Sumercomputer maker and AI pusher IBM is now tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption

https://fortune.com/2026/02/13/tech-giant-ibm-tripling-gen-z-entry-level-hiring-according-to-chro-rewriting-jobs-ai-era/

Cutting entry-level talent could backfire in the long term, according to IBM’s HR head.

#ai

the irony

@jayrosen_nyu
Sure, Trump is credibly accused of launching a violent coup against his own country, committing espionage on behalf of hostile foreign countries, and a 91 total felonies, but Hunter Biden had a gun he wasn't supposed to have, and he didn't pay his taxes on time, therefore Trump is innocent! Why are we wasting everyone's time talking about Trump?

Why is everyone making a big deal about treason when we could be talking about Hunter Biden instead?

#media

I've committed to the Giving Pledge

https://www.givingpledge.org/pledger/craig-and-eileen-newmark/

the single most dangerous person in any company is the guy who just discovered openclaw. he will reorganize the entire workflow into 340 nested cron jobs and then quit two weeks later leaving behind a system that no human being can navigate or comprehend. call him spartacus.

Today we're sharing the first in a series of three posts from our leadership team, starting with @mellifluousbox discussing our mission, and priorities for 2026. Stay tuned this week for more.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/

The UK has announced plans to fast-track legislation requiring “age verification for VPN use”. The correct term, however, is not age verification but identity verification.

A law like this would require everyone to identify themselves in order to use a VPN. This would pose a risk to whistleblowers, violate human rights, and represent yet another step toward an authoritarian society.

This post is a sincere thank you to my Mastodon family for the (super) warm reception of Current.

We are firmly #1 in news and just about to break top 20 in the entire App Store.

Thank you!!!

#rss

Just so disabled people in the UK know, if Reform UK get in, they would repeal the Equality Act, describing it as divisive and a political fashion statement. If you aren't interested in politics, it's worth bearing in mind that politics is interested in you - the immigrant carers that help you, your benefits, your access to work, your right to live free from discrimination, companies' obligations for accessibility, Uber's obligation to take guide dogs.

COVID and Long COVID have become politicized. People don't want to talk about it. People with symptoms dismiss them as age or being in their head. But Long COVID is real, and the fact you've had COVID two or three times and recovered does NOT mean your next infection won't be the one that leaves you struggling with fatigue, sleep issues, cardiovascular issues, chronic inflammation or other problems.

Be more careful, especially when COVID is surging, please.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/long-covid-symptoms-treatment

Since 1990 EFF has had your back in fighting for your digital rights. Whether it be through our cookie-destroying Privacy Badger or our expert litigators fighting for your free speech online, You allow EFF to continue fighting against dystopia. https://eff.org/join

“Selling Safety," our latest resource for journalists, has tools for asking better questions, understanding incentives, and finding local accountability stories. https://www.eff.org/document/selling-safety-journalists-guide-covering-police-technology

In today's blog post, we have @renchap (with @imanijoy) updating you on the project roadmap, plans, and technical direction.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/our-technical-direction/

Fun fact to keep you awake tonight: Just had a chat with an atmospheric chemist and the best comparison she could come up with for the pollution that would result from burning up 1 million "AI datacenter" satellites in Earth's atmosphere is a nuclear war.

https://pin.it/AzcdpLJMZ shows a cruise ship dumping rubbish into the ocean. (If it's fake it's very clever.)

Inclusion is over https://www.emilywrites.co.nz/inclusion/ - of disabled children in the education system

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RFPatterson/114973312325131665

An occasional reminder to my friends and others. A couple of seconds of extra clicking before you post saves hundreds of other people seconds of meaningless scrolling.

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/115832787766631366

NY Times, which has previously been criticized for making light of his crimes, comes right out and condemns Trump.

"As a presidential candidate, Mr. Trump seemed to recognize the problems with military overreach. ... In 2024, he said: “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.”

He is now abandoning this principle, and he is doing so illegally. The Constitution requires Congress to approve any act of war. ..."

Pause for a moment to enjoy this tiny blep. Okay, now you can resume your doom scrolling...

#Caturday