Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?
The latest smishing scam follows a familiar process as ones the industry has seen over the past decade.
https://cyberscoop.com/toll-road-text-message-scam-swells-nationwide-how-to-stop/
MSN seems to have the full text of that WaPo story on weird/shocking crap getting into social feeds, but a deeper take is @404mediaco's piece:
https://www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute-force-attack-on-the-algorithms-that-control-reality/
If you want it, here is MSN's version of the Post piece: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/technology/dark-and-strange-content-is-slipping-through-social-media-s-cracks/ar-AA1APY68
I mean, when it comes to AI, can't they just say no!
Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #136 (03/13/2025)
But, what if you just allowed users to remove it for real?!
Microsoft's latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot
Big #Tech Companies Creating Legal “Patchwork” to Undermine Data #Privacy Rights https://www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-patchwork-data-privacy-rights/ #Fascism
Windows 11 bug deletes Copilot from the OS – is this the first glitch ever some users will be happy to encounter?
Many people seem to have completely lost the ability to tell what is real and what is fake online, or simply do not care anymore. Read more at @404media. #AI #AIslop #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/hHIBoK
‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse
A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from weather tracking to broadband internet to national defense.
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Google's crackdown on data scrapers triggered immediate disruptions across the marketing landscape, particularly for organizations whose business models depend on SEO. The move represents the latest evolution in the ongoing battle between major websites and data scrapers. Read more at @TechRadar. #Google #SEO #DataScraping #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/F5M7-d
AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality
Generative AI spammers are brute forcing the internet, and it is working.
https://www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute-force-attack-on-the-algorithms-that-control-reality/
Zoom’s AI Companion is getting an “agentic” upgrade. Workplace users will be able to access the feature within a new tab, where they can have AI schedule follow-up meetings, generate documents from meetings, and create video clips. Read more at @theverge. #Zoom #AI #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/KzQKJy
A reminder that Tech Pizza Monday, with a St. Patrick’s Day theme somehow, is happening tonight! 
No need to RSVP, but also, you could! #Toronto #tech #pizza #StPatricksDay https://lu.ma/lf66phvl
I mean, when people kept talking about Sue Storm in Marvel Rivals, I was not
ready for what I found.
Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #136 (03/13/2025) - Desk Chair Analysts
https://dcanalysts.net/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-136-03-13-2025/
Article on Polish tech news site on how Streamyard screwed over our tiny not-for-profit (and, no doubt others) by automatically upgrading us to a plan at twice the price.
https://kontrabanda.net/r/aral-balkan-streamyard-kontrowersje/
I mean, when it comes to AI, can't they just say no!
Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #136 (03/13/2025)
Did the Ukrainians really take down Twitter?
Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #136 (03/13/2025) - Desk Chair Analysts
https://dcanalysts.net/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-136-03-13-2025/
TL;DR: Meta has won a legal victory against former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams over her memoir 'Careless People,' with an arbitrator affirming the company's claims regarding the book's content. https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/16/meta-takes-aim-at-ex-employees-memoir-careless-people/ #law #tech #legaltech 
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