Mr. W
@walt86.bsky.social
Giornalista che dedica buona parte dei suoi giorni a vivisezionare il mondo tech.
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The EU has opened a new probe into Google’s search spam policy under the Digital Markets Act, zeroing in on its “site reputation abuse” policy. Tech Policy Press fellow Megan Kirkwood breaks down what’s behind the case.
Breaking Down the EU’s Investigation into Google’s Search Policy | TechPolicy.Press
The Commission is probing Google’s “site reputation abuse” policy, known as parasite SEO. Tech Policy Press fellow Megan Kirkwood explains its impact.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The EU has opened a new probe into Google’s search spam policy under the Digital Markets Act, zeroing in on its “site reputation abuse” policy. Tech Policy Press fellow Megan Kirkwood breaks down what’s behind the case.
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We are deeply concerned about news regarding the expansion of vans equipped with live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras to 7 police forces across England. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Live facial recognition vans launched in Sussex and Surrey
Some politicians and campaign groups call the technology "intrusive" and "racially biased".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We are deeply concerned about news regarding the expansion of vans equipped with live facial recognition technology (FRT) cameras to 7 police forces across England. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.”
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The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents.
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
European Commission breaches own AI guidelines by using ChatGPT in public documents
ICCL has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman against the European Commission for its use of generative AI in public documents, which likely violates its own guidelines and its obligation under...
www.iccl.ie
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.”
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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“researchers warn that the integration of AI into toys opens up entire new avenues of risk that we’re barely beginning to scratch the surface of”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“researchers warn that the integration of AI into toys opens up entire new avenues of risk that we’re barely beginning to scratch the surface of”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Giusto perché non ci facciamo mancare nulla: Trump chiede formalmente di graziare l'amico Bibi.
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Giusto perché non ci facciamo mancare nulla: Trump chiede formalmente di graziare l'amico Bibi.
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Oggi è il 12 novembre, giorno di #AgeVerification 🇮🇹
"Essere consapevoli per non fare cazzate".
Post sul blog di @garantepiracy.it
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"Essere consapevoli per non fare cazzate".
Post sul blog di @garantepiracy.it
🔗 garantepiracy.it/blog/vpn/
VPN e verifica dell'età online: essere consapevoli per non fare cazzate. - GarantePiracy - Christian Bernieri (fucking good) DPO.
Con l'avvento della verifica dell'età obbligatoria, molti utenti della rete stanno attrezzandosi con VPN. Bene ma non benissimo. Meglio sapere come funziona.
garantepiracy.it
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Oggi è il 12 novembre, giorno di #AgeVerification 🇮🇹
"Essere consapevoli per non fare cazzate".
Post sul blog di @garantepiracy.it
🔗 garantepiracy.it/blog/vpn/
"Essere consapevoli per non fare cazzate".
Post sul blog di @garantepiracy.it
🔗 garantepiracy.it/blog/vpn/
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This would be funny if it weren't so tragic.
I've only looked at the "simplification" rules for data protection and they seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand the regulations in the first place.
It's not about disagreeing, irrespective of goals they're incompetent. 🧵
I've only looked at the "simplification" rules for data protection and they seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand the regulations in the first place.
It's not about disagreeing, irrespective of goals they're incompetent. 🧵
In 2026 will continue simplifying ↓
Over a half of our legislative proposals will focus on making EU laws easier to apply and implement faster.
Over a half of our legislative proposals will focus on making EU laws easier to apply and implement faster.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This would be funny if it weren't so tragic.
I've only looked at the "simplification" rules for data protection and they seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand the regulations in the first place.
It's not about disagreeing, irrespective of goals they're incompetent. 🧵
I've only looked at the "simplification" rules for data protection and they seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand the regulations in the first place.
It's not about disagreeing, irrespective of goals they're incompetent. 🧵
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🧵 La prigione sotterranea di Israele, dove i palestinesi sono detenuti senza accuse e non vedono mai la luce del giorno
www.valigiablu.it/israele-prig...
www.valigiablu.it/israele-prig...
