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Good grief. In the light of #LaurenceFox's comments on #GBNews, #Sky #News decided to do a piece on the #GenderPayGap. They had a man and woman on to argue about it.
It came out, live on air, that he was being paid and she wasn't. Sky apologised and offered her £75, the standard fee for such an appearance. Then they offered to increase it to £200, the same as they'd paid him.
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ETA: @MichaelPorter linked to a longer video: youtube.com/watch?v=d_nT-yQZZc…
This Debate Was Ridiculous
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Martin Lewis says deepfake scam of him is 'frightening'
The consumer finance expert said he has been the subject of fake adverts for years, but this was the first in video.
Thames Water fined £3.3m over river sewage
The firm pumped millions of litres of sewage into rivers, turning them black and killing fish.
Trump Says His Hand-Picked Chief of Staff Was ‘Born With a Very Small Brain’
The former president is appealing to voters by explaining how he appointed a bunch of incompetent losers the last time he was in the White House
#News #GOP #Politics #USA #Trump #MAGA #Republicans
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Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU as energy transition hits ‘hyperdrive’
The EU is on track for a 'huge collapse' in fossil fuel power this year, says energy think tank Ember.
euronews.com/green/2023/06/08/…
#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion #FossilFuels #Renewables #GreenEnergy #ClimateChange
BREAKING NEWS!
❗️The US and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets as part of long-term efforts to strengthen Kyiv's security, — a senior White House official commented to NBC News
#Ukraine️ #Russia #Russian #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Turkey #Finland
30 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world
On April 30, 1993, the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. It revolutionized the internet and allowed users to create websites filled with graphics, audio and hyperlinks.
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#technology #npr #news #press #media #independent #usa
Prepare your ears for Wikipedia’s ‘sound of all human knowledge’
After an exhaustive search via “Sound of All Human Knowledge” contest, Wikimedia thinks it’s found a sound logo to use across branded content from the likes of Wikipedia.Jon Porter (The Verge)
OpenAI is massively expanding ChatGPT’s capabilities to let it browse the web and more
OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT can now access real-time data from the web via new plug-ins. These plug-ins can also connect the bot with third-party sites like Expedia and Instacart to help the user perform actions.Mitchell Clark (The Verge)
Sometimes Open Systems Beat Those Who Try To Lock Them Up: Spotify’s Podcast Colonization Flops
We wrote a few times about the problems of Spotify’s attempt to colonize the podcast market. While it was, perhaps, an understandable move driven by the economics of our totally broken copyri…Techdirt
Spotify’s new AI-powered DJ builds and commentates on custom playlists
Spotify has launched an AI-powered “DJ” feature that curates and provides radio-style commentary on a custom playlist as you’re listening to it.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
Man beats machine at Go in human victory over AI
Amateur exploited weakness in systems that have otherwise dominated grandmasters.Ars Technica
Canonical Announce Availability of Real-Time Ubuntu
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#News
Canonical Announce Availability of Real-Time Ubuntu
Got a time-sensitive workload that would benefit from the reliability and security of Ubuntu? Well, you're in luck – Real-time Ubuntu is now available.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
This wearable navigation system assists visually impaired individuals with walking - COOL BLIND TECH
In Japan, the number of people with visual impairment including low vision was estimated to be 1.64 million as of 2007, and the number is forecast to increase to nearly 2 million by 2030.Nelson Régo (COOL BLIND TECH)
OneButtonPIN improves security for blind and low-vision users - COOL BLIND TECH
Researchers at the University of Waterloo and the Rochester Institute of Technology have developed a new authentication method that could help blind and low-vision (BLV) users more securely access their devices.Nelson Régo (COOL BLIND TECH)
TransLink launching accessibility pilot project using NaviLens - COOL BLIND TECH
New Westminster and Vancouver are part of a TransLink pilot project to help customers with sight loss.Nelson Régo (COOL BLIND TECH)
Panasonic announces 'smart glasses for the visually impaired at CES 2023 - COOL BLIND TECH
Panasonic and Biel Glasses have announced a new pair of smart glasses to aid mobility for the visually impaired Panasonic is partnering with Barcelona-based start-up Biel, the two companies have announced a pair of ‘life-changing’ smart glasses for a…Nelson Régo (COOL BLIND TECH)
I know there is a lot going on at Twitter right now, but here's one more thing. Twitter is ignoring #GDPR requests from people to delete their DMs.
At the moment, when you press delete on a Twitter DM (an individual message or conversation) the DM isn't actually deleted from Twitter's servers, just your inbox view.
