Tina ቲና
@oktina.bsky.social
media studies & communication
retired competitive valorant
occasional FFXIV raider
retired competitive valorant
occasional FFXIV raider
This article discusses the harms that the global South faces with the expansion of AI development, mentioning how we must avoid a situation of "digital extractivism" that strains natural resources away from residents and the environment to data centres
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/03/29/2...
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/03/29/2...
As AI data centres grow, we must avoid ‘digital extrativism’ in the Global South
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been presented by its supporters as the great promise of the 21st century, capable of revolutionising
www.brasildefato.com.br
April 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This article discusses the harms that the global South faces with the expansion of AI development, mentioning how we must avoid a situation of "digital extractivism" that strains natural resources away from residents and the environment to data centres
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/03/29/2...
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/03/29/2...
Not to be overly political, but it is astounding how a compromise of data at this scale can happen to a country like the United States, and that is was relatively easy to find this information.
It gets worse.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
March 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Not to be overly political, but it is astounding how a compromise of data at this scale can happen to a country like the United States, and that is was relatively easy to find this information.
This policy brief discusses how the EU's merger control system needs strengthening to address the risks posed by big tech acquisitions of smaller but potentially disruptive companies. It advocates for shifting the burden of proof to the acquisition companies
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
Reinforcing EU merger control against the risks of acquisitions by big tech
The burden of proving that a merger is not anti-competitive should be shifted onto gatekeepers
www.bruegel.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This policy brief discusses how the EU's merger control system needs strengthening to address the risks posed by big tech acquisitions of smaller but potentially disruptive companies. It advocates for shifting the burden of proof to the acquisition companies
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
I think there is a very clear divide between people who are apprehensive about hastily adopting new technology into their routines and are skeptical, and then there are the people who can even manage to rationalize this.
If you’ve got $20,000 a month to spend on a “PhD level” ai agent, just hire a person.
OpenAI reportedly plans to charge up to $20,000 a month for specialized AI 'agents' | TechCrunch
OpenAI may be planning to charge up to $20,000 per month for specialized AI 'agents,' according to The Information.
techcrunch.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I think there is a very clear divide between people who are apprehensive about hastily adopting new technology into their routines and are skeptical, and then there are the people who can even manage to rationalize this.
Reposted by Tina ቲና
This, along with "renaming" the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" in accordance with Trump goes to show how media platforms will abandon any notion of democracy without regulation. They do not have the people's best interests in mind, and they never have.
readwrite.com/black-histor...
readwrite.com/black-histor...
Black History Month removed from Google Calendar, along with other cultural events
The technology company Google has caused a stir as a number of notable events are removed from its calendar.
readwrite.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This, along with "renaming" the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" in accordance with Trump goes to show how media platforms will abandon any notion of democracy without regulation. They do not have the people's best interests in mind, and they never have.
readwrite.com/black-histor...
readwrite.com/black-histor...
We need to be rethinking the notion of the "Free market" through a "platform economy" framework when thinking about digital platforms; platforms are replacing markets, which serves only the needs of those in power because platform owners have specific agendas, and markets don't.
This point from Lina Khan's excellent op-ed on competition in AI can't be repeated enough, given how susceptible policymakers are to Big Tech's innovation claims. Market concentration and centralisation are not and never have been a recipe for disruptive innovation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We need to be rethinking the notion of the "Free market" through a "platform economy" framework when thinking about digital platforms; platforms are replacing markets, which serves only the needs of those in power because platform owners have specific agendas, and markets don't.
I don't think discussions about how government needs to step in to regulate hyper-capitalistic and monopolistic platforms took into account what would happen if those same people *became* the government. When the dominant form of revenue from platforms is advertisements
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I don't think discussions about how government needs to step in to regulate hyper-capitalistic and monopolistic platforms took into account what would happen if those same people *became* the government. When the dominant form of revenue from platforms is advertisements
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
It's crazy how we have avoided privatization of healthcare in Canada but have allowed the vet industry to get to the point of oligarchy. Pricing pet owners out of care that used to be affordable and essentially offering euthanasia as the only alternative is so dystopian
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
How the corporatization of vet clinics is driving up prices across the country | CBC News
Marketplace reveals the growing number of vet clinics being bought up by international corporations across the country and reveals how those takeovers are driving up cost of care across Canada.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's crazy how we have avoided privatization of healthcare in Canada but have allowed the vet industry to get to the point of oligarchy. Pricing pet owners out of care that used to be affordable and essentially offering euthanasia as the only alternative is so dystopian
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
love it when the stuff im reading for classes are also applicable to the stuff im working on rn in my personal time
January 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
love it when the stuff im reading for classes are also applicable to the stuff im working on rn in my personal time
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anyway prime video streaming is the best streaming platform because it tells you the actors on screen and even gives u trivia and fun facts. im a simple girl and i enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
January 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
anyway prime video streaming is the best streaming platform because it tells you the actors on screen and even gives u trivia and fun facts. im a simple girl and i enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
having to build your feed from scratch is so excruciating when tw*tter unfortunately has had me figured out for some time now
December 1, 2024 at 5:38 PM
having to build your feed from scratch is so excruciating when tw*tter unfortunately has had me figured out for some time now
i would die for him actually
Today is World Wombat Day so I must again say that my favourite ever blessing is an Indigenous Australian one and it goes "may the wombat of happiness snuffle through your underbrush"
October 22, 2024 at 3:19 PM
i would die for him actually
this app really needs a draft saving feature
October 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
this app really needs a draft saving feature
things i like and would like to see 🤠
final fantasy xiv
valorant
film
japanese shoegaze
video games
writing
video essays
yeah!
final fantasy xiv
valorant
film
japanese shoegaze
video games
writing
video essays
yeah!
October 18, 2024 at 2:20 PM
things i like and would like to see 🤠
final fantasy xiv
valorant
film
japanese shoegaze
video games
writing
video essays
yeah!
final fantasy xiv
valorant
film
japanese shoegaze
video games
writing
video essays
yeah!