@Faay @99reasons4truth

Let's hope Biden is better at stepping down than he is at stepping up

*ducks & runs* 😆

Seth has a few things to say

#ACloserLook

After his break 😆

https://youtu.be/TPh_WFheeLA

vicar me mwony mukene

The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces.

https://www.wired.com/story/us-military-hyper-enabled-operator/

#Miltary #AI

science-fiction scribes may have envisioned a future of warfare shaped by brain implants and performing enhancing drugs, or a suit of powered armor straight out of Starship Troopers, but according to US Special Operations Command, the next generation of armed conflict will be fought (and, hopefully, won) with a relatively simple concept: the “hyper enabled operator.”

https://www.socom.mil/st/Pages/JATF.aspx

@corlin oh interesting

Good news indeed 👍

The president issued an executive order establishing the Cyber Safety Review Board in May 2021 and ordered it to start work by reviewing the SolarWinds attack.

But for reasons that experts say remain unclear, that never happened.

Nor did the board probe SolarWinds for its second report.

For its third, the board investigated a separate 2023 attack

The Cyber Safety Review Board missed an opportunity to prevent future attacks, experts say.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cyber-safety-board-never-investigated-solarwinds-breach-microsoft

Well, there goes google maps

Google Maps is testing a new ad format that could cause distractions while driving

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/1911241/google-maps-tests-new-pop-up-ads-that-give-users-an-unnecessary-detour

The pop up ad shows "sponsored" on them which means businesses are paying for these ads that pop up while your traveling and get near certain places

¯\(°_o)/¯

@Armchaircouch besos investing in it is kinda funny when you consider

Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse

https://www.wired.com/story/aws-perplexity-bot-scraping-investigation/

Thread about that

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112668053984814066

@Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine

Selfie-based authentication raises eyebrows among infosec experts

Vietnam now requires it for some purchases - Vietnam began requiring face scans on phone banking apps as proof of identity for all digital transactions of around $400 and above

#CoSoSec

just days into the new regime, some apps have already been called out for accepting still photos instead of a live image of the individual.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/08/selfie_authentication_security/

Definitely not a safe option for verification

@Armchaircouch @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine

Perplexity was founded by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski in the summer of 2022

Aravind Srinivas is the CEO.founder/face of Perplexity AI now

@Armchaircouch @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine

Bezos doesn't own perplexity AI he's just an investor in perplexity, albeit a big investor, but still doesn't actually own it.......yet anyway lol

@Render I saw a lecture that talked about the ottoman empire

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112448832621630741

Found it very informative

@process it's not all about money......until it is lol

And most people just ain't making enough to survive these days they actually want more hours not less - ideal world a 4day week should work for most - reality if they see a lose in hours that means a loss in pay more than likely

That said certain sectors it could save hundreds of thousands of pounds for councils etc.....cutting back on using agency workers for they roles focusing on full time workers more

new Labour government is expected to push the NHS to work longer hours to reduce waiting lists, with more operations at weekends, and is preparing to speed up the planning process to boost housebuilding.

Employers everywhere from Sweden to the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand to the US have experimented with the four-day week. But last week the government of Greece announced a new six-day week policy for private companies aimed at boosting the economy amid a shrinking population and shortage of skilled workers. It is seeking longer hours from workers to turbocharge productivity.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/01/greece-introduces-growth-oriented-six-day-working-week

The time taken to process changes to housing benefit and council tax benefit claims fell.

Report PDF

https://share.counter.social/s/9fef09

The trial was by Liberal Democrat

On the downside, rent collection for council housing worsened slightly, although this was attributed to the cost of living crisis. The speed with which empty council houses were relet fell slightly, from 28 to 30 days on average

The multi-year study of the trial involving about 450 desk staff plus refuse collectors found:

Staff turnover fell by 39%, helping save £371,500 in a year, mostly on agency staff costs.
Regular household planning applications were decided about a week and a half earlier.
Approximately 15% more major planning application decisions were completed within the correct timescale, compared with before.

the largest public sector trial of the four-day week in Britain saw fewer refuse collectors quit and there were faster planning decisions, more rapid benefits processing and quicker call answering, independent research has found.