jbrad

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European alternatives to Tile trackers? (lemmy.world)
 

From looking online it seems Chipolo may be the only European alternative available. Does anyone have experience with Chipolo devices and have any positive/negative feedback?

Keurig Dr Pepper completes acquisition of JDE Peet’s. That means a lot of coffee and tea brands gone to USA hands in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] jbrad@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Grind coffee is also British and an independent company

Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field in c/technology@lemmy.world
Fairphone posted 83% year-on-year growth in Q4 2025 - A journey away from Big Tech to a more sustainable alternative in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] jbrad@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Got mine with Android and now wish I'd gone for /e/os instead - looks to be a mega faff to change it now

UK government announces crackdown on AI chatbots and infinte scroll in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] jbrad@lemmy.world 61 points 4 months ago (3 children)

"Part of this statement is a promise to examine age restrictions when it comes to AI use, as well as restrictions or limits on children's ability to access VPNs"

This seemingly unflushable proposal to restrict VPNs is surely the most important part of the article?

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] jbrad@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is a terrifying quote... An employee at Meta wrote and sent this internally?