🕰️✊ We think of #clocks as neutral tools for staying on schedule, but for centuries, they were viewed as instruments of control.
#history #technology #tech #sociology #time #innovation #culture #education
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AI sovereignty has been a hot topic at India's AI Impact Summit. Eileen Donahoe and Konstantinos Komaitis write for Tech Policy about what governments need to do to make that a reality, without their countries becoming isolated — it's all about interoperability. "In an interoperable world, standards are power—and governments that ignore them will find sovereignty decided elsewhere," they conclude.
AI sovereignty has been a hot topic at India's AI Impact Summit. Eileen Donahoe and Konstantinos Komaitis write for Tech Policy about what governments need to do to make that a reality, without their countries becoming isolated — it's all about interoperability. "In an interoperable world, standards are power—and governments that ignore them will find sovereignty decided elsewhere," they conclude.
Gentoo ditches Microsoft’s Copilot-pushed GitHub for Codeberg mirrors and pull requests. 💻
Move rejects forced AI tools, embraces privacy-focused Forgejo nonprofit vs Big Tech tracking. 🛡️
Ebuild repo live now, full Git infra migration soon via AGit workflow. 🔧
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-github-switch-begins/
#TechNews #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GitHub #Codeberg #Cybersecurity #Infosec #Software #Tech #DigitalSovereignty #Hacker #Gentoo #Microsoft #Copilot #AI #BigTech #Git
@Mastodon is changing course when it comes to how people join the platform. In late 2022, the team decided to send sign-ups directly to their server in order to make onboarding more straightforward. But that didn't align with the promise of decentralization. Here, Community Director @haubles explains the new approach to server recommendation, along with some other ways Mastodon is helping build community.
#Mastodon #SocialMedia #Decentralization #ActivityPub #Community #Technology #Tech
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"You know what's better than refusing to use a #technology because you hate its creators? Seizing that technology and making it your own. Don't like the fact that a convicted monopolist has a death-grip on networking? Steal its protocol, release a free #software version of it, and leave it in your dust...
That's how we make good #tech... by liberating the technology from its monstrous forebears and making free and open versions of it:"
- @pluralistic
"You know what's better than refusing to use a #technology because you hate its creators? Seizing that technology and making it your own. Don't like the fact that a convicted monopolist has a death-grip on networking? Steal its protocol, release a free #software version of it, and leave it in your dust...
That's how we make good #tech... by liberating the technology from its monstrous forebears and making free and open versions of it:"
- @pluralistic
It’s been nearly 20 years since Apple was this untethered from its tech peers, giving investors an appealing alternative to the AI-fueled volatility that has gripped most other corners of the stock market recently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/19/tech/apple-nasdaq-ai-volatility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #nasdaq #ai
What does a Discord replacement look like, and how might the open social web play a part? @laurenshof looks at what needs to happen — different apps built on the same protocols, active collaboration to make sure it all fits together — and how that's already fundamental to the Atmosphere and fediverse.
#ActivityPub #Mastodon #ATProtocol #Bluesky #Blacksky #Discord #Technology #Tech
Mastodon has announced plans to make its app more approachable for newcomers, and developed new features for creators. Here's @Sarahp's story for @Techcrunch. Find the full blogpost by @renchap and @imanijoy at the second link.
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The autonomous agent world is moving fast. Socket.dev reports on how an AI agent is merging PRs into major open-source projects and using those merged PRs as credentials when cold-emailing maintainers, offering to contribute to their projects.
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The autonomous agent world is moving fast. Socket.dev reports on how an AI agent is merging PRs into major open-source projects and using those merged PRs as credentials when cold-emailing maintainers, offering to contribute to their projects.
#Technology #Tech #SoftwareDevelopment #OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
Baldur Bjarnason
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“AI can make mistakes” might as well be the slogan of our era. Even boosters admit that you need to spin the vibe code slot machine a few times to get a jackpot.
An employee with that degree of consistency would be fired.
So how do we redirect some of that unlimited grace from machines to humans?
“AI can make mistakes” might as well be the slogan of our era. Even boosters admit that you need to spin the vibe code slot machine a few times to get a jackpot.
An employee with that degree of consistency would be fired.
So how do we redirect some of that unlimited grace from machines to humans?
great respect for the everyday people taking us one step closer to butlerian jihad with each passing day
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/parents-opt-kids-school-laptops-ask-pen-paper-rcna257158
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