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Data centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatred
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/18/how-data-centers-became-symbol-americans-rage/
The Washington PostData centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatredData centers have become a lightning rod for people's frustrations over corporate power, public trust and the costs of the AI boom.posted in Technology
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html
www.nytimes.comHow Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center DealA Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.posted in Technology
Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/artist-sues-ai-meme-generator-for-selling-deeply-personal-comic-as-ad-template/
Ars TechnicaArtist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad templateMeme generator may have screwed up by using templates in outputs, expert says.posted in Technology
New Parody Site Threatens to Replace CEOs With AI for Tiny Fraction of Their Bloated Salaries
www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/parody-threatens-replace-ceos-ai-110200973.html
Yahoo NewsNew Parody Site Threatens to Replace CEOs With AI for Tiny Fraction of Their Bloated Salaries"Introducing the world's first Chief Executive Replacement Engine."posted in Technology
New AI attack can reconstruct typed text from keyboard sounds
cyberinsider.com/new-ai-attack-can-reconstruct-typed-text-from-keyboard-sounds/posted in Technology
AMD to sell Anthropic tens of billions in AI servers, invest up to $5 billion in startup
www.reuters.com/business/amd-invest-up-5-billion-anthropic-wsj-reports-2026-07-22/Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
There is a fork though: File Browser Quantum filebrowserquantum.com
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File Browser is being archived on 2026-09-01
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/tag/v2.63.22
GitHubRelease v2.63.22 · filebrowser/filebrowserFile Browser is winding down and this is the last planned release. The repository is archived on 2026-09-01. After that date there will be no further releases, bug fixes, or security fixes. Existin...posted in Technology
Being a Luddite Is Fun Again
www.404media.co/luddite-events-nyc-off-tech-summer-of-ludd/
404 MediaBeing a Luddite Is Fun AgainAs tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.posted in Technology
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got to buy MSG’s privacy. Her fans aren’t so lucky.
www.ms.now/opinion/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-got-to-buy-msgs-privacy-her-fans-arent-so-lucky
MS NOWOpinion | Taylor Swift was able to buy her privacy at MSG. What about the rest of us?Reports that Madison Square Garden temporarily shut off its facial recognition system for Swift’s wedding expose a glaring problem with how the elite wield and control mass surveillance.posted in Technology
Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/canadian-legislator-reads-out-apparent-llm-response-in-floor-speech/
Ars TechnicaCanadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speechHere’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."Replying to @87Six@lemmy.zip
I too see it coming.
email/call your reps pre-emptively and say no bailouts
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Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies
fortune.com/article/schools-abandoning-chromebooks-laptop-programs-as-screen-time-hurts-learning-test-scores-north-carolina-michigan-kansas-tech-education/
FortuneSchools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies | FortuneMillions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as tech falls short of the miracle solution it was sold as.posted in Technology
Sony Pushing For All-Digital Future Even Though Only 27 Percent Of Ps5 Users Own Its Digital Edition
www.thegamer.com/disc-drive-ps5-more-popular-digital-only-console/
TheGamerPS5 Owners Prefer Digital Games, But Console Sales Tell A Different StoryDigital games outsell physical releases, but most PS5 owners have paid extra to make sure they still have the option to play both.Microsoft's Windows 11 push backfired, so it's quietly keeping Windows 10 alive for another year
www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-extended-windows-10-another-year-for-free/
XDAMicrosoft's Windows 11 push backfired, so it's quietly keeping Windows 10 alive for another yearMicrosoft's Windows 11 rollout hit a snag, leading to an unexpected extension of Windows 10's lifespanposted in Technology
Eminent Domain Could Be Used to Seize Your Land for AI Data Centers
theconversation.com/when-can-a-power-company-take-your-land-for-data-center-infrastructure-284061
The ConversationWhen can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?posted in Technology
If open weight models are the future, U.S. AI companies are going to have a hard time
www.fastcompany.com/91577359/why-u-s-ai-companies-cant-match-chinas-open-weight-frontier-models
Fast CompanyIf open weight models are the future, U.S. AI companies are going to have a hard timeOpenAI, Anthropic, and other Western labs have spent billions training the model weights at the heart of their most advanced systems.posted in Technology
The AI boom's hidden electricity bill — and why you're paying it
fortune.com/2026/07/24/why-youre-paying-for-data-center-electricity-power/
FortuneThe AI boom's hidden electricity bill — and why you're paying it | Fortune"The current system lacks adequate mechanisms," Moody's wrote in a report on PJM, the largest power grid operator in the U.S. Replying to @melfie@lemmy.zip
What’s worse for musk - china launched and landed its own reusable rocket. Successfully landed. Spacex only cash cow now have a solid competition from china. Tesla is already losing globally to byd, no reason to believe margins gonna improve there.
Replying to @pHr34kY@lemmy.world
Yeah, they are masters of parallel construction. ( Aka lying)