://venturebeat.com/security/claude-mexico-breach-four-blind-domains-security-stack

Mx. Riley Feb 25

Tonight's the night, Petaluma! We're asking PSAC to protect our civil liberties by recommending:

* Dismantle the Flock cameras immediately.
* End the contract with Flock.
* Convene a study session on the topic of surveillance technology.
* Move swiftly to adopt a Surveillance Technology Ordinance.

More info at: https://bit.ly/PetalumaSurveillance

#Petaluma #SonomaCounty #SFBA #Surveillance #Flock #Technolgy

Yogthos Feb 21

In 2025, around 16,000 units of humanoid robots were installed worldwide, with China alone accounting for more than 80% of the installations. The cumulative installations of humanoid robots are projected to exceed 100,000 units by 2027 (and what this means for demographics)

https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/Global-Humanoid-Robot-Installations-Reach-16,000-Units-in-2025-as-Mass-Production-Picks-Pace

#technolgy #robotics #news

Global Humanoid Robot Installations Reach 16,000 Units in 2025 as Mass Production Picks Up Pace

In 2025, around an additional 16,000 units of humanoid robots were installed worldwide, with China alone accounting for more than 80% of the installations.AGIBOT topped the global list of vendors with the highest number of annual humanoid robot installations, followed by Unitree, UBITECH, Leju and Tesla. The top five enterprises accounted for a 73% share.The cumulative installations of humanoid robots are projected to exceed 100,000 units by 2027.In terms of applications, logistics, manufacturing and automotive will represent 72% of the annual installations in 2027.Seoul, Beijing, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Fort Collins, Hong Kong, London, New Delhi, Taipei, Tokyo – Jan 14, 2025

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Jill Binder [she/her]Jan 15

Part 3 - “Who, me? Speak at #WCEU #WCEU2026 or other #TechConference?”

I hear this a lot. Here’s the truth 👀 (see images)

Day 2 of Your 2026 Tech Speaker Blueprint #2026TechSpeakerBlueprint

Want the series + private group? Link in bio.

Free workshop coming soon!

#technolgy

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Gareth Halfacree Jan 5

Then a couple of #Makers projects, starting with Arpan Mondal's air quality monitor - which, in a neat twist an otherwise well-trodden project path, visualises air quality by the health of a carefully-tended Conway's Game of Life colony. Good quality, the colony thrives; poor quality, it starts to choke.

https://www.hackster.io/news/arpan-mondal-s-clever-air-quality-monitor-visualizes-data-as-a-conway-s-game-of-life-colony-6c425d1f7dca

#Technolgy #IoT #InternetOfThings #Microcontrollers #AirQuality #EnvironmentalSensing #News #Hackster