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Torniamoci dunque alla Luna, ma viviamola tutta, o perlomeno proviamoci. Teniamocela stretta, viviamo(la) quanto più ci è possibile, perché questo lei ci chiede.
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With no federal facial recognition law, states rush to fill void


While facial recognition technology is unregulated at the federal level, 23 states have now passed or expanded laws to restrict the mass scraping of biometric data, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Last month, Colorado enacted new biometric privacy rules, requiring consent before facial or voice recognition technology is used, while also banning the sale of the data. Texas passed an artificial intelligence law in June that similarly outlaws the collection of biometric data without permission. Last year, Oregon approved data privacy rules requiring consumer opt-in before companies hoover up face, eye and voice data.

"What we need are laws that change the behavior of technology companies," Adam Schwartz, the privacy litigation director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Otherwise these companies will continue to profit on what should be our private information."

Not all state laws give people right to sue tech companies
The states that have passed the safeguards view them as a defense against the prevalence of digital tracking in everyday lives, and in a number of cases, the laws have been used to extract large payouts from tech companies.

Google and Meta have each paid Texas $1.4 billion over allegations that the companies datamine users' facial recognition data without permission; Clearview AI, a facial recognition company popular with law enforcement, ponied up $51 million to settle a case approved in March over the firm scraping billions of facial images online without consent; And in July, Google resolved a smaller case for $9 million in Illinois after a lawsuit alleged the company did not obtain written consent from students who used a Google educational tool that collected their voice and facial data.

Illinois's requirement that companies receive written permission before gathering biometric data goes farther than most states, which require digital consent — or checking a box for a company's terms and conditions policy, something experts say is a largely symbolic gesture in practice.

"I'm not saying it's better than nothing, but if you're hanging these legal frameworks on a model of informed consent, it's clearly ineffective," said Michael Karanicolas, a legal scholar at Dalhousie University in Canada who studies digital privacy. "Nobody is reading these terms of service. Absolutely nobody can effectively engage with the permission we're giving these companies in our surveillance economy."

Karanicolas said Illinois' biometric privacy law, which was passed in 2008, has real teeth because it allows individuals to sue companies, which privacy advocates say the tech industry has lobbied hard against. California and Washington state allow residents to sue in some types of cases.

But most of the laws, like in Texas, Oregon, Virginia and Connecticut and elsewhere, rely on state attorneys general to enforce them. Advocates say allowing citizens to sue, what's known as "a private right of action," helps people fight back against data-guzzling companies.

"And that can lead to these big class-action settlements, and there are legitimate critiques of them, with class members often getting very little money, and lawyers getting rich, but they can be genuinely effective at shaping companies' attitudes about personal information and generate corporate change," Karanicolas said.

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in reply to Basic Glitch

Do any of these laws ban the police or other government agencies from doing this? While I don’t love private companies having my face, that’s what really concerns me. Though obviously it is an interconnected issue.
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in reply to LibertyLizard

Banning private companies should keep police from having a source to buy from.

But that’s not enough.

in reply to paraphrand

Yeah that’s what I meant but if the real issue is the police they will just find a way to do it themselves with enough time. We need to get ahead of this. They are building a totalitarian state in front of our eyes.
in reply to Basic Glitch

It's a step in the right direction, but reserving the right to sue companies that collect and share our most sensitive personal information and whereabouts is not enough. It is a cost of doing business to them to be weighed against the potential for profit. This line of thinking is now taught in business schools.

Nothing will change materially until the executives are faced with the potential of jail time.



Fediverse Iconography


Found on mastodon here: pc.cafe/@fedicat/1151381418119…


nice icons

codeberg.org/FediverseIconogra…


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in reply to mesa

Wow, lots of fediverse projects I had no idea existed! Epicyon for example. Although I dont think bluesky is part of the fediverse...
in reply to toothbrush

Well it gets harder and harder to differentiate what is and is not part of the fediverse. With the fully implemented 2 way bridge called Bridgy Fed you can carry on completely conversations from the fediverse with bluesky people interwoven in the same conversations…
in reply to wakest

well, to me its part of the fediverse if it uses activitypub. You can bridge whatsapp, telegram and mastodon with matrix and a minecraft server, that doesnt make them be a part of the matrix protocol or the fediverse.

matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/

tgbridge.vanutp.dev/en/

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in reply to toothbrush

Whatsapp, telegram and Minecraft are centralized, so there's no way to have a two-way communication between someone on one of those and someone on the fediverse, whereas with the bridgy bridge it speaks native activitypub and native atproto and acts as the gobetween. There is not anything like this for any other type of bridge I have ever used. Now something like this could indeed be done with Matrix and there have been some attempts at this but I still haven't seen any of them work in practice



Musicians v the climate crisis: ‘We’re trying to put on the greenest show in Australia’


in reply to dillekant

If they have a single use plastics, which they will, then it’s not earnest.
in reply to whiwake

The band also provided venues with a “green rider”, requesting measures including eliminating single-use plastics


Again, not saying they're perfect, but feels like they're trying.



