Miscellaneous Tech News

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Multiple customers noticing that Slack is down.

We are experiencing the same thing too.

The last time I checked it was only the messaging and connections that was marked as an incident.

dbeato

@black3dynamite here https://status.slack.com/2021-01/9ecc1bc75347b6d1

Danp

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-criminal-fine-for-hacking-a-rival-company/

JaredBusch

@Danp said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-criminal-fine-for-hacking-a-rival-company/

Not even a slap on the wrist.

More like a wet noodle

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Google workers form tech giant's first labour union

More than 200 workers at Google-parent Alphabet have taken steps to form a labour union in a rare development for an American tech giant.
They said the organisation will give staff greater power to voice concerns about discriminatory work practices at the firm and how it handles issues like online hate speech. The move follows walkouts and other actions by staff in recent years. Google said it would "continue engaging directly with all our employees". "We've always worked hard to create a supportive and rewarding workplace for our workforce," Kara Silverstein, director of people operations, said in a statement. "Of course our employees have protected labour rights that we support. But as we've always done, we'll continue engaging directly with all our employees".

scottalanmiller

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/01/03/whatsapp-beaten-by-apples-new-imessage-update-for-iphone-users/

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TalkRadio: YouTube reverses decision to ban channel

YouTube has reinstated TalkRadio's channel on its platform hours after saying it had been "terminated" for breaking the tech firm's rules.
It said the broadcaster had posted material that contradicted expert advice about the coronavirus pandemic. But it explained its U-turn saying it sometimes made exceptions to guidelines that state repeat offenders face a permanent ban. TalkRadio said it had yet to be given a full explanation for the affair. The decision to ban TalkRadio had appalled digital rights campaigners, with one group - Big Brother Watch - claiming it was evidence that "big tech censorship is spiralling out of control". The Google-owned service has issued a brief statement explaining its actions. "TalkRadio's YouTube channel was briefly suspended, but upon further review, has now been reinstated," it said.

DustinB3403

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

TalkRadio: YouTube reverses decision to ban channel

YouTube has reinstated TalkRadio's channel on its platform hours after saying it had been "terminated" for breaking the tech firm's rules.
It said the broadcaster had posted material that contradicted expert advice about the coronavirus pandemic. But it explained its U-turn saying it sometimes made exceptions to guidelines that state repeat offenders face a permanent ban. TalkRadio said it had yet to be given a full explanation for the affair. The decision to ban TalkRadio had appalled digital rights campaigners, with one group - Big Brother Watch - claiming it was evidence that "big tech censorship is spiralling out of control". The Google-owned service has issued a brief statement explaining its actions. "TalkRadio's YouTube channel was briefly suspended, but upon further review, has now been reinstated," it said.

What so many people fail to understand is that YouTube, Twitter etc aren't protected platforms for freedom of speech. They have the right, as much as @scottalanmiller has the right to ban anyone or group from their platforms that they ~~choose.~~ own and operate.

I actually agree that YouTube has the right to pick what content lives on their platform.

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AI draws dog-walking baby radish in a tutu

Avocado-shaped armchairs, radishes in tutus and cats in sunglasses are among some surreal works of art created by an artificial-intelligence system.
Dall-E was trained to generate images from short text-based descriptions, using 12 billion images and their captions sourced from the internet. Creator OpenAI previously produced a text generator that turns short phrases into stories, poems and articles. Experts said the results of its latest innovation were impressive, if patchy. Combining an understanding of both language and pictures will be the key to making AI smarter and the models devised by OpenAI make good strides towards this, most researchers agree.

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Facebook blocks Trump 'at least until transition complete'

Donald Trump has been suspended from his Facebook account for at least two weeks - and possibly indefinitely.
It means the president will be unable to post on Facebook and Instagram until after the transition of power to Joe Biden on 20 January. The social network had originally imposed a 24-hour ban after his supporters attacked the US Capitol. Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the risks of allowing Mr Trump to post "are simply too great". In a video posted to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Mr Trump told the rioters attacking the seat of government "I love you" before telling them to go home. He also repeated false claims about election fraud.

RojoLoco

@Danp said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-criminal-fine-for-hacking-a-rival-company/

FUCK TICKETMASTER!

mlnews

Roku snaps up Quibi's collection of short shows

Entertainment platform Roku has acquired the rights to more than 75 programmes and short films created for the failed streaming service Quibi.
Quibi broadcast short programmes less than 10 minutes long, but collapsed just six months after its launch. Roku, which is known for its internet-connected set-top boxes and dongles, will show the programmes on its own streaming service free of charge. Quibi co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg said he was "thrilled" by the deal. Roku has not announced how much it paid for Quibi Holdings. But Rob Holmes, vice-president of programming for Roku, told the BBC: "The pivot from subscription to ad-supported is a different set of economics. We're really excited about the value we were able to achieve through the ad-supported model. "This is the kind of content that you don't normally get for free."

scottalanmiller

https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/firefox-were-finally-getting-hw-acceleration-on-linux/

Obsolesce

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/firefox-were-finally-getting-hw-acceleration-on-linux/

Hey, I'll take it! I hope one day more software on Linux will take advantage of hardware acceleration.

Maybe 2021 will be the year of the Linux desktop!

Baby steps!