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Cake day: June 15th, 2023
  • xiao yun@sh.itjust.workstoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Qualcomm has started enshitification of Arduino
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    19 days ago

    Qualcomm has quietly made some massive changes to Arduino’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, marking a clear departure from the platform’s founding principles.

    According to Adafruit, the new policies introduce sweeping user-license provisions, broaden data collection (particularly around AI usage), and embed long-term account data retention, all while integrating user information into Qualcomm’s broader data ecosystem.

    Section 7.1 grants Arduino a perpetual, irrevocable license over anything you upload. Your code, projects, forum posts, and comments all fall under this. This remains in effect even after you delete your account. Arduino retains rights to your content indefinitely.

    The license is also royalty-free and sublicensable. Arduino can use your content however they want, distribute it, modify it, and even sublicense it to others.

    The terms further state that users are not allowed to reverse engineer or attempt to understand how the platform works unless Arduino gives permission. Adafruit argues that this contradicts the values that made Arduino attractive to educators, researchers, and hobbyists.

    The Privacy Policy states Arduino is wholly owned by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. User data, including from minors, flows to other Qualcomm Group companies.

  • xiao yun@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•Plymouth scientists win £2m to use AI in deep-sea mappingEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Vulnerable deep-sea habitats will be mapped with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) in a study made possible by a £2m investment.

    The Deep Vision project - run by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth - will study ecosystems such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the Atlantic.

    The aim is to build the largest-ever dataset of these habitats and help shape legal protections.

    Leader of the project, Kerry Howell, said: “As the deep-sea becomes more accessible for exploitation, there is an urgent need to map its ecosystems to enable the conservation of biodiversity in this, the last wild frontier on Earth.”

    She said AI could quickly and accurately tag thousands of deep-sea images.

    The project will be funded by the Bezos Earth Fund as part of its AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge.

    Interesting

  • xiao yun@sh.itjust.workstoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•*Permanently Deleted*
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    5 months ago

    It does not answer the question but this application has been useful to me in the past.

    https://invizible.net/en/

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  • xiao yun@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•There's Now A Version Of Snake That Can Only Be Played By MicroscopeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The game is called Subpixel Snake and can technically played if you put all of your settings to maximum zoom and hold a magnifying glass up to your screen, but even then you would have a tough time of actually building a long snake or seeing anything that’s going on. You can check it out in action and learn more about subpixels in Patrick’s Video below, and you can also have a go at the game on his website. I’ve tried making this work on my Mac and I can’t get anywhere near close enough to see what’s going on, but if you do have a microscope handy or can put your Mac on the other end of the Hubble telescope, then you might stand a chance!