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@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-02-14 12:42:03

from my link log —
Most people do not expect Google to track their activities so pervasively.
niemanlab.org/2019/04/does-goo

Does Google meet its users’ expectations around consumer privacy? This news industry research says no
A significant majority of consumers do not expect Google to track their activities across their lives, their locations, on other sites, and on other platforms.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-13 15:01:26

Sources: CoinGecko, a prominent crypto market data and analytics company, is considering a sale at a ~$500M valuation, after starting the sales process in 2025 (Will Canny/CoinDesk)
coindesk.com/business/2026/01/

SCOOP: Crypto data platform CoinGecko weighs sale for around $500 million, sources say
The crypto market data firm has hired investment bank Moelis, as dealmaking across the sector accelerates.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-13 17:05:53

Dimon, Wall Street heavyweights rally around Powell (Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/01/13/d
memeorandum.com/260113/p70#a26

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2025-12-14 09:16:17

A silent scenery in four acts...
(Selenium-toned[1] 4x6 salt print (still in final wash) plus previous work-in-progress stages... see alt text for details)
The picture/motif itself is one of my personal favorites and was taken 4 years ago in the Alpstein massif, when clouds were spontaneously forming around us, creating a wonderful light/scene/drama and a dear memory... now also as print which likely will/can outlast myself
[1] The tones will become more neutral once dry...…

Photo of a photo: A sepia tinted monochromatic salt print in a photo tray water bath during the final stage of the development process. The photo emulsion was hand painted on the paper with a brush and has some fuzzy edges in the bottom half (likely from removing the masking tape a little too early) The subject photo shows a romantic multi-layered mountain scene with towering rock faces quickly being engulfed by clouds forming around them, further down smooth grassy meadows and groups of swi…
Darkroom view of the same photo in another tray during development. The red light makes the contrast of the image appear more strong...
Another darkroom view of the same photo, taken just a few moments before the previous image. Here showing the undeveloped print as it looks just after UV exposure. Only the darkest parts of the image are somewhat recognizable already.
Top-down desk view of the negative laid atop the already masked off (but otherwise unprepared) paper. Some earlier exposure time test strips and images are scattered around...
@rmdes@mstdn.social
2026-02-13 20:03:02

Just a few months ago, AI coding was described as an overblown “auto-complete”, auto-complete has been around for functions and classes and what not since…I don’t know, years ? imagine if PR were rejected because the developed had used auto-complete to help him/her write a piece of code, or worst, a bug fix? I fully understand that no humans should be tasked to review spam PR & spam automated “contributions” but if a contribution is “generated” by Cla…

Ricardo Mendes
13 February 2026 AI Just a few months ago, AI coding was described as an overblown “auto-complete”, auto-complete has been around for functions and classes and what not since…I don’t know, years ? ima...

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-02-13 10:31:22

Series A, Episode 10 - Breakdown
VOICE: [V.O.]Right.
FARREN: Send the commander straight up. Make sure he's not armed.
VOICE: [V.O.] Understood. [Blake teleports in]
BLAKE: Don't worry, I'm not armed.
FARREN: How did you do that?
blake.torpidity.net/m/110/363

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-02-13 14:44:10

Looking around on my desk and I think I count about 15 separate physical media formats, I may have a problem

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-13 16:01:41

CrowdStrike acquires Israel-based browser security startup Seraphic, a source says for around $400M; Seraphic has raised around $37M in total (Meir Orbach/CTech)
calcalistech.com/ctechnews/art

CrowdStrike acquires browser security startup Seraphic for $400 million
Founded in 2020, the Israeli company focuses on embedding security directly into the browser. 

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-13 22:25:53

As part of its Reality Labs cuts, Meta is closing three VR gaming studios and will stop developing new content and features for its VR fitness app Supernatural (Jay Peters/The Verge)
theverge.com/news/861420/meta-

Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
Meta’s Reality Labs layoffs include shutting down some of its VR studios, according to employees affected by the cuts.