Forwarded from The Book Club
DeepSeek’s V4 Launch was Postponed as Company Prioritized Domestic Chip Integration
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-26/deepseek-v4-delay-shows-shift-to-china-chips-cctv-account-says
https://archive.vn/coiOF
Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after DeepSeek V4 launch, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/big-chinese-tech-firms-scramble-secure-huawei-ai-chips-after-deepseek-v4-launch-2026-04-29/
#bigtech #tech
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-26/deepseek-v4-delay-shows-shift-to-china-chips-cctv-account-says
https://archive.vn/coiOF
Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after DeepSeek V4 launch, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/big-chinese-tech-firms-scramble-secure-huawei-ai-chips-after-deepseek-v4-launch-2026-04-29/
#bigtech #tech
Bloomberg.com
DeepSeek V4 Delay Shows Shift to China Chips, CCTV Account Says
DeepSeek’s delayed release of its V4 model points to a strategic shift toward deeper integration with China’s domestic chip ecosystem, according to Yuyuantantian, a social media account affiliated with the government-controlled China Central Television.
How many of you read privacy policy of applications that you use?
Critical Computing Theory
I read privacy policy completely (yes or no)
Guys, please read privacy policy... Please remember that most of the american/european sites do not have obligation to respond to India Gov, however, Interpol can still ask and get stuff from them through a subpoena.
Try to use FOSS applications as much as possible, and try to keep you data local as much as possible. There is zero real long term benefit for storing data on the cloud.
Try to use FOSS applications as much as possible, and try to keep you data local as much as possible. There is zero real long term benefit for storing data on the cloud.
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Forwarded from The Book Club
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
https://archive.vn/bOdA8
#bigtech #environment
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
https://archive.vn/bOdA8
#bigtech #environment
That Privacy Guy!
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are…
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude…
To debloat brave browser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6cKFliWW6Q
Browser Suggestions:
1. LibreWolf
2. Brave Browser (brave origin, if you wanna pay for that)
LibreWolf is FOSS, but Brave Browser does spoofing - make a choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6cKFliWW6Q
Browser Suggestions:
1. LibreWolf
2. Brave Browser (brave origin, if you wanna pay for that)
LibreWolf is FOSS, but Brave Browser does spoofing - make a choice
YouTube
Debloat Brave Browser Now! | Minimal Brave Tutorial
Learn how to debloat Brave Browser in just minutes! In this quick and easy tutorial, we'll show you how to remove unnecessary features, disable extensions, and optimize Brave for lightning-fast performance. Whether you're a tech-savvy user or a beginner,…
VPN Suggestions:
1. Tor (but risky)
2. Mullvad (takes monero, takes cash too, make a choice)
3. Ideally, run your own servers in different clouds, get encrypted storage + regular log clearance, run via Tailscale Exit Nodes [Docs: https://tailscale.com/docs/features/exit-nodes]
(if you want to avoid tailscale, look into headscale, same, but FOSS)
1. Tor (but risky)
2. Mullvad (takes monero, takes cash too, make a choice)
3. Ideally, run your own servers in different clouds, get encrypted storage + regular log clearance, run via Tailscale Exit Nodes [Docs: https://tailscale.com/docs/features/exit-nodes]
(if you want to avoid tailscale, look into headscale, same, but FOSS)
Tailscale
Exit nodes (route all traffic)
Route all internet traffic through a specific device on your network.
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Forwarded from The Book Club
A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
https://www.wired.com/story/super-pac-backed-by-openai-and-palantir-is-paying-tiktok-influencers-to-fear-monger-about-china/
https://archive.vn/BRxp7
#media #bigtech #geopolitics
https://www.wired.com/story/super-pac-backed-by-openai-and-palantir-is-paying-tiktok-influencers-to-fear-monger-about-china/
https://archive.vn/BRxp7
#media #bigtech #geopolitics
A general white pill:
If you are in IT, or any tech adjacent sectors - don't worry about AI. Learn about it, try to integrate it into work, so that your corporate overlords will stay joyous. But also remember that all the AI providers big-names are still struggling for compute, and haven't reached their "peak" yet.
I'm seeing people get into token-gambling a lot, they now become brainless bots, just asking their AI Agent for every single task. So much so, they can't even read long texts and comprehend it anymore - and inadvertently ask AI to summarize it for them.
Use this to your advantage, stay sharp, keep your mind malleable. There will come a time when your ability to process information will be needed, especially when talking to people.
If you are in IT, or any tech adjacent sectors - don't worry about AI. Learn about it, try to integrate it into work, so that your corporate overlords will stay joyous. But also remember that all the AI providers big-names are still struggling for compute, and haven't reached their "peak" yet.
I'm seeing people get into token-gambling a lot, they now become brainless bots, just asking their AI Agent for every single task. So much so, they can't even read long texts and comprehend it anymore - and inadvertently ask AI to summarize it for them.
Use this to your advantage, stay sharp, keep your mind malleable. There will come a time when your ability to process information will be needed, especially when talking to people.
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https://ffmpeg.org//
Learn to use FFMPEG to make all forms of media downloadable. No need to depend on any external service to do so.
Learn to use FFMPEG to make all forms of media downloadable. No need to depend on any external service to do so.
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