CosmoNova

@CosmoNova@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify begins accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs' software; Spotify already allows AI-recorded audiobooks, with several restrictions.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  So rather than finally adding basic functionality for audibooks, which the app desperately needs, they’ll bloat their numbers with slop instead. But Spotify has always handled audiobooks exceptionally poorly so this is very on brand I guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I put my heart and soul into this AI but nobody cares⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  To be fair. That kind of scam is as old as time. I mean many beggars will chew your ears off to get you to give them money. Many work in groups or are forced to to do it. Of course they‘re doing it on Faceboook too because that‘s where people‘s attention is nowadays but AI isn‘t really escalating the problem much. It‘s just shifting from one place to another.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Study Finds Relying on AI Kills Your Critical Thinking Skills⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I‘m surprised they even published this finding given how hard they‘re pushing AI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Bing Testing Dropping AI Labels From AI Answers.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You mean anti-Product because that‘s what their users habe become.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  On top of that his cult following brought Tesla lots of fans too. He made the company all about himself so of course plummeting sales can be tied to his fascism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PayPal owns brands like Venmo, Honey and is heavily integrated into eBay - if you're looking to stop giving your money to bad companies, take a second to search their subsidiary brands as well.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Chances are you‘re using AWS by Amazon daily and likely use an Apple or Google phone too. I personally don‘t think Paypal is worse than those. It‘s sheer impossible to escape them without ditching the Internet altogether.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple, Microsoft Joining Google Using Gulf of America in Maps Programs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It‘s the 9 dash line all over again. It‘s so petty and pathetic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google's AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google's AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is like the dozenth time Google put hallucinations in their AI presentation/AD. They just don‘t care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chinese EV leader BYD to offer ‘God’s Eye’ self-driving system on all models⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Great. Soon the CCP will watch us every time one of their cars passes by. I couldn’t think of a way how this could be problematic given they run illegal police stations across the globe to procecute dissidents and hold control over their population abroad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age of Mythology Retold News: Immortal Pillars [Chinese expansion] and PlayStation 5 Releases are Coming⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It‘s a decent remaster but after I‘ve learned about human rights violations in the studios in Indonesia that worked on this and other recent Microsoft titles… Cool but I think I‘m good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Funnily enough the guy who invented MP3 earned enough from royalties to barely afford a regular house in Germany. Meanwhile Apple made billions and rose like a phoenix from the ashes thanks to Apple Music and the iPod that rely on this format.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 hits 1m sales in just one day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s called the dark ages for a lack of records. Not sure where you’re trying to go with this argument.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China is quietly pushing ahead with massive 50,000Mbps broadband rollout to leapfrog rest of the world on internet speeds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Getting real tired of these „China is 30 years ahead of us“ clickbait headlines on an almost daily basis. They‘re always completely overblown and sadly really warp the public perception of the country and their government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While true this still won’t make the Cyberdrumpf meet EU regulations. You can’t make it street legal here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palworld Lawsuit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It‘s likely a japanese patent so I doubt Nintendo can sie Rockstar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China to subsidise smartphone purchases in bid to lift spending⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They want to push Apple out of their domestic market is what they’re trying to so because an iPhone is still a status symbol compared to Huawei or any phone really.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨German Power Slips Below Zero as Negative-Price Phenomenon Grows⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Neat. Now watch everyone collectively forget about it the very second nuclear power is brought up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Those apps are legitimately dead. They just haven’t caught up yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Earns”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No one is safe from Pegasus: spyware detected on ordinary people’s phones⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s outdated stuff. Pegasus doesn’t need phishing methods to get on your phone. It just installs itself when an actor sends it your way. You won’t notice it and the only way to prevent it is to not use a phone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's launch has been marred by long load times, server issues and now it has overwhelmingly negative reviews⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Reminds me of Amazon Games’ disastrous MMO launches in Europe because they refused to add more server capacity for European players until they left in droves. For comparison the US servers had more than three times as much capacity at launch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not whataboutism. Whataboutism is when someone brings something unrelated up to make the main topic look less important and that’s not happening here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Alright that’s still a weird ruling to someone outside America though because something like a shopping mall or a parking lot are public spaces here too as well as anything that is openly visible on the internet. Which makes a lot of sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m surprised European governments haven’t demanded better enforcement of laws when it comes to hate speech on Steam. Instead they regulate stuff like lootboxes or spicy content because they think those are more harmful than fascism apparently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a public space in Europe for sure. No idea why the US would think openly accessible forums are a private little backroom where rules don’t apply.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gemini AI tells the user to die — the answer appeared out of nowhere when the user asked Google's Gemini for help with his homework⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If it was a core directive it would just delete itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America's Next Health Secretary Enjoying A Meal With His Future Boss and Colleagues⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This reminds me of so many comments from Americans saying how embarrassing Biden is as a president and that no one takes 🇺🇸’Murica🦅 seriously anymore under the Democrats. It was weird to read as a foreigner because I loosely remember what Trump was like. And now here we are. Hope Americans are proud.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America's Next Health Secretary Enjoying A Meal With His Future Boss and Colleagues⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh the McD orders will be on top of everything. The kitchen will just throw away a lot more food.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Comcast, Disney, and IBM Are Among Advertisers Returning to X After Ad Freeze⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And nobody was surprised. I predict most advertisers will return by the end of January for the same reasons they left previously: It’s the right business decision at the right time. Remember that the next time a corporation makes a pledge. It’s always about money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What does a datacenter need a huge glass front for? Slashing carbon emissions? Yeah right.