@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng2026-02-09 13:27:54
For some years now the UI design and interaction methods shown in sci-fi movies have become ever more abstract & complex, driven by minimalist aesthetics utilizing high-res graphics, a design philosophy based on total omniscient access, heavy information density and interactive realtime visualizations (and/or visual ways of browsing) to aid exploration & expose patterns/relationships, the use of layered/spatial layouts, capable of customization/personalization, programmability (of so…
@kubikpixel@chaos.social2026-02-10 06:45:10
»ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says:
Discord, a messaging platform popular with gamers, says official ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack.«
Discord wants to collect the data from you for "security" in order to evaluate you via ID. Now this, this shows how insecure data hunger is, especially in the age of BigTech.
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@rmdes@mstdn.social2026-01-10 09:45:20
Les enfants issus d'OKC ont grandi dans le domaine isolé du Château des Soleils, dans les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Plusieurs d'entre eux racontent y avoir subi brimades, violences et viols. Malgré les plaintes déposées et une condamnation en Belgique, l'accusé coule des jours tranquilles en Espagne.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-08 09:35:49
China says it will investigate Meta's $2B Manus acquisition to assess compliance with laws on export controls, tech import and export, and overseas investment (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/china-investigate-meta-acquisition-manus-export.html<…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-03-07 01:41:15
Scoop: Rep. Darrell Issa expected to retire from Congress (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/06/darrell-issa-retiring-congress-california
http://www.memeorandum.com/260306/p122#a260306p122
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-01-07 02:16:01
RE: https://flipboard.com/@spacecom/space.com-06o8ff5iz/-/a-uaYJjWjASkOFZag4tBuDuQ:a:1693190246-/0
More in https://www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026-rd-appropriations-dashboard, https://scicomm.xyz/@AkaSci@fosstodon.org/115845815382959954, https://www.leonarddavid.com/mars-sample-return-given-the-political-axe/ and https://eos.org/research-and-developments/science-escapes-largest-cuts-in-latest-budget-bills
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-07 15:06:35
The import of the Epstein files goes beyond sex acts, abuse and looking for Trump gotchas
It exposes an elaborate, dark, and independently newsworthy world of access and influence in vivid detail
https://www.thebulwark.com/p…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-05 13:05:55
Reclaim Security, which uses AI-driven automation to remediate threat exposures, raised a $20M Series A led by Acrew Capital and a $6M seed (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/03/04/reclaim-se…
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza2026-02-06 21:07:23
I bought a TV and it wouldn't let me past the first setup screen unless I installed an app and gave it Internet access. I figured as much... What I didn't expect was that they would be so explicit about their spying: a big message popped up warning me that the TV channel I was watching would collect viewing data. Fuck you guys. F.u.c.k.y.o.u.
Tomorrow I'll set up the rules in pfSense so I can virtually give all these bastards the middle finger.
I feel like Don Quixote…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-12-28 05:40:36
Sources: ~90% of Groq employees will join Nvidia and be paid cash for all vested shares; most shareholders will get per-share payouts tied to the $20B valuation (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/28/nvidia-groq-shareholders
