ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”
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The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-digital-escorts-investigation-warning?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Microsoft#Tech#Pentagon#Defense #Technology#Cybersecurity
@BjornW@mastodon.social
@BjornW@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

Bijna een jaar geleden gaf @helma een presentatie over 'Chat Control' met de stand van zaken op dat moment @nluug najaarsconferentie:

https://nluug.nl/evenementen/nluug/najaarsconferentie-2024/talks/helma-de-boer-zwartboek-chatcontrol/

Helaas is het Chat Controle voorstel net een zombie 🧟 & weer opgestaan. Ik ben me weer aan t inlezen via:

https://chatcontrole.nl
https://fightchatcontrol.eu

Informeer jezelf & anderen over dit ingrijpende & slechte voorstel.

CC @waag @marleenstikker @publicspaces

#Surveillance#Bigtech#Tech#EU#ChatControl#Privacy#TechPolicy
@BjornW@mastodon.social
@BjornW@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

Bijna een jaar geleden gaf @helma een presentatie over 'Chat Control' met de stand van zaken op dat moment @nluug najaarsconferentie:

https://nluug.nl/evenementen/nluug/najaarsconferentie-2024/talks/helma-de-boer-zwartboek-chatcontrol/

Helaas is het Chat Controle voorstel net een zombie 🧟 & weer opgestaan. Ik ben me weer aan t inlezen via:

https://chatcontrole.nl
https://fightchatcontrol.eu

Informeer jezelf & anderen over dit ingrijpende & slechte voorstel.

CC @waag @marleenstikker @publicspaces

#Surveillance#Bigtech#Tech#EU#ChatControl#Privacy#TechPolicy
Flipboard Tech Desk
@TechDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday
Flipboard Tech Desk
@TechDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday
Samuel Plumppu
@Greenheart@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Simple tech stacks are great for resilient and maintainable systems. Why reach for #Valkey / #Redis when you can avoid introducing another dependency by implementing caching with #SQLite triggers?

This was a fun #WebDev experiment and made me even more impressed with how capable this database is for mid-sized websites and apps.

What's your favourite example of #Minimalist#Tech?

https://samuelplumppu.se/blog/using-sqlite-triggers-to-boost-performance-of-select-count
Paris Marx
@parismarx@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Western leaders have appeased Donald Trump since he returned to power, only to be hit with new demands after every concession.

On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/world-leaders-must-stop-appeasing

#tech #donaldtrump #digitalsovereignty #regulation#eutech#cdntech #cdnpoli #eupol
Rik Viergever
@rikviergever@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
#Enshittification explains why with basically every Big Tech company the users are the product these days and not the customer. The customers are the Ad companies! A great talk by Cory Doctorow here on the topic if you have 30mins:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ai-fC-2Bpo

#tech#IT#ICT#BigTech#Digital #mobile

@gael @murena @e_mydata @pluralistic
knoppix
@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Scientists are moving from Twitter/X to Bluesky, drawn by its simpler design and less aggressive algorithms. 🧬

Still, Mastodon offers stronger privacy and open-source values, making it a better alternative for many. 🔒

Why not choose Mastodon? 🤔
Healthy, respectful science communication needs better social platforms. 🌐

@Mastodon

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/more-scientists-choose-bluesky-over-twitter/

#Science#Scientist#Scientists#SocialMedia#Privacy#Twitter#BlueSky#OpenSource#Mastodon#DigitalFreedom#Freedom#Communication#Tech
Rik Viergever
@rikviergever@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
#Enshittification explains why with basically every Big Tech company the users are the product these days and not the customer. The customers are the Ad companies! A great talk by Cory Doctorow here on the topic if you have 30mins:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ai-fC-2Bpo

#tech#IT#ICT#BigTech#Digital #mobile

@gael @murena @e_mydata @pluralistic

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Flipboard Culture Desk
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Anthropic and a group of up to 7 million authors are expected to reach a "historic" settlement soon. In the largest copyright class action of all time, claimants sued the company for illegally downloading their books to train its AI models. Here's more from @arstechnica.

https://flip.it/hs8S8P

#Books @bookstodon#USLaw#Copyright#Technology#Tech#ArtificialIntelligence#AI#Anthropic
Flipboard Culture Desk
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Anthropic and a group of up to 7 million authors are expected to reach a "historic" settlement soon. In the largest copyright class action of all time, claimants sued the company for illegally downloading their books to train its AI models. Here's more from @arstechnica.

https://flip.it/hs8S8P

#Books @bookstodon#USLaw#Copyright#Technology#Tech#ArtificialIntelligence#AI#Anthropic