2025-11-08 07:46:59

As organizations in EU countries are canceling #Microsoft and other US cloud services, #opensource businesses see an opportunity:
Red Hat has become the first US company to announce its own EU-specific program, Red Hat Confirmed Sovereign Support (RHCSS). This initiative ensures critical IT operations remain under #EU control.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-even-a-us-tech-giant-is-launching-sovereign-support-for-europe-now/

2025-11-07 08:18:08

What a surprise that #Meta does business with scammers instead of respecting users:
Documents showed that internally, Meta was hesitant to abruptly remove accounts, even those considered some of the “scammiest scammers,” out of concern that a drop in revenue could diminish resources needed for artificial intelligence growth. #scam
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/

2025-11-06 08:32:37

Abuse of personal data is a serious concern for people, but:
61%of surveyed people expressed skepticism that anything they do makes much difference. This is because people have come to expect that their data will be captured, shared and misused by state and corporate entities alike. #privacy
https://theconversation.com/why-people-dont-demand-data-privacy-even-as-governments-and-corporations-collect-more-personal-information-262197

2025-11-05 08:19:00

Here we go - the first #AI powered #camera and you need an iphone to use it:Caira is designed to negate some of photography’s learning curve by using onboard AI that allows users to talk to the camera using natural language.https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/mirrorless-cameras/caira-ai-camera-pre-orders-open-on-kickstarter

2025-11-04 20:52:26

To gauge the current state of the #AI #browsers available today, I gave four of them a test: Perplexity Comet, Opera Neon, ChatGPT Atlas, and Dai (from the makers of the Arc browser). It's early days for all of these programs.
https://lifehacker.com/tech/i-compared-the-biggest-ai-browsers?utm_medium=RSS&test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B

2025-11-03 08:30:25

#Google executive told they are developing #AI assistant that scans data from all Google apps to learn everything about a user:
That means in the future, AI Mode will pull details from your emails, documents, and other Google apps to give truly customized responses.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-says-search-ai-mode-will-know-everything-about-you/

2025-11-02 12:35:12

Smaart vacuum owner decided to block the telemetry servers' IP addresses on his network, while keeping the firmware and OTA servers open. While his smart gadget worked for a while, it just refused to turn on soon after. After a lengthy investigation, he discovered that a remote kill command had been issued to his device. #surveillance #privacy
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/manufacturer-issues-remote-kill-command-to-nuke-smart-vacuum-after-engineer-blocks-it-from-collecting-data-user-revives-it-with-custom-hardware-and-python-scripts-to-run-offline

2025-11-02 08:39:00

New industry standard against, for instance, #AI image collection:LinkedIn is currently rolling out support for Content Credentials, that attaches secure, verifiable authorship and usage information directly to an image file.c #photography #copyrighthttps://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/social-media/new-linkedin-feature-helps-you-prove-authorship-of-your-photographs

2025-10-31 08:05:31

#EU will implement digital Euro as a CBDC, pilot by 2027 and public use in 2029:
"...central money issued by central banks has to have its digital form, because we're moving into a different era where not everybody will want necessarily to have banknotes.”
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/digital_euro_approved/

2025-10-28 17:58:50

#Clearview AI has continued to collect face images despite the #EU fines - here is the possible result:
Noyb is targeting the US company and its executives, arguing that if successful, individuals who authorized the data collection could face criminal penalties, including imprisonment.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/noyb_criminal_charges_clearview/

2025-10-28 08:05:00

The Dog Photography Awards have just unveiled its stunning 2025 winners, proving once again why this competition is a must-watch for photographers and dog lovers alike. #photographyhttps://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/this-photographer-perfectly-mastered-dog-motion-and-is-just-one-of-many-awarded-shots-that-will-make-you-smile

2025-10-27 15:26:37

Who is the OpenAI #browser for, exactly? Who is its customer? And the answer I have come to there is that Atlas is for OpenAI. The real customer, the true end user of Atlas, is not the person browsing websites, it is the company collecting data about what and how that person is browsing.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/27/1126673/openai-new-atlas-browser/

2025-10-26 15:51:54

A small idyllic plaza in the historic center of Valencia City,

2025-10-26 15:50:47

A long beach with space even for a house.

2025-10-24 08:36:54

Electric vehicles are going to get chargers in lampposts in #Europe, Peugeot's first self-driving #van in 2016, and more #EV news for travelers:
https://klaava.com/electric-vehicle-news-summary-for-travelers-self-driving-van-lamppost-chargers-strong-ev-sales-numbers-in-2025/

2025-10-23 08:57:14

The United States, China, and the European Union are each charting their own course toward this "new internet," revealing starkly different political and economic visions of our digital future. #metaverse
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-internet-visions-metaverse.html

2025-10-22 09:01:00

Copper thieves have discovered #EV chargers, self-driving European van in 2026, and other #travel newshttps://klaava.com/electric-vehicle-news-summary-for-travelers-self-driving-van-lamppost-chargers-strong-ev-sales-numbers-in-2025/

2025-10-22 08:53:29

Nice try, but there are large regions in the world that see it as a race:
“To safely advance toward #AI superintelligence, we must scientifically determine how to design AI systems that are fundamentally incapable of harming people, whether through misalignment or malicious use,” he added. “We also need to make sure the public has a much stronger say in decisions that will shape our collective future.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/steve-wozniak-steve-bannon-letter-ai-superintelligence

2025-10-20 20:41:35

This approach to sovereignty isn't just about words. In the last year, numerous #EU governments have dumped #Microsoft software and services for open-source solutions.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-plan-to-ditch-us-tech-giants-is-built-on-open-source-and-its-gaining-steam/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ZDNet%2Fmagazine%2FOpen%20Source

2025-10-18 08:33:23

Remote control for turning pages in a #book you are reading:
Kobo says the Remote control page turner is compatible with all #Kobo ereaders that have Bluetooth, which includes all the current models and several of the older ones. #ereader
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/10/14/kobo-remote-page-turner-getting-released/