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Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows

The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it - The Boston Globe

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Reddit stock collapses 23% as AI eats away at user growth

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As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews

Flock cameras are getting mobbed | CNN

Microsoft confirms an AI worm is propagating through Copilot and other MS apps | CSO Online

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

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T-Mobile Is Down. If your phone isn't working, it's not just you: T-Mobile is down.

"We still value the culture of physical media" As PlayStation prepares for an all-digital future, Sega president comes out in support of discs

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/49846070

Sega is the latest publisher to make its views about physical media clear, in the wake of Sony’s controversial decision to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by 2028. The president of the Japanese publisher, Shuji Utsumi, noted that he believes physical media is still important, though digital distribution is “crucial”, mostly thanks to the “steadily increasing” number of people playing on PC.

“When it comes to titles we call ‘full games’ for consoles and PCs, we believe that a digital shift is crucial,” he notes in an interview with Japanese publication Famitsu. "Of course, consoles are important, but the proportion of people who play on PCs is steadily increasing. Even in areas where consoles are not widely available, there are many people who say, 'I can play it on PC.

“In order to cultivate that market, we believe it is important to strengthen our digitalisation. We tend to think from a physical perspective, so I think we need to be more digitally conscious and become more global.”

He then draws on Sega’s own legacy, noting that - once upon a time - the company was in the hardware market itself. It learned some pretty important lessons back then, and since dropping out of the hardware race, Sega has found massive success as a publisher. This seems to colour Utsumi’s belief in physical media.

“We were originally a platform provider, and of course, we still value the culture of physical media. Rather than completely abandoning that, we are currently challenging ourselves to shift so that we can think about and act on the important aspects of digital media in parallel.”

Given the response to Sony and PlayStation’s decision to move away from physical media altogether, this is quite refreshing. Many have outlined how a digital-only future could impact consumer rights, whilst others have begun petitioning Sony in the hopes the company will change its mind. The hardware giant seems immovable in its stance at the moment, however, likely emboldened by the fact that even the EU will be unable to influence its decision.

Other creators have begun weighing in on the matter, too, with the most recent comments coming from the creator of the RPG series, Disgaea. Sohei Niikawa believes that if PlayStation kills physical media, it should “get rid of the hardware” too.

Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Company

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“Netflix for games” has proven to be far from the ideal solution.

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens. Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.

Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn? Filings from a recent lawsuit allege that the tech company accessed—and distributed—copyrighted adult films, blueprints for 3-D-printable handguns, celebrity deep

Drop OSS - an open-source, self-hosted alternative to platforms like Steam and Epic.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/49721314

I just discovered this. Has anyone tried it?

Basically, you install it on your home server and use it to stash your DRM-free games, and then install the client on your PC, Steam Deck, whatever… log in to your server and just use it like your own, selfhosted Steam app. Any PC gamer already running Jellyfin, RomM, or other selfhosted entertainment-related server might be interested in trying it, if you do… please share your experience! I’ll try it myself when I have time and post back here. If you know of any other alternatives, please share!

• Self-hosted & open-source. Run Drop entirely on your own hardware. Your library, your data, your rules — all under the AGPLv3.

• Rich metadata editing. Customise names, descriptions, and icons with full Markdown and image support.

• Automatic imports. Pull cover art and game details straight from IGDB, GiantBomb, and PCGamingWiki.

• A built-in store. Let users browse, filter, and collect games through a fully featured store.

• Flexible authentication. Use simple accounts or hook into your existing SSO.

• Native desktop client. Download, install, and play your whole library through a cross-platform desktop client.

Available for Windows, Mac & Linux (their web page lists a deb, their github repo publishes packages for all major distros and also an Appimage)

Website:
droposs.org

Docs:
droposs.org/docs/admin/quickstart/

Nvidia finally reveals what controls devs actually have for DLSS 5, and don't worry folks, there are TWO main sliders to control the AI filter

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What Happened When Flock Came to My Town

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Snips from the article below, but the full thing is worth reading.

My small town in South Carolina will soon have more Flock cameras than police officers.

the city council of my small town of Irmo, South Carolina, voted to install 22 new Flock cameras. That’ll bring the total up to 33. With a population of only 12,000 or so, it means there’ll be one Flock camera for every 300 residents. That means there will be more Flock cameras in my town than police officers.

The vote for the cameras was a hot topic in local news and South Carolina social media. The city council expected a lot of people to show and asked folks to sign up early if they wanted to talk.

I wasn’t the only person who decided to speak. More than 10 other citizens went to the podium and spoke out against the cameras.

“I’m pretty enthralled by all the pushback you’re getting on the cameras you installed without asking a single member of the community if they wanted them installed,” said another resident, a man in a T-shirt and shorts. “If you give the government a tool, they will misuse it. Period. End of story. Get rid of them or we will get rid of them for you.”

For a bit, I thought it was possible that the town might not install these cameras. Then the police chief stood up and explained how he’d used Flock to capture pedophiles and I knew that was probably the end of it.

Police chief Bobby Dale has long been an advocate for the expansion of Flock in town. He told local outlet News19 that 33 cameras will allow him to see all the entrances and exits. “That would ultimately cover pretty much every nook and cranny, every entry point into the town,” he said. “That’s what we want. As the chief of police, I’ve got to make sure our town is safe. I’m learning that with these cameras, with these license plate readers, we’re solving crimes and solving them quicker.”

During the city council meeting, Dale explained that Flock cameras had been instrumental in a To Catch a Predator style sting operation Irmo PD conducted. “During an internet crimes against children operation hosted by a department, 15 adults traveled to our community believing they were coming to meet children for sexual activity," Dale said. “Fourteen of those 15 suspects were not from our jurisdiction.”

“So you lured them here. Into our town. Genius,” the T-shirt and shorts guy shouted from the back of the room. This was the guy who’d said the community would remove the Flock cameras if the city didn’t. The mayor had police escort him from the meeting. He left without a fight and Dale finished his speech praising Flock.

Mayor Bill Danielson opened his portion of the Flock discussion by talking about how he’d recently commiserated with other mayors at the conference about how mean people were on Facebook.

“I came back with a renewed vigor to be the mayor of this town,” he said. “And knowing that I’m not the only one being abused on Facebook, social media, by some people in this room. It’s going to take a whole lot more than that to sway any position I may or may not have on behalf of these citizens.”

“Every one of those mayors either wanted Flock, was trying to figure out how to budget for Flock, or had Flock and was figuring out how to increase their presence.”

My city council voted 4 to 1 to increase the presence of Flock in this small town of 12,000 people. Police chief Dale will soon have more cameras than officers. And, if they can get money from the state, they may also purchase a drone from Flock to use as part of the company’s “drones as first responder” program.

A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now

‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/63795943

Where Did All the Computer-Science Professors Go? AI companies are stripping universities of their best researchers.

India launches first hydrogen-powered train built in the country to expand clean energy on railways

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/49581602