Technology: General Discussion

[Mave]

People misinterpreting technology, what else is new?

ChatGPT is an amazing tool. But it's a text generator, not a search engine. It's a very (creepily) good text generator, but that's all that is. Something about monkeys and typewriters, except now the monkey is self aware enough to know which words fit together.

Great analogy!

 

[Mave]

I wonder who'll follow suit.

'Unacceptable level of risk': Canada bans TikTok from federal government devices

'Unacceptable level of risk': Canada bans TikTok from federal government devices

Directive comes as federal government is embroiled in questions about foreign interference by China in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

nationalpost.com

 

[Mave]

NGL, would be extremely amusing seeing everybody move from Twitter to Blue Sky. Leaving Elon with.. himself.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey launches new social media platform Bluesky to rival the bird app

Jack Dorsey, Twitter's former CEO and founder launched his own social media platform today, called Bluesky. Bluesky is based on the principle of allowing users to build a shared and open social media platform.

www.firstpost.com

 

[Mave]

They probably need more money to invest in the Metaverse.

Meta to lay off 10,000 more workers after initial cuts in November

Meta to lay off 10,000 more workers after initial cuts in November

Meta is laying off 10,000 more employees following a major round of job cuts in November.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Mave]

Firefox now can edit PDFs, straight in your browser. (article from October, only noticed this now)

Firefox’s latest update adds a nifty PDF editing feature

Firefox's latest update adds a nifty PDF editing feature

Firefox 106 helps eliminate one of the great hassles of the modern web browser: dealing with PDF files.

www.pcworld.com

 

[Mave]

Another dead Google product

RIP (again): Google Glass will no longer be sold

RIP (again): Google Glass will no longer be sold

Sales have already ceased, and support ends later this year.

arstechnica.com

 

[Mave]

Absolutely yes. Not everything needs to be a touchscreen.

Hyundai Promises To Keep Buttons in Cars Because Touchscreen Controls Are Dangerous

Hyundai Promises To Keep Buttons in Cars Because Touchscreen Controls Are Dangerous

Hyundai knows you like to keep your eyes on the road, and it's giving you the controls to do just that.

www.thedrive.com