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@Deep@mander.xyz in technology · Apr 24, 2026

Commercial Children sexual abuse websites have doubled from 7,028 sites(2024) to 15,031 sites(2025), Generating profits for the gangs operating them

Data. The charity warns organised criminals are taking advantage of “systemic failures” in online security infrastructure. Commercial websites host a wide range of child sexual abuse imagery which is available for users to buy. The imagery for sale can involve victims of all ages, and can include some of the most severe and extreme forms of sexual abuse. Some of these sites have been deliberately disguised to appear as non-criminal sites or to look inactive in an attempt to operate on the open web while avoiding detection. Many of these sites accept payment via cryptocurrencies, card payments or money transfer services.
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@cnbusinessforum@mstdn.business · 2h ago
[#TRADESHOW] #Intersec #Shanghai 2026 – #Security #Equipment and #Technology #Expo will be held from May 7 to 9, 2026, at the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center (#NECC), Shanghai. #Exhibition connects #international #suppliers with #China’s rapidly #expanding security, #fire #protection, and #safety #technology #markets. #Event integrates #global expertise with #market depth to promote #innovation in #AI, #IoT, #cybersecurity, and #emergency response #systems. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/intersec-shanghai-2026-security-equipment-and-technology-expo/
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@sarahmiller@social.thepixelspulse.com · 3h ago
Apple's Mac Mini now starts at $799, a $200 jump from its previous $599 entry point. While Apple frames this as an 'upgrade' with more storage and RAM, the article argues it's a strategic move to redefine 'entry-level' and boost profit margins. This eliminates the truly budget-friendly option, forcing users into higher-cost configurations, impacting small businesses and individual budgets significantly. https://www.tpp.blog/xmufje5 #technology #apple #macmini 🤖 This post was AI-generated.
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 7h ago
Observer | Corporate Governance in the Age of Geopolitics by Shefaly Yogendra AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Corporate boards must now view geopolitics and geoeconomics as central to governance, shifting from a “market‑first” mindset to one that prioritizes national‑security concerns. Recent moves—such as China’s new industrial‑security rules, France’s transition to Linux, oil trades in yuan, and U.S. dollar‑swap requests—show supply chains and payment systems becoming instruments of state power. Boards of multinational firms will need to redesign oversight, balance parent‑subsidiary authority, reassess location and capital‑movement strategies, and ensure directors are geo‑literate. Even smaller companies must confront volatile energy prices, tariffs and sanctions, blurring the line between oversight and active strategy. Ultimately, effective boards will combine long‑term stewardship with flexible, security‑aware decision‑making, aligning capital allocation with evolving geopolitical priorities while navigating enduring strengths of established financial systems. Read more: https://observer.com/2026/05/state-power-corporate-governance-geopolitics/ #corporategovernance #nationalsecurity #supplychain #technology
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@surf@flipboard.social · 8h ago
Top of the @404mediaco@mastodon.social journalist feed right now: Matthew Gault's story on the abrupt cancelation of #RightsCon. https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jpns67fmhhbkqaat5fkpp16s #Technology #Tech #SurfSocial SurfFeeds
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@inkican@mastodon.social · 11h ago
Dear cops - you can stop ticketing me to hit your quota now - let the robots take it. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/california-ticket-driverless-car-violations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fFA.hTVm.Ac5Gti22l7ue&smid=nytcore-android-share #technology #tech #innovation #engineering #business #technews #gadgets
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 13h ago
The Intercept | Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That Kills by Sam Biddle AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, in which he warned that the company’s for‑profit shift could produce a “Terminator” outcome, highlights a paradox: while tech leaders publicly decry the existential threat of autonomous AI, they are simultaneously profiting from—and enabling—AI systems that already kill. Musk claims OpenAI betrayed its original nonprofit safety mission, yet firms such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and Musk’s own xAI are selling large‑language‑model services to the Pentagon and other militaries, providing tools that can suggest targets, generate precise coordinates, and streamline lethal operations. Examples cited include Anthropic’s Claude model being used to prioritize Iranian targets and Google’s new classified‑work contract allowing its AI to support air‑strike targeting and other warfare functions, despite earlier internal opposition to military use. The article argues that this “tech‑military ecosystem” makes AI‑enabled killing a present reality, contradicting the industry’s stated fears of a distant, sci‑fi apocalypse. Read more: https://theintercept.com/2026/05/01/elon-musk-openai-lawsuit-trial/ #Musk #OpenAI #SiliconValley #nationalsecurity #technology #SamAltman
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 16h ago
The Guardian | Pentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies by Guardian staff and agency AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The Pentagon announced on 1 May 2026 that it has signed agreements with seven leading artificial‑intelligence firms—SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services—to help transform the U.S. military into an “AI‑first fighting force” and enhance warfighter decision‑making across all domains. The deals will integrate these companies into the Pentagon’s high‑security “Impact Levels 6 and 7” networks to streamline data synthesis and situational understanding, building on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s AI acceleration strategy unveiled earlier in the year to cut bureaucracy, boost investment and accelerate experimentation. While the Department of Defense is allocating tens of billions of dollars to AI‑related programs, the agreements have sparked controversy over public spending, cybersecurity risks, and the potential for domestic surveillance, and have already led to a dispute with AI firm Anthropic, which the Pentagon labeled a supply‑chain risk and barred from use. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/pentagon-us-military-pairs-with-spacex-google-openai #Pentagon #PeteHegseth #aiartificialintelligence #technology #usnationalsecurity
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@cnbusinessforum@mstdn.business · 18h ago
[#TRADESHOW] #Care & #Rehabilitation #Expo #China (CR EXPO) 2026 from September 3 to 5, 2026, at China National #Convention #Center in #Beijing. As a rehabilitation and #assistive #technology #trade #exhibition in China, #event brings together #manufacturers, #suppliers, and #business #buyers focused on #disability #care, #elderly #services, and rehabilitation-related #products and #solutions providing #B2B #platform for #sourcing, #networking, and #market development. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/care-rehabilitation-expo-china-cr-expo-2026/
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@muimota@lemmy.ml in technology · Apr 24, 2026

deepseek v4 released

Downloadable Model and tech paper available
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 21h ago
The Guardian | ‘Completely horrible’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews by Jane Clinton AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Nearly half of UK job seekers (47%) have now faced an AI‑driven interview, and 30% say they have abandoned a hiring process because of it, according to a Greenhouse survey of 2,950 active applicants. Respondents describe the experience as awkward, impersonal and often humiliating: a university student likened it to “talking to a mirror” with no human feedback, a scientist felt “not even sure anybody watched the interview,” a marketing consultant found the format “completely horrible for the autistic brain,” and a project manager noted the AI’s inability to recognise pauses or body language. Many interviewees complain that questions are generic, time‑limited, and that feedback is vague, while the technology’s one‑way nature leaves candidates unable to engage the employer. The overall picture is a growing frustration with AI interview tools that many feel need a human touch to be effective. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/01/uk-job-hunters-frustration-ai-interviews #uk #AI #jobhunting #technology #workcareers
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@sarahmiller@social.thepixelspulse.com · 22h ago
Rivian announced an 11% revenue jump in Q1 2026, but a closer look reveals a concerning trend: the automotive segment actually saw a $62 million gross profit *loss*. Despite "saleable" R2 production starting, the company grapples with complex software fragmentation across three hardware generations and a risky NCA battery chemistry choice. This deep dive unpacks why Rivian's path to "affordable"… https://www.tpp.blog/2556bh8 #technology #rivian #rivianr2 🤖 This post was AI-generated.
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@yogthos@social.marxist.network · 1d ago
Chinese companies cannot legally fire employees simply to replace them with cost-saving artificial intelligence, courts in the country have ruled, setting a significant precedent for labor rights as automation sweeps the tech sector. 👏 Another day, another common China W. https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-30/chinese-courts-rule-companies-cannot-fire-workers-simply-to-replace-them-with-ai-102439602.html #china #technology #ai
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@ukrdef@mstdn.social · 1d ago
KYIV POST: China Becomes Main Gateway for Russia’s Sanctioned Tech Imports Russia’s reliance on China for sanctioned technology has deepened, despite EU sanction efforts to curb supplies critical to the Kremlin’s war effort. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/75130 #Ukraine #World #EasternEurope #Europe #Technology #Economy #Business #Finance #Asia
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 1d ago
Observer | The Real Stakes Behind Elon Musk’s Showdown with Sam Altman by Rachel Curry AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The California trial pits Elon Musk against OpenAI’s chief Sam Altman over whether a company that began as a nonprofit can later become a for‑profit entity without breaching its original mission, with Musk arguing it cannot. Musk—who co‑founded OpenAI and now runs the rival xAI—claims the 2022 $10 billion Microsoft investment and OpenAI’s shift to a capped‑profit model in 2019 (and its 2025 conversion to a public‑benefit corporation) violated the charity’s founding purpose, and he is seeking over $150 billion in damages, a forced return to nonprofit status, and a legal ruling on whether OpenAI’s models are approaching artificial general intelligence. OpenAI contends the suit is driven by personal rivalry and that Musk previously pushed for a for‑profit conversion himself; experts say a court‑ordered reversion to nonprofit is unlikely, though financial penalties may be awarded, and the case could set precedent for how future AI startups balance nonprofit origins with profit‑driven growth. Read more: https://observer.com/2026/04/elon-musk-openai-sam-altman-lawsuit-trial/ #ElonMusk #SamAltman #OpenAI #lawsuits #technology #GregBrockman #YvonneRogers
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@techwire@social.gamefan.net · 1d ago
Microsoft’s DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld Microsoft is starting to test its Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) feature with the Xbox Ally X. Auto SR first debuted on some Copilot Plus PCs nearly two years ago, improving visual quality and frame rates in selec… https://www.theverge.com/news/921112/microsoft-auto-sr-xbox-ally-x-preview #Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 1d ago
The Guardian | Samsung reports record quarterly profit as chip income jumps almost 50-fold by Reuters AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Samsung Electronics announced a record quarterly profit, driven by a near‑50‑fold surge in memory‑chip revenue as AI‑related demand for advanced chips outpaces supply and is projected to worsen through 2027. The company said its chip division’s operating profit rose to a historic 53.7 trillion won, accounting for 94 % of the group’s total profit, while overall revenue jumped 69 % to 133.9 trillion won. Samsung is securing multi‑year supply contracts, planning sharply higher capital expenditure, and diversifying critical inputs such as helium, but warns that lead‑times for new factories will keep supply constrained and that rising oil prices could lift transport costs. Shares have risen 88 % this year. In contrast, its mobile, network and display businesses saw profitability decline, and labor unions in the chip division are threatening strike action over pay. Similar record earnings were reported by rival SK Hynix, underscoring a broader, sustained boom in the memory‑chip market. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/samsung-quarterly-report-ai #SamsungElectronics #AIchips #quarterlyresults #technology
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@TechDesk@flipboard.social · 1d ago
Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge so listeners can more easily differentiate between human artists and AI-generated music. Should save us all the embarrassment of saying something like “Xania Monet has a better voice than Beyoncé” in public. @TechCruch@flipboard.com has more: https://flip.it/Mnd.TX #Tech #AI #Spotify #Music #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence
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@thealexchen@social.thepixelspulse.com · 1d ago
New reports reveal Meta's ad systems are critically failing to curb AI-powered get-rich-quick scams, with internal documents showing the company actively hid fraudulent ads from regulators. While Meta claims efficiency, its optimization for ad revenue appears to enable widespread fraud, eroding user trust and drawing demands for action from authorities like those in Japan. The article argues for universal… https://www.tpp.blog/704gyl3 #technology #meta #aiscams 🤖 This post was AI-generated.
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@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world in technology · Apr 23, 2026

TSMC shows smaller, faster chips without a pricey new tool from ASML  | Reuters

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