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LedgeDrop

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  • AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?

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  • AI isn’t responsible for the stuff it outputs - the person controlling it is.

    Ultimately, you're right (as they can decide to use AI or not). But these AI Companies need to shoulder the blame for creating, promoting, and selling AI, which (in its current form) is effectively a "broken tool".

    Good computer hygiene says I should lock my computer while I'm away. Yet, I'm suppose to blindly install an AI agent on my machine and ask it nicely to focus on the task at hand and not use any of the other applications or credentials that might also be installed?!?! It's ridiculous.

  • Microsoft's Weather App Eats More RAM Than Most Browsers – and Serves You Ads

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  • My new favorite website: no ads, no JavaScript, and works with curl.

    Thanks for sharing it!

  • Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

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  • Bingo!

    It was always believed that Windows OS was a "loss leader" for Microsoft.

    Windows OS will never show a profit, when you take into account the development and testing time and effort. I mean, a one time purchase that's expected to be supported for years!?!

    Side note: This also explains why Windows 11 is de-evolving into an AI generated, ad ridden, telemetry gathering, cesspool of an OS ("we gotta make money somehow - think of the share holders")

    But, what Windows had done is create a platform for Microsoft to upsell (and vendor lock-in) profitable applications like Office, Outlook, Teams, etc.

    However, that business model doesn't work anymore. As, all of Microsoft's products are now in the cloud. They're all subscription bases, which means predictable and indefinite revenue. User's don't need to be running on Windows - they just need a web-browser or thin-client. Microsoft already has people (brainwashed into) wanting Office - they don't need to _force _ people into trying Office.

    tl;dr: Developing and supporting Windows OS is a financial drain for Microsoft, and they're doing everything they can to scuttle it.

  • Anthropic are really confident in Claude Code's auto mode, to the point that they are making it the default setting for new sessions in most Claude Code plans starting on August 14th.

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  • Hooray, uncontrolled and unregulated consumption of tokens. What could go wrong? /s

  • Linux Cat

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  • which cat

  • If open weight models are the future, U.S. AI companies are going to have a hard time

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  • Thanks for sharing the link. I'll take a peek at them and their ToS.

  • If open weight models are the future, U.S. AI companies are going to have a hard time

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  • Or... honestly, just pay $40 for basically unlimited usage for a year from an API, then roll your own frontend.

    Can you clarify, what you mean by this? Rent a VPS? Or is there a legitimately good place that'll offer "unlimited" llm api access for $40 / year (and would you have any sort of privacy with this)?

  • 2026-07-15

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  • Good Grief

  • What is the most useless thing you’ve had confiscated by airport security while traveling?

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  • I had a torx handle with a single screw driver bit attached, left over in my backpack. (So basically just a screwdriver)

    Combined, it barely exceeded the maximum safety length. If I'd stored it separated, it would have been fine.

    I offered to separate it, that wasn't going to work. I needed to leave one of them behind. ...as the rest of the socket set (at home) needed the torx handle, I left them with the screw driver bit.

  • Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again

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  • ...maybe this time, we can spring for the extended warranty.

  • Anthropic is rolling out identity verification for certain capabilities beginning July 8, 2026

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  • I'll be interesting to see how this works for companies using this tool. Does anthropic expect that every employee will freely upload their passport, just to continue to work????

  • The White House’s New Anthropic Restrictions, Explained

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  • Umm... nothing was really "explained", here.

    It's just a larger rehash of what's already been mentioned: U.S. Govt blocked access to Fable/Mythos to U.S. Citizens only. Anthropic didn't have the ability to do this, so they locked it out.

  • A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer

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  • Yikes, this is spooky stuff.

    In the blog post, the author mentioned that their AI agent found the malicious payload.

    That reminded me of people writing malicious AI prompts. I find it shocking , that you really cannot trust 3rd party code and cannot safely use AI as a tool to quickly audit said code.

    I wonder if interviewing will come full circle and we'll go back to resumes, phone interview, then in-person interviews. Rather, than the whole "take home project" crap (well... at least I have another reason to opt of them).

  • Anthropic to disable Fable 5, Mythos 5 after US export-control order

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  • Naw, this'll just be fed to potential investors as chum to sharks.

    AFAIK, Anthropic's IPO is mid-october. So, until then it'll frequently hit the news how "Anthropic is 'trying' to release Fable 5, but it's just sooooo good that the government won't allow it" and all the drama and concessions in between.

    Then around the beginning of October, (weeks before the IPO) they'll have a " breakthrough " and will receive the blessing of the government to release it. This could be in the form of mandatory citizenship checks, better "safeguards", etc.

    Regardless, all this'll happen shortly before the IPO. It'll be a Christmas Miracle /s! People won't have enough time to know if Fable 5 meets the hype, but it won't stop investors from buying stock in a nonprofitable company.

  • Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

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  • They drip shit like this, to stop everyone from getting pissed at once.

    Big Tech has always been pushing the Boiling Frog Syndrome. ...and, unfortunately, governments are using this as their playbook too.

  • Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

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  • Sadly, I doubt it would have any meaningful impact.

    Instead, it'll be marketed as "Fable 5: it's so good, the U.S. government won't share it (...but yours now, for the low monthly payment of 20 dollars + plus your ID and your families)

  • Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

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  • Oh, it's simple (but a total invasion of privacy): they use the same Age Check validation needed by Sony/PlayStation/whatever, but now you need to upload your passport or birth certificate, and take a picture of yourself. The API access token will be created under the name of that account owner.

    ...and don't think for a moment that even if you are "eligible" to use this, Anthropic won't be building a profile on you based on whatever sensitive information you provide (ya, know - to make a better UX. Trust me, bro /s).

  • Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

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  • Dean Ball, a former White House official who contributed to the AI Action Plan the administration issued in the summer of 2025, said in a post on X that the order suggests all "non-Americans" would be restricted from using ⁠Anthropic's latest ​models, including those based in the U.S.

    "This means you should expect to have to prove your citizenship to use Anthropic ​models," Ball said.

    There is the real reason, folks.

    Yet another effort to force mandatory ID checking to access a website.

  • Mommy has candy! [Litterbox Comics]

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  • ...and if you get the super salted one (ie: haribo super pirate coins - are my fav), it's hard to even call it candy.

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Anthropic inadvertently leaks source code for Claude Code CLI tool

    cybernews.com /security/anthropic-claude-code-source-leak/