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• Post #4415402

  RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/117047776154100894 Another unique @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net service. Enjoy! #Vivaldi #Browser #Internet #Radio #Windows #Macos #Linux

• Post #4069474

  The correct thing for Big Tech is to follow the rules instead of getting the Trump administration involved. Big Tech is now very much part of the problem. Is it time to vote with your feet and choose alternatives to Big Tech? I would think so. #BigTech #Regulation #Politics #Technology #Google #Microsoft #Apple #Meta https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/trump-tariffs-eu-trade-google-apple-tech.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

• Post #4015509

  There are many reasons why people move to @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net. Jack Wallen tells you why he switched in this article on ZDNET. The point is really that you can make Vivaldi be what you want it to be. We respect that people have different opinions on how the browser should look and feel and thus we provide the flexibility for you to get it your way. You can have a rich UI or you can hide it. No other browser has the level of functionality that we offer, but similarly you can make Vivaldi...

• Post #3945377

  Congratulations Spain! Well deserved victory! 🇪🇸 ⚽ A really one sided final. Only one team deserved to win this time. #Football #Soccer #WorldCup

• Post #3937298

  More and more are realizing that it was a really bad idea to entrust all data to Big Tech. Given that, what do you do now? For many it just means moving to a different hosting service, that is not Big Tech. For others it means hosting yourself. Likely there will be a bit of a combination for many. In any case, this means the need to build up competence in the organization, which IMHO is a good thing. In my old company, Opera, and in my new one @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net, we always run things...

• Post #3926156

  It is time for the #BBC and #NPR to set up shop on #Mastodon. Same applies to all other serious news institutions. They should set up their own servers. They have the means to do so and it just makes sense. #Twitter

• Post #3926119

  More and more of us are noticing it. The level of interaction on #Mastodon is a lot larger than that of #Twitter and #Facebook There are many good reasons: 1. On Mastodon you are more likely to see what those you follow post, as there are no algorithms in the way. 2. If you do not have a blue tick on Twitter, you are basically blocked. 3. On Facebook algorithms get in the way as well. This is the reason why I believe we must all embrace #Mastodon and the #fediverse .

• Post #3899110

  We are getting more and more questions about using Vivaldi inside larger organizations. There is an understanding that relying on Big Tech is a bad idea and Vivaldi has a lot of unique features, but also avoids adding certain functionality that is unwanted both by users and organizations. There is no AI built into Vivaldi, no profiling of users and no Crypto currencies. We are adding functionality for managed deployment and updates, as well as policy management. If you are interested, conta...

• Post #3861633

  A lot of people are moving away from Big Tech. Many more would like to do so, but they do not know that it is really easy to do so and that there are good options. You do, given that you are here. Maybe time to help your friends? Some good options, that I use myself : OS : Linux. Browser : Vivaldi. Mail client : Vivaldi. Calendar client : Vivaldi. Mail Service : Proton, FastMail. Social : Mastodon & Fediverse in general. Office package : Libre Office. Video conference : Whereby. Feel...

• Post #3556037

  In January 2022 I wrote this article on Crypto. The point was to explain why we have taken a stand against it. For me that stand was really taken 10 years earlier, as friends wanted me to become involved. At the time I read what I could find and concluded that this was all a scam. My opinion has not changed. Over the years it has become clearer for most that it is a scam that not only increases risk for the economy as a whole, increases global warming and electricity prices, it is even being use...

• Post #3541717

  During my survey of whether LLMs were right when they say that Microsoft has changed and is no longer an Evil Empire, 1% said they had changed and a few attacked my survey. The survey was really about asking people in the know, because I believe there are more knowledgeable people here about things Tech, then in most other places. Anyways, for those of you that think the Microsoft has changed, how do you defend this? - Windows Recall. - Setting Edge as default when updating Windows. - Edge...

• Post #3477781

  @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net can be customized to your liking. Here is a short video demonstrating some of the predefined layouts. What is your preferred layout? #Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jilGpHwv7Ik

• Post #3451530

  My survey showed that 99% of you do not agree with the LLMs when they say that Microsoft has changed their ways and are no longer an Evil Empire. The question is also then how the LLMs all come up with a very similar, but wrong text? LLMs are not intelligent. They just repeat the prevailing Truth and this means they can easily be manipulated in the same way SEO is used to manipulate search rankings. Anyone looking at search results knows how badly that is working and the risk is that the all kn...

• Post #3430819

  Part of the issue with AI is how it can be used to rewrite history or get a version of the truth that is not entirely truthful. I asked 3 LLMs why Microsoft is called the evil empire. This is the last paragraph of their answers: Claude : "It's worth noting the company has changed substantially under Satya Nadella, who took over in 2014. Microsoft became one of the largest contributors to open source, acquired GitHub, built strong developer goodwill, and largely shed the "evil emp...

• Post #3414433

  RE: https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-6ghmXyieQ-axfqHmpO25vQ%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0 What do you think of this. Still want to use Big Tech? #Windows #Microsoft #Meta #Apple #Google #Politics #EU #USA

• Post #3412208

  At Opera we built, IMHO, the best browser engine, Presto. It was built from scratch. It aced all the tests. It was lean and fast and could run on just about any hardware. It could even run on hardware where there was not enough memory to keep a full web page in memory, which is how it was able to run on things like mobile phones, game consoles, such as the Nintendo DS and Wii, and TVs. We even made it run effectively on servers, which is how we made Opera Mini. We did that with a relatively smal...

