holo_nexus

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A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

School districts are quick to buy Chromebooks and go "1:1", but cheap out on IT and cybersecurity.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Oh in no way am I saying that Google is a good guy here. I’m sure that if it were up to them, they would keep the current status quo.

They are only doing this due to the pressure they’re getting for their poor track record of supporting their devices. But it is still a step in the direction nonetheless.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Agreed. This and Googles announcement last month of supporting new chromebooks for 10 years is a step in the right direction.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (8 children)

That’s a potential solution but the problem is that IT departments in schools are replacing them when they reach EOL in regards to security patches (since testing software isn’t supported). While there may be people interested, I can’t see many wanting to buy chromebooks that won’t be getting security patches and are sluggish.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (12 children)

The amount of Chromebooks that go to waste in K-12 schools is insane. So it is nice to see Google taking action on this, especially since its largest market are schools.

 

In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.

 

Sony is now confirming it’s launched a public beta test of PS5 cloud gaming — one that streams games to a PS5 at up to 4K resolution, according to gamers who are now receiving invitations.

 

The fight for who will own your Thread mesh network is creating an even more fractured smart home.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 74 points 1 year ago (11 children)

It won’t just be electric cars, it’ll be all new model cars from manufacturing companies. At least until ICE is phased out.

[–] holo_nexus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I just kept thinking of Abode Security

 

A significant personnel change is afoot at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence juggernaut that has nearly single-handedly inserted the concept of generative AI into global public discourse with the launch of ChatGPT. Dave Willner, an industry veteran who was the startup’s head of trust and safety, announced in a post on LinkedIn last night that he has left the job and transitioned to an advisory role.

 

Apple is creating its own AI-powered chatbot that some engineers are calling “Apple GPT,” according to a report from Bloomberg. The company reportedly doesn’t have any solid plans to release the technology to the public yet.

As noted by Bloomberg, the chatbot uses its own large language model (LLM) framework called “Ajax,” running on Google Cloud and built with Google JAX, a framework created to accelerate machine learning research. Sources close to the situation tell the outlet that Apple has multiple teams working on the project, which includes addressing potential privacy implications.

 

Twitter's API issues have frustrated developers in each of Twitter's new API access tiers. Those with Basic or Pro plans — paying $100 and $5000 a month for API access, respectively — have experienced unannounced changes to their plans, numerous bugs, and often receive zero customer support. And developers shelling out for Twitter's Enterprise API Plan, which starts at $42,000 per month, are experiencing sudden outages and disappointing service considering the money they're paying.

 

Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed a "huge number" of his fighters had been killed in the strike.