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,,Hakendran,, trackt #Gerichtsverfahren gegen #BigTech #Google #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok 👨‍⚖️👨‍⚖️

https://tracker.hakendran.org

Why I'm using wired Android Auto when all the cool kids are switching to wireless

Sometimes, you have to dial back the tech to make ends meet.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-im-using-wired-android-auto-when-all-the-cool-kids-are-switching-to-wireless/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Kubernetes became widely adopted in enterprise environments due to orchestration features, strong backing from #Google, and #opensource licensing and community involvement.

Read this in-depth article on Kubernetes’ rise by our author Andrew Oram: https://lpi.org/q0h4

#LPI #kubernetes #docker #cloudnative #devops #opensource #linux #orchestration #google #redhat #CNCG

[Disclaimer: This post includes an image generated using AI.]

Now that Google is testing websites for their use of llms.txt (and WebMCP, BTW), does anyone have ideas to create one, where the semantics is correct, but the content pure "useful garbage"?
[It seems external links are allowed...]

@davidgerard ???

#AI #Google #GoogleAI

#PSA: if you don't want any images in your Google photos to be used to train GenAI, you need to OPT OUT.

"“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.”"

#GenAI #Google

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/04/18/google-starts-scanning-all-your-photos-as-new-update-goes-live/

Any thoughts from the #fediverse on Ellipsus (https://ellipsus.com/) as a #Google #Docs alternative?

Le dernier numéro de Médor se penche sur la #chaleur.

Celle qu’on ressent quand on randonne sur les sentiers wallons ou lézarde à la mer du Nord.

Mais aussi celle émise par les dizaines de milliers de processeurs qui turbinent à fond pour alimenter notre quotidien numérique.

Nous avons enquêté sur l’expansion ambitieuse de #Google en Wallonie, la dépendance de nos institutions vis-à-vis de #Microsoft ou encore le #masculinisme poussé par l’algorithme de Youtube.

https://medor.coop/magazines/medor-n43-ete-2026/

More than 200k users said NO!

More than 70 organisations signed a letter saying NO!

#FDroid wrote posts on why NOT!

We've talked with you and your representatives, around the world.

We've made the #KeepAndroidOpen website to explain it.

If you read the #Android tech news, you saw it.

If you use a search engine, you found it.

If you've asked their own #Gemini, you got the summary.

But who didn't see, hear or read anything from above? Yes, #Google

For your saftety? https://f-droid.org/2026/07/01/adv-malware.html

NEW: How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral

"I thought I had missed something major in my reporting. Turns out I had stumbled into an AI-fueled feedback loop that involved a real LLC’s fictional website and a search engine that’s thrusting unreliable answers on users."

https://www.propublica.org/article/google-ai-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Google #AI #Journalism #Media #Technology #Tech #Research #LLM #artificialintelligence

Amnistía Internacional finalmente llegó a la misma conclusión que nosotros planteamos desde fines de 2022: se deben prohibir los modelos de IA generativa basados en la extracción de datos de la web porque son ilegales por diseño, independientemente del uso que se les dé 🎯

🔗 Toda la INFO + el informe completo: https://arteesetica.org/la-ia-generativa-es-ilegal-por-diseno-informe-de-amnistia-internacional/

#AI #tech #technology #genAI #generativeAI #unlawful #Amnesty #Amnistia #Midjourney #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Gemini #Google #StableDiffusion

So the unique account #password I use for my #google account has been "found in a data breach". I use a password manager and use unique passwords owe site. It is either bullshit, a hash collision, or Google has been breached.

#infosec

So the unique account #password I use for my #google account has been "found in a data breach". I use a password manager and use unique passwords per site. It is either bullshit, a hash collision, or Google has been breached.

#infosec

Am I the only one having issues with the Aurora #Android app? Updating & installing apps seems broken.

I'm using V4.8.3 on LineageOS 22.2 (Android 15) & on Iodé 7.6 (Android 16). The latter returns "Unable to parse TLS packet header" the older Android phone attempts to download & silently fails. It does not matter if I use a Google account or an anonymous account.

Are you able to update/install apps with Aurora?

#Google #PlayStore #Aurora #Iode #LineageOS #Tech

Valve doesn’t let Dbrand’s coolest Steam Machine accessory leave the testing facility

Dbrand announced that users who ordered the Companion Cube skin for the Steam Machine will not, in fact, find companionship after the “skin” was removed from its website.

https://9to5google.com/2026/06/29/valve-shuts-down-dbrand-steam-machine-skin/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #9to5Google [9to5Google]

I stopped using #Google and any other #bigtech products a long, long time ago (2015-ish? maybe earlier). It's time for everyone else to move away too, and this includes #Apple, Microslop (#Microsoft), #Meta, #Amazon and many others.

ONLY use #openSource products:
- use #linux
- use degoogled Android ROMs like @GrapheneOS, and many others for any Android phone
- use @fdroidorg as your store
- use #OpenStreetMap clients (like @organicmaps)
- music: @powerampache

Reply here or DM me for guidance

Meta Pulls AI Image Feature From Instagram Days After Launch

Remember that new feature Meta announced last week that let people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content? It didn't last long. Meta pulled the feature from Instagram late on Friday, following wides…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/13/meta-pulls-ai-image-feature-from-instagram/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #MacRumors [MacRumors]

What's your favourite authenticator app?

#2FA #OpenSource #authenticator #apps #EULogin #MicrosoftAuthenticator #Google #Microsoft

Claude can now use your 1Password credentials for you

1Password has launched a new browser integration for Claude that allows the Anthropic chatbot to access stored security credentials like usernames and passwords. The 1Password for Claude feature means that users can aut…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/966442/1password-anthropic-claude-browser-integration

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Mural seen in San Francisco, California.
#bigtech #AI #Google #degoogle #oracle #microsoft #apple #Techbros #fascism #politics #streetart #graffiti #neoliberalisme #technology #Capitalism #Capitalisme #technofeudalism #technofascism

At the core of #AndroidDeveloperVerification are a couple potentially useful ideas. #Google has entirely wrapped them in a pile of anti-competitive garbage designed to defend their massive #monopoly profit margins, but nonetheless, those specific technical ideas might still be useful. #iOS's "notarization" is basically the same. That leads me to ask the key question:

What would a #FOSS-respecting system of #verification look like? What #identity info is useful for trusting the #developer?

How do people uae #Google maps? It's a total disaster!

#Google is going to close down #Android platform, making installing "unverified" apps almost impossible for a regular user. This would completely kill #FDroid, something I rely on to get apps that don't track me, don't show me ads and don't try to exploit me.

If you care about #FreeSoftware, you should care about this. Maybe with enough public uproar, Google like many other corporations before it will back off from this plan. But it certainly won't happen on it's own.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

My favorite Mastodon app, Fedilab, is no longer on Google Play, but you can still get it from F-Droid.

You can import your old settings, too. It's easy and only takes a few minutes. I'm not an experienced F-Droid user, but everything went smoothly...

Thanks for the great work! @apps

#fedilab #fdroid #android #google

The mandatory #developer registration #Google is imposing on #Android raises concerns for developers in sanctioned countries, anonymous open-source contributors, and anyone building #privacy or #security tools. Google has a documented history of complying with #government demands to remove apps. @keepandroidopen #KeepAndroidOpen https://keepandroidopen.org

New.

So Google now resorts to blackmailing kids? How fitting. Maybe this is exactly what schools need to dump Google search in the nearest garbage bin.

"Google announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off artificial intelligence tools in its popular software for K-12 students, unless school administrators explicitly choose to make such tools available."

There's more, and it's funny:

"Executives at the tech giant said they wanted to be responsive to educators and parents who have asked for more control in how children interact with AI."

The Seattle Times: Google will turn off search for schools that reject AI https://www.seattletimes.com/business/google-will-turn-off-search-for-schools-that-reject-ai/ #Google #education

@mttaggart