Chaos & Amazement

Share this post

Chaos & Amazement #2336 Digital Markets Act, the Fediverse, and California Forever

clowillaerts.substack.com

Chaos & Amazement #2336 Digital Markets Act, the Fediverse, and California Forever

Discover the latest tech trends, regulatory developments, and fascinating intersections of technology and culture in this week’s installment of Chaos and Amazement!

Clo Willaerts
Sep 9, 2023
Share this post

Chaos & Amazement #2336 Digital Markets Act, the Fediverse, and California Forever

clowillaerts.substack.com
Share

Tech News

  • Europe's Digital Markets Act (#DMA) is now live, marking a significant development in online regulation. It will assess companies like Meta, ByteDance, and Microsoft as gatekeepers, potentially impacting the digital landscape. EU Challenges Apple, Microsoft in New Push to Rein in Big Tech Dominance

    Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. face fresh investigations from European Union regulators as part of the bloc’s landmark digital markets clampdown, which could end up forcing significant changes in ho

  • What has four wheels, collects your sexual activity data and sells your personal information? Probably your car. Tesla leads the ranks of the worst privacy offenders in cars. ALL 25 car brands that were tested get Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included warning label. From data collection to sharing/selling, they fail. All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed

  • The fediverse is reshaping social media as we know it. Imagine a world where your audience follows you across platforms. Content creators could thrive by easily reaching diverse audiences without disconnecting from one platform to another. All social media sites interconnected — heaven or hell for creators?

Fresh AI

  • Warner Music signing a digital character, Noonoouri, and releasing a debut single with German DJ Alle Farben is certainly an interesting development. The use of AI to create singing voice raises questions about the role of technology in the music industry.

  • Refik Anadol just turned the Las Vegas Sphere into the world’s largest AI artwork! The 580,000-square-foot dome is now a mesmerizing canvas for generative AI art. Anadol's Machine Hallucinations: Sphere is a fascination fusion of technology and art. The latest canvas for Refik Anadol's AI-generated art? The new Sphere in Las Vegas

    Refik Anadol's "Machine Hallucinations," on the surface of the Sphere in Las Vegas. The work debuted
  • Zoom has rolled out its AI Companion, an integrated AI assistant, offering productivity enhancements at no extra charge for paid users. This includes assistance with chat responses, meeting summaries, emails, and more. Boost productivity and team collaboration with Zoom AI Companion, available at no additional cost with the paid services in your Zoom user

Not from my blog, and not in English (sorry)

  • Media Marketing | News | Worldcoin: de Oplossing voor het Eeuwige Probleem van Online Identiteit?, door Clo Willaerts “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” Een klassieke grap, maar ze verwijst naar een ernstig probleem.

Weird and Wonderful

  • California Forever, backed by tech billionaires, plans to create a city in Solano County's Bay Area. First renderings reveal a European-style city with car-free plazas, streets, and bike paths. California Forever is a California company backed by California investors that's proposing to build a new walkable community.

  • With hundreds of customizable soundscapes tailored to your needs (focus, sleep, stress, and more), My Noise is a soothing gift for our chaotic world. Dive into an incredible variety, from "calm office" to "European primeval forest" .

    mynoise.net

  • The Rolling Stones are back with a vengeance in their latest music video for "Angry"! These legends are still rocking the world even in their 80s! Don't miss their upcoming album "Hackney Diamonds" dropping on October 20th.

Thanks for reading Chaos & Amazement! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

Share this post

Chaos & Amazement #2336 Digital Markets Act, the Fediverse, and California Forever

clowillaerts.substack.com
Share
Comments
Top
New
Community

No posts

Ready for more?

© 2023 Clo Willaerts
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing