"Today, another mad dictator is threatening the world's infrastructure. For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from American tech – not just Russian gas."

As you might have come to expect and astute as ever, @pluralistic laying down the facts on American tech subservience.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/20/post-american-internet/#huawei-with-american-characteristics

#tech #technology #FOSS #policy

What to know about the Amazon cloud outage that exposed the internet’s vulnerable backbone, from @AssociatedPress.

The outage "demonstrated just how many people rely on the corporate behemoth’s computational infrastructure everyday — and laid bare the vulnerabilities of an increasingly concentrated system."

https://flip.it/.aUinq

#Amazon #AWS #Tech #Technology #Internet

"Today, another mad dictator is threatening the world's infrastructure. For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from American tech – not just Russian gas."

As you might have come to expect and astute as ever, @pluralistic laying down the facts on American tech subservience.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/20/post-american-internet/#huawei-with-american-characteristics

#tech #technology #FOSS #policy

The Federal Trade Commission has removed at least three blog posts authored by the staff of former FTC Chair Lina Khan. The posts were about AI-related topics. Here’s more from @Gizmodo:

https://flip.it/hK0LbZ

#Tech #AI #FTC #Technology #LinaKhan

Can't take a real vacation because you're worried about job security or the cost-of-living crisis? There's an app for that. @Sarahp reports for @Techcrunch Endless Summer, which creates AI-generated vacation photos at the much-less-than-a-week-on-a-beach cost of just $3.99 for 30 pics. As creator Laurent Del Rey explained on X, it's for "when burnout hits and you need to manifest the soft life u deserve - with fake vacation pics of you ;')."

https://flip.it/2hPb7b

#Travel #Vacation #TravelPhotos #Lifestyle #Technology #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Can't take a real vacation because you're worried about job security or the cost-of-living crisis? There's an app for that. @Sarahp reports for @Techcrunch Endless Summer, which creates AI-generated vacation photos at the much-less-than-a-week-on-a-beach cost of just $3.99 for 30 pics. As creator Laurent Del Rey explained on X, it's for "when burnout hits and you need to manifest the soft life u deserve - with fake vacation pics of you ;')."

https://flip.it/2hPb7b

#Travel #Vacation #TravelPhotos #Lifestyle #Technology #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

The Amazon Web Services outage hit major websites and apps across the globe, including @Flipboard.

What we know so far as recovery begins, from CNBC: https://flip.it/sH.6Hr

#Amazon #AWS #Tech #Technology #News

Wild! A meteorite may have struck the windshield of a 737 flying over Colorado, according to early reports.

Whatever the object was, it cut a pilot's arm but did not seriously damage the plane.

https://avbrief.com/united-max-hit-by-falling-object-at-36000-feet/ #science #tech #technology #space

The White House is already one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/the-white-house-is-already-one-of-the-most-blocked-accounts-on-bluesky/

#tech #technology #socialmedia #bluesky #politics #uspolitics #uspol #americanpolitics #hatchact

Wild! A meteorite may have struck the windshield of a 737 flying over Colorado, according to early reports.

Whatever the object was, it cut a pilot's arm but did not seriously damage the plane.

https://avbrief.com/united-max-hit-by-falling-object-at-36000-feet/ #science #tech #technology #space

@eff

Worth adding here that the vast majority, if not all, Linux distributions have built in storage encryption, will run very well on older hardware (even some old Chromebooks) and the entire operating system comes to the user free of cost and free of surveillance.

#privacy #security #technology #opensource #opensourcesoftware #survelliance #surveillancecapitalism #encryption

Tor browser's latest build cuts Mozilla's AI features in the name of privacy

While everyone else races to bake AI into the browser, Tor is ripping it out on purpose

https://www.techspot.com/news/109907-tor-browser-latest-build-cuts-mozilla-ai-features.html

#TOR #mozilla #Firefox #privacy #ai #technology

⚠️ ~200,000 Framework Linux laptops shipped with UEFI components that can bypass Secure Boot 🖥️

A signed mm command allows memory edits, disabling signature checks & enabling persistent bootkits 🔐
Not a breach—an oversight. Fixes are rolling out. Users should update firmware or apply mitigations 🔧

@frameworkcomputer

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/

#TechNews #Linux #Cybersecurity #Framework #UEFI #SecureBoot #Security #Firmware #Privacy #OpenSource #Vulnerability #Update #Patch #Laptop #Technology

⚠️ ~200,000 Framework Linux laptops shipped with UEFI components that can bypass Secure Boot 🖥️

A signed mm command allows memory edits, disabling signature checks & enabling persistent bootkits 🔐
Not a breach—an oversight. Fixes are rolling out. Users should update firmware or apply mitigations 🔧

@frameworkcomputer

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/

#TechNews #Linux #Cybersecurity #Framework #UEFI #SecureBoot #Security #Firmware #Privacy #OpenSource #Vulnerability #Update #Patch #Laptop #Technology

Tor browser's latest build cuts Mozilla's AI features in the name of privacy

While everyone else races to bake AI into the browser, Tor is ripping it out on purpose

https://www.techspot.com/news/109907-tor-browser-latest-build-cuts-mozilla-ai-features.html

#TOR #mozilla #Firefox #privacy #ai #technology

Palm oil isn’t necessarily less sustainable than other oil crops, say conservation scientists https://www.diningandcooking.com/2339041/palm-oil-isnt-necessarily-less-sustainable-than-other-oil-crops-say-conservation-scientists/ #Materials #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #Nanotech #Olive #OliveOil #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews

Palm oil isn’t necessarily less sustainable than other oil crops, say conservation scientists https://www.diningandcooking.com/2339041/palm-oil-isnt-necessarily-less-sustainable-than-other-oil-crops-say-conservation-scientists/ #Materials #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #Nanotech #Olive #OliveOil #Physics #PhysicsNews #science #ScienceNews #technology #TechnologyNews

Apple has just announced the M5 MacBook Pro, bringing the latest Apple silicon chips to the company’s flagship laptop range. So, run out and buy one right away, right? “I think this is one occasion where it pays to have a little more patience,” tech writer Alex Blake writes. Read more from @TechRadar:

https://flip.it/d2vnUw

#Tech #Apple #M5MacBookPro #Laptops #Technology

@CampodeJuncos

This is very well said. I'm spreading the word. I want to know Freedom before I die. I'm not participating in collective suicide. You should commit suicide individually if you don't heed this.

#Supertramp @Supertramp

#space #Astrophysics #science #mathematics #optimism #Cosmology #books #music #humour #Technology #pluto #nasa #astronomy #computer #ScienceCommunications #EverythingScience #standupforscience #UniversityOfMontana #BiomedicalScience #Laboratory #Experiment

@CampodeJuncos

This is very well said. I'm spreading the word. I want to know Freedom before I die. I'm not participating in collective suicide. You should commit suicide individually if you don't heed this.

#Supertramp @Supertramp

#space #Astrophysics #science #mathematics #optimism #Cosmology #books #music #humour #Technology #pluto #nasa #astronomy #computer #ScienceCommunications #EverythingScience #standupforscience #UniversityOfMontana #BiomedicalScience #Laboratory #Experiment