Rabbit R1 is an app, ISP location tracking, Meta algo changes + more! - TechLinked May 1, 2024

[RILEYISMYNAME]

 

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THE R STANDS FOR “RANDROID”

Rabbit R1, a thing that should just be an app, actually is just an Android app

https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-is-an-android-app-3438805/ 

Video of the Rabbit OS running on a normal techradarphone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ine9gSRPVsA 

Rabbit denies

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/rabbit-denies-that-the-rabbit-r1-is-fundamentally-just-an-android-app 

https://www.xda-developers.com/rabbit-denies-r1-android-app-pixel-6a/ 

https://twitter.com/rabbit_hmi/status/1754604807099482592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1754604807099482592%7Ctwgr%5E82bf602e12aea227f067a2de525eba12a2e4420b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fcomputing%2Fartificial-intelligence%2Frabbit-denies-that-the-rabbit-r1-is-fundamentally-just-an-android-app 

Mishaal also highlights others who sideloaded Android apps onto R1 https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1785498499288826106

 

FINE.

FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-fines-largest-wireless-carriers-sharing-location-data 

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-402213A1.pdf

https://twitter.com/FCC/status/1785032124183027832  

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fcc-fines-wireless-carriers-sharing-user-locations-consent-109787119 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fcc-fines-carriers-200-million-for-illegally-sharing-user-location/ 

 

THE ORIGINAL FAKE

Meta says its updated algorithm prioritizes original content instead of rip-offs

https://creators.instagram.com/blog/recommendations-and-originality 

https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/C6ZImiVxA2-/?xmt=AQGz0oK_LFN04Hwl1DN-wegxCpLv1xTM3c8Kg1OdRA6P6w 

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/instagram-is-updating-its-ranking-systems-to-surface-more-content-from-smaller-original-creators/

Growing concern that AI content is making Meta platforms “unusable”

https://www.fastcompany.com/91113437/ai-making-meta-apps-basically-unusable 

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-instagram-search-bar-ask-meta-ai-why-explained-2024-4 

https://www.reddit.com/r/aiArt/comments/1b5w6vn/jesus_ai_art_bombarding_my_fb/#lightbox 

https://www.businessinsider.com/bad-ai-art-is-overrunning-facebook-2024-3 

 

QUICK BITS

 

PASSWORD123!

UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices

https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/new-uk-law-bans-default-passwords-on.html 

The law https://lmg.gg/BZPDa 

https://www.techspot.com/news/102794-uk-first-country-prohibit-easily-guessable-default-passwords.html 

 

SUPER DUPER COMPUTER 

Auction for the Cheyenne Supercomputer

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/us-government-auctions-5-34-petaflop-cheyenne-supercomputer/ 

https://news.ucar.edu/132938/extraordinary-success 

https://www.xda-developers.com/cheyenne-super-computer-auction/ 

 

METAMORPHOSIS

EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_2373 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/30/meta-hit-with-major-eu-disinformation-probe-ahead-of-elections.html 

Meta had its biggest lobbying quarter ever

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144333/meta-record-lobbying-q1-2024-us-government-big-tech 

Meta oversight board will be seeing layoffs

https://www.pcmag.com/news/metas-oversight-board-confirms-layoffs-are-coming 

 

RAINBOW OF PROTECTION

FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/razer-inc-pay-more-11-million-misrepresenting-performance-efficacy-supposed-n95-grade-zephyr-face

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/razer-hit-with-1-1m-ftc-fine-over-glowing-n95-mask-covid-claims/ 

https://kotaku.com/razer-ftc-covid-19-zephyr-mask-n95-1-million-fine-us-1851443865 

Mouse pad w/ RGB https://www.razer.com/ca-en/gaming-mouse-mats/razer-firefly-v2-pro 

 

DEDICATED FART BUTTON

Android is adding “Audio emojis” and not everyone is thrilled

https://mashable.com/article/google-audio-emoji-list

https://9to5google.com/2024/04/30/google-phone-audio-emoji-rollout/ 

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/googles-new-audio-emojis-sounds-like-a-terrible-idea-poop-during-calls 

 

[da na]

Can't wait to see how audio emojis come through on iPhones.

Probably a lot like how Android users see iMessage reactions - "Dana sent fart_button_mp3"

 

[SpaceNerden]

Linus gotta try and make a bid on Cheyenne just for the lols

 

I mean if he does win he can just write it off

[GoStormPlays]

plz buy the super computer

 

it'd be a tax write-off