Notices by Jon S. von Tetzchner (jon@social.vivaldi.net), page 2

In January 2022 I wrote this article on Crypto. The point was to explain why we have taken a stand against it. For me that stand was really taken 10 years earlier, as friends wanted me to become involved. At the time I read what I could find and concluded that this was all a scam. My opinion has not changed. Over the years it has become clearer for most that it is a scam that not only increases risk for the economy as a whole, increases global warming and electricity prices, it is even being used to undermine our democracy.

#Crypto #Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Politics #EU

https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/

We added our Vivaldi Social server to the Fediverse on November 15th 2022. We are still, I believe, the only browser company that is fully behind the Fediverse. It is something we are very proud of! The Fediverse is the natural alternative to Big Tech social media, just like, IMHO, Vivaldi is the natural alternative to Big Tech browsers.

#Vivaldi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #SocialMedia #AI #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-social-a-new-mastodon-instance/

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115962166620353999

This is great news.

In Iceland and Norway we have been fortunate enough to have plenty of hydro power, so use of oil has been mostly related to cars and ships. Both countries have taking large steps towards EVs, with sales of EVs at 95% in Norway at this time.

The goal should be to be as independent from oil as we can be.

#EU #Europa #Iceland #Norway #GlobalWarming #Technology #Politics

Interesting article. I guess the problem is about trying to fix the symptoms instead of the actual problem. A big issue is that the algorithms in use by Big Tech social media companies tends to favor content like this. If not, we would all just stop following people that share stuff like this. Instead it is forced on us like a Copilot.

The only answer is to ban user profiling and use of said profiling for ad and content selection.

#AI #AISlop #SocialMedia

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/02/1132068/what-weve-been-getting-wrong-about-ais-truth-crisis/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=threads&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement

New Vivaldi release for Windows, Mac & Linux. We got some cool stuff for you and we avoided AI, so enjoy!

#Windows #Macos #Linux #Browser #Vivaldi #Computer #AI

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-7-8-launches-with-message-to-big-tech-humans-dont-need-ai-babysitters/

There was a time when we had better leaders in the US and the Soviet Union.

An important meeting was in this house in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1986 between Reagan and Gorbatsjev. This was maybe the beginning of the end of the cold war and also the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union.

I think of that meeting every time I drive past this house on the way to work in Iceland.

#Politics #Iceland #History

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Hofdi_House_Reykjavik_%28cropped%29.jpg

At Vivaldi we continue to make choices that are different from our competitors. We have chosen to not integrate AI or crypto, but instead we integrate a wealth of other features, based on the wishes of our users.

We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few around Europe and a couple in the US.

Our servers are based in Iceland.

If you want to get away from Big Tech, maybe give us a try? If you are already using Vivaldi, maybe introduce your friends?

Have a nice day!

https://vivaldi.com

#Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #AI #Europa #Technology #EU #UK #Germany #France #Poland #Denmark #Norway #Iceland #Greenland

OK, It is an ad, but it is a good one and it shows my country of birth, so enjoy!

Iceland is also where a significant part of the @Vivaldi team is based. Most others are in Norway and a few around Europe. We also host our servers in Iceland, which means they are running on clean power, mostly hydro.

#Iceland #AI #Travel #Europa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhHMsvfug24

As a note, I sometimes help family members set up their new computers. It should be simple, but I am finding it takes hours to remove stuff and it is getting worse.

I recently got a new Thinkpad P14S. It is a nice computer for sure, but I think it is time to focus on the software side as well. Computers come with software and the software experience matters!

Some things I think should be covered in a review:

1. What OS does the machine come with? Having a choice would be nice, such as a Windows & Linux choice. Even better if you can test both before making a choice.

2. What software does the machine come with, both good and bad. If the machine comes with useful software, then that is great! Does it offer a choice of browsers?

3. Is it possible to get rid of all the bad stuff and how long does it take?

4. Does the machine allow local accounts? Does it force or trick you into using online services?

5. Does the machine have opt-in or opt-out of AI or does it force feed it?

6. Does the machine make it easy to switch OS after the fact?

I am sure I am not the only one that cares about stuff like this. When you buy a piece of hardware, it is to run software and making it easy to run the software you want should be what hardware makes should focus on, in addition to building great hardware.

#Windows #Linux #Computer #Technology #AI #Slop

Happy New Year!

May the New Year bring you all peace and prosperity!

#HappyNewYear

@Vivaldi is available in a lot of cars. Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Renault, Audi, Volvo, Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Geely, Link & Co, Porsche, just to name a few. Sometimes it is pre-installed, but in most cases it is a download.

If you have a new car running Android Automotive, please check if Vivaldi is available in the play store, install it and share a screenshot with me, with the brand and vehicle name.

#Vivaldi #Browser #Automotive #Car #Technology #Android

https://vivaldi.com/android/automotive/

I think there is something fundamentally wrong with Big Tech playing the nationalism card and I think regulation is more important than ever before.

Most Americans also want Big Tech to be regulated.

#Apple #Facebook #Meta #Google #Microsoft #Technology #EU #Regulation #Politics

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-sanctions-former-eu-commissioner-thierry-breton-for-curbing-online-hate-speech/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917

Thrilled to have @Gargron with us. I am a big fan of Mastodon and so are all of us at @Vivaldi.

Big Tech is getting more and more involved in politics. During the last US election, Crypto bros spent more than $100 million on the election, which got some of them out of jail. Now Big Tech is active again, this time with focus on AI, as reported in this Washington Post article.

It is time to take a stand against companies that behave this way.

#politics #AI #elections #technology #crypto #Browser #Linux

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/19/tech-super-pacs-midterms-ai/

The focus for us at @Vivaldi has always been to do what our users want us to do. So we have spent time on things like:

- Work spaces and tab stacks
- Tab tiling
- Mouse gestures
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Tracker and ad blocker
- Panels and Web panels
- Cross platform, encrypted sync function
- Advanced bookmarking function with speed dials
- Customizable dashboard
- Massive customization options in general.
- Notes functionality

We have also added stuff like this in our desktop browser

- Mail client
. Calendar
- Feed reader
- Proton VPN integration

Not everyone uses everything we make, but that is also the point. The fact that we listen to special requests is IMHO a feature and not a bug. We value power users as well.

On the other hand, we have stayed away from certain things. Things like:

- Blockchain / Crypto currencies
- AI

You can find us on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android and iOS. You can even find us in many cars running Android Automotive.

We are not the largest browser company in the world, but we are dedicated and we are growing. More and more are giving us a try. Have you?

#Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #ios #Browser #Vivaldi #AI #Technology #Computing

https://vivaldi.com

Elkjøp, likely the largest Norwegian based electronics store, is now running ads for Copilot where they speak about how great Recall is. Likely the ad is paid for by Microsoft.

They show the picture below and they talk of how great it is that the machine remembers everything you have done with it (and has the pictures to prove it!).

I guess when you make something that most people do not want, you just push it harder.

Remember that you have a choice to move away from Big Tech.

#microsoft #windows #Linux #vivaldi
#technology #AI #computing #bigTech

It seems like most every other browser is all in on AI. We have chosen a different path at @Vivaldi

If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/

#vivaldi #AI #LLM #browser #firefox #Mozilla #Linux #windows #Macos

New @Vivaldi release out now for your computer.

Tired of your AI browser yet? 🤖

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-desktop-7-7/

#Vivaldi #AI #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #EU

Microsoft is killing Windows 10 and for many countries and users, updates will stop today. It is time to look for options.

@brucelawson has a suggestion for you. IMHO there are many Linux distributions to choose between and you will need to choose the one that works best for you.

I recently switched to Linux as my primary platform myself.

My plea, however, to the Linux community is to make it easy for people to switch to Linux, but also to make it easy to switch window managers, key chains and the like.

I switched to Ubuntu myself and I am finding certain things with Gnome were a pain. Thus I tried switching to KDE, but found that broke a lot of things. IMHO we should strive to make it easy for users to switch between window managers and desktops as well as applications, without breaking things. That requires the different players to work together to ensure that switching from one desktop to another, for example, does not need to mean loosing passwords.

Locking in is one of the things Big Tech is known for. Linux should not have that, IMHO.

#Windows #Windows10 #Linux #computing #Technology

https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/goodbye-windows-10-hello-zorin-os/