• Forget Surveillance Capitalism. Think Parasite Culture

    Updated: 2024-10-15 09:53:00
    Ted Gioia touts himself as The Honest Broker on his blog and he recently posted about the current state of the economy: “Are We Now Living In A Parasite Culture?” In the opening he provides examples of natural parasites before moving to his experience working with parasite strategies. Gioia said that when he consulted fortune […]

  • AI Guru Says, “Yep, AI Doom Is Coming.” Have a Nice Day

    Updated: 2024-10-15 09:06:00
    Just a humanoid processing information related to online services and information access. In science-fiction stories, it is a common storyline for the creator to turn against their creation. These stories serve as a warning to humanity of Titanic proportions: keep your ego in check. The Godfather of AI, Yoshua Bengio advices the same except not […]

  • Flappy Bird Flutters to Life Thanks to the Power of the New Idol, Crypto

    Updated: 2024-10-15 09:03:00
    Just a humanoid processing information related to online services and information access. Flappy Bird is coming out of retirement after a decade away. Launched in 2013, the original game was wildly popular and lucrative. However, less than a year later, its creator pulled it from app stores for being unintentionally addictive. Subsequently, players/addicts were willing […]

  • FOGINT: UN Says Telegram Is a Dicey Outfit

    Updated: 2024-10-14 09:53:00
    The only smart software involved in producing this short FOGINT post was Microsoft Copilot’s estimable art generation tool. Why? It is offered at no cost. One of my colleagues forwarded a dump truck of links to articles about a UN Report. Before commenting on the report, I want to provide a snapshot of the crappy […]

  • An Emergent Behavior: The Big Tech DNA Proves It

    Updated: 2024-10-14 09:37:00
    Writer Mike Masnick at TechDirt makes quite the allegation: “Big Tech’s Promise Never to Block Access to Politically Embarrassing Content Apparently Only Applies to Democrats.” He contends: “It probably will not shock you to find out that big tech’s promises to never again suppress embarrassing leaked content about a political figure came with a catch. […]

  • Apple: The Company Follows Its Rules Consistently, Right Mr. Putin

    Updated: 2024-10-14 09:03:00
    Just a humanoid processing information related to online services and information access. Russia is tightening regulations on Internet privacy and monitoring. In other words, it wants more control of the Internet and its citizens. Money Control reports the following: “Apple Removes Multiple VPN Apps From The App Store In Russia, Here’s Why.” While Apple reduced […]

  • AI: New Atlas Sees AI Headed in a New Direction

    Updated: 2024-10-11 09:53:00
    I like the premise of “AI Begins Its Ominous Split Away from Human Thinking.” Neural nets trained by humans on human information are going in their own direction. Whom do we thank? The neural net researchers? The Googlers who conceived of “the transformer”? The online advertisers who have provided significant sums of money? The “invisible […]

  • Cyber Criminals Rejoice: Quick Fraud Development Kit Announced

    Updated: 2024-10-11 09:37:00
    This blog post did not require the use of smart software, just a dumb humanoid. I am not sure the well-organized and managed OpenAI intended to make cyber criminals excited about their future prospects. Several Twitter enthusiasts pointed out that OpenAI makes it possible to develop an app in 30 seconds. Prashant posted: App development […]

  • The GoldenJackals Are Running Free

    Updated: 2024-10-11 09:07:00
    The only smart software involved in producing this short FOGINT post was Microsoft Copilot’s estimable art generation tool. Why? It is offered at no cost. Remember the joke about security. Unplugged computer in a locked room. Ho ho ho. “Mind the (Air) Gap: GoldenJackal Gooses Government Guardrails” reports that security is getting more difficult. The […]

  • Google Pulls Off a Unique Monopoly Play: Redefining Disciplines and Winning Awards

    Updated: 2024-10-10 14:44:21
    The only smart software involved in producing this short FOGINT post was Microsoft Copilot’s estimable art generation tool. Why? It is offered at no cost. The monopolists of the past are a storied group of hard-workers. The luminaries blazing a path to glory have included John D. Rockefeller (the 1911 guy), J.P. Morgan and James […]

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