Mastodawn

Sam Altman: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

Meaning: We stole all your knowledge , writing, and art, and now we’re gonna put a meter on it and sell it back to you. You’re welcome.”

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Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)4d ago

WOW.

With the news that Bluesky closed a $100M Series B (!!) last April and didn't tell anyone (??) until now, it's just become far more obvious that Bluesky is inching very close to its full enshittification era.

You don't raise that kind of money unless you're ready for *massive* capture of eyeballs and ecosystem control.

I am telling you right now, Bluesky in another year or two will look very, *very* different. (And tbh, it's not that great now.)

stephen ryner jr. 🦉Mar 16

@asymco source: https://arnika.org/en/publications/the-sound-of-contamination

The Sound of Contamination: A Comprehensive Analysis of Endocrine Disruptors and Hazardous Additives in the Headphones

The ToxFree Life for All project analysed 81 headphone models (180 material samples) across Central Europe and online marketplaces like Temu and Shein. 100% of products contained hazardous substances, including bisphenols, phthalates, and flame retardants. While these products do not pose an ac...

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Dan Gillmor Mar 11

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/116207648749663738

Grammarly would have to improve its ethics to be slimy.

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Natasha

🇪🇺Jan 5

Every developer or dev team can relate -

#dev #development #Tech #techdev

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Frodo: 'It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill Gollum when he had the chance.'
Gandalf: 'Pity? It's a pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.

I feel people need to think about this quote tonight.

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jonnyevans Feb 26

“This achievement recognizes that Apple has transformed how security is traditionally delivered,” said Ivan Krstić, Apple’s vice president of security engineering and architecture. “Prior to iPhone, secure devices were only available to sophisticated government and enterprise organizations after a massive investment in bespoke security solutions.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4137985/nato-approves-iphone-and-ipad-to-handle-classified-info.html

NATO approves iPhone and iPad to handle classified info

The okay means Apple's products are the first and only consumer devices to have achieved such compliance.

Computerworld

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Tim Bray Feb 24

IBM crashes because we’re gonna YOLO a replacement for banking and credit-card back-ends, replacing billions of lines of COBOL with vibe code. Uh…

https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/ibm-crashes-11-as-anthropic-threatens-cobol-empire

IBM Crashes 11% as Anthropic Threatens COBOL Empire

Anthropic's AI disrupts IBM's mainframe business, sending shares down 11% on threat