It’s #NewstodonFriday! It’s been another busy week for the many newsrooms who have an active presence in the #fediverse, and we’re highlighting their work in the thread below. If you like what you see, follow the profiles and boost their stories.
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Sure. Google location tracking "bad" and Apple data harvesting "good", but it's pretty hack to see articles popping up about how poor Android trackers are compared to AirTags. https://somegadgetguy.com/b/46Q
Ignoring the security nightmare AirTags were at launch, the assumed permissions Apple just takes for the Find My network, and the annoying (and scary looking) process Apple forces users through to OPT OUT of location tracking, it's shocking how well Google is doing only a couple weeks into this new finder network going live.
Sony Will Use AI to Cut Film Costs, Says CEO Tony Vinciquerra
"“We are very focused on AI. The biggest problem with making films today is the expense,” Vinciquerra said at Sony’s Thursday (Friday in Japan) investor event. “We will be looking at ways to…produce both films for theaters and television in a more efficient way, using AI primarily.”"
It’s 2024. Elon Musk Rules X. And the Political World Is Still Addicted.
"Two years after words like Mastodon, BlueSky, Post and Threads became rallying cries and users declared war on the blue check, those who made Twitter what it was in the days before Musk have returned to using X."
"Last year, Democratic candidates spent more than a million bucks on Twitter ads, The Washington Post reported."
"Unity that defines history. Today, together with the Allies, France honored the bravery of the soldiers of the Allied forces who landed in Normandy 80 years ago. We remember. Thank you We protect the values of defenders of life."
"Chamber of Progress, a tech industry coalition whose members include Amazon, Apple and Meta, is launching a campaign to defend the legality of using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence systems."
France will transfer 5 Mirage 2000 aircraft to Ukraine and train pilots — French President Emmanuel Macron.
"France is helping the Ukrainians to resist, but we don't want escalation. To be very specific, tomorrow during my meeting with Zelenskyi, we are going to start a new cooperation, and we will provide Mirage 2000 and offer to train pilots" Macron announced. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#France
A gay Republican politician in Colorado was apparently shocked by a recent email sent out by state party head Dave Williams, which called LGBTQ+ people “evil” and “woke creeps".
"The generative AI boom has eroded trust between creatives and Silicon Valley. [...] it’s time for tech companies to stop screwing around for their own benefit, listen to the users who pay them, and act in a transparent way."
Victoria and Vladyslav got married in May of 2023. They planned a wedding celebration on their first anniversary. But Vladyslav died defending Ukraine in November.
"I didn't know that I will be bringing a wedding bouquet to you this year, not you to me...I didn't know there would be no more photos together," Victoria wrote. She had a photosession on their first anniversary. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine
What Donald Trump’s 34 Convictions Mean for the Presidential Election (econ.st)
Come election season, it could be Hunter Biden’s trial that hogs the headlines.
Inflation Eases to 3.3% in May, Slightly Lower Than Expected (www.wsj.com)
Core prices that exclude volatile food and energy items climbed 3.4% from a year earlier