Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when UniSuper, a $135 billion Australian pension fund, had its Google Cloud account wiped out due to some kind of mistake on Google’s end. At the time, UniSuper indicated it had lost everything it had stored with Google, even its backups, and that...
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
As vast parts of Florida sweltered in oppressive heat over the weekend, South Florida TV meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin criticized the state’s new legislation that deleted most references to climate change from state law, and urged his viewers to vote....
Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the half million displaced residents to consider uprooting their lives from inundated towns to rebuild on higher ground....
More than a fifth of people worldwide between the ages of 15 and 24 years old – 21.7% – were considered NEETs in 2023, according to the International Labour Organization....
Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account (arstechnica.com)
Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when UniSuper, a $135 billion Australian pension fund, had its Google Cloud account wiped out due to some kind of mistake on Google’s end. At the time, UniSuper indicated it had lost everything it had stored with Google, even its backups, and that...
hmmm (file.coffee)
Giving Windows total recall is a privacy minefield (www.theregister.com)
Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature is attracting controversy before even venturing out of preview....
when google bought datasets from reddit (lemmy.world)
we love google (and LLMs)...
Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions (www.neowin.net)
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
Windows 10 is EOL in October 2025 (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15988326...
TV meteorologist slams what he says is DeSantis' new Florida law that removes mention of ‘climate change’ | Incoming Hurricane season says hello to Electric Boogaloo 2 (edition.cnn.com)
As vast parts of Florida sweltered in oppressive heat over the weekend, South Florida TV meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin criticized the state’s new legislation that deleted most references to climate change from state law, and urged his viewers to vote....
‘I’m screwed’: young adults forced by EU housing crisis to live with parents (www.theguardian.com)
From Ireland to Croatia, young people say well-paid jobs not enough in a system stacked against their generation...
Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration (www.reuters.com)
Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the half million displaced residents to consider uprooting their lives from inundated towns to rebuild on higher ground....
Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams (arstechnica.com)
hmmm (file.coffee)
Microsoft might be trying to sneak Bing into one of Windows 11’s apps – and some users won’t be happy (www.techradar.com)
1 in 5 young people around the world are NEETs. What does that mean? (globalaffairs.org)
More than a fifth of people worldwide between the ages of 15 and 24 years old – 21.7% – were considered NEETs in 2023, according to the International Labour Organization....
hmmm (file.coffee)
Why societies grow more fragile and vulnerable to collapse as time passes (www.bbc.com)
An analysis of hundreds of pre-modern states over 3,000 years (from 2000BC to AD1800) suggests that civilisations tend to have a ‘shelf-life’
hmmm (file.coffee)
Meet the Gen Zers struggling to stay in work or school — and the parents who are at a loss for how to help (www.businessinsider.com)
A rising number of young Americans are disconnected from work, school, and a sense of purpose....
Onboard the Filipino coast guard ship attacked by China (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Map shows states where boycotting Israel is illegal (www.newsweek.com)
Major cities in Mexico running out of water as extreme heat continues (www.nbcnews.com)
Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users' photos to train AI if they don't delete them (techcrunch.com)
Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war (edition.cnn.com)
US plans for Gaza aid pier branded ‘smokescreen’ to allow Israeli invasion of Rafah (www.independent.co.uk)
hmmm (file.coffee)
my first post on lemmy, I hope it’s fine
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