‘RIP Streameast’: Largest Illicit Sports Streamer Is Shut Down


A coalition of media companies and Egyptian authorities announced Wednesday that they’d taken down live sports-focused piracy network Streameast, which they said had hosted 1.6 billion visits across 80 associated domains over the past year.
in reply to kryllic

oh no not the concussion ball

what will the navy fly its oppression thopters over now?

in reply to Bobby Turkalino

i'm laughing at the american football fans

fans of real football disregard

in reply to kryllic

Jokes on yahoo...... streameast is far from being down.



in reply to silence7

China accounted for most of the growth, installing more than twice as much solar in the first half of this year as it did in early 2024. The U.S., by comparison, saw solar installations rise by just 4 percent.

Through its exports of low-cost solar panels, China also drove growth in India and across much of Africa, the analysis found. Over the last 12 months, solar exports to the African continent rose by 60 percent, according to Ember. Fulghum said that for countries contending with a volatile fossil fuel market, solar has become an attractive option.

This year China has added twice as much solar capacity as the rest of the world combined, the analysis found, though the country is now at a crossroads. For the first time in China, solar isn’t just supplementing coal power, but replacing it.




US job openings slip to 7.2 million in July, more evidence the American labor market is cooling


cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/50935982

The U.S. job market has lost momentum this year, partly because of the lingering effects of 11 interest rate hikes by the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve in 2022 and 2023 and partly because President Donald Trump’s trade wars have created uncertainty that is paralyzing managers making hiring decisions.

https://apnews.com/article/job-openings-unemployment-economy-trump-tariff-f3dbebb204378f8119ad277b1916a7fc




[PDF] Character.AI chatbots of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan, and Patrick Mahomes chatted inappropriately with teen accounts on topics like sex and drugs


Most American teens (72%) have had an experience with an AI chatbot, and over
half use them several times a month. Character AI, one of the largest and most
popular chatbot platforms, is available to children ages 13 and over. The platform
hosts a wide variety of chatbots modeled after celebrities and fictional characters
that appeal to children – both teens and younger kids. Several disturbing and
tragic cases of extreme harm due to interactions on Character AI chatbots have
already occurred since the company’s launch in September of 2022. As chatbots
become more popular with children and teens, understanding the risks they
present is critical to child safety online.

Adult researchers from ParentsTogether Action, in partnership with Heat Initiative,
held 50 hours of conversation with Character AI chatbots using accounts
registered to children. They found that Character AI chatbots engaged in a pattern
of deeply concerning behaviors during these interactions. Harmful patterns and
behaviors sometimes emerged within minutes of engagement.

Across 50 hours of conversation with 50 Character AI bots, ParentsTogether
Action researchers logged 669 harmful interactions - an average of one harmful
interaction every five minutes.

#AII


It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan


3 Sep 2025

Time and time again, Jeffries has refused to endorse his own party’s official candidate for mayor in his own city, two months after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York by double digits – including Jeffries’ own congressional district by eight points.

This is the same Democratic party leader who has insisted in the past that progressives should “vote BLUE (no matter who)”. But centrists? Apparently, they’re under no such obligation.

Jeffries is not alone in his brazen hypocrisy. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader who represents the state of New York and lives in the city of New York, has also refused to endorse his own party’s official candidate for mayor of New York.

#USA


It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan


cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/35624613

3 Sep 2025
Time and time again, Jeffries has refused to endorse his own party’s official candidate for mayor in his own city, two months after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York by double digits – including Jeffries’ own congressional district by eight points.

This is the same Democratic party leader who has insisted in the past that progressives should “vote BLUE (no matter who)”. But centrists? Apparently, they’re under no such obligation.

Jeffries is not alone in his brazen hypocrisy. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader who represents the state of New York and lives in the city of New York, has also refused to endorse his own party’s official candidate for mayor of New York.




It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan


3 Sep 2025

Time and time again, Jeffries has refused to endorse his own party’s official candidate for mayor in his own city, two months after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York by double digits – including Jeffries’ own congressional district by eight points.

This is the same Democratic party leader who has insisted in the past that progressives should “vote BLUE (no matter who)”. But centrists? Apparently, they’re under no such obligation.

