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2026-05-24 08:43:07

Microsoft previously shuttered an experimental seaborne #datacenter in 2024, but Panthalassa plans to deploy an experimental data center fleet in the northern Pacific Ocean sometime this year.
https://futurism.com/science-energy/peter-thiel-data-center-ocean

2026-05-22 09:20:37

The €5 billion EU fund should be considered a starting point, analysts said, with significantly higher levels of capital needed to put the European technology sector on par with the US — where deployed venture and growth capital annually runs into the hundreds of billions of dollars – and China – which benefits from state-backed investments. #EU
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4175860/eu-moves-forward-on-5-8b-scale-up-fund-to-keep-startups-from-leaving.html

2026-05-21 18:20:09

Sticker on an #EV charger cable:
“Caution! GPS alarm-protected cable.”
https://klaava.com/stealing-electric-vehicle-charging-cables-is-a-thing/

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/