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Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States
futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-data-center-largest-pollution-source-texas-usareturn2ozma
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The best Spotify alternatives to ease your conscience
www.engadget.com/2234678/best-spotify-alternatives-2026/posted in Technology
'Author: OpenAI': Missouri lawmakers' proposed AI rules were written by AI, metadata shows
www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-playbook/63-7b808ba8-cce3-4a32-8c55-d22232c61435posted in Technology
Grok Calls for Assassination of Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Pedophilia
futurism.com/future-society/grok-calls-for-assassination-elon-muskposted in Technology
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/posted in Technology
Trump admin empowers private US firms to go after transnational cybercriminals
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/50670224
www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2026/08/trump-admin-gives-private-us-firms-ability-go-after-transnational-cybercriminals/415398/
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CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/posted in Technology
The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts
www.404media.co/the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-tiktok-and-instagram-accounts/posted in Technology
‘New models will mark AI-generated content from day one’: Claude will now hide an invisible watermark inside ordinary words
www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/claude/new-models-will-mark-ai-generated-content-from-day-one-claude-will-now-hide-an-invisible-watermark-inside-ordinary-words-heres-how-thats-even-possible-and-how-eu-rules-could-push-openai-and-google-to-follow-suitposted in Technology
Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/google-says-gemini-has-reached-1b-users-faster-than-any-other-google-product/
Ars TechnicaGemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B usersBut will Gemini's surge survive slowing model releases?posted in Technology
I turned my streaming stick into a dumb app launcher, and that's all it should be
www.xda-developers.com/turned-streaming-stick-dumb-app-launcher-all-should-be/
XDAI turned my streaming stick into a dumb app launcher, and that's all it should beI don't need my TV to know meposted in Technology
Google's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepage
searchenginewatch.com/google-tests-ai-focused-homepage-for-signed-out-users/
Search Engine Watch - SEO, AI Search, PPC News & AnalysisGoogle's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepageGoogle tests an AI-focused homepage for signed-out users, adding Create images, Ask about files and Brainstorm alongside the search box.posted in Technology
A common item in your house may now be illegal, according to US government
www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/a-common-item-in-your-house-may-now-be-illegal-according-to-us-government.htmlposted in Technology
San Francisco company offers cleaning service using humanoid robots
abcnews.com/Technology/san-francisco-company-offers-cleaning-service-humanoid-robots/story?id=135258956
ABC NewsSan Francisco company offers cleaning service using humanoid robotsA robotics startup has begun offering humanoid home cleaning services for $30 an hour to selected applicants in San Francisco.posted in Asklemmy
What was the price of rent you paid from 10 years ago compared to what the price is now for the same place?
Go look up their website current prices and report back. Let’s see how shocking it is.
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Rumored, Never-to-Be-Released Apple Feature May Have Been Too Much Truth for Most Consumers
gizmodo.com/rumored-never-to-be-released-apple-feature-may-have-been-too-much-truth-for-most-consumers-2000796260
GizmodoRumored, Never-to-Be-Released Apple Feature May Have Been Too Much Truth for Most ConsumersYou know Apple has all your data, but do you really want to be made aware of it?posted in Technology
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/ai-viruses-bacteria-arc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3VA.urhg.3YLDIvzML-r_
www.nytimes.comThis A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature (Gift Article)Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.posted in Technology
Unions Can Save Tech Workers and Tech Work
jacobin.com/2026/08/uc-upte-tech-workers-union
jacobin.comUnions Can Save Tech Workers and Tech WorkTwo University of California tech workers explain their unionization process — and how unions can help recapture the original promise of tech being used to better people’s lives rather than make the worst people in the world ever richer.posted in Technology
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/thousands-of-servers-can-be-backdoored-by-exploiting-buggy-motherboard-controllers/
Ars TechnicaThousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllersBaseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.posted in Technology
Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September
www.engadget.com/2230792/google-assistant-shut-down-android-devices-in-september/
EngadgetGoogle Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September - EngadgetLike birthdays in late May and most of June, it’s all about Gemini.