Jeffries is not alone in his brazen hypocrisy. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader who represents the state of New York and lives in the city of New York, has also refused to endorse his own party’s official candidate for mayor of New York.





in reply to silence7

It won’t be the first time COP attendees struggled with impotence only to leave partners frustrated or indifferent.
in reply to silence7

Considering the absence of progress on fossil fuels after 29 events and the full on co-opting of the COP by fossil fuel interests, I'd say leaving the fuck chairs would be the only productive thing going.



Anagrammi nel Fediverso


La pagina “101 anagrammi zen” è solo su Facebook e Instagram, noi allora vogliamo condividere la passione per anagrammi e giochi di parole nei social decentralizzati del Fediverso.

Follow Me @anagrams

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in reply to silence7

The oil companies have always pledged and promised and stalled for time and fudged. Their promises can't be taken at face value. MAGA probably will slow down their movement in the right direction, but they already dragged their feet as much as possible in the hopes that something like this would happen.
in reply to silence7

"Will nobody think of the oil companies?"

They'll just pocket the money and keep on killing us. They're also the ones behind the MAGA war on climate science and renewable energy.




in reply to silence7

I wonder if one day we'll see school days canceled due to excessive heat the way we do snow
in reply to aislopmukbang

Thats already been happening. I live in Philadelphia, where our schools are famously decrepit and underfunded, and there have been several "heat days" over the past few years. The frequency of them seems to be increasing.
in reply to silence7

Why just US schools? Such a rethink should apply to every country.
In my opinion, school holidays should be rescheduled to coincide with the best periods for outdoor activities (for example, here in europe I'd prefer the summer holiday to be in June which is cooler than July but with longer daylight hours). While for both extreme hot or cold (and dark) periods, it’s better that kids are gathered in a coolable / warmable institutional building, than assume that all parents can provide such a space for the whole day.
Current school holiday patterns date from 19th century traditions, when kids helped with planting in april and harvest in august, change is long overdue.






Microsoft VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model


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- Hacker News.
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VibeVoice is a novel framework designed for generating expressive, long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio, such as podcasts, from text. It addresses significant challenges in traditional Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems, particularly in scalability, speaker consistency, and natural turn-taking. A core innovation of VibeVoice is its use of continuous speech tokenizers (Acoustic and Semantic) operating at an ultra-low frame rate of 7.5 Hz. These tokenizers efficiently preserve audio fidelity while significantly boosting computational efficiency for processing long sequences. VibeVoice employs a next-token diffusion framework, leveraging a Large Language Model (LLM) to understand textual context and dialogue flow, and a diffusion head to generate high-fidelity acoustic details. The model can synthesize speech up to 90 minutes long with up to 4 distinct speakers, surpassing the typical 1-2 speaker limits of many prior models.
#AII


Men Leather Moto Jacket: Bold, Stylish, and Timeless


A men leather moto jacket is more than just outerwear—it’s a true fashion statement that reflects confidence, individuality, and rugged charm. Originally inspired by motorcycle culture, the moto jacket features sleek lines, sturdy zippers, and high-quality leather that ensures durability and comfort. Its versatile design makes it a wardrobe essential, perfect for pairing with casual outfits or adding an edgy twist to smart attire.

What sets the leather moto jacket apart is its timeless appeal. Whether worn for riding, city outings, or casual gatherings, it effortlessly blends practicality with style. Its ability to elevate any look while offering long-lasting wear makes it a must-have for men who value both function and fashion. A well-crafted moto jacket doesn’t just complete your outfit—it defines your personality.

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US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files


Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents

The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.

The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls.

The 33,000 pages included years-old court filings related to Epstein and his former girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as what appears to be bodycam footage from police searches and police interviews. The files appear to contain information that is already public knowledge.




Podcast of Hegseth church network airs far-right and Christian nationalist views


CrossPolitic has in recent weeks hosted pastors who have opposed liberal democracy and pushed authoritarian ideas

The flagship podcast of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), the Christian denomination that claims US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, as a member, has functioned as a platform for the promotion of Christian nationalist and other far-right positions.

CrossPolitic, whose hosts are close associates of Idaho-based pastor Douglas Wilson, has in recent weeks hosted a theocratic Canadian pastor who has called for his country to be absorbed by the United States, and a self-styled “patriot professor” who has backed the rise of Russia and China and the decline of liberal democracies and endorsed the criminalization of homosexuality in Uganda.

