The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking by Shannon Vallor, 2024
For many, technology offers hope for the future―that promise of shared human flourishing and liberation that always seems to elude our species. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies spark this hope in a particular way. They promise a future in which human limits and frailties are finally overcome―not by us, but by our machines.
The Verge tested Aptoide, the first free iPhone app store alternative
The popular alternative Android marketplace Aptoide just launched as a challenger to the Apple App Store in Europe. We’ve seen a trickle of stores launch since March when the Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple to support third-party iOS app mark ...continues
Microsoft announced that it’s reopening a Windows Insider Beta Channel for PCs still running Windows 10, which will be used to test “new features and more improvements to Windows 10 as needed.” This comes despite the company’s intention to end support for the aging yet stubbornly popular operating system in October 2025. Read more from Ars Technica: https://flip.it/xCtSdz #Tech#Technology#Microsoft#Windows
Capital One is teaming up with fin tech companies Stripe and Ayden to crack down on fraud. Tech Crunch has more on the unusual collaboration between the banking stalwart and the newer payment giants, including what spurred Capital One to make the move. https://flip.it/_ErGMU #Tech#Technology#Business#FinTech
Suing Apple is a necessary step in challenging our perception of Big Tech… https://somegadgetguy.com/b/468
We can't take our eyes off this target. We need to build more momentum. Our legal system has been too slow to adapt to consumer tech trends, and we need to keep the pressure on if we're to course correct for YEARS of bad policy.
Mom called with phone problems. Her phone would not ring. The problem is that she turned her phone volume down. It took 17 minutes to walk her through turning the phone volume up.
More generally, I've encountered a lot of elderly people who can't manage the volume level on their phones.
"Surprise! It turns out that the unencrypted database and the stored images may contain your user credentials and passwords. Use a password manager like 1Password? Sorry, your 1Password passwords are probably visible via Recall." #Technologyhttps://werd.io/2024/is-microsoft-trying-to-commit-suicide
"The pervasive nature of modern technology makes surveillance easier than ever before, while each successive generation of the public is accustomed to the privacy status quo of their youth." #Technologyhttps://werd.io/2024/online-privacy-and-overfishing
I'm soooooo sick of AI. I'm going to go live off grid in a cabin with zero technology. I won't have computers, phones, cell service, or internet. Just good old fashioned living. 😆
A quick smartphone comparison! https://somegadgetguy.com/b/465
Pixel 8a vs OnePlus 12R! These might be the best two mid-ranger phones in the USA right now!
NYTimes BREAKING NEWS - Tuesday, June 4, 2024 9:06 AM ET #OpenAI has not done enough to prevent its artificial intelligence systems from becoming dangerous, a group of former and current employees said.
The group published an open letter on Tuesday calling for leading A.I. companies to establish greater transparency and more protections for whistle-blowers. #AI#ArtificialIntelligence#technology
Remember the Steven Sinofsky memoir about his time at Microsoft heading the Windows and Office teams that was being released as a SubStack newsletter? It's now available as a Kindle book, and will be available in paper in July.
We have released a new update of AstianGO, an update with improvements in the accuracy of the results, improvements in the news, video playback and much more.
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