TikTok looks to be destroying more than minds with how it treats it's employees. This is a continuing trend across big tech is that they are a civil rights violator on more than just free speech.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/28/996-culture-former-tiktok-employees-describe-crushing-china-style-work-culture/
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/28/996-culture-former-tiktok-employees-describe-crushing-china-style-work-culture/
Breitbart
'996 Culture:' Former TikTok Employees Describe 'Crushing' China-Style Work Culture
Former TikTok employees are criticizing the Chinese-owned company stating that they experienced an intense culture of overwork, unrealistic productivity expectations, and secrecy surrounding salaries. Among the former workers' complaints is the company'sβ¦
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It is crazy how much information they have gathered in 15 years. We stop that by not using their services and platforms.
https://www.reviewgeek.com/118977/google-maps-street-view-can-now-take-your-phone-back-in-time/
https://www.reviewgeek.com/118977/google-maps-street-view-can-now-take-your-phone-back-in-time/
Reviewgeek
Google Mapsβ Street View Can Now Take Your Phone Back In Time
Can you believe itβs been 15 years since Google Street view launched? To celebrate the anniversary, Google will now let you travel back in time when using Street View in the Google Maps app. All you need to do is tap a location in Street View, select βseeβ¦
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Some laughs for today. Think what you will of Elon Musk he has been making the left look entirely foolish on twitter.
https://wccftech.com/elon-musk-wins-300000-votes-in-poll-versus-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/
https://wccftech.com/elon-musk-wins-300000-votes-in-poll-versus-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/
Wccftech
Elon Musk Wins 300,000+ Votes In Poll Versus Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
SpaceX and Tesla chief Mr. Elon Musk scored a decisive Twitter win over Democratic Party congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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This a good but curious move on Google's part. What could have been happening with these projects? Who was behind them? Deep fakes are often used to spread fake news and propaganda.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/google-quietly-bans-deepfake-training-projects-on-colab/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/google-quietly-bans-deepfake-training-projects-on-colab/
BleepingComputer
Google quietly bans deepfake training projects on Colab
Google has quietly banned deepfake projects on its Colaboratory (Colab) service, putting an end to the large-scale utilization of the platform's resources for this purpose.
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Many cyber security firms have been joining in the great debate about how much of Twitter traffic is bots. This company says about 12%. Many of us find this number low but still that Twitter has continued to lie about it should be an indication that they are not serious about combating the problem.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/only-5-cheq-study-shows-up-to-12-of-all-traffic-originating-from-twitter-is-made-up-of-bots-301556023.html
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/only-5-cheq-study-shows-up-to-12-of-all-traffic-originating-from-twitter-is-made-up-of-bots-301556023.html
PR Newswire
Only 5%? CHEQ study shows up to 12% of all traffic originating from Twitter is made up of bots.
/PRNewswire/ -- Global cybersecurity company, CHEQ, released new data today casting light on Twitter's bot numbers. The company analyzed 5.21 million website...
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The UK has joined the dog pile on Google.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/30/uk-competition-watchdog-launches-second-probe-into-google-ads-business/
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/30/uk-competition-watchdog-launches-second-probe-into-google-ads-business/
Breitbart
UK Competition Watchdog Launches Second Probe into Google Ads Business
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has launched a new probe into Google's advertising business. According to the competition watchdog, it is investigating "whether Google limited the interoperability of its ad exchange with third-party publisherβ¦
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This is another piece of good news as Qualcomm would open competition in the chip markets. Ideally this would help loosen the grip of giant chip makers.
https://www.techradar.com/news/qualcomm-wants-to-grab-a-piece-of-arm
https://www.techradar.com/news/qualcomm-wants-to-grab-a-piece-of-arm
TechRadar
Qualcomm wants to grab a piece of Arm
SoftBank is trying to plot a course for Arm β and Qualcomm wants in on the action.
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Given the lies and other problems surrounding the purchase of Twitter this is a likely outcome.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/31/analyst-60-chance-elon-musk-walks-away-from-twitter-buyout-deal/
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/31/analyst-60-chance-elon-musk-walks-away-from-twitter-buyout-deal/
Breitbart
Analyst: 60% Chance Elon Musk Walks Away from Twitter Buyout Deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter may come at a large discount or be abandoned entirely due to the number of estimated bot accounts on the platform. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives believes there is a 60 percent chance Musk walks away fromβ¦
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Expect to see more of this. Mass hires of tech workers across the board, as the economy continues to move online.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-06/citi-to-hire-4-000-tech-staff-to-tap-into-digital-explosion#xj4y7vzkg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-06/citi-to-hire-4-000-tech-staff-to-tap-into-digital-explosion#xj4y7vzkg
Bloomberg.com
Citigroup Plans to Hire 4,000 Tech Staff to Tap Into βDigital Explosionβ
Citigroup Inc. plans to hire more than 4,000 tech staff to help move its institutional clients online in the wake of the pandemic.
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This is great news for Nvidia card owners as we had anticipated a longer development cycle.
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-515-48-07-linux-graphics-driver-released-as-first-version-with-open-source-modules
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-515-48-07-linux-graphics-driver-released-as-first-version-with-open-source-modules
9to5Linux
NVIDIA 515.48.07 Linux Graphics Driver Released as First Version with Open-Source Modules - 9to5Linux
NVIDIA today released the NVIDIA 515.48.07 graphics driver for GNU/Linux systems as the first stable, open-source version in the 515 series.
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Central Digital Currency being developed for Japan.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/31/japan-sbi-digital-asset-daml/
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/31/japan-sbi-digital-asset-daml/
TechCrunch
Digital Asset helps financial giant SBI develop 'smart yen'
Programmable money, or digital money, can be coded to act in a certain way based on predetermined conditions.
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