Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17617609...
Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.
You may be offered a free premium Telegram subscription – but please don’t accept (archive.is)
Telegram is giving away FREE Premium subscriptions! All they need from you is to use your cell phone as a relay to text out their OTP codes! And the recipient of the OTP sees your phone number! What could POSSIBLY go wrong with this deal?...
VLC - App stores were a mistake (archive.is)
VideoLAN...
From mono to mainstream: 20 years of Bluetooth audio (archive.is)
Loving these articles about how the technology has changed in 20 years.
Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok (archive.is)
‘Ultra wealthy’ Gen Xers are proving more resistant to returning to the office. (archive.is)
It's funny how the narrative changes when a group can actually fight back. Most of the Gen-Xers I know in tech aren't going back to the office, not because they are ultrawealthy but because they are getting old, are virtually irreplaceable, and are prioritizing life over work after having survived the pandemic....
Challenges in Deciphering the Secrets of Large Language Models (archive.is)
https://archive.is/6X8MM/ba28860cc9b52befad2256b26b6a14fa283aa469.webp...
Streaming video changed the internet forever (archive.is)
How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida (archive.is)
From the Washington Post:...
How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida (archive.is)
From the Washington Post:...
Enshittification is coming for absolutely everything (archive.is)
The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet's investments into AI startups (archive.is)
Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out - WIRED (archive.is)
Google's Bard Urges Google to Drop Web Environment Integrity (archive.is)
I asked Google Bard whether it thought Web Environment Integrity was a good or bad idea. Surprisingly, not only did it respond that it was a bad idea, it even went on to urge Google to drop the proposal.