Notices by Flipboard Tech Desk (techdesk@flipboard.social)

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

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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

Threads users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse can now see who follows them and likes their posts from other fediverse servers, such as Mastodon and Pixelfed. More from @Techcrunch #Threads #Fediverse #Mastodon #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia https://flip.it/dUFdOP

X owner Elon Musk announced a new change to the platform’s blocking feature allowing blocked users to see posts from the accounts that blocked them. More from @engadget. #X #ElonMusk #Tech #SocialMedia #Technology https://flip.it/YXbJTt

Meta's global privacy director admitted that the company scrapes photos and texts in all Facebook and Instagram posts from as far back as 2007, unless the user had set their posts to private. Further, she said that the company isn't offering Australians an opt-out option. Via @engadget. #DataPrivacy #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Tech Technology https://www.engadget.com/apps/meta-scraped-every-australian-users-account-to-train-its-ai-120026200.html

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused of adding to the pollution in Memphis, Tennessee through the unauthorized use of natural gas-burning turbines at its new data center, which opened in June.

The Southern Environmental Law Center sent a letter this week to the Health Department in Shelby County, claiming xAI has installed at least 18 turbines without the required permit, and that it is “already having significant health and environmental impact on the surrounding community.” Here’s more from CNBC.

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#ElonMusk #xAI #Data #Tech

X says it is ending its operations in Brazil, although the service will remain available to the country's users. The announcement comes amidst a legal battle with Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who sought to block certain accounts on X as part of an investigation into election disinformation and “digital militias.” Read more from TechCrunch: https://flip.it/fyGn07
#Tech #Technology #Twitter #SocialMedia #Brazil

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Did Google cross the line and wield power over tech influencers who were reviewing the Pixel 9? The company’s invite-only Team Pixel program — which sends Pixel products to influencers before public availability — stipulated that participating influencers were not allowed to feature Pixel products alongside competitors, and those who showed a preference for competing phones risked being kicked out of the program, The Verge reports. Here’s more: https://flip.it/tB_RU8
#Tech #Technology #Google #Pixel9 #Influencers #Reviews

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The EU has warned X owner Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino that the company may face penalties and restrictions in Europe if it doesn’t address the spread of illegal content on its platform, reports CNBC.

In a letter posted on X, Thierry Breton, European commissioner for the internal market, said the EU was monitoring the potential risks “associated with the dissemination of content that may incite violence, hate and racism,” and warned his team were prepared to “make full use of our toolbox” to protect EU citizens from “serious harm.” Here’s more.

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#ElonMusk #X #EU #Tech

The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire unleashed a barrage of posts on X that officials say risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country, reports @AP.

Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments after Musk posted a comment saying that “Civil war is inevitable” in the U.K., and branded Prime Minister Keir Starmer "#twotierKeir", aligning himself with far-right complaints that the police handle different groups of people in different ways. Here’s more.

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#ElonMusk #SocialMedia #UKPolitics #UKRiots

After becoming the unofficial videoconferencing app of the COVID era, Zoom struggled to maintain the same buzz once people returned to some form of post-pandemic normality. But now, Zoom is back, and it’s all thanks to Kamala Harris, reports Slate.

The pro-Harris Zoom calls that have popped up since July 21 have seen hundreds of thousands of participants, and millions of dollars raised for Harris’ presidential campaign. @slate spoke with leaders of two of the most prominent conferences — Win With Black Women and White Women: Answer the Call — to find out how they made the technical aspects of their respective calls work, to great success.

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#KamalaHarris #USPolitics #Harris2024 #Election2024 #Zoom #Tech

Photos of children scraped from the internet were used to train AI models without the consent of the children or their families — even when the images weren’t publicly available, a sweeping audit by the advocacy group Human Rights Watch has revealed. It gets worse. “Some children’s names are listed in the accompanying caption or the URL where the image is stored. In many cases, their identities are easily traceable, including information on when and where the child was at the time their photo was taken.”
The Hill reports: https://flip.it/ZkM0Pu
#Tech #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Internet #Privacy

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of decentralized blockchain Ethereum, has issued a warning to his fellow tech leaders against choosing a candidate purely based on whether they claim to be “pro-crypto.”

While he didn’t name any candidate specifically, his warning comes just one day after prominent venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz announced their support for Trump in the 2024 Presidential elections.

“In a blog post, Buterin said it’s more important to scrutinize a candidate’s broader policies to ensure they support cryptocurrency’s underlying goals, including internationalism and protection for private communications,” reports @Techcrunch Here’s more.

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#Crypto #SiliconValley #Ethereum #Trump #2024Election

Meta has announced it has removed all restrictions on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, to ensure "parity" among presidential candidates in the run up to the 2024 election. @AxiosNews has more.

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#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Trump #2024Election