La prigione sotterranea di Israele, dove i palestinesi sono detenuti senza accuse e non vedono mai la luce del giorno - Valigia Blu
La prigione sotterranea di Rakefet in Israele detiene decine di palestinesi di Gaza in condizioni estreme, senza luce del giorno, cibo adeguato né contatti con le famiglie. Riaperta dopo il 7 ottobre ...
www.valigiablu.it
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🧵 La prigione sotterranea di Israele, dove i palestinesi sono detenuti senza accuse e non vedono mai la luce del giorno
www.valigiablu.it/israele-prig...
www.valigiablu.it/israele-prig...
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South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech
South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech
South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech
www.independent.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech
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Tomorrow, multinational Lafarge and several of its former executives will stand trial in Paris for financing terrorist groups. Although this is a milestone for corporate accountability, it should not detract from the fact that the company is also charged for complicity in crimes against humanity.
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Tomorrow, multinational Lafarge and several of its former executives will stand trial in Paris for financing terrorist groups. Although this is a milestone for corporate accountability, it should not detract from the fact that the company is also charged for complicity in crimes against humanity.
Si può malignare che i lavoratori di Amazon abbiano iniziato a preoccuparsi dell'etica dell'IA nel momento in cui l'azienda ha iniziato a parlare di licenziamenti, tuttavia le loro richieste restano interessanti e legittime. Il minimo per evitare la concretizzazione delle distopie sci-fi.
I dipendenti di Amazon chiedono alla Big Tech di assumere una posizione etica sull’IA
C’è chi costruisce l’intelligenza artificiale e chi, dentro le sue stesse fabbriche, ne teme la direzione. I lavoratori di Amazon hanno deciso di parlare, chiedendo attraverso una lettera aperta all’a...
www.lindipendente.online
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Si può malignare che i lavoratori di Amazon abbiano iniziato a preoccuparsi dell'etica dell'IA nel momento in cui l'azienda ha iniziato a parlare di licenziamenti, tuttavia le loro richieste restano interessanti e legittime. Il minimo per evitare la concretizzazione delle distopie sci-fi.
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Good bit of analysis here.
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
Lay-offs and AI on.ft.com/4qG3Pec | opinion
Lay-offs and AI
Bad news, OK data
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Good bit of analysis here.
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
'Putting lay-offs down to AI sounds better than saying “we need to keep margins high so we’re sacking some low performers” and politically safer than saying “unpredictable Trump tariff policy means we are hiring less young people.”'
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“To leave our students to their own devices — which is to say, to the devices of A.I. companies — is to deprive them of indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... #AI #reading #writing #philsky
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“To leave our students to their own devices — which is to say, to the devices of A.I. companies — is to deprive them of indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... #AI #reading #writing #philsky
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Jassy said in an earnings call that layoffs weren't about AI but "culture" https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ceo-now-says-ai-is-not-responsible-for-recent-layoffs-2000679893
Amazon CEO Now Says AI Is Not Responsible for Recent Layoffs
CEO Andy Jassy told investors on Thursday that the cuts were based on ‘culture.’
gizmodo.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Jassy said in an earnings call that layoffs weren't about AI but "culture" https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ceo-now-says-ai-is-not-responsible-for-recent-layoffs-2000679893
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New Ad Campaign in NY Subways. Thousands of things wrong with this whole concept. (I don't have a photo credit. Someone else posted it without a credit on another site).
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 AM
New Ad Campaign in NY Subways. Thousands of things wrong with this whole concept. (I don't have a photo credit. Someone else posted it without a credit on another site).
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"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
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"the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government agencies and surveillance companies"
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds
Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American fi...
apnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government agencies and surveillance companies"
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
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Read our full investigation here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
www.bellingcat.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Read our full investigation here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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this!
