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2026-05-20 08:59:58

Review of a #degoogled #Android:
--- Ultimately, iodéOS feels less like a “hardcore security OS” and more like a privacy-focused Android for regular people, and for many users, that may be exactly the right balance.
https://cyberinsider.com/iodeos-review-privacy-focused-android-that-doesnt-get-in-your-way/

2026-05-19 18:43:00

The #EU Passenger Package proposal aims at allowing travelers to book a single ticket for a cross-border #train journey that may include multiple rail operators. .https://klaava.com/major-improvement-for-train-passengers-planned-in-europe-single-tickets-for-cross-border-travel/

2026-05-19 08:28:58

Mistral CEO Mensch has repeatedly touted sovereignty and #Europe's independence from American #AI companies as central to Mistral's open-source strategy, saying recently that governments increasingly want AI systems they can control independently of US tech giants. #bigtech #digitalsovereignity
https://www.businessinsider.com/mistral-ceo-warns-europe-2-years-avoid-us-ai-dependence-2026-5

2026-05-18 16:12:38

The key points of the European Commission proposal for simplifying Europe-wide travel booking and #train travel are the following. #EU #Europe #travel
https://klaava.com/major-improvement-for-train-passengers-planned-in-europe-single-tickets-for-cross-border-travel/

2026-05-17 08:31:22

Most datacenters and qualified cloud operators still rely heavily on Intel or AMD processors. And inside those processors sits a computer beneath the computer: management engines operating at Ring -3, below the operating system, outside the control of host security software, persistent even when the machine appears powered off. #digitalsovereignity
https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/16/europe-built-sovereign-clouds-to-escape-us-control-then-forgot-about-the-processors/5237735

2026-05-15 09:08:31

VR headset, voice transcript device, tablet or phone with keyboard?
https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-ditched-laptop-for-xr-headset-tablet-phone-what-i-learned/

2026-05-14 08:59:41

The findings reveal that #identity-related breaches are no longer outliers; they’re now a primary challenge for modern defense. #security
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-state-of-identity-security-2026

2026-05-13 08:16:23

Early adopters want the latest tech, but the mass market will be more difficult to convince:
--- Should AI or smart glasses products from more companies end up selling as well as #Meta's version, researchers expect as many as 100 million people will buy a pair in the next few years. #privacy
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj37z8357e5o

2026-05-12 08:55:18

So #AI vibe-coding and agents are making IT professionals redundant?
--- Demand remains strongest for core technical roles. Job postings for systems engineers and architects have increased by 42.7% since January, while software developer and engineer postings have increased by 32.3%. Cybersecurity roles rose 23.2%.
https://www.networkworld.com/article/4169625/tech-job-postings-hit-three-year-high-as-ai-demand-fuels-hiring-rebound.html

2026-05-10 08:40:20

The emergence of nonconsensual #cloning of coworkers, bosses and ex-partners is a new challenge to our sense of right and wrong, and yet another way #AI is challenging us to step up and figure out how to respond.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4168535/ai-clones-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.html

2026-05-09 08:54:32

If i access the site on a #Linux phone like Jolla?
#Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone will automatically fail verification when the system decides to challenge them. #degoogled
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

2026-05-08 08:55:54

It takes surprisingly little to crack the average password hash. #security
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/07/60-of-md5-password-hashes-are-crackable-in-under-an-hour/5234954

2026-05-06 08:50:43

Misidentified as a shoplifter by face recognition #algorithm:
“It was scary but what was more scary was when I got home and started looking into Facewatch, I saw they share the information between loads of retailers.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/guilty-until-proven-innocent-shoppers-falsely-identified-by-facial-recognition-struggle-to-clear-their-name

2026-05-04 08:37:34

The bad news is that software now purports to glean insights into the depths and vagaries of human emotion using #AI, and it is coming to watch you. The industry term is #emotion AI or sometimes affective computing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/worker-surveillance-emotion-ai/687029/

2026-05-03 08:39:58

The criminal cases underscore the growing use of #AI chatbots for personal advice and the lack of privacy protections for those conversations. While AI chatbots have rapidly become a go-to source for legal advice, medical diagnoses and therapy, those conversations are not legally protected. #privacy
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/02/us/chatgpt-ai-privacy-crime

2026-05-02 08:08:32

Multiple companies will sell you a brand new smartphone with a Google-free OS on it – either a de-Googled version of Android, or a #Linux OS that isn't based on Android in the first place. #degoogled #phone
https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/buy_a_foss_fondleslab/

2026-05-01 08:32:51

Recently, we completed a road trip to south #Europe as we have done a few times before, but this time following a new route. Perhaps the route was why I paid closer attention to the driving culture and behavior on the road in each region. #roadtrip
https://klaava.com/the-safest-countries-for-a-road-trip-in-europe/

2026-04-30 08:40:00

#AI jailbreak expert had spent much of the previous two years testing and prodding large language models such as Claude and ChatGPT, always with the aim of making them say things they shouldn’t. But this was one of his most advanced hacks yet: a sophisticated plan of manipulation, which involved him being cruel, vindictive, sycophantic, even abusive. #security
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/meet-the-ai-jailbreakers-i-see-the-worst-things-humanity-has-produced

2026-04-29 10:04:00

Long, heavy trucks sped across villages faster than any Tesla or Toyota driver would dare. Dangerous speeding on highways and national roads was frequent. At times, it seemed that traffic rules didn’t exist in ... #roadtrip #Europe .https://klaava.com/the-safest-countries-for-a-road-trip-in-europe/

2026-04-29 08:43:53

The study found that AI excels at tackling complex tasks quickly, while people excel at tasks involving judgment, meaning, and responsibility.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4162557/your-ai-strategy-is-all-wrong.html