Tech companies don't even tell you what they do anymore, they just look at you like this
Charlie Taylor
@charlietaylor.bsky.social
Technology and Innovation Editor at The Business Post in Dublin
So maintain fuel excise cuts to subsidise driving more, and raise public transport fares -- is that where we are at with transport policy atm
Sam Tranum@samtranum.bsky.social · 7d agoNTA announcing public transport fare increases tomorrow?
Do you remember when a fundraising campaign for the Navajo and Hopi people went viral during the pandemic, as people recalled the generosity of native Americans to Irish people during the famine? If you were one of those who donated - you are invited to have your photo taken …
New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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These AI detection programs are starting to look an awful lot like fire extinguishers sold by arsonists
Tearful Mark Zuckerberg Smothers Metaverse Avatar With Digital Pillow https://theonion.com/tearful-mark-zuckerberg-smothers-metaverse-avatar-with-digital-pillow/
Research on firefighters shows that even 15 minutes of intense heat exposure makes it harder to focus and control attention. Scientists still don't know what days-long heat waves do to our minds—or how long the effects last.
Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.
Children and people with mental health disorders are especially vulnerable.
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If you live in Dublin 8: There are plans to move the Dolphin's Barn sort hub to Lucan. This means that if you need to collect s package, it'll be quite a trek. And that's just for starters. Here's a petition to voice opposition. Please share. my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Save Our Postal Depots!
Local communities rely on An Post to deliver accessible services. Currently, there are three Delivery Service Units (DSUs) in Dublin South Central, located at Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, and Ballyfermot...
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I’m not sure how anyone can separate owning a Tesla from Musk’s politics. He’s makes no attempt to hide it. He’s saying it very loudly. He’s a Nazi. Stop buying his fucking cars.
I have written in the @businesspost.bsky.social today about the Critical Infrastructure Projects announced today. www.businesspost.ie/politics/bri... Main points: Negligible impact on advanced projects: MetroLink and Cork Rail are already too far along to benefit much.
The median newspaper columnist writing about bike infrastructure is like, "I once had to park 150 feet away from the coffee shop so I talked to 2 other drivers, a failing restaurant owner, and a person who once saw a cyclist run a stop sign about how bike lanes ruined our lives."
You sometimes see Government TDs pointing out that Ireland isn’t unique in the world in having a housing crisis. But this graph in today’s Financial Times shows just how extreme ours is compared to the places elsewhere, which also describe themselves as a in a housing crisis.
![The share of young adults living with their parents is climbing in many countries and cities, with Ireland leading the way % of people aged 25-34 who live with their parents. National averages vs major regions
[5 line graphs. Ireland’s is sharply above 40% since 2010. The rest show US, U.K., Canada and Australia. The next highest result is the US at just over 20%]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zdduilknsuqlql34lkbf5ge5/bafkreibbwrnba7l2mrvet7dairhf5yteo22lnm2ch6s64j6benlx5z5kj4)
Meta glasses ad vandalized in London https://manualdousuario.net/en/they-live-meta-glasses-kylie-jenner/
Meta glasses ad vandalized in London
Everything about this story is wonderful, from the activist group’s name to the surgical vandalism to the not-so-subtle nod to the classic ”They Live”, John Carpenter’s 1988 film…
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How the internet, smartphones, social media, and now generative AI are accelerating a drop in the reading of longer works like books (Rose Horowitch/The Atlantic) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Top marks to Robyn for having Laurie Anderson's 'O Superman' as her intro music
Pharoah Sanders at the Gem Spa, East Village, New York, 1965. Photo by Leni Sinclair.
Sorry I was an hour and a half late, my washing machine said 1 minute remaining and I decided to wait
Amazing: KPMG wrote a report describing the successful use of AI by businesses. But the case studies turned out to be AI hallucinations. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
KPMG report contained AI hallucinations on benefits of . . . AI
Bogus case studies on UBS and transit systems exaggerated adoption of the technology
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There's probably never been a better time to remind you that when David Hockney first took his Mum to California she remarked 'all this lovely weather and nobody puts their washing out'.
Just noticed at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social don’t have X on their promo material anymore, but maybe give them a follow on here.
NEW: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account.
Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
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