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[EFF Article] The Impending Privacy Threat of Self-Driving Cars (www.eff.org)

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Australian museum to return stolen Cambodian artefacts (www.bbc.com)

The bronze sculptures will be given back to Cambodia amid a global push return looted goods.

ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y (arstechnica.com)

It looks like Google’s long-running project to split up ChromeOS and its Chrome browser will be shipping out to the masses soon. Kevin Tofel’s About Chromebooks has spotted flags that turn on the feature by default for ChromeOS 116 and up. 116 is currently in beta and should be live in the stable channel sometime this month....

I’ve watched DS9 a lot and just noticed these two guys (lemmy.zip)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/831143...

Immerse yourself in gaming history as the Science Museum (London, UK) opens a games arcade (www.ianvisits.co.uk)

A large basement space in the Science Museum now echoes to the sounds of Space Invaders to Mario Kart as the whole space has been filled with arcade and computer games.

Super Game Boy Overclocked to 5.35 MHz (www.tomshardware.com)

Tedd.it is Shutting Down (tedd.it)

Tedd.it, a website that aggregates content from Reddit, is shutting down permanently on August 1st, 2023 due to restrictions on the Reddit API. The site has been experiencing “429 Too Many Requests” errors as Reddit has severely limited its access to content in an effort to cut costs. The site owner cannot afford the high...

As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)

Privacy experts point out that Meta has put the launch of Threads in the European Union on hold because it’s unclear whether the way the company handles user data and shares it across different platforms, including Threads, will run afoul of impending privacy regulations.

India deals blow to online gaming industry with 28% tax (www.reuters.com)

Oracle: Keep Linux Open and Free—We Can’t Afford Not To (www.oracle.com)

Shots fired by Oracle. I trust them about as much as I have a chance of sailing with Larry Ellison (also, ever notice how he looks like a Bond villain?), but I could see their arguments swaying at least a few folks who are looking for a corporate-backed enterprise distro that has the resources and incentive to keep up. Maybe at...

LGBTQ+ parents are being removed from their children’s birth certificates in Italy – here’s what’s behind this disturbing trend (theconversation.com)

Show me a better text format for serializing (imgur.com)

And I’ll show you YAML...

Naver Webtoon: "150 Pirate Sites Shut Down" After Cloudflare DMCA Subpoena (torrentfreak.com)

Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening (arstechnica.com)

It's Been A Bad Year For The Video Game Industry, But A Good One For Unions (aftermath.site)

Viva La Ai (sh.itjust.works)

Causualties Israel-Palestine 10/24/23: Gaza 5791 dead, 16297 wounded, Israel 1405 dead, 5431 wounded. (www.aljazeera.com)

Here are the latest casualty figures as of October 24, 2.40pm local time (11:40 GMT):...