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Women in technology
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days agoChatGPT is trying to besmirch the memory of Don Rickles. He didn't text Lena Dunham and it makes me nervous about our AI future.
Reese Witherspoon encourages women to learn AI, sparking backlash and prompting discussions about its implications in the workforce.
Social media marketing
fromFortune
1 day agoMost Australian teens admit the social media ban isn't working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents' IDs | Fortune
Teenagers in Australia are successfully circumventing social media bans through various methods, despite age restrictions implemented by the government.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
14 hours agoThe people who can't sit through a quiet evening without reaching for their phone aren't addicted to scrolling, they're avoiding the specific moment when the day's unprocessed thoughts arrive in the absence of distraction - Silicon Canals
People often reach for their phones not due to addiction, but to escape uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that arise in quiet moments.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPeople who answer emails at 11 PM aren't more committed than people who don't - they've lost the boundary between availability and identity, and the late-night reply isn't proof that they care more about the work, it's proof that the work has colonized every hour of their day, and they stopped noticing because the invasion happened so gradually it felt like dedication instead of surrender - Silicon Canals
Being constantly available for work can lead to losing personal identity and boundaries.
#ai-security
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoThe Guardian view on Anthropic's Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial
Claude Mythos can autonomously exploit zero-day flaws, turning computers into crime scenes and significantly increasing the risk of cyber-attacks.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoThe Guardian view on Anthropic's Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial
Claude Mythos can autonomously exploit zero-day flaws, turning computers into crime scenes and significantly increasing the risk of cyber-attacks.
#social-media
Social media marketing
fromHer Campus
4 days agoSocial Media is a Democracy, and You're Voting Every Day
Redesigning social media feeds can enhance the quality of news received and foster diverse perspectives on current events.
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoDigital life
Psychology says people who use social media but never post about themselves have separated the value of staying informed from the cost of participating in the performance - and that quiet withdrawal isn't disinterest or insecurity, it's one of the most deliberate digital choices a person can make in an era that treats visibility as currency - Silicon Canals
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who use social media but never post about themselves have separated the value of staying informed from the cost of participating in the performance - and that quiet withdrawal isn't disinterest or insecurity, it's one of the most deliberate digital choices a person can make in an era that treats visibility as currency - Silicon Canals
Many social media users prefer to observe rather than participate, valuing privacy and learning over broadcasting their thoughts.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week agoDigital Hopes, Real Power: The Rise of Network Shutdowns
In 2024 alone, authorities imposed 304 internet shutdowns across 54 countries - the highest number ever recorded. This reflects a growing trend of governments treating connectivity as a weapon.
World politics
Information security
fromTechCrunch
3 days agoSurveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say | TechCrunch
Two spying campaigns exploit telecom infrastructure weaknesses to track individuals' locations, revealing ongoing vulnerabilities in global phone networks.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month agoThe internet was supposed to be free. What went wrong?
When Guatemalan computer scientist Luis von Ahn first proposed the idea of "games with a purpose" (GWAPs) in 2004, his goal was to harness human brainpower so that computers could learn from it. His idea was simple: Get humans to solve tasks that are trivial to us but difficult for computers back then, like labeling images, transcribing text or classifying data.
Games
fromThe Atlantic
2 months agoThe Internet's Nihilism Crisis
Recently, the culprit has often been the federal government. The Department of Homeland Security is putting out white-nationalist dog whistles on X. President Trump posted a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The subtext of every egregious shitpost from the administration is the same: These people are in charge now, and the old rules don't matter. A great deal of what I find myself scrolling past exudes a threatening, almost anarchical aura.
US politics
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoWhy Nations Are Now Battling Over Your Digital DNA
Across the world, governments are redefining data. It is no longer a commercial byproduct, but a strategic resource. One that carries economic weight, political influence, and long-term national consequences. At the center of this shift is what most people never consciously see but continuously produce: their digital DNA.
World politics
Digital life
fromTheSavvyGamer
1 month ago10 Things the Internet Made Better & 10 It Made So Much Worse - TheSavvyGamer
The internet fundamentally transformed modern life by enabling global connectivity and information access, while simultaneously creating significant new problems that warrant honest evaluation.
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