Commented - kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)

cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)

Which is which though? (a.l3n.co)

Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair' (techxplore.com)

Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a ‘right to repair’::There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after trying to stop engines mid-flight (www.nbcnews.com)

Michael Caine Announces Retirement From Acting (people.com)

cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/8722763...

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘death sentence’ for patients, WHO says (www.aljazeera.com)

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal approved by UK regulators (www.theverge.com)

People Are Okay With Wind & Solar Installations In Their Neighborhoods, Studies Say (cleantechnica.com)

People Are Okay With Wind & Solar Installations In Their Neighborhoods, Studies Say::More neighborhoods than ever are accepting the role of solar and wind power installations near their homes and towns.

Louisiana public school principal apologizes after punishing student for dancing at a party (apnews.com)

The 17-year-old student government president and scholarship candidate was videotaped dancing at an off-campus party following Walker High School’s Sept. 30 Homecoming festivities. A hired DJ took the video and posted it on social media. Three days later, Jason St. Pierre, principal of the public high school near the state...

BBC will block ChatGPT AI from scraping its content (deadline.com)

BBC will block ChatGPT AI from scraping its content::ChatGPT will be blocked by the BBC from scraping content in a move to protect copyrighted material.

Rishi Sunak wades into debate over trans people, declaring no one can change sex (inews.co.uk)

All the news on his speech seems to be about HS2 but I think that this is important too.

Google’s claim that search users have choice is “bogus,” Microsoft CEO tells judge (arstechnica.com)

Google’s claim that search users have choice is “bogus,” Microsoft CEO tells judge::Google’s search dominance creates “vicious cycle,” Satya Nadella testified.

China dev fined 3 yrs’ salary for VPN use (www.tradingview.com)

Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes (www.jpost.com)

Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.

After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors'. (9to5mac.com)

After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must ‘open up its gates to competitors’.::The iPhone 15 has USB-C, a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other…

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do (www.vox.com)

Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial (www.theguardian.com)

Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board...

Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find (www.theguardian.com)

iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds (www.macrumors.com)

FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” (arstechnica.com)

It’s about time that Intuit was called out for their scam. Hopefully, the attempt to stop the federal tax filing will get dismissed as well.

China Decides iPhones Pose a National Security Risk (www.pcmag.com)

Employees at some Chinese ministries must stop using iPhones before the end of September.

Amazon CEO tells staff to work in office three days a week or look for another job (www.theguardian.com)

Amazon CEO tells staff to work in office three days a week or look for another job::Almost 30,000 workers signed petition against return-to-office mandate in May

Oil companies are hiring TikTok influencers to court young people (www.washingtonpost.com)

English-language Wikipedia editors concluded: Israel committing genocide in Gaza (www.haaretz.com)

On July 25, after a couple of months of debate, the Wikipedia entry “Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza” was changed to “Gaza genocide.” This was done despite the fact that the International Court of Justice in the Hