More than just the obvious? (Pretty long range for civilian drones.)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/17/asia/taiwan-drones-china-gray-zone-warfare-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
A new threat from China faces Taiwan's military: Trolls with drones
… The 15-second video clip is among a number of videos that have popped up recently on the Chinese social media site Weibo and show what appear to be civilian-grade drones trolling Taiwan's military. The island's military later confirmed these mysterious menaces are indeed civilian drones from mainland China.
The videos show detailed, drones'-eye footage of military installations and personnel on Taiwan's outlying Kinmen islands. Accompanied by soundtracks ranging from ballads to dance music and plenty of emojis, the clips seem designed to highlight the unpreparedness of Taiwan's troops.
… Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has claimed the drone incursions are the latest ratcheting up of this pressure; a new front in China's "gray-zone" warfare tactics to intimidate the island. On September 1, after warning it would exercise its rights to self-defense, Taiwan shot down a drone for the first time.
But, provocative though the footage is, it is difficult to be sure exactly who is behind the drone incursions.
Beijing has brushed off the drone incursions as "no big deal." Questioned about civilian-grade drones flying in the Kinmen area, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently responded: "Chinese drones flying over China's territory – what's there to be surprised at?"
Fueling suspicions, China hasn't removed the videos from its otherwise highly censored internet or prevented the drones from traveling through its own highly controlled airspace.
Trendy new term, same old problems.
What is ambient computing? Everything you need to know about the rise of invisible tech
Ambient computing, also commonly referred to as ubiquitous computing, is the concept of blending computing power into our everyday lives in a way that is embedded into our surroundings - invisible but useful.
The goal is to reduce the friction involved in utilizing tech, making it easier for users to take full advantage of technology without having to worry about keyboards and screens. Instead of having to directly interact with different computing devices to get desired results – for example, using your phone to make a phone call and your remote to turn on a TV– ambient computing allows all of your devices to work together seamlessly to fulfill your needs.
Perspective.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/experts-90-online-content-ai-generated
EXPERTS: 90% OF ONLINE CONTENT WILL BE AI-GENERATED BY 2026
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" has been pretty standard advice for quite some time now. And according to a new report from European law enforcement group Europol, we have all the reason in the world to step up that vigilance.
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