On a serious note, I’m proud of the work being done at #Blacksky as well as #Blackfedi. Black and Brown folks we don’t need to get caught up in anyone’s protocol & platform wars, life is already tough for us and there’s minimal spaces for us as it is. We should be turning #BlackTwitter into the combined spaces of #ATProto #ActivityPub . We need safe, fun, funny, creative etc spaces for our people. Black and Brown owned digital spaces! Where users can determine their own experiences without being dragged one way or the other regarding algorithms, full text search, quote posts, PM harassment etc I look forward to that day and look forward to contributing to that. #Blacklove #Blackpower #Tech #BlackFediverse

Anybody have a recommendation for their favorite model of Chromebook to install Linux on?

I'm looking to acquire either a used Cromebook to have for a light "carryin' around" machine.

#Linux #Chromebook #Mastodon #Fediverse #LaptopComputing #Laptops #Tech

🤖 Intelligent Machines 840: AI boom or tech bubble? @leo @jeffjarvis & Paris Martineau examine what's real and what's hype in today’s AI economy.
🎧 Download and subscribe here: https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/840

#AI #Tech

If you are creating more harm with your solution than the problem you are trying to solve, perhaps your solution just isn't one.

#Tech

If you are creating more harm with your solution than the problem you are trying to solve, perhaps your solution just isn't one.

#Tech

🤖 Intelligent Machines 840: AI boom or tech bubble? @leo @jeffjarvis & Paris Martineau examine what's real and what's hype in today’s AI economy.
🎧 Download and subscribe here: https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/840

#AI #Tech

#Germany will vote #against the #EU proposal for #ChatControl, which would allow the #scanning of #privatemessages, even on end-to-end encrypted platforms. The proposal, aimed at protecting children, has been criticised for infringing on civil rights and privacy. https://therecord.media/chat-control-eu-germany-will-not-support-law?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#Germany will vote #against the #EU proposal for #ChatControl, which would allow the #scanning of #privatemessages, even on end-to-end encrypted platforms. The proposal, aimed at protecting children, has been criticised for infringing on civil rights and privacy. https://therecord.media/chat-control-eu-germany-will-not-support-law?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#FotoVorschlag
“(Hoch)Stapelei” / (High) stacking

Stacks of boomboxes, radios, cameras, and other vintage tech at an electronics shop on Canal Street. I’m not a tech-head, but I still felt a huge rush of nostalgia walking in to get my stereo fixed. A younger customer wondered what the rectangular slot under a TV screen was for, and asked “What’s VHS?” The proprietor and I looked at each other and laughed, and felt old together.

#photography #vintage #tech #nyc

Scandale en Australie, le grand cabinet de conseil Deloitte a mobilisé ChatGPT pour rédiger un "document de 237 pages - portant sur le système informatique utilisé par le ministère pour automatiser les sanctions du système de protection sociale". Le gouvernement a obtenu le remboursement d'une partie du contrat, autour de 400 000 euros d'argent public. C'est ignoble! https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/deloitte-to-refund-government-after-admitting-ai-errors-in-440k-report-20251005-p5n05p

#IA #Politique #Australie #Deloitte #Conseil #Social #Fraude #Triche #Informatique #Tech

A race by crypto companies to sell tokens pegged to stocks is raising alarm bells among traditional financial firms and regulatory experts who warn that the fast-growing novel products pose risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/tech/crypto-tokenize-investor-protection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #cryptocurrencies #investors #wallstreet #stocks #sec

✨ new on #TheFutureIsFederated 🚀

"My Fediverse Starter Guide" for newbies, based on my video and articles about Fediverse software and culture.

🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/my-fediverse-starter-guide/

mentioning @Mastodon @news @gotosocial @pfefferle @pixelfed @peertube

If you share it with friends/family, let me know how it goes and if this guide is helpful to them 🙏

#digitalliteracy #BigTech #tech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog

#FotoVorschlag
“(Hoch)Stapelei” / (High) stacking

Stacks of boomboxes, radios, cameras, and other vintage tech at an electronics shop on Canal Street. I’m not a tech-head, but I still felt a huge rush of nostalgia walking in to get my stereo fixed. A younger customer wondered what the rectangular slot under a TV screen was for, and asked “What’s VHS?” The proprietor and I looked at each other and laughed, and felt old together.

#photography #vintage #tech #nyc

Artificial intelligence, the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up virtual Jesus and automated sermons — a change drawing mixed reviews from the faithful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/world/society/virtual-jesus-faith-ai-religion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #religion #ai #tech

The flood of capital pouring into AI infrastructure is raising the risks of overcapacity as the world’s biggest investors look to cash in on the boom, Ares Management Co-President Kipp deVeer has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/economy/data-center-risk-ares/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ai #tech #investments

Including an equity investment from Nvidia, the Elon Musk-backed artificial intelligence startup xAI is raising more financing than initially planned to bring its ongoing funding round to $20 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/tech/nvidia-musk-xai-20-billion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #chipmakers #ai #semiconductors #elonmusk #xai

from @pluralistic : "The fact that someone did something tells you nothing about whether they *chose* to do so – to understand whether someone was coerced or made a free choice, you have to consider the power relationships involved.

Conservatives hate this idea. They want to live in a neat world of "revealed preferences," where the fact that you're working in a job where you're regularly exposed to carcinogens, or that you've stayed with a spouse who beats the shit out of you, or that you're homeless, or that you're addicted to Oxy, is a matter of *choice*." - https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/08/water-thats-not-wet/

#power #politics #USPol #tech #surveillance

from @pluralistic : "The fact that someone did something tells you nothing about whether they *chose* to do so – to understand whether someone was coerced or made a free choice, you have to consider the power relationships involved.

Conservatives hate this idea. They want to live in a neat world of "revealed preferences," where the fact that you're working in a job where you're regularly exposed to carcinogens, or that you've stayed with a spouse who beats the shit out of you, or that you're homeless, or that you're addicted to Oxy, is a matter of *choice*." - https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/08/water-thats-not-wet/

#power #politics #USPol #tech #surveillance

Phew finally managed to track down a copy of “Enshittification” by @pluralistic

Was weirdly hard to find it in NYC today! I tried multiple bookstores and had to wonder around multiple floors of the Union Sq. Barnes and Noble to find a sole copy tucked away on a sociology shelf.

Not sure if I’m just too early, since I was looking around 1 pm on the day the book officially released, or if the bookstores are sleeping on it.

In either case - I have it and I’m delighted to be reading it!!

#books #tech #enshittification