@shriramk@mastodon.social2026-04-28 13:31:41
48 hour film festival's AI rule. I think it says a lot as to what is and isn't allowed. Some of it might just be pragmatic, but some of it may also reflect values of what is considered central and what more peripheral?
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-28 22:46:37
A Palestinian middle school student in Michigan
who was publicly admonished for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance as part of a personal protest against the war on Gaza
has settled with her school district following a lawsuit around her first amendment free speech rights.
The teenager, identified as DK in court documents, said she faced racism from a teacher at the West Middle school in Canton, Michigan,
after she did not participate in the pledge.
T…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-02-28 22:20:55
AI coding agents are fueling productivity panic among executives and engineers, as a UCB study finds those offloading work to AI are also working longer hours (Issie Lapowsky/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@todbot@mastodon.social2026-03-28 20:44:20
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-02-27 17:50:24
“The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a ‘seemingly threatening’ drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said.”
https://apnews.com/article/military-la
@roelgrif@mstdn.social2026-03-27 21:53:28
De volgende extreemrechtse partij dient zich aan. Een flink deel van de BBB wil wel met Messias Mona mee …
Mona Keijzer keert BBB definitief de rug toe: 'Kan niet anders dan afscheid nemen' https://nos.nl/l/2608117
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-26 11:45:57
The European Commission launches a DSA investigation into Snapchat for failing to protect children, including assessing its age verification measures (Eliza Gkritsi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-probes-snapchat-for-fa…
@inthehands@hachyderm.io2026-03-26 14:45:34
…it’s not even that. It’s just ugly. Bad layouts. Bad margins. Bad proportions. Awkward animations. Flickers and flashes. Content peeking through all the negative space so that the screen is filled with visual noise. It feels designed by committee. It feels pasted together.
The feel of Apple products has covered a lot of ground over the decades. They’ve felt elegant. They’ve felt basic. They’ve felt bauble-y and cute. They’ve felt futuristic. They’ve felt practical. But this is the first time I can recall an Apple product feeling •cheap•.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-04-27 23:21:02
Taylor Swift's TAS Rights Management has filed applications to trademark the singer's voice and image, aiming to protect against threats posed by AI (Josh Gerben/Gerben IP)
https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/taylor-swift-moves-to-tra…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-29 04:37:02
Based on reports as of March 2026,
the U.S. and Ecuador are collaborating on "Operation Total Extermination"
against, targeting, and destroying "narcotics-related sites" in South America.
While offering further strikes, this strategy faces criticism for failing to reduce urban insecurity and surging homicide rates within Ecuador, despite the military operations
Critics argue this strategy prioritizes
"videos that the Pentagon could shar…