• Post #3384641

  My first company, Opera, was built on word of mouth. The same applies to my 2nd company, @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net. We have never had the means that Big Tech has. In the case of Vivaldi, we have even avoided investors, to not end up like Opera. We have also made it harder for our selves. We likely could have generated more funds through adding stuff like Crypto, AI or just plain old data collection in the browser, but we choose not to. We are also not an Ad company like most of our larger co...

• Post #3357146

  Interview in PC Magazine. I had a nice chat with Chris Hoffman about some of the choices we make at @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net, not least when it comes to AI, Crypto and data collection. #Vivaldi #Linux #Windows #Macos #Android #ios #ai #BigTech #Crypto #Technology https://www.pcmag.com/news/vivaldis-leader-has-a-bold-pledge-no-ai-in-your-web-browser

• Post #2575931

  In April 1994 I started working on the Opera browser with Geir Iversøy, my co-founder. I worked at Opera for 17 years, leaving it after disagreeing with investors about the way forward. Two years later I co-founded @Vivaldi with Tatsuki Tomita and Anne Stavnes. This was in 2013. For more than 30 years we have provided alternatives to Big Tech. First with Opera and now with Vivaldi. The focus has always been quite different from our competitors. More features, more privacy, more flexibility. La...

• Post #2514897

  I have finally moved over to Linux as my primary platform. In many ways it is like coming home, as I loved working on UNIX machines in the past. Of course, I have been using Linux as a secondary OS for a long time, but I finally made the switch. Microsoft cancelling Windows 10 and the direction Windows 11 is going was just too much for me. @ruario helped the transition, by making it easy for me to work with multiple concurrent @Vivaldi installs. That is a must for me as I test a lot of builds a...

• Post #2514896

  @schnedan @ruario @Vivaldi I have been trying different distributions, but I am currently on Ubuntu. I was never a fan of vi, but a big fan of emacs. I will evaluate what I will use this time. I used to program extensions for emacs in the past using Lisp, so that is a territory I feel at home in.

• Post #2346263

  At Vivaldi we continue to make choices that are different from our competitors. We have chosen to not integrate AI or crypto, but instead we integrate a wealth of other features, based on the wishes of our users. We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few around Europe and a couple in the US. Our servers are based in Iceland. If you want to get away from Big Tech, maybe give us a try? If you are already using Vivaldi, maybe introduce your friends? Have...

• Post #2024656

  In case you forgot about Microsoft Recall, it looks like it will reappear in your Copilot+ computer soon running Windows 11. I am sure you are all thrilled with the idea of a screenshot being taken of your screen every 3 seconds, right? https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/microsoft-is-putting-privacy-endangering-recall-back-into-windows-11/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social #Microsoft #Copilot #Recall #Spyware #Compu...

• Post #1960860

  If you are looking to move away from your Big Tech browser, maybe it is time to give Vivaldi a try? A few things worth mentioning: 1. Workspaces and tab stacks. 2. Tab tiles. 3. Vivaldi Social, Mastodon server. 4. Encrypted sync. 5. Built in tracker and ad blocker. 6. No crypto built in. 7. No AI built in. Vivaldi is made in Norway and Iceland and our servers are hosted in Iceland. https://vivaldi.com #Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #iOS @Vivaldi

• Post #1960857

  New Vivaldi release for Windows, Mac & Linux. We got some cool stuff for you and we avoided AI, so enjoy! #Windows #Macos #Linux #Browser #Vivaldi #Computer #AI https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-7-8-launches-with-message-to-big-tech-humans-dont-need-ai-babysitters/

• Post #1601364

  This is exciting. 1500 km range on an EV is just what we need at this time. We need to move off oil ASAP. Obviously ranges of 500 km are not bad either, but this is better. #EV #Automotive #Technology https://www.ft.com/content/1773de37-2595-4d9f-9536-dbe03ff1f8d3?syn-25a6b1a6=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawRWKXBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlTUdzZzJYcDREeVNKempic3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHu8UZ_znWMz489RzKEtqqsmiDbVOfXqGKv5h6QxSTFiK4lwMfGKdL5mWEKuO_aem_jfT7ZvuVRZZi6bl-eer2fQ

• Post #1551290

  One of the things we need to work on is battery technology. We need to get off dependency on oil. Projects like this one, from Oslo, Norway, excite me. The idea of being able to charge the battery during summer and use it during winter is brilliant. #Technology #GlobalWarming https://www.photoncycle.com/en/

• Post #1473975

  Does your car have @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net available? If you have a new car that runs Android Automotive, it is quite likely that it can run Vivaldi! It all started with the Polestar 2, but now Vivaldi runs on Polestar, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Renault, Audi, Ford, Lincoln and a lot more. To find Vivaldi, if it is not pre-installed, find the play store and search for Vivaldi. Enjoy! We worked hard on making Vivaldi work well in your car as well. Next time, when parked, try enjoying a live...

• Post #1197047

  32 years ago I started working on my first browser, Opera. I left Opera in 2011, but two years later I co-founded Vivaldi. Thus I have been making browsers now for 32 years, with a short break there between 2011 and 2013. I have always felt that this work is important and no less today than before as more and more of you see the importance of alternatives to Big Tech. Vivaldi is a European company with headquarters in Norway, servers in Iceland and team in Norway, Iceland, across Europe, Japan...

• Post #1173588

  RE: https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-oFoCYDtRRCygK8XEJeFOeA%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0 What a twisted world we live in, but we all have a choice and you all are here, which means you have made a good one. #Twitter #X #Mastodon #Vivaldi #Internet #Fediverse