So people in Europe have been making requests for Twitter to blitz all their messages. It hasn't properly answered them. And now regulators are looking at it
Full story here: wired.com/story/delete-twitter…
#Twitter #gdpr #infosec #technology #news #wired
Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Will Bring Wayland Support
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#desktopenvironment #Developer #Xfce4.20 #release #support #Wayland #News
Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Will Bring Wayland Support
Work on Xfce 4.20 kicked off earlier this month with the release of libxfce4windowing, a new dependency for the Xfce desktop environment.LinuxToday
Google’s new AI turns text into music
Google’s MusicLM is like a DALL-E that generates snippets of songs, or even minutes-long compositions, based on text inputed by the user.Mitchell Clark (The Verge)
Biden Administration Declares War On The Internet, Clears Path For Offensive Hacking Efforts By Federal Agencies
It’s impossible to be the “aggressor” of the free world. Those words just don’t make sense together. “Defender of the free world,” maybe. If you’re going o…Techdirt
I mean there's free speech and then there's free speech.
ELON MUSK CAVES TO PRESSURE FROM INDIA TO REMOVE BBC DOC CRITICAL OF MODI
Officials from India’s ruling right-wing party said American tech companies like Twitter and YouTube complied with demands to remove the documentary.
theintercept.com/2023/01/24/tw…
#sensorship #modi #news #India
Apple’s Music and TV apps for Windows are now available in preview
Plus an app for managing your iPods and iPads, since you can’t use iTunes with the apps installed.Mitchell Clark (The Verge)
Elon Musk’s Biggest Success Story: Convincing People To Try Out An Open, Distributed Social Network
A few months ago, I attended a wonderful conference put on by the “Global Freedom of Expression” program at Columbia University discussing decentralized social media and regulations aro…Techdirt
Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?
So, it’s been quite a year for legacy, centralized social media — and all without any really big change to the laws that govern it (yet — the EU’s are coming into force shortly, but pos…Techdirt
Hypocrisy and Fear All the Way Down at Twitter
After you’ve drawn such a strong distinction on speech and human freedom, you can’t make any mistake about the side on which you belong.isaac-schorr (Mediaite)
I have never once violated Twitters rules or terms of service. I’ve never had a single tweet flagged, my account was permanently banned with no warning and with no reason, after I reached out to Musk for comment.
#twittermigration #twitterexodus #twitter #tech #news #technews
STUDY: Privacy Violations Occurred At Least 50% Of The Time When Taking Devices For Repair
#News #Study #tech #privacy #computer #phone #data
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Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid
Not surprisingly, female customers bear the brunt of the privacy violations.Ars Technica
OpenAI's new ChatGPT bot: 10 dangerous things it's capable of
OpenAI's newly unveiled ChatGPT bot is making waves when it comes to all the amazing things it can do—from writing music to coding to generating vulnerability exploits, and what not.Ax Sharma (BleepingComputer)
OpenAI's new ChatGPT bot: 10 coolest things you can do with it
From precisely spotting security vulnerabilities in your code, to writing an entire block of functional code on a whim, to opening portals to another dimension, OpenAI's newly launched ChatGPT is a game changer with its possibilities seeming lim…Ax Sharma (BleepingComputer)
#MastodonNews Dec 1, 2022
More great work from the amazing Tim Chambers @tchambers and his team.
Dewey Square: A Snapshot of the Twitter Migration >>> deweysquare.com/wp-content/upl…
In this analysis, we explain our most recent results on these early waves of users opening and promoting other accounts on other platforms. We show you the first patterns that we see on each alternative platform.
#twittermigration
#News >>> medium.com/@mastodonmigration/…
Sharing advice and assisting with the great Mastodon migration
Sections: Current News Quick Start Tips Cool Features: Lists, Filters and Followed Hashtags Post Images Like a Pro — Solving the Image Posting Puzzle Threading and Pinning Help and Guidance Tools…Mastodon Migration (Medium)
TSA Wants To Scan Your Face At The Airport. Here Are Your Rights.
#News #TSA #privacy #biometrics #security #HumanRights #SurveillanceCapitalism #HomelandSecurity #DHS #Airport
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Google says Google should do a better job of patching Android phones
Project Zero calls out Android and Pixel for not fixing a GPU vulnerability.Ars Technica
Mercedes Puts Faster Acceleration Behind A Subscription Paywall
Back in July, BMW raised a bit of a ruckus when the company announced that it would be making heated seats a luxury option for an additional $18 per month. Now, Mercedes aims to take the concept on…Techdirt
WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale
If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale
#news #tech #technology @WhatsApp #security #privacy #databreach
