Reuters: German advocacy group lodges criminal complaint over Meta AI glasses. “A German advocacy group has filed a criminal complaint ‌against Meta and other companies selling the technology group’s AI glasses in Germany, arguing the devices violate privacy laws.:

New York Times: Malaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still Logged In. This link goes to a gift article. “The authorities have asked social media companies to explain their failure to comply with the ban and detail the measures they have taken to implement age verification mechanisms, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement last week. They now have until […]

Here's a crazy idea for my wonderful fedipeeps.

Now that #Mozilla is back on the #fediverse,

Maybe DON'T shit on them.

Maybe embrace them.

Maybe just remind them of what was good about them in years past, and encourage them to seek the good, rather than the latest #SiliconValley management brainrot.

You don't have to look for every opportunity to vent and fume.

Up to five million homes could be powered by the electricity needed for Meta's data center. Silicon Valley's AI boom is now being followed by a data-center age, one that demands enormous amounts of energy and other resources.

The Atlantic's Matteo Wong looks into how the "business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding."
https://flip.it/.VAGpj

#AI #DataCenter #SiliconValley

Under Trump, the United States has made it clear that dependence on US tech can and will be weaponized.

In part, that's a new development — at least for some parts of the world. But ensuring the power of the US was sustained by getting other parts of the world to adopt its tech was always part of the plan.

https://disconnect.blog/global-dependence-on-us-tech-was-always-the-plan/

#tech #politics #donaldtrump #siliconvalley #digitalsovereignty

TechCrunch: Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out. “The ad begins with a video of a burning house (not exactly a heartwarming start) before pivoting to a series of still images. These images include a crowd of people being surveilled by facial recognition, a homeless person sleeping on the street, rows upon rows of tombstones in a cemetery, and what appears to be a group of laborers […]

COMING SOON: The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán (@gilduran)

https://social.trom.tf/display/dbc8dc44-606a-5416-9e63-b78152956776

#technology #bookstagram #SiliconValley #reading #PeteThiel #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NRx #cameralism #CurtisYarvin #NetworkState #NeoFascism #TechnoFeudalism #book

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SCREENSHOT: Post by Gil Durán Sunday, July 12, 2026 a 3:23 PM PHOTO: A cardboard box with muliple copies of a hardcover book, one of which is being held. The cover is red with a circuit board tracing faintly laid over it. "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fasscism and the War on Democracy" by Gil Durán TEXT: Yesterday two mysterious boxes arrived. And here in my hand is my life's work: "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fasscism and the War on Democracy". It tells the story of how a cult of billionaires became radicalized against democracy. And it exposes their plan to use AI and crypto to wipe the United States off the face of the earth. Coming 8/18. Pre-orders make a huge difference! Make a fascist sweat -- pre-order today! (See links below.)

What I think is unarguable at this point is Sillicon Valley wants a soul-sucking surveillance dystopia for 99.99999% of us. A place only billionaires have the privilege to escape from. #AI #SurveillanceCapitalism #SiliconValley

"I can’t tell if Zuckerberg is dimwitted or just evil. The problem during the first era of the AI boom (circa 2023) was indeed that Meta was too slow to identify the metaverse flub. But that was no longer Meta’s problem entering the agentic coding era: The problem, rather, was that Meta had no coherent strategy. The last thing it should’ve done was “move fast enough to adopt” because “adopting” was not the answer to Meta’s problems. AI-assisted programming has developed in the last six months — contrary to Zuckerberg’s claim that it “hasn’t really accelerated” — but indeed not in the way Meta expected, because Meta’s vibes-based management this time was just plain wrong. AI never had the potential to replace so many workers at an instant. The vibe was — unlike in 2023 — not late, but wrong entirely. And I’m confident in saying only a fool could have lent credence to that laughably incorrect theory."

https://eshumarneedi.com/2026/07/03/zuckerberg-admits-metas-layoffs-were.html

#Meta #AI #Metaverse #AIBubble #BigTech #SiliconValley

🗣FINALLY!

in 2016 the king of Saudi Arabia BRAGGED to the Obama administration about how they had become The Whale that moved Wall Street. it’s no coincidence Qatar, long before that quarrel, decided #quantum computing and #AI were at the heart of their 2030 economic development plans.

THERE IS NO #TECHBROS INEVITABILITY WITHOUT #OPEC #OIL MONEY

#SiliconValley are the #petromafia’s Trojan Horse against the #ParisAccords and an existential threat to Humanity.
http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/23/no-more-hidden-costs-un-chief-demands-ai-firms-come-clean-over-environmental-footprint

A growing number of young consumers are turning to analog and single-purpose devices like cyberdecks and e-readers as a form of resistance to AI-first platforms and increasingly automated digital systems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/15/world/gen-z-tech-trend-anti-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #analogartificialintelligence #ai #cyberdeck #alphabet #google #ebay #siliconvalley #microsoft #siliconvalley #genz

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Pettet8/116742131579090788

“Google was a different company 9 years ago.”

Hmm… was it, though? 🤔

https://ar.al/talks/#free-is-a-lie

#google #BigTech #peopleFarming #SiliconValley #surveillance #capitalism #meaCulpa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtEidzV5nNE

"Ever heard of the Enuma Elish? It’s this ancient Babylonian myth where the gods got tired of working, so they created humans to be their slave class. Sound familiar?"

"In this video, I’m exploring how Silicon Valley is basically reenacting this exact same story right now. Except this time, we want to be the gods, and AI is the new slave class."

"I dive into the difference between being made in the "Image of God" vs. the "Image of Man" (Imago Hominis), and why that distinction matters more than ever. We aren't building a god; we are building a mirror—and the reflection isn't always pretty."

#AI #SiliconValley #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #Religion #Myth