The Google TV Streamer now costs $50 more

Would you pay $149 for a streaming device from 2024?

https://www.theverge.com/tech/987032/google-tv-streamer-price-increase

#TopNews #News #Google #Amazon #Apple

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RE: https://mstdn.social/@Nigel_Purchase/117192254887520632

Maybe Parliamentary inquiries shouldn’t publish crap… ? The Guardian reports a process for & results of testing submissions to Parliamentary inquiries:
“The submissions containing AI-generated material range from documents with a small number of incorrect citations to submissions in which every reference cited does not exist. They were authored by individuals and organisations across the political spectrum.

“When Guardian Australia contacted the people and organisations responsible, many were unaware AI could get things wrong in this way or were aware of the potential for errors but had missed them before submitting the document.”

#ParliamentaryInquiries #submissions #AusPol #AI #LLMs #Google #ChatGPT #whyPublishCrap

#book #ya #youngadult #youngadulttoadult

Kicking from Beyond the 40

#kindle - https://amazon.com/Kicking-Beyond-40-Ashad-Mukadam-ebook/dp/B07MWH71QV/
#kobo - http://store.kobobooks.com/Search/Query?fcmedia=Book&query=9781386261216
#apple - https://books.apple.com/us/book/kicking-from-beyond-the-40/id1449916008
#nook - http://barnesandnoble.com/s/2940156290420
#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_Kicking_from_Beyond_the_40?id=wqKkDwAAQBAJ
#scribd - http://scribd.com/book/397689147

#readers get your copy today!

#book #scifi

Journey Through the Video Game World

#kindle - https://amazon.com/Journey-Through-Video-Game-World-ebook/dp/B00Q96UPRC/
#kobo - https://kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/journey-through-the-video-game-world
#apple - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1448603621
#nook - http://barnesandnoble.com/s/2940156328222
#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_Journey_Through_the_Video_Game_World?id=1wGcBQAAQBAJ
#scribd - http://scribd.com/book/396870249

#readers get your copy today!

#book #childrensbook #childrenstreasurehunt #treasurehuntnovel

The Treasure of Milky Lake

#kindle - https://amazon.com/Treasure-Milky-Lake-Ashad-Mukadam-ebook/dp/B078NKFNDQ/
#apple - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1448620464
#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_The_Treasure_of_Milky_Lake?id=tqGkDwAAQBAJ
#nook - http://barnesandnoble.com/s/2940156218646
#kobo - https://kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-treasure-of-milky-lake
#everand - https://www.everand.com/book/396886602/The-Treasure-of-Milky-Lake

#readers get your copy today!

My new book, Xtreme Sabotage, is now available for purchase. If you would like to get the ebook version of it, please click one of the following links:

#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_Xtreme_Sabotage?id=ILNcEQAAQBAJ
#kindle - https://www.amazon.ca/Xtreme-Sabotage-Ashad-Mukadam-ebook/dp/B0F89MC86P/
#apple - https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6745766765
#nook - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/x/x?ean=2940181813601
#kobo - https://www.kobo.com/search?query=9798231450350
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#readers get your copy today!

Fed Government, Scotia Bank, #LCBO, #Ontario Hydro websites used cheaper third-party US-based mapping links rather than develop their own.

When #Google decided to shift to naming Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps, in lockstep with #Trump’s order, many of #Canada’s websites followed suit.

And they are not happy.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0p5GENK6-Ho&si=L7MOnJorDUDGHiyG

I stopped using #Google and any other #bigtech products a long, long time ago (2015-ish? maybe earlier). It's time for everyone else to move away too, and this includes #Apple, Microslop (#Microsoft), #Meta, #Amazon and many others.

ONLY use #openSource products:
- use #linux
- use degoogled Android ROMs like @GrapheneOS, and many others for any Android phone
- use @fdroidorg as your store
- use #OpenStreetMap clients (like @organicmaps)
- music: @powerampache

Reply here or DM me for guidance

#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott on #AIDataCenter Backlash: 'They Dug Their Own Grave'

Jennifer Oliver O'Connell, August 23, 2026

"#NewYork Gov. #KathyHochul (D) and #Kentucky Gov. #AndyBeshear (D) have pushed back against the expansion of #AIDataCenters in their respective states. But with the increasing backlash from communities and individuals toward new #datacenter construction and expansion, even governors that have embraced the #AIRevolution, like #Pennsylvania's #JoshShapiro (D), are now moderating and talking about scaling back.

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is one governor whose state has embraced the data center expansion. In November 2025, Abbott declared that Texas is the 'epicenter of AI development' in his announcement of #Google building three data center campuses to the tune of $40 million dollars.

"Fast forward to August of 2026, and Abbott acknowledges that much of the community resistance to the construction of new and existing data centers is the fault of the AI companies."

[...]

"Abbott is not wrong. According to a report from #DataCenterWatch, 64 billion in data center projects have been blocked or delayed in #Arizona, #Utah, #Missouri, #Oregon, and #California, to name a few. Even formerly friendly #Virginia is pushing back. #CommunityOpposition surrounds the lack of information provided and the lack of accountability taken towards the citizens who will be most affected.

"Water and power concerns loom large. Many of the newer development concepts, like entrepreneur #KevinOLeary 's 9 megawatt #StratosProject in #Utah, will have their own self-sustaining water and power systems. However, this did not prevent the backlash by #environmentalists and local activists to shut the Stratos Project down, and Utah state lawmakers ultimately backpedaled from their original approval and requested O'Leary cut the project's 400,000-acre footprint down to 10,000, about 75 percent. "

Read more:
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/08/23/tx-gov-gregg-abbott-on-ai-data-center-backlash-they-dug-their-own-grave-n2205971

#AISucks #AIDataCenters #AIResistance #USPol #WorldPol #Datacenters #Datacentres #AIDatacentres #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyConsumption

Google's kowtowing to fascist madman Trump -- a man literally trying to steal the next election by preventing millions of people from voting -- is rapidly pushing the firm and by extension Alphabet into the unenviable historical position of IBM's servicing of the Third Reich.

#google

5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold

Google listened, and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold improves the experience in a handful of ways. But these alternatives might still be better.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-11-pro-fold-alternatives-3698460/

#TopNews #News #Google #Android #theGalaxyZFold8

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5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change

Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-u-s-users-after-trump-ordered-name-change

#TopNews #News #Trump #LakeAmerica #Google

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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change

It echoes what Google did in 2025 when Trump issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

https://www.twincities.com/2026/08/31/lake-ontario-lake-america-google-maps/

#TopNews #News #Trump #Canada #Google

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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change

Using #Google to get answers is like using toilets to get water.

Seriously #google just fuck right off. 🤡

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Google Maps showing Lake America instead of Lake Ontario

#BoycottGoogle

#Google Maps changes #LakeOntario to ‘Lake America’ in #US searches

Anyone in the US searching for Lake Ontario on #GoogleMaps can no longer find it as of this weekend.

Users in the country will now see the smallest of the #GreatLakes identified as “Lake America” on that site, following #Trump’s idiotic executive order on Thursday mandating the change in how the US government refers to the lake amid his tense #trade war with #Canada.

#idiocracy
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/30/politics/google-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america

Rename #Google HQ from Mountain View to MAGA View.

Lake Ontario or Lake America? For Google Maps, it depends

Not every mapping company is making the same choice. Another mapping company indicated that it will stick with Lake Ontario.

https://www.fox13news.com/news/lake-ontario-lake-america-google-maps-depends

#TopNews #News #Google #LakeOntario #LakeAmerica

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BREAKING: MAGA-ass-kissing #Google changes name of Lake Ontario to Lake America for U.S. users

The speed with which Google acquiesces to Trump's geographic madness is astonishing. They must have a 1984-like division internally that just rewrites the internet to match his proclamations.

You know, they customize results for everyone. All they have to do is show Trump the map he wants but then leave the rest of us with, you know, the actual fucking map.

#trump #uspol #lakeontario #google #googlesucks

Fuck you #Google for bowing down to the Orange Turd.

In case you want to extend your middle finger at #google for helping #ShitlerVonSquarepants changing the name of #LakeOntario, one thing you can do is leave a one star review.

Google is a company and infringing on any #country #sovereignty needs to come with consequences.

To quote #Ratm : “ they dont gotta burn the books they just remove’em”, and its never been this easy to do so when you’re a giant like google - so #degoogle your life, #canada

Reminder: you can report incorrect information on Google Maps.

#Google #LakeOntario #MaliciousCompliance #FuckTrump #Canada

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Reporting incorrect information found on Google Maps. Step 1: Click the three bars on right-top and select "Edit the Map"

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Reporting incorrect information found on Google Maps. Step 2: Select the option "Wrong Information"

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Reporting incorrect information found on Google Maps. Step 3: Click on "Report an Issue"

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Reporting incorrect information found on Google Maps. Step 4: Fill-out the form with the information that needs to be corrected.

@rickf I ran the same test here in Canada. It shows as Lake Ontario.
Apparently, Google has made the change only in the USA. If I turn on my VPN (built into Firefox now) with a USA server, sure enough it's Lake America. Turn it off (so back to my Canadian server), it's Lake Ontario.

#Google #NotLakeAmerica

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Map of Lake America (from a USA server)

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Map of Lake Ontario (Canadian server).

I don’t know why folks are upset (again) at Google for changing the name of Lake Ontario in maps. They’ve long since proven how desperate they are to float in Trump’s reflecting pool of horrors. Here’s hoping that at some point the algae will overtake them all. #Google #politics

Google didn't kick Pixel 11 trade-in values off a cliff this year – here's what you can get

While the US Google Store’s pre-order and launch period deals have ended, Google has started a new round of boosted trade-in values...

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/28/pixel-11-post-launch-trade-in/

#TopNews #News #Pixel #theGoogleStore #Google

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Google didn't kick Pixel 11 trade-in values off a cliff this year – here's what you can get

Google further buries search results under AI mode

You might have to do way more scrolling to get to links.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/986364/google-search-ai-overviews-auto-expand

#TopNews #News #Google #AIOverviews #AI

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@globcoco Yes, I guess #Google is deliberately rate-limiting or causing shit…

Open #AuroraStore and go to the gear icon in the top-right corner, where your anonymous user is.

Click on the right side of your anonymous user, go to the three dots at the top right next to “Account,” and click “Refresh all accounts

🆕 blog! “Contactless Payments with GrapheneOS”

Google's monopolistic stranglehold on Android results in poor experience for power-users, and artificially restricts choice for those who have older phones. For example, Google Wallet is the de facto way to use NFC payments on Android. There's one problem though - it only works with Google's Android. If you have…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/contactless-payments-with-grapheneos/
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#android #google #GrapheneOS #nfc

#Google now automatically expanding some misinformation-laden #AI Overviews, pushing organic results down where almost nobody will see them, in another blow to websites

goofball #Google is now charging for the xmpp anfriod app but fuck them, https://apkpure.com/conversations-jabber-xmpp/eu.siacs.conversations

#Google is going to close down #Android platform, making installing "unverified" apps almost impossible for a regular user. This would completely kill #FDroid, something I rely on to get apps that don't track me, don't show me ads and don't try to exploit me.

If you care about #FreeSoftware, you should care about this. Maybe with enough public uproar, Google like many other corporations before it will back off from this plan. But it certainly won't happen on it's own.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

🆕 blog! “"iT woRKs BeTter in THe aPp!!"”

The monkey-punchers at Google never quite seem to finish any of their apps. There's always some useful bit of work left undone, or showstopping bug which remains unfixed, a thousand jagged edges as yet unsolved by the greatest minds of their generation.

I wanted to subscribe to an events calendar. I had a URl. I had my Google™ Pixel® ph…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/it-works-better-in-the-app/
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#android #Apps #google #rant

Tech giants urge global response to AI cybersecurity threats

Concerns have emerged over the state of the world's cybersecurity after AI models escaped test environments and breached multiple organizations.

https://www.dw.com/en/ai-companies-cybersecurity-threats-open-letter/a-78538592

#TopNews #News #AI #OpenAI #Google

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Tech giants urge global response to AI cybersecurity threats

Google actual emailed me to tell me "You've been selected to try new AI features" and well

#google #no #AIfeatures #HowBoutFuckingNever

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A giant nonsense mash of NO and NOOOOOOOOOO in text in various sizes and garish, clashing colours over and over again with a few extra phrases such as "oh my god" and "are you serious" and "why would you even ask this blink twice if you're being held hostage" and "how 'bout fucking never" with a context menu up reading "Look up 'No'" and "Translate 'No'" and "Search with Duck Duck No"

Google announces ‘Expert Intelligence’ to let you add Play Books in Gemini Notebook

Expert Intelligence is a new “cross Google initiative that helps you engage with your trusted sources through Google AI products,” starting with Play Books and Gemini Notebook.

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/27/gemini-notebook-play-books/

#TopNews #News #GeminiNotebook #GooglePlayBooks #Google

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Google announces ‘Expert Intelligence’ to let you add Play Books in Gemini Notebook

Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences

The letter warns cyber-attacks which use AI will become more sophisticated in a matter of months.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyz11475l1o

#TopNews #News #AI #OpenAI #Google

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I never use Google Maps but today I wanted to take a look at the "Gulf of America" (Known as Gulf of Mexico since a long time) and saw this.

Then I checked Apple Maps, and it was the same. What happened ? I thought that both had wiped the word Mexico from the map months ago ?

#askfedi #google #apple #usa #uspol

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Google Maps showing USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico. The Gulf of Mexico is written as "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).

Norway to crack down on the use of smart glasses.