I don't think we understand just how bad the decline of the Internet is to knowledge.
3 years ago, I could perform a very basic search in any engine and get an absurd number of relevant links, research articles, etc.
Today, I can perform the same search and find absolutely nothing.
3 years ago, I could perform a very basic search in any engine and get an absurd number of relevant links, research articles, etc.
Today, I can perform the same search and find absolutely nothing.
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this!
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Utenti #Mooney, oggi avete una ragione in più per essere imbestialiti con l'azienda dopo il #databreach.
Non leggete mentre state bevendo il caffè.
Non leggete mentre state bevendo il caffè.
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Concludendo: il 15 ottobre il Garante Privacy obbliga (evidentemente, il primo comunicato era molto edulcorato e il DataBreach è più grave) #MoneyGo a chiarire meglio, agli utenti interessati, la reale portata del #DataBreach subito a Marzo 2025.
Concludendo: il 15 ottobre il Garante Privacy obbliga (evidentemente, il primo comunicato era molto edulcorato e il DataBreach è più grave) #MoneyGo a chiarire meglio, agli utenti interessati, la reale portata del #DataBreach subito a Marzo 2025.
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Utenti #Mooney, oggi avete una ragione in più per essere imbestialiti con l'azienda dopo il #databreach.
Non leggete mentre state bevendo il caffè.
Non leggete mentre state bevendo il caffè.
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🧵 L’Ungheria di Orbán ha mantenuto per anni una rete segreta a Bruxelles per spiare l’Unione Europea
www.valigiablu.it/ungheria-orb...
www.valigiablu.it/ungheria-orb...
L'Ungheria di Orbán ha mantenuto per anni una rete segreta a Bruxelles per spiare l'Unione Europea - Valigia Blu
Un'inchiesta congiunta ha rivelato che nel periodo 2012-18 l'Ungheria ha mantenuto una struttura di intelligence a Bruxelles con il compito di influenzare e spiare l'Unione Europea
www.valigiablu.it
October 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🧵 L’Ungheria di Orbán ha mantenuto per anni una rete segreta a Bruxelles per spiare l’Unione Europea
www.valigiablu.it/ungheria-orb...
www.valigiablu.it/ungheria-orb...
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“In addition to the AI figures, the names behind the statement come from a broad coalition of academics, media personalities, religious leaders and ex-politicians”
Over 800 public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin's Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban
Over 800 public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin's Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban
A group of prominent figures, including artificial intelligence heavyweights, have called for an end to efforts to create ‘superintelligence.'
cnb.cx
October 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“In addition to the AI figures, the names behind the statement come from a broad coalition of academics, media personalities, religious leaders and ex-politicians”
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“Inside a multistory office building in Manila’s financial district, around 60 young men and women monitored and controlled artificial intelligence robots restocking convenience store shelves in distant Japan.”
Japanese convenience stores are hiring robots run by workers in the Philippines
Filipino tele-operators remotely control Japan’s convenience store robots and train AI, benefiting from an uptick in automation-related jobs.
restofworld.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Inside a multistory office building in Manila’s financial district, around 60 young men and women monitored and controlled artificial intelligence robots restocking convenience store shelves in distant Japan.”
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"Apple ... challenged the law on three fronts: EU obligations to make rival hardware work with its iPhone, the regulator’s decision to drag the hugely-profitable App Store under the rules, and a decision to probe whether iMessage should have faced the rules, which it later escaped."
Apple Attacks EU Crackdown in Digital Law’s Biggest Court Test
Apple Inc. lashed out at the European Union’s attempts to tame the power of Silicon Valley in the most far-reaching legal challenge of the bloc’s Big Tech antitrust rules.
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"Apple ... challenged the law on three fronts: EU obligations to make rival hardware work with its iPhone, the regulator’s decision to drag the hugely-profitable App Store under the rules, and a decision to probe whether iMessage should have faced the rules, which it later escaped."