#LinkedIn - on the way to be a more toxic -social network - or on the way to just be something to train the Microsoft AI on? Or worst of both worlds?
The Canadian Globe and Mail's tech #podcast "Lately" has an episode about how "LinkedIn is weird now" and it shows what @pluralistic Cory Doctorow is showing again and again: Enshittification is happening!
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/lately/article-some-personal-news-linkedin-is-weird-now/ - #Microsoft#GenerativeAI#Enshittification #SocialNetwork Instead of posting there, you can find me here instead.

“Perhaps without the distraction of the [1990s 🇺🇸] #antitrust case, #Microsoft would not have been so far behind on mobile operating systems, something that allowed Google to pull ahead. #Google’s rivals in AI #will hope that history is about to repeat itself.”
https://www.ft.com/content/d42a15e2-5005-4720-8831-023d8f1878f8

#AI#GenerativeAI#OpenAI #Nvidia#Apple#Microsoft: "Nvidia Corp., the world’s biggest chipmaker, has discussed joining a funding round for OpenAI that would value the artificial intelligence startup at more than $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. also have been in talks about participating in the financing, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. The round would be led by Thrive Capital, which is investing about $1 billion, Bloomberg reported earlier this week. Nvidia has discussed investing about $100 million, two of the people said.

If the discussions move forward, it would mean the three most valuable tech companies are all backing OpenAI, maker of the groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot. Microsoft was already OpenAI’s biggest funder, having invested roughly $13 billion."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-29/nvidia-has-held-discussions-about-joining-openai-s-funding-round

#Iran uses fake news sites to interfere in #US #election
#Microsoft’s threat report cites efforts of different Iranian groups to run #InfluenceCampaigns aimed at #political #extremes.
#Iran has stepped up its efforts to interfere in the Nov #election & amp up US #polarization, incl through #hacking attempts & fake news sites aimed at the far left & far right, #Microsoft researchers said Fri in a report.
#MediaLiteracy#ForeignInfluenceCampaign#ElectionInterference#USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/09/iran-fake-news-microsoft-report/

Linus's genius at display here. Do you prefer working from office, or home? 🤔

#linux #microsoft #apple

@Sou
some may ask why they didn't use ai 😂

"Whiteboards being used at
@belfastairport
as all the screens are blue. Passenger Martin McElroy took this, and told us that it's like “the dark ages, but to be fair they’re making it work, which you have to give them credit for.”

#outage #crowdstrike #microsoft

Nobody got fired for buying #Microsoft and #Crowdstrike ...

that's because the HR systems are down.