Mastodawn

The European Parliament is voting again THURSDAY 26th at 11:00 on Chat Control. The Commission, Council, multiple tech giants, the Conservatives (EPP), and several MEPs from S&D and Renew stand united in favouring indiscriminate mass surveillance.

Tell them NO: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

What A Charming House 12h ago

A new book account has just moved in. We'd be pleased if you gave us a follow to make us feel at home.

#bookstodon #horror #gothic

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

Andrew Ducker 14h ago

Link Post: UK confirms ban on cryptocurrency donations and limit on foreign donors in blow for Reform https://news.sky.com/story/major-curbs-to-party-donations-from-overseas-proposed-in-blow-for-reform-13524214

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

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RE: https://mastodon.scot/@andrewducker/116290236015764166

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Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

Toad Facts 12h ago

Our friend the Serra Cantareira Flea Toad is only known from five locations in the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil! Unlike some of their more brightly colored relatives, no toxins have been found in any Brachycephalus nodoterga toads that have been collected! (photo by Lucas Botelho)

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

@[email protected]15h ago

Canada rejected her permanent residence application. Her job duties were made up — by Immigration’s AI reviewer

Original: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canada-rejected-her-permanent-residence-application-her-job-duties-were-made-up--by-immigrations-ai-reviewer/article_3f1ea5be-0b3d-4541-ac00-0a1b8484d877.html

Archive: https://archive.ph/ELrCI

#AI #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence

Canada rejected her permanent residence application. Her job duties were made up — by Immigration’s AI reviewer

Immigration Department decision, which openly said it used Generative AI, cites job duties of applicant that bear no relation to her actual tasks.

Toronto Star

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

The Verge 11h ago

Seiko resurrected a 44-year-old digital watch NASA astronauts wore to space https://www.theverge.com/tech/900428/seiko-rotocall-digital-watch-retro-nasa-astronauts

Seiko resurrected a 44-year-old digital watch NASA astronauts wore to space

Seiko is bringing back the Rotocall, a retro ‘80s watch with a unique rotating mode dial favored by several NASA astronauts who wore it to space.

The Verge

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

Texas Observer 11h ago

Featured story: "I returned to #Texas—not because I expected to fit in, but because it is home. And through a circuitous career path, I found myself a librarian sitting at the circulation desk of a high school library in Abilene." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/

#education #schools #politics #USpol #censorship #FreeSpeech #news

How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty

I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.

The Texas Observer

Cookie & Oreo 10h ago

Primo Natura 12h ago

"Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-co2-from-uk-data-centres-could-be-hundreds-of-times-higher-than-thought/

Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought - Carbon Brief

Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be...

Carbon Brief

Cookie & Oreo 14h ago

Zack Whittaker 15h ago

Almost exactly four months ago, I wrote about how the Trump administration was preparing to ban TP-Link routers, citing the company's alleged links to China. Now, the FCC has decided to ban *all* new models of foreign-made routers, even though many U.S.-made routers are also full of security flaws.

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/banning-tp-link-wont-save-america-from-its-own-terrible-cybersecurity/

Banning TP-Link won't save America from its own terrible cybersecurity

TP-Link routers face a ban in the U.S. over the company's alleged links to China, but shoddy cybersecurity is the real insider threat to the United States.

~this week in security~