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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-21 00:20:57

Filing: Anthropic says it cannot manipulate Claude once the military has deployed it, denying DOD accusations that Anthropic could tamper with models during war (Paresh Dave/Wired)
wired.com/story/anthropic-deni

Anthropic Denies It Could Sabotage AI Tools During War
The Department of Defense alleges the AI developer could manipulate models in the middle of war. Company executives argue that’s impossible.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-18 22:16:35

Sergey Brin, a Google founder,
has more than doubled his financial contribution to the fight against a proposed wealth tax in California.
New filings with the state show that former Alphabet president Sergey Brin donated $25m to a Super Pac dedicated to blocking the tax
-- on top of $20m he had already given.
Brin is not alone among Google’s top brass in upping his financial stake in the campaign against the ballot proposal.
The company’s former CEO
Eric …

Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax
Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to blocking state’s proposed 5% wealth tax

@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2026-04-19 09:15:45

Oh wow, I feel quite sore today. Maybe I didn't do "enough" during winter to keep my muscles in shape.
But it was worth it! (Pictures and video are yet to come). After the snow has mostly melted, it's time again to clean up all kinds of litter.
I once heard a metallic *pling* and knew ... "new microspikes needed now ... but as the metal plate broke and not just a chain, I hope that the shop might replace it. I mean .. broken metal after just ~1year? Keep fi…

phtoo of my microspikes with a broken metal plate
a "nature cleanup" bag with several kinds of litter on it that I found on my hike. Aluminium foil, a plastic/paper bag and a wrapper for energy gel
A forest scene unfolds in this image, capturing the quiet beauty of a secluded staircase winding through a lush woodland. The foreground features a narrow, wooden staircase that ascends a steep, moss-covered embankment. The staircase is flanked by dense evergreen trees, their vibrant green foliage creating a natural canopy overhead. The trees add depth and a sense of peaceful solitude, their branches casting dappled shadows on the forest floor below. The embankment itself is covered in a mix…
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-17 21:51:24

Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
Trump’s effort to reframe what happened on Jan. 6 appears, in many ways, to be an attempt to shape public perceptions.
The details of what happened that day remain accessible and documented in an expansive universe of videos, accounts and court filings.

The day he was inaugurated last year, Trump pardoned most Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom are now seeking elected office.
The president also commu…

Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
In his second term, the president has doubled down on efforts to reframe public perception of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in court and beyond.

@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-04-13 06:15:28

I should do some work with Authentik, but I keep getting sidetracked to find out where the default background for the SSO page is coming from
github.com/goauthentik/authent

Picture of the Icelandic Ringroad, taken from the center line, going straight to the center of the picture axisymmetrically. Partially covered by snow, same for the dried grass on both sides. Mountainrange from the right to the center, snow covered mountain on the left. Low standing sun outside the picture on the left
@edintone@mastodon.green
2026-03-30 06:57:03

How Beijing Restored its Aquifer and Reversed its Groundwater Depletion goodnewsnetwork.org/how-beijin

How Beijing Restored its Aquifer and Reversed its Groundwater Depletion
While aquifers around the world are low, Beijing and Wisconsin have succeeded in restoring groundwater–and dried-up springs are flowing anew.

@newsie@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-25 15:43:12

Medical device firm UFP says backup data systems deployed following cyberattack therecord.media/ufp-technologi

Medical device firm UFP says backup data systems deployed following cyberattack
In a filing with U.S. regulators, Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer UFP Technologies said intruders possibly stole or destroyed company data during an incident earlier in February.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-13 00:09:56

The Trump administration has burned through🔥 “years” of critical munitions since the start of the war with Iran,
said three people familiar with the matter,
fuelling concerns about the rising cost of the conflict and the US’s ability to replenish its stockpiles.
The rapid depletion of weaponry included advanced long-range Tomahawk missiles, the people said.
It is a “massive expenditure of Tomahawks”, said one person familiar with the US military’s use of munitions. …

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-12 00:09:14

Iraq oil ports halt operations after tanker attacks – report
Iraqi officials are saying oil ports have “completely stopped operations” while commercials ports continue to operate after an attack on a fuel tankers, according to Iraqi state media.
Iraqi port security officials have said two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were in flames after being attacked by Iranian boats laden with explosives, killing a foreign crew member.
Iraq’s General Company for Ports chief Fa…

Middle East crisis live: Iran launches ballistic missiles in Qatar territory as Trump says US has ‘got to finish the job’
Thai navy responds to attack on bulk carrier; sources say Iran has deployed a dozen mines in the strait

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-24 06:05:45

Filing: OpenAI petitions the UK CMA to include AI chatbots with search function in Google's mandated default search engine choice screen for Chrome and Android (James Titcomb/Telegraph)
telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/