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Investor Mark Cuban shared on TikTok that he's ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on the AT Protocol. "If you’ve got that ability, let me know in the comments. If you create an MVP — a minimum viable product — so I can see it, that’s all the better, because obviously, I think you’d have a whole lot of support,” Cuban said in the video where he also explained the advantage of building on an open protocol. "It’s extensible, so that means nobody can just buy it, nobody can just close it,” he said. Here's more from @Techcrunch's @Sarahp.

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#ATProtocol #Bluesky #TikTok #MarkCuban

When is Threads going to allow account portability so folks can move their accounts if they want to? We don't know. A Meta spokesperson couldn't confirm that the topic was on the Threads roadmap, but said it was "top of mind." Here's @Sarahp's story.

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#Threads #Meta #Fediverse #Federation #OpenSocialWeb

OpenAI has cut off a developer who built a device that could respond to ChatGPT queries to aim and fire an automated rifle. Read more at @Gizmodo. #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Tech #Technology #GunControl https://flip.it/8539J8

Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta, warning users who cross-post via Threads’ fediverse-sharing feature that Mastodon will take action on hate speech and any Threads account violating Mastodon’s existing policies. Read more at @Techcrunch. #Fediverse #Mastodon #Threads #Meta #Facebook #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia https://flip.it/K6CFwy

Meta released a tool last year that allows anyone to create an AI character to chat with on Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. In less than six months, however, users have created and successfully published dozens of chatbots that violate the company's rules, according to a review conducted by NBC News. #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #Messenger #AI #Chatbot #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/Z-Kp29

Oh, the humanity! A Waymo robotaxi and a Serve delivery robot collided in Los Angeles.

@Techcrunch reports on the incident: https://flip.it/nnvsKG

#Waymo #Robot #Tech #Technology

The clock is ticking for American creators as they prepare for a potential nationwide ban of TikTok next month. Read more at @NBCNews. #TikTok #SocialMedia #TikTokBan #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/I9aEE4

An Apple Intelligence-powered summary made it appear BBC News had published an article claiming Luigi Mangione, the man arrested for the murder of healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson, had shot himself. He has not. Read it at @BBCNews. #LuigiMangione #AI #AppleNews #AppleIntelligence #BBC #Journalism #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/d4FnUL

Congress will vote this week on a bill that includes $3 billion to help U.S. telcoms remove equipment made by Chinese firms. Read more at @TechRadar. #China #Telcom #Cybersecurity #Huawei #ZTE https://flip.it/gIt9Nr

Imagine an AI weather forecasting model that could hold its own with traditional methods. The day might be here, according to recently published research. Google’s GenCast outperformed a leading forecast model when tested on data from 2019. Read more from @theverge:

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#Tech #AI #Technology #Weather #WeatherForecasts #ArtificialIntelligence

Trouble in influencer land: Sydney Nicole Gifford, who makes her living from showcasing Amazon wares, is suing Alyssa Sheil for copyright infringement, tortious interference with prospective business relations and misappropriating another person’s likeness — in other words, stealing her vibe. For @theverge, @miasato.2 met both, visited their identikit homes, and pondered: Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is ... basic? "It’s a look and feel so commonplace on the internet that I can’t imagine anyone claiming ownership over it, especially in a legal context," writes Sato.

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#SocialMedia #Influencers #TikTok #Amazon #Lifestyle #Law #USLaw

Who owns your social media accounts? If you're on X, Elon Musk argues that it's the platform. In an objection filed on Monday, lawyers argued that its terms of service (TOS) prevent former Infowars owner Alex Jones' accounts from being sold off without X's approval. Jones' assets are being liquidated to pay the families of Sandy Hook victims after they won a defamation case against him. Satirical site The Onion purchased Infowars with social media accounts forming part of the deal. X's team wrote in Monday's objection: “The Trustee now seeks to contravene X Corp.’s TOS by improperly selling or otherwise transferring the X Accounts (which neither Jones nor his bankruptcy estate own) to a third party." Here's more from @TheHill.

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#Tech #Technology #Twitter #SocialMedia #OpenSocialWeb #WalledGardens #ElonMusk #Infowars #TheOnion #AlexJones

If you leave X or Twitter (or however you choose to refer to it), what should you do with your account? Is it enough to simply delete it? @Gizmodo has tips. #X #Twitter #Bluesky #Mastodon #Threads #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology #ElonMusk https://flip.it/GrBbNC

A British consumer group found that three air fryers it tested all wanted to "record audio on the user's phone, for no specified reason". Read it at @TechRadar. #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #China #Tech Technology https://flip.it/t_rVnj

In states that will decide the presidency, more than 4 million voters are crypto owners, making them a significant factor in determining the outcome of the election. Read more at @coindesk. #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Bitcoin #2024Election #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/P6ezxL

Donald Trump's crypto business World Liberty Financial slashed its fundraising goal after sales of its WLFI token fell dramatically short of the initial target, according to a regulatory filing. Via @coindesk. #Trump #Cryptocurrency #WorldLibertyFinancial #WLFI #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/kuZXkI

Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities. Read more at @theverge. #ElonJet #CyberSecurity #Meta #Threads #Instagram #Tech #Privacy #Technology https://flip.it/fWcYMH

Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines.

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#Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism

The Internet Archive is back online in a read-only state after a cyberattack brought down the digital library and Wayback Machine last week. Read more at @theverge. #InternetArchive #CyberAttack #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/zsQIiu

Following a court ruling forcing Google to stop requiring Google Play Billing for apps in the Play Store, Microsoft is planning to update its Xbox mobile app on Android to allow U.S. users to purchase and play Xbox games on their mobile devices. Read more at @theverge. #Google #Antitrust #Microsoft #XBox #Android #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/VRlg6K