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San Jose bakery loses thousands of dollars after Tesla reportedly cancels large order (www.nbcbayarea.com)

Two days after taking a job for Tesla, owner of The Giving Pies got a simple text message canceling the order...

Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control (www.wired.com)

That graphic sums up my entire educational experience. archive.is/hvZ5q

Bluesky is finally open to everyone. But will anyone come? We ask its CEO. (www.businessinsider.nl)

Graber is “optimistic about human potential, even though I’m realistic about human nature.” When Bluesky launched last year, it filled a gap that was desperately needed by people who were looking for alternatives to X, as it seemed like the ship formerly known as Twitter was possibly sinking. (Against all odds, it hasn’t...

Over 85 Targets Hit In U.S. Retaliation Strikes Against Iranian Proxies, IRGC (www.twz.com)

FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal under existing law (arstechnica.com)

Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the agency says. I’m pretty sure this puts us on the timeline where we eventually get incredible, futuristic tech, but computers and robots still sound mechanical and fake.

Texas' standoff with the feds in Eagle Pass is igniting calls for secession and fears of violence (www.texastribune.org)

The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures....

Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time (www.cnbc.com)

Amazon has been listing products with the title, 'I'm sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy' (www.businessinsider.com)

Amazon has been listing products with the title, ‘I’m sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy’::Products have appeared on the platform with odd titles that are seemingly related to OpenAI’s usage policy.

World’s five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer (www.theguardian.com)

Twitch "isn't profitable" admits CEO, in wake of recent layoffs (www.eurogamer.net)

Even Starfield fans can't fathom why it won most innovative gameplay in 2023's Steam awards (archive.is)

Since Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, firm reportedly lost 72% of its value (arstechnica.com)

Federal court decides in favor of retired engineer told by state to not talk about math in public (www.wect.com)

Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana (www.seattletimes.com)

Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products....

What Amazon Kindle? Here's an Open Source eBook Reader (itsfoss.com)

Twitch immediately rescinds its artistic nudity policy (www.theverge.com)

Twitch immediately rescinds its artistic nudity policy::Twitch has rolled back the artistic nudity portion of its sexual policy that allowed previously prohibited forms of sexual content.

Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says (www.nbcnews.com)

Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution would be the nation’s first using nitrogen gas....

GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (jalopnik.com)

If Creators Suing AI Companies Over Copyright Win, It Will Further Entrench Big Tech (www.techdirt.com)

The History and Future of Digital Ownership (www.theverge.com)

I’d like to get the community’s feedback on this. I find it very disturbing that digital content purchased on a platform does not rightfully belong to the purchaser and that the content can be completely removed by the platform owners. Based on my understanding, when we purchase a show or movie or game digitally, what...