I just tried to have an AI-powered "screenReader" drag a song in a SPotify playlist one position upwards. Both songs were visible, and supposedly the AI knew exactly how to do this, and yet ...the poor thing kept going in circles trying to drag-and-drop things. Given every corporate high-flyer insists this is the best thing since porn, will this mean we FINALLY get an #accessible equivalent to drag-and-drop actions in popular applications? So the AI can use them? I mean hey, if that were to happen I guess I'll know a robot's more important than I am but hey, I'll take the win I suppose #dystopia
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Today, in dystopia. This looks like it's directly lifted from a Cory Doctorow novel.
CBS News: DoorDash and Klarna partner to offer an eat now, pay later plan
"...DoorDash customers will have the option either to pay in full, to pay in four equal installments or to postpone payment to "a more convenient time, such as a date that aligns with their paycheck," DoorDash said Thursday in a news release...."
cbsnews.com/news/klarna-doorda…
DoorDash and Klarna partner to offer an eat now, pay later plan
Sweden's Klarna already offers deferred payment options to Walmart shoppers and J.P. Morgan customers.Kate Gibson (CBS News)
TIL that on #Meta platforms now one can write terrible, offensive slurs against LGBTQIA+ folks and immigrants… with zero repercussions. But the second one mentions a #Fediverse project like #Pixelfed, the post is automatically removed.
Meta “moderation” policies in 2025: racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia and sexism are allowed; mention of competition is strictly forbidden.
Source: mastodon.social/@dansup/113813…
Science Fiction, Utopia, Futurism, Fantasy
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#scifi #sciencefiction #utopia #futurism #dystopia #anarchsy #anarchism #solarpunk #indigenous #afrofuturism #cyberpunk #muslimfuturism #startrek
“A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters.”
reuters.com/world/china/china-…
Isn’t “smart tech” just wonderful? :)
Via @didek
