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Grok Calls for Assassination of Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Pedophilia
futurism.com/future-society/grok-calls-for-assassination-elon-musk
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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
Pet owners say smart pet feeder outage led to furry ones going unfed
This feels like bad design
Smart pet-feeder company Petlibro suffered an outage on Tuesday, giving users a harsh reminder of the risks of relying on smart devices.
Petlibro makes pet feeders that connect to Wi-Fi and, for setup with Petlibro’s mobile companion app, Bluetooth. Users can set the feeders to automatically dispense food at scheduled times, which is handy for pet care when the owner is out of the home.
In a statement to The Verge, Petlibro CEO York Wu said this week’s outage was “related to how the Petlibro app communicates with devices through its online servers.”
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/pet-owners-say-smart-pet-feeder-outage-led-to-furry-ones-going-unfed/Some user reports have also conflicted with Petlibro’s claims about offline functionality. As The Verge pointed out, various users online claimed that during the outage, their devices did not perform any scheduled feedings, performed some feedings but not others, or performed feedings late (examples here, here, here, here, and here).
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Could AI create a ‘permanent underclass’?
www.ft.com/content/ddf44cf7-0ab5-4e7e-9b1f-e5e8e34181e6posted in Technology
Brave improves protections against GPU fingerprinting
brave.com/privacy-updates/38-webgl-webgpu-fingerprinting-protections/posted in Technology
AI Generated 3D Models Flood Market, But Almost No One Is Buying Them
www.404media.co/ai-generated-3d-models-flood-market-but-almost-no-one-is-buying-them/posted in Technology
Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
www.pcworld.com/article/3212428/firefox-is-now-the-last-major-browser-that-still-supports-ublock-origin.htmlposted in Technology
Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/google-gemini-ai-schools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.12xJ.Qc83SKZgrBNaGoogle enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.
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Dan McKinley :: Choose Boring Technology
mcfunley.com/choose-boring-technologyposted in Technology
Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out – Krebs on Security
krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/whos-tracking-you-use-this-new-service-to-find-out/posted in Technology
Meta Patents AI Glasses to Use Facial Recognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of Your Dinner Party
www.404media.co/meta-patents-ai-glasses-to-use-facial-recognition-to-identify-people-make-highlight-reels-of-your-dinner-party/posted in Technology
Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.
www.pcworld.com/article/3212428/firefox-is-now-the-last-major-browser-that-still-supports-ublock-origin.htmlposted 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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Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime
I see no potential for misuse here, no siree
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/expanding-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/posted in Technology
New messenger app sends texts by virtual pigeon and sometimes the bird just dies
www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-messenger-app-sends-texts-by-virtual-pigeon-and-sometimes-the-bird-just-dies-3398025/posted in Technology
This AI Chatbot Was Just One Busy Guy, and He Has Hit His Limit
www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-ai-chatbot-chat-tjb-was-just-one-busy-guy-and-he-has-hit-his-limit/posted in Technology
The Rust programming language project is adopting an LLM policy
blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2026/08/05/rust-langrust-is-adopting-an-llm-policy/posted in Technology
How AI text watermarking works: a visual guide
declaude.org/watermarking/posted in Technology
A judge orders Kalshi to stop offering most of its prediction contracts in Washington state, after finding it likely violated state gambling-related laws
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1334481/a-judge-orders-kalshi-to-stop-offering-most-of-its-prediction-contracts-in-washington-st
www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/judge-orders-kalshi-cease-numerous-washington-operationsposted in Technology
AI giants stay quiet on climate as California prepares to force disclosure
www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-12/ai-giants-stay-quiet-on-climate-as-california-prepares-to-force-disclosure