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“Protesting and No Kings is great, but,... Why don;t we put that energy into boycotts of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, DirectTV/Dishnetwork, Google and the companies that are funding Fascism in America. Want more? Research ...”

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#tech #dev #software #Claude #LLM #GitHub #NoAI

RE: https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/top-stories-u7govdf1z/-/a-_ssSKmx_R9WGEJr2VyDh0w%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

The slopification of the world continues…

#tech #technology #BigTech #IT #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LLMs #ML #MachineLearning #GenAI #generativeAI #AIAgent #AISlop #FuckAI #Fuck_AI #enshittification #microslop #microsoft #copilot #meta #google #NVIDIA #gemini #OpenAI #ChatGPT #anthropic #claude

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“On this story: https://www. wired.com/story/openai-backs-b ill-exempt-ai-firms-model-harm-lawsuits Grim Fact: OpenAI's own data shows that over 1.2 million of its ChatGPT users per week show signs of suicide preppi...”

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I use #pixelix for my Android #pixelfed client as I feel very uncomfortable with pixelfed app that is very janky, slow, and lots of questionable UI/UX design.

Including, but not limited to:
1. "Back" button does not close the app. Rather, it takes to previous pages when it is unnecessary.
2. Cannot see the list of profiles that like a post. Pixelix has this feature.
3. Every press of a button feels like it's loading a whole new page, adding to the slow navigation.

#foss #tech #fediverse

Happy #Friday everyone!

Here's your face-palming dose of #ai #news. According to #TheRegister, security researchers recently tricked #appleintelligence into #swearing at #users.

Researchers executed a crafty prompt injection bypass Apple's filters. Their attack had a staggering 76% success rate.

From the article:

"While the researchers only tricked Apple Intelligence into cursing at users, this same technique could be abused to manipulate any data that's accessible to apps and services using the model."

Let that sink in.

Excellent reporting by El Reg.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/09/security_researchers_tricked_apple_intelligence/

#technews #security #artificialintelligence #research #apple #vulnerability #tech #omg #facepalm

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“Berlin, Germany, this weekend: Cable of Resistance, a conference with ‘workshops, presentations, panel discussions, skill shares, and social events’ and a clear goal: ‘Big Tech destroys our society and the planet. ‘Let...”

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“# KitchenOwl situation is another example of why you should move your code from GitHub. The developer's account was blocked without any notice. @ tombursch is here on # Fediverse . # selfhosted # selfhost...”

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🤓 Updates across #privacy and #tech from @techlore

“Meta's glasses earned the nickname "pervert glasses" for a reason. A journalist wore them and said they made her START THINKING like a creep. The privacy implications go way deeper than you'd expect, and I covered the p...”

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“https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/04/09/windo ws-zero-day-published-on-github-after-msrc-silence-xcxwbn/ Windows Zero-Day Published on Github as Microsoft Fails to Act # Microsoft # Windows # WindowsSecurity # ...”

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“https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/04/09/gemin i-app-rolling-out-notebooks-to-organize-chats-notebooklm-sync-xcxwbn/ Gemini App Gets Notebooks with Bidirectional NotebookLM Sync # AI # GoogleGemini # NotebookLM ...”

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“Big Tech’s era of being effectively untouchable may be coming to an end. ⚖️ Courts and juries are increasingly stepping in where regulation has lagged, forcing accountability and redefining responsibility in the digital...”

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“https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/04/09/githu b-hit-by-outages-as-ai-agents-flood-platform-xcxwbn/ GitHub Hit by Outages as AI Agents Flood Platform # AI # GitHub # Microsoft # AICoding # AICodingAgents #...”

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“https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/04/09/googl e-maps-gemini-ai-photo-suggestions-captions-xcxwbn/ Google Maps Uses Gemini AI for Photo Suggestions and Captions # AI # GoogleMaps # Google # GoogleGemini # Goo...”

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“More people want to break away from Big Tech, but don’t know where to start. That’s why we created 2 configurations at NovaCustom to make it easier: 🔒 → PrivacyGuard: for people who want to step away from Big Tech and...”

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“One banned US user pointed us to this petition, we’ve been tracking it daily. 4.4.2026 When we first spotted it, it had just under 61,800 signatures. 9.4.2026, it has reached 62,426 — and is still growing as we speak. ...”

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“James Cameron says Big Tech controlling AGI is scarier than Terminator. His point: AGI (AI that can do any human job) is coming. If Google, OpenAI, and Meta build it first, they don't just control technology. They contro...”

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🤓 Updates across #privacy and #tech from @techlore

“📢 Surveillance Report & Techlore Talks have moved to a new pod host! If you follow us on Apple, Spotify, or any podcast app, everything should carry over automatically. If you only watch on You/PeerTube, did you know t...”

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“🧐 Keeping an eye on # BigTech because # PrivacyMatters “BIG TECH COMEDIES: FROM GIGGLES TO GRIMACES Why are comedy shows about Big Tech companies becoming more serious? Learn how public fear of surveillance and...”

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“FYI: FTC's 2026-2030 plan puts Big Tech, kids' data, and ad fraud in the crosshairs: The FTC published its FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan on April 3, 2026, setting enforcement priorities across antitrust, consumer protectio...”

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“Yesterday YouTube announced something fun. Nobody's really talking about what it actually is yet. https:// blog.ppb1701.com/smile-for-the -algorithm # ai # youtube # gemini # google # privacy # bl...”

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“# Energy prices and regulation stall. Stargate, raising doubts about # Europe ’s # AI competitiveness # OpenAI # BigTech # MarketInsider https:// marketinsider.net/openai-pause s-uk-ai-megaproject-o...”

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“There are alternative email providers to # BIGTECH with all the classic features you need!  At Tuta, we offer quantum-proof encryption for your mailbox & excellent features (🔥 which our team is rolling out fast...”

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“https://www. europesays.com/people/18084/ Jeff Bezos’ Project Prometheus Poaches xAI Co-Founder from OpenAI # Amazon # ArtificialIntelligence (ai) # BigTech # JeffBezos # KyleKosic # PhysicalAI # P...”

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“🧐 Keeping an eye on # BigTech because # PrivacyMatters “Content warning: Tech Ethics / AI Misinformation Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented...”

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Understanding the Kalman filter with a simple radar example
Link: https:// kalmanfilter.net
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7693153”

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“RE: https:// mastodon.online/@parismarx/116 372697459719963 This is why I keep saying that for anything at these scales, quality/accuracy has to be through the roof because even the tiniest error rate rapidly ball...”

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@Hi_Kitsune The UI/UX of social media in general leaves a lot to be desired, and it is difficult to understate the potential for addiction to the "attention economy" even on freedom-respecting #fediverse communities. There are psychological and societal issues at play across social media, including profile stalking, encouragement to post "thirst traps" or "rage bait", as well as "slot machine" timelines that facilitate mindless "doomscrolling"... to name a few issues that go beyond #tech stack.

All I have to say right now is #FreeBSD is a level of awesomeness previously unrealized by the #Linux community.

#RunBSD #tech

🤓 Updates across #privacy and #tech from @techlore

“The US govt recommends VPNs. They also admit using one might strip your constitutional rights. Yes, seriously. Plus LinkedIn's secret browser surveillance & more in this week's Digital Rights Digest: https:// techlor...”

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“This is still the Metaverse website, even after announcing Horizon Worlds will be shutting down soon. Meta didn't need the metaverse to succeed, they needed it to exist long enough to collect your data and keep investor...”

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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/116372033363140881

This thread 😍

#tech #retrocomputing

AodeRelay boosted

Marcin Wichary [He/Him] » 🌐 2026-04-09
@mwichary@mastodon.online

Some fun photos from Large Scale Systems Museum near Pittsburgh!

RE: https://mastodon.cc/@info_activism/116363276833679384

Alt text:

Data Detox Kit.

HOW AI IS USED TO INFLUENCE GLOBAL ELECTIONS.

"Political campaigns invest large sums of money to reach potential voters. so much so that there is an entire industry to help them identify and target specific groups. In fact, there are over 500 documented companies that work in the field of technology-driven political persuasion. This means thev sell their services to politicians and political campaigns, claiming they car help influence your opinions - and your vote."

#ai #tech

Tactical Tech ✅ » 🌐 2026-04-07
@info_activism@mastodon.cc

Lifestyle influencers aren’t the only ones shaping your life ➡️ AI is now influencing your vote. 🚨

From Trump retweeting a deepfake Taylor Swift endorsement to Indonesian politicians using AI avatars, generative AI is reshaping elections.

New @globalvoices article by Tactical Tech & Safa Ghnaim: https://globalvoices.org/2026/04/03/how-ai-is-used-to-influence-global-elections/

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“MegaTrain: Full Precision Training of 100B+ Parameter LLMs on a Single GPU
Link: https:// arxiv.org/abs/2604.05091
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7689174”

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Google’s AI Overviews are providing “tens of millions of wrong answers … every hour — and hundreds of thousands every minute.”

wow, i love the AI future!

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinformation

#tech #ai #google #generativeai #artificialintelligence

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“I've Sold Out
Link: https:// mariozechner.at/posts/2026-04- 08-ive-sold-out/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7687533”

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If you're on Elementary OS, use simply-foxy to "fix" the ugly Firefox browser window because it doesn't look suitable with Elementary OS.

Two screenshots attached on this post. It's the comparison between the original Firefox browser and after applying simply-foxy.

https://github.com/garaevdi/simply-foxy

#elementaryos #foss #github #tech #browser #mozilla #firefox

Alt...

Mozilla Firefox browser on Elementary OS.

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Mozilla Firefox browser on Elementary OS after applying simply-foxy.

Help families feed themselves and save Spark Space!!

Spark is a community project helping hundreds of people connect to remote jobs & classes through internet & electricity. They've also begun classes to develop community skills to rebuild Gaza. But they need YOUR help: https://chuffed.org/project/spark-space-gaza

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Gaza #Palestine #Tech #Education #Academia

TL;DR: LinkedIn faces backlash and legal action after suspending a browser extension accused of scraping user data, which the platform claims is based on fabricated allegations. The controversy raises concerns about data privacy and user consent in the tech industry. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/linkedin-scanning-users-browser-extensions-sparks-controversy-and-two-lawsuits/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

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“We moved Railway's frontend off Next.js. Builds went from 10+ mins to under two
Link: https:// blog.railway.com/p/moving-rail ways-frontend-off-nextjs
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7685945”

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Nearly 80,000 #tech #jobs cut in Q1, but #AI's full impact may be yet to come
A total of 78,557 tech #layoffs were recorded between Jan. 1 and April 1, with the #US accounting for 76.7%, according to analysis by RationalFX, which tallied figures based on #layoff announcements, labor department notices and tech job tracking sites.
Nearly half of the global total, or 37,638 cuts, were attributed directly or indirectly to AI and workflow automation.
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/nearly-80-000-tech-jobs-cut-in-q1-but-ai-s-full-impact-may-be-yet-to-come
https://archive.ph/fb2Gw

Ireland is piloting a Government Digital Wallet to store official documents and verify users’ ages for social media platforms. 🏛️
The system is opt-in, aiming to support EU online safety rules while raising questions on user control and data centralization. 🔐

🔗 https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/ireland-is-testing-out-a-digital-wallet-that-conducts-age-verification-for-social-media-users-175002131.html

#TechNews #DigitalWallet #Ireland #OnlineSafety #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #DataProtection #AgeVerification #DigitalIdentity #EUCompliance #Security #OnlinePrivacy #Tech #Government #EU #Europe

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“S3 Files
Link: https://www. allthingsdistributed.com/2026/ 04/s3-files-and-the-changing-face-of-s3.html
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7680404”

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Wow, that is terrifying. Basically, through #wifi, we have surrendered any semblance of #privacy whatsoever.

While there are valid use cases for this, it's basically unrestricted at this point. What law enforcement and first responders can use in case of legitimate threats, so can criminals for nefarious behavior.

There are a plethora of #ethical red flags here as #legislation usually trails behind new #tech by years if not decades.

This needs to concern #everyone.

https://youtu.be/0OdR8rRMz3I

#news #technology #ai #home #Surveillance #masssurveillance

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“Google open-sources experimental agent orchestration testbed Scion
Link: https://www. infoq.com/news/2026/04/google- agent-testbed-scion/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7675213”

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“Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
Link: https:// sam-burns.com/posts/concrete-l aptop-stand/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7673360”

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This is your daily reminder that Andrea Borman is an experienced Debian enthusiast with nearly 60K subscribers, go give her a sub!

https://www.youtube.com/@AndreaBorman

#Linux #Debian #AndreaBorman #Tech #YouTube #OpenSource #LinuxTips

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“Three hundred synths, 3 hardware projects, and one app
Link: https:// midi.guide/blog/three-hunded-s ynths-one-app/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7670981”

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“Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?
Link: https://www. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04 /13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...”

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#Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter #Colorado’s Landmark #RightToRepair Law
Since 2022, Colorado has passed bills giving users the tools, instructions, and legal capabilities to fix or upgrade their own wheelchairs, agricultural farming equipment, and consumer electronics. Similar efforts have rippled out through the country, where repair bills have been introduced in every #US state and passed in eight of them.
https://www.wired.com/story/tech-companies-are-trying-to-neuter-colorados-landmark-right-to-repair-law/
https://archive.ph/3vAan