nagi
@nagi603.bsky.social
Geekery, infosec, memes, random retweets. Mostly retweets. Follow at your own peril. Personal account. @nagi603 @ dead bird, @[email protected] (hiatus)
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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Discord's disturbing ties to the build-out of global surveillance and facial recognition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Discord's disturbing ties to the build-out of global surveillance and facial recognition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
"In an effort to 'protect' kids, we experimented with sending kids' info to nazi and Epstein-level pedo-linked company. We thought this was a good move."
Discord advises UK users that they "may be part of an experiment" where instead of their age verification data never leaving their phone, it will now actually leave their phone
www.eurogamer.net/discord-advi...
www.eurogamer.net/discord-advi...
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"In an effort to 'protect' kids, we experimented with sending kids' info to nazi and Epstein-level pedo-linked company. We thought this was a good move."
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TL;DR on the new EU regulation on railway telematics: all information on railway transport, including fares, ticketing rules, timetables, realtime positions, etc will have to be made available under EUPL or Creative Commons terms […]
Original post on glauca.space
glauca.space
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
TL;DR on the new EU regulation on railway telematics: all information on railway transport, including fares, ticketing rules, timetables, realtime positions, etc will have to be made available under EUPL or Creative Commons terms […]
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So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products.
Google, Microsoft pay creators $500,000 and more to promote AI
Tech companies including Google and Microsoft are paying influencers hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote AI products.
www.cnbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products.
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Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
Fuck...
Control developer Remedy names former EA exec as new CEO
Control developer Remedy names former EA exec as new CEO
Jean-Charles Gaudechon spent over 15 years at Electronic Arts across two separate spells.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Fuck...
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Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty
Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty
One-to-one and group messaging, encrypted VoIP calls, video conferencing – the open protocol handles them all
FOSDEM 2026 Amid growing interest in digital sovereignty and getting data out of the corporate cloud and into organizations' ownership, the Matrix open communication protocol is thriving.…
dlvr.it
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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Dear f***ing lord!
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
The Scam Ad Machine
Nearly one in three Meta ads found to point to a scam, phishing or malware
www.gendigital.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Dear f***ing lord!
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
Nearly one every three Meta ads showed in the EU and UK over 23 days pointed to online scams
This should be the easiest layup for govt agencies in the history of enforcements
www.gendigital.com/blog/insight...
In a paywalled discord, just to make sure it gets buried, deflecting and telling customers to beat it. Yeah, that's gonna be a no thanks from me.
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 AM
In a paywalled discord, just to make sure it gets buried, deflecting and telling customers to beat it. Yeah, that's gonna be a no thanks from me.
Killing anything that ever made sense.
Microsoft kills standalone SharePoint and OneDrive plans, because they’re not suite enough
Microsoft kills standalone SharePoint and OneDrive plans, because they’re not suite enough
Blames ‘unintended or nonstandard usage’ and the cost of keeping them alive
Microsoft has slipped out news that it’s killing some standalone SharePoint and OneDrive plans.…
dlvr.it
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Killing anything that ever made sense.
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Microsoft's Sinofsky saw Surface fail coming – then hit up Epstein for advice on exit
Microsoft's Sinofsky saw Surface fail coming – then hit up Epstein for advice on exit
DOJ files show former Windows chief predicting a public flop before mulling next mission
Steven Sinofsky warned Microsoft that its flagship Surface was about to flop in public, then sought exit advice from Jeffrey Epstein as he negotiated his way out of Redmond.…
dlvr.it
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Microsoft's Sinofsky saw Surface fail coming – then hit up Epstein for advice on exit
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25-minute video by Nukeledge walking through the wave of A.I. slop VGM “remixes”
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
YOU are listening to AI-generated Video Game Music, Please Stop
YouTube video by Nuclear [NUKELEDGE]
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
25-minute video by Nukeledge walking through the wave of A.I. slop VGM “remixes”
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
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ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you
ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you
Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents
It's not enough to have its agents in streets and schools; ICE now wants to see what data online ads already collect about you. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking data and ad tech brokers how they could help in its mission.…
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you
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Vibe coding may be hazardous to open source
Vibe coding may be hazardous to open source
Researchers argue AI coding tools disrupt community and hinder returns to maintainers
Tailwind Labs CEO Adam Wathan recently blamed AI for forcing him to lay off three workers.…
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Vibe coding may be hazardous to open source
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Curl shutters bug bounty program to remove incentive for submitting AI slop
Curl shutters bug bounty program to remove incentive for submitting AI slop
Maintainer hopes hackers send bug reports anyway, will keep shaming ‘silly ones’
The maintainer of popular open-source data transfer tool cURL has ended the project’s bug bounty program after maintainers struggled to assess a flood of AI-generated contributions.…
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Curl shutters bug bounty program to remove incentive for submitting AI slop
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New law gives Irish law enforcement agencies the power to:
-surveil any type of modern communications channel
-use spyware
-force service providers to cooperate
-surveil any type of modern communications channel
-use spyware
-force service providers to cooperate
🇮🇪 Ireland: "Minister Jim O'Callaghan strengthens lawful interception powers."
Has someone taken this press release down?
➡️ www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Has someone taken this press release down?
➡️ www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
New law gives Irish law enforcement agencies the power to:
-surveil any type of modern communications channel
-use spyware
-force service providers to cooperate
-surveil any type of modern communications channel
-use spyware
-force service providers to cooperate
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Microsoft are upselling security controls for Microsoft Recall, which allow orgs to limit what it records specifically - if the org pay for Microsoft Purview.
I’ve had a look at how this works under the hood, it is using undocumented features in Recall. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purvie...
I’ve had a look at how this works under the hood, it is using undocumented features in Recall. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purvie...
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Microsoft are upselling security controls for Microsoft Recall, which allow orgs to limit what it records specifically - if the org pay for Microsoft Purview.
I’ve had a look at how this works under the hood, it is using undocumented features in Recall. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purvie...
I’ve had a look at how this works under the hood, it is using undocumented features in Recall. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purvie...
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Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
Satya Nadella's call to accept and embrace desktop brainboxes faces skepticism
Software developers have created a PowerShell script to remove AI features from Windows.…
dlvr.it
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
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ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor
ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor
It's for less consequential health-related matters, where being wrong won't kill customers
Could a bot take the place of your doctor? According to OpenAI, which launched ChatGPT Health this week, an LLM should be available to answer your questions and even examine your health records. But it should stop short of diagnosis or treatment.…
dlvr.it
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor
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shot himself in the foot harder than if he had a gun
NEW: A city in Virginia was debating whether to end its contract with Flock.
An unsolicited email from Flock's CEO labeling concerned citizens as "activists" who "weaken public safety and normalize lawlessness" sealed the deal to end it.
san.com/cc/democracy...
An unsolicited email from Flock's CEO labeling concerned citizens as "activists" who "weaken public safety and normalize lawlessness" sealed the deal to end it.
san.com/cc/democracy...
'Democracy in action': Cities react to privacy concerns by canceling Flock surveillance contracts
Cities across the country are cancelling their contracts with Flock Safety over privacy and security concerns.
san.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
shot himself in the foot harder than if he had a gun
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"Internal documents from a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company indicated that China has been using the technology to intervene in foreign elections, including propaganda targeting Taiwan’s local elections next year and presidential elections in 2028"
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
China using AI vote meddling: report - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Internal documents from a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company indicated that China has been using the technology to intervene in foreign elections, including propaganda targeting Taiwan’s local elections next year and presidential elections in 2028"
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...