Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented apology for the church's role in slavery.
While not as good as repealing AB 1043 outright for requiring operating system providers to ask for a user's age or birth date at device setup, open-source Linux distributions and other open-source OSes may end up seein…
Taking on Big Tech is a phrase we hear ad nauseam in politics nowadays, but rarely with specificity. To “take on” is deliberately vague verbiage: it gestures to the existence of a conflict between the interests of “tech…
A byproduct of the Warner Bros. sale meant the Mortuary Assistant creator asked Paramount for an extension on the Paranormal Activity game. Paramount said no.
Shortly after its parent company, Embracer Group, made an important announcement, Warhorse Studios revealed no fewer than two separate projects. The initialâ¦
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people predict the death of open source software over the years. Each time some new tech trend arrives–crypto, source available licensing, SaaS–pe…
Bots are currently scraping the internet for LLM training data at unprecedented rates[1][2][3], driving up costs and destabilizing public-facing websites. I want to talk about how this has been particularly difficult fo…
tldr: * I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all) * I added some packages to make it work better for writing: * network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I'm away * kmscon for custom…
There is so much fresh uncertainty following Google I/O, and I think it will take us all a while to process it and understand what it means.https://vale.rocks/micros/20260521-0440
A Chinese startup has unveiled an AI-powered collar that claims to translate animal sounds into human language, a concept that has inevitably sparked many questions.Priced at $149.99 (£110) on its website, Hangzhou-bas…
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One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.
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A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits" and"a total termination of all internet services."
In the context of concerns around young people’s interactions with digital technologies, the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is consulting on additional measures to prepare young people for ...
Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, researchers can effectiv…
Studio Reset, a new Canadian game studio founded by former Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Long Dark, and Anthem developers, has announced its establishment. It is currently working on a “neon-n…
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC (collectively “WhatsApp”) after the company misled consumers regarding the strength and scope of its privacy protections for its messag…