Norwegian officials have said the country is planning to regulate the use of smart glasses and similar devices, and was considering a ban on features that enable facial recognition in public spaces.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260825-norway-to-crack-down-on-the-use-of-smart-glasses?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Norway #SmartGlasses #Tech #Meta #Google #PervertGlasses #FacialRecognition #AI #Privacy

https://youtu.be/-1dESaM694U?si=fxRBbq0E9pjd44QV

#privacy #security #safety #boycottusa #boycotttechbros #google #apple #microsoft #amazon #fascism #socialmedia #propaganda #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #espionage #DataSovereignty #ethics #ai #tradewar #tariffs #elbowsup

American tech platforms are unsafe for Canadians to use, period.

The NSA collects Canadians' personal data. American antisocial media platforms collect personal data of Canadians while force feeding our youth fascist propaganda and causing mental health harm. American AI harvests insane amounts of Canadians' private data and has enabled murders and suicides, robbing Canadians of their very lives.

Using american tech platforms is unsafe and unethical, period.

Europeans are ditching american platforms entirely. Canadians should be doing the same.

https://wire.com/en/blog/big-tech-data-sovereignty-failure

#book #ya #youngadult #youngadulttoadult

Kicking from Beyond the 40

#kindle - https://amazon.com/Kicking-Beyond-40-Ashad-Mukadam-ebook/dp/B07MWH71QV/
#kobo - http://store.kobobooks.com/Search/Query?fcmedia=Book&query=9781386261216
#apple - https://books.apple.com/us/book/kicking-from-beyond-the-40/id1449916008
#nook - http://barnesandnoble.com/s/2940156290420
#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_Kicking_from_Beyond_the_40?id=wqKkDwAAQBAJ
#scribd - http://scribd.com/book/397689147

#readers get your copy today!

#book #scifi

Journey Through the Video Game World

#kindle - https://amazon.com/Journey-Through-Video-Game-World-ebook/dp/B00Q96UPRC/
#kobo - https://kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/journey-through-the-video-game-world
#apple - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1448603621
#nook - http://barnesandnoble.com/s/2940156328222
#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_Journey_Through_the_Video_Game_World?id=1wGcBQAAQBAJ
#scribd - http://scribd.com/book/396870249

#readers get your copy today!

#book #childrensbook #childrenstreasurehunt #treasurehuntnovel

The Treasure of Milky Lake

#kindle - https://amazon.com/Treasure-Milky-Lake-Ashad-Mukadam-ebook/dp/B078NKFNDQ/
#apple - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1448620464
#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_The_Treasure_of_Milky_Lake?id=tqGkDwAAQBAJ
#nook - http://barnesandnoble.com/s/2940156218646
#kobo - https://kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-treasure-of-milky-lake
#everand - https://www.everand.com/book/396886602/The-Treasure-of-Milky-Lake

#readers get your copy today!

My new book, Xtreme Sabotage, is now available for purchase. If you would like to get the ebook version of it, please click one of the following links:

#google - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ashad_Mukadam_Xtreme_Sabotage?id=ILNcEQAAQBAJ
#kindle - https://www.amazon.ca/Xtreme-Sabotage-Ashad-Mukadam-ebook/dp/B0F89MC86P/
#apple - https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6745766765
#nook - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/x/x?ean=2940181813601
#kobo - https://www.kobo.com/search?query=9798231450350
#everand - https://www.everand.com/book/860336669
#smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1768044

#readers get your copy today!

I'm so old, i remember when maps didnt have ads obscuring your route
🤬
#enshittification #google

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Google maps showing three ads obscuring the actual map

I think we're close to breaking them folks!

#ButlerianJihad #AI #AIBubble #TechBros #Technology #Google #AIArt #AIMusic

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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social I was talking to a young woman who works for Google in promoting Al. She said that Al companies are starting to think that Al art/ music/ creative stuff etc is a facing a significant backlash and is probably not sustainable long term so are going to probably pull back from it @ Ben Collins © @bencollins.bsky.social - 14h There's an aggressively paid for influence op going on right now to defend Al slop as art and protected speech across platforms. Al execs realize they have a problem and don't wanna get Marie Antoinetted. The free ChatGPT trip is the tip of the iceberg. First person to nail it down gets a Pulitzer.

⬆️ @Em0nM4stodon

>> If you live outside of the #UnitedStates, do you know if your country has a plan if the #US government decided to cut access to #Google, #Microsoft, and #Amazon products overnight?

What better way to nuke the #tech #broligarch cartel in the US swiftly and for good? Go for it #USA.

3. Your Phone

The settings don't always sync between devices, so check the Gmail app separately.

Gmail app → Menu (☰) → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and personalization" → Confirm.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI

4. Delete Gemini History

If you've used Gemini before, your chats may be saved, and some could be reviewed by humans.

Go to http://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini → Turn off Gemini Apps Activity → Delete Activity → All Time.

This removes your past Gemini chat history and stops future conversations from being saved.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI