Solidarity with the Pro Publica #union in their fight with management!

https://hellgatenyc.com/propublica-strike-workers-union-contract-ai/

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😬 Meta reportedly plans to add a facial recognition feature called Name Tag to its smart glasses to identify people the user meets in public and gather online information about them through its AI assistant. https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-reportedly-wants-to-add-facial-recognition-tech-to-its-smart-glasses?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

Diablo II gets its first new playable class in over 25 years
Alongside new endgame content, Blizzard says the Warlock is coming to other Diablo games soon.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/02/diablo-ii-gets-its-first-new-playable-class-in-over-25-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

New book! It’s been a long time in the works, so I am very excited to announce Frenzy: The ColecoVision Games That Brought the Arcade Home! A celebration of a short, thrilling time in video game history centered on this terrific console. Available in print https://www.amazon.com/dp/1957932139 and Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMXSD4YN #retrogaming #colecovision

WhatsApp no longer works in Russia after a government crackdown that's likely aimed at pushing local users to a state-backed alternative called Max. https://www.pcmag.com/news/russia-blocks-whatsapp-in-latest-messaging-app-crackdown?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

Not everyday you get an Apple patch for an actively exploited vulnerability.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-zero-day-flaw-used-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks/

I completely forgot that @PCMag had a cover done by Gahan Wilson.

https://books.google.com/books?id=qURs4j9vKn4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78
He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/byte-magazine-artist-robert-tinney-who-illustrated-the-birth-of-pcs-dies-at-78/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Signal video and voice calls are now supported for up to 75 participants!

Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls.

https://signal.org/blog/call-links/

El árbol en la plaza, invierno.

#photography #photo #streetphotography #mastoart #darktable #fotosderaoh

You know the morning is going great when you have Disk Utility and Activity Monitor open at the same time.

If you’re on ChatGPT's free service, you can opt out of ads, but you’ll limit messages with the chatbot. https://www.pcmag.com/news/chatgpt-now-shows-you-ads-but-theres-a-free-way-to-avoid-them?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

With Ring, American consumers built the surveillance dragnet. Ring's Super Bowl ad, which highlighted a feature to find lost dogs, showed Ring is still, again, and always will be in the business of leveraging its network of luxury surveillance consumers https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/

[update] Thank you everyone, the fediverse is more amazing than I expected. I have plenty of choices and no longer need this boosted for reach.

Are there any artists on here I can commission a couple of logos from?

@jerry congrats on the promotion!

It’s Friday everyone. Close your laptops and go home.

An Illinois man pretended to be Snapchat customer support, and convinced hundreds to send him login codes, which he used to break into accounts and steal intimate photos. https://www.pcmag.com/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-600-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nudes?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

Windscribe reports Dutch authorities have seized one of its servers. But the Canadian VPN provider notes it has a no logs policy. https://www.pcmag.com/news/windscribe-law-enforcement-seized-one-of-our-vpn-servers?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A