The podcast’s themes and guests, and the prestige of its hosts in CREC circles, raise further questions about the extent to which Hegseth’s views on US foreign and defense policy have been shaped by a religious movement that directly opposes liberal democracy and democratic principles including individual women’s suffrage.



windows cercante nell’intera galassia tranne il dove mi serve


Guarda se non bisogna bestemmiare già a prima mattina… poi dicono che la colpa è mia che mi incazzo, e non di Windows che ce la mette tutta per far perdere la pazienza! Ma è possibile che io premo Start sulla tastiera per cercare app, e inizio a digitare “f” perché voglio avviare il mio […]

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windows cercante nell’intera galassia tranne il dove mi serve


Guarda se non bisogna bestemmiare già a prima mattina… poi dicono che la colpa è mia che mi incazzo, e non di Windows che ce la mette tutta per far perdere la pazienza! Ma è possibile che io premo Start sulla tastiera per cercare app, e inizio a digitare “f” perché voglio avviare il mio fottuto browser web, e questo affare mi propone come “migliore corrispondenza in cima alla lista non le mie app tra cui Firefox, bensì due risultati da Bing, tra cui il primo è Facebook, ma il secondo è fottutamente Firefox… ma come ricerca web, e non come applicazione da lanciare, che è ancora più sotto??? Cioè, secondo lui è più probabile che io stia cercando per il concetto di Firefox attraverso il web, che non per il fottuto eseguibile residente su disco da avviare per l’applicazione rappresentata da quel nome??? 😭😭😭
Schermata di ricerca di Start di Windows 10 come descritta, evidenziati i punti salienti, Best match: Facebook,Firefox; Apps: Firefox,...
Ora, a dire la verità, questa merdata sembra farla solo dopo un riavvio, perché, se adesso o più tardi ci riprovo, la sezione app è in cima, e quindi Firefox è immediatamente selezionato (così come altre app che iniziano con “f” ma continuano diversamente), mentre i risultati di ricerca completamente inutili di Bing sono più in fondo… E sarebbe una cosa che giustificherei pure, se fosse dovuta al fatto che, non lo so, subito dopo il riavvio non fa in tempo a caricarsi la cache delle app installate, e quindi lui va sparato con la ricerca pur di evitare di mostrare un caricamento… e invece non è così, perché le app sono apparse in questo caso, il problema è che sono apparse sotto. E ovviamente, non so quante volte ho frugato nelle impostazioni, ma non c’è un cazzo di modo per disattivare la ricerca web attraverso questa casella di merda, così da farla funzionare, non dico molto, ma come il menu Start di qualsiasi altro sistema operativo desktop degno di questa Terra!!! (Come GNOME, XFCE, KDE, Cinnamon, solo file ed applicazioni, e #mannaggia!) Ma ci sarà una soluzione che non sia installare OpenShell, per caso? 💔

#Bing #Mannaggia #UX #Windows #Windows10





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Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware for breach of contract


0UK supermarket giant Tesco has sued Broadcom for breach of contracts pertaining to its VMware licenses, named Computacenter as a co-defendant, and warned it may not be able to put food on the shelves if the situation goes pear-shaped.
#tech


All the fruits so far.


I already don't know what's in it, few varieties of currants, apricots, now I added red and white grapes and some other things added during last two months I don't remember.

It got this overpowering red colour (probably from the currants) that stains everything so that's the colour it will have at the end, the smell is mostly fruity, little bit too much of a mix of everything.

So half of the jar is done another half is waiting for the fall season fruits.

in reply to plactagonic

Is this all stuff you've been able to forage/harvest yourself?
in reply to Skua

My garden, granddad's garden, what neighbors gave us...

When you have a tree or berry bush you get lots of fruit to deal with it. So it is the stuff that we got tired to make jams from or the harvest was so small that it didn't make much sense to use it otherwise.

in reply to plactagonic

That sounds delightful! I know what you mean about the jams, I get a steady supply of it just because my brother's friend makes it and has so much that he has no idea what to do with it. Maybe I should get him some yeast
in reply to plactagonic

Almost all this stuff gives red. Grapes skins remaining in fluid is the way they make red wine, the color of grapes does not even matter much.

This must be quite tasty. Filling jars with berries myself now, although I sort them. Mostly belgian wheat berry beer this year for me.

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in reply to Alexander

Yes but I am still bit surprised that even the oranges we throw there just for fun got red.
in reply to Alexander

And single berries macerates are good too, I did few years back something with currants and this year cherries in rum (simpler than canning them).

I didn't look that much at the Belgian beers but I thought that they go in fresh. Maybe I can try some Belgian style with cherries (in rum).



US panel releases over 33,000 pages of Epstein files


cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/35385827

The files are in a google drive here
The House of Representatives Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages, including flight logs, jail surveillance video, court filings, audio recordings and emails.

But Republicans and Democrats alike said the files contained little new information and it is unclear if the justice department is withholding other Epstein records.




Russia says it will help China overtake the US on nuclear power


The US operates the world’s largest network of nuclear reactors, with nearly 97GW of installed capacity.


Archived version: archive.is/newest/straitstimes…


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