New: Proton, the company behind ProtonMail, emailed staff to say it will be 're-interviewing' workers about how they use AI. The implication is, if you're not using AI, or won't learn, you may lose your job. “These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Media reads.
https://www.404media.co/proton-to-re-interview-staff-about-ai-to-see-who-gets-to-keep-their-job/
Russia’s vehicle fleet is aging as used cars move from major cities to regional areas due to depreciation. Sberbank analyst Mikhail Matovnikov reports the market is following a "Cuban scenario" of extended vehicle lifespans.
Elvis Presley’s Music Owners Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Demand Nearly $50 Million in Damages
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/elvis-presley-music-sue-anthropic-copyright-infringement-1236931149/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Corb_The_Lesser/117506522831077356
All better. Local small-time provider declared and fixed an outage 50 miles away.
(Thanking them for the 6 texts and 3 voicemails within 10 minutes. 🙄 )
I'll blame DNS.
@vivtek I don't. If you look at the underlying economy, there is literally only AI and data centers growing. Everything else has been contracting. It can't last.
Another day with most images here not loading or taking minutes to load.
Most look to be in "Boosts" or "Quotes" with, I assume, the images served from elsewhere.
These images do not display when I tap or click on them.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/117504891126603885
Trump trying to openly ally with the world's largest dictatorships
Egomaniacal delusions.
Grotesque. Should be in treatment.
When you are so cool that you get your own traffic cones...
If you're wondering how it is that a Flavio Bolsonaro--a far-right extremist trying to succeed his father who is in jail for a coup--could very well win the presidential election in #Brazil, religion is your answer.
Fundamentalist evangelical churches, directly inspired by white Southern Americans, have become a massive influence in the country--poisoning millions of minds with lies and false promises.
Great story and short video by the New York Times: https://archive.is/jkFDJ
I am sure plenty resent Big AI companies calling themselves 'labs'.
So was I, until I realised this was as in meth, not research.
RE: https://mas.to/@osma/117496377539073119
indeed, this is the solution, as some of us have been saying for years...
So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?
RE: https://universeodon.com/@memeorandum/117497289576240985
#Trump gangster admin claims "unjustified hostility and political bias against offshore drilling opportunities, oil and gas projects broadly, and SpaceX’s launch activities" by #California.
Threatens to pull federal funds unless California betrays democracy to support criminals. #SpaceX #Musk
This is MAGA. Empty promises, followed by thuggery when called out.
Smoke and mirrors without Apollo-level funding, which #NASA has not had since Apollo. #Artemis
https://apnews.com/article/nasa-artemis-moon-astronauts-space-0a535368f718cb42f5b9c3378d3953c2
This is Jackson. He love his people, he loves me, he loves my friend, he loves the staff at the library, he loves the bus drivers, he loves the buskers, he loves the kindy kids, he loves that lady over there, he loves you and he loves my camera so much he licked its lens.
Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes on #Putin #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaTerrorist @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com