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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-18 00:16:54

Source: the Pentagon is discussing plans to set up secure environments for AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data (James O'Donnell/MIT Technology Review)
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The Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says
The generative AI models used in classified environments can answer questions but don't currently learn from the data they see. That could soon change.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-19 01:33:51

Library workers can better align technology use and instruction in library settings with library values,
through championing the refusal of technologies that conflict with values like privacy and intellectual freedom.
Drawing on experiences with individual patron instruction, class design, and passive programming, the author shares practical steps for helping patrons to understand and fight back against exploitation by digital technologies.
Rejecting the myth that any te…

@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-02-18 23:02:40

Is it just me, or does Tony Grasso (RNZ NineToNoon tech correspondent) sound a lot like a FUD merchant (Boo! China scare!)? rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/

Technology: Volt Typhoon - the infrastructure 'sleeper cell'
Tech commentator Tony Grasso looks at new warnings from security agencies here and in Australia about 'Volt Typhoon', a Chinese-sponsored hacking group that looks to disrupt critical infrastructure. 

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-17 20:00:08

"World’s First Vertical Floating Solar Technology Plant Begins Operation in Germany"
#Germany #SolarPower #Energy

World's First Vertical Floating Solar Technology Plant Begins Operation in Germany | Happy Eco News
Germany commissioned the world's first vertical floating solar technology plant in Bavaria, generating 1.87 MW while occupying less than 5% of Lake Jais and improving local water quality.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-03-17 09:46:19

Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material
theguardian.com/technology/202

Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material
Lawuit details how sexualised AI-generated images were produced and distributed without girls’ knowledge

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-17 12:05:48

Docs: US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide data centers' environmental toll; one of their demands was written almost verbatim into EU rules (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret
Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-03-18 11:31:16

In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.
Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography
nytimes.com/2026/03/18/technol

Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography
In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-19 04:02:03

Austin-based Circuit, which is building an AI platform for manufacturing and service enterprises, raised $30M from a group of angel investors (Karoline Leonard/Austin American-Statesman)
statesman.com/business/technol

Former Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle raises $30M for Austin AI startup
Former Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle’s Austin startup Circuit raised $30 million in one of Texas’ largest angel rounds to address manufacturing labor shortages.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-02-18 18:57:24

Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.
nextgov.com/people/2026/02/def

DEF CON bans hackers, technologists named in Epstein documents
Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-17 19:35:54

Sources: China is penalizing people tied to Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, including by apparently restricting Manus executives from leaving China for Singapore (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/03/17/technol

China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.