[nonostantement #285] - finland vs phones / infosec twitter / tiktok wasteland
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Finland introduces the world’s first phone-free tourist island
A short digital fast could improve your wellbeing, according to psychologistsThe workers at the frontlines of the AI revolution
Outsourced workers use generative AI tools to do their jobs, from AI image generators like Midjourney to chat-based tools like ChatGPT.
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Temporary ban on behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority imposes a ban on Meta carrying out behavioural advertising based on the surveillance and profiling of users in Norway. The ban will initially apply until OctoberThe Death of Infosec Twitter
"Infosec Twitter," a vibrant community of security practitioners, known for its insight, inspiration, and entertainment, is coming to an end.TikTok Extends the Wasteland - Television’s language and logic in everyday life.
“Ask not what broadcasting can do for you; ask what you can do for broadcasting.”Threads has lost half of its daily active users a week after launch
While Threads launched to great fanfare, daily active users on the platform have dropped by more than half already.
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*Unai no tomo*: Catalogues of Japanese Toys (1891–1923)
The ten-volume *Unai no tomo* is comprised of charming woodblock prints of traditional objects of play.
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I tried to buy a post on TechCrunch.com
I spent $800 to try to get a scammer to post an article on TechCrunch for me.Yale study: OxyContin marketing led to disease years later
A Yale School of Public Health study found marketing of OxyContin by Purdue Pharma resulted in deaths, hepatitis, HIV and heart valve infections years later.
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