Not enough good will to get them out of their shit, but its a step.

Ubisoft just open-sourced its colorblind assistance tool Chroma

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/ubisoft-just-open-sourced-its-colorblind-assistance-tool-chroma-184546640.html?src=rss&guccounter=1

Chinese Hackers Target Linux Systems Using SNOWLIGHT Malware and VShell Tool

https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/chinese-hackers-target-linux-systems.html #Linux #Malware #Hacking #Cybersecurity #China #Tech #IT

In a first, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against Google, accusing it of violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its apps in smartphones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #google #phones #bigtech #search #ftc #tech #apps

The newest ChatGPT image trick that’s going viral has people uploading pics of their beloved dogs and cats, and then instructing ChatGPT to turn the animals into real people. The results are incredible. Read more at @BGR. #ChatGPT #AI #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/WxF.Ow

“public opinion monitoring”, "generate press releases based on real-time information", "deploying AI police agents" – that's pretty much where this dystopian AI future is going, whether it's a proprietary or open source one. Chinese gov't is just ahead on it

the worst part? Western countries will be looking at this as a blueprint for their own implementations. UK is following it already https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/14/deepseek-is-already-being-applied-widely-across-chinas-industries-and-used-for-government-surveillance-and-propaganda/

Microsoft really doesn't want customers to upgrade older PCs, but there are workarounds for many models. Here's how you can find out whether your Windows 10 PC can safely upgrade to Windows 11 - for free.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-upgrade-your-incompatible-windows-10-pc-to-windows-11-now/ #Tech #Windows #Computers #Win10 #Win11 #PCs

Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti arrives on April 16th starting at $379 https://www.theverge.com/news/648705/nvidias-rtx-5060-ti-gpu-pricing-release-date #Entertainment #PCGaming #Gaming #Nvidia #News #Tech

4Chan hacked; Taken down; Emails and IPs leaked

Apparently they were not only running an old, unsecure version of PHP their entire stack was outdated.

https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14029069/4chan-down-updates-controversial-website-hacking/

TL;DR: The 'Silicon Six'—Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple, and Microsoft—are accused of evading nearly $278 billion in U.S. corporate taxes over the last decade, paying an average tax rate of 18.8% compared to the statutory 29.7% for similar profits. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years #law #tech #legaltech #autosum

FCC chair calls EU satellite strategy ‘anti-American’ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/fcc-chair-calls-eu-satellite-strategy-anti-american/ #fcc #usa #eu #china #europe #satellites #telecoms #starlink #connectivity #networks #politics #tech #news #technology

We are losing #knowledge, at an alarming rate.

You know those #postapocalyptic stories where machines are chugging along doing things, but the humans have no idea how they work anymore? Well, yeah, that'll be us.

Real World Example: When I ask the internet 'How can I do X on Linux/Windows?' what I DON'T want is endless 'Install tool/app/distro which does it for you' answers.

It's like no-one actually writes down the basic steps of anything anymore. We're doomed.

Another post with a #BlogQuestionsChallenge, this time, #Technology

Time for some trips down memory lane... let's go!

I was nominated by @rl_dane btw.

This is day 48 of #100DaysToOffload

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/blog-questions-technology-edition

Logiciels libres recommandés par l’État en 2025 : la liste officielle https://www.blogdumoderateur.com/logiciels-libres-recommandes-etat-2025/ <img alt="Logiciels libres recommandés par l’État en 2025 : la liste officielle" src="https://f.hell #Travaillerdansledigital #Productivité #Tech

You don’t need to close all your tabs. You need a browser that makes them manageable. Hello.

just dropped the very very very very very delayed UM41 images — check them out
https://blog.fyralabs.com/ultramarine-linux-41-image-drop/

#tech #linux #foss #ultramarinelinux #fedora #wsl #micrososftsurface #imagedrop

Meta to train its AI models on public data of European users.

Meta on Monday said it would incorporate user interactions with its AI, as well as posts and comments by adults across its platforms, to train its artificial intelligence models in the European Union.

Users will still be able to opt out of having their data used.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250414-meta-to-train-its-ai-models-on-public-data-of-european-users?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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I have just managed to fix an issue with my mouse by re-tensioning the teeny-tiny tension spring in the left mouse button.

Why yes, I am a bit of a god-gamer, thank you for asking.

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data Read more…https://theconversation.com/a-weird-phrase-is-plaguing-scientific-papers-and-we-traced-it-back-to-a-glitch-in-ai-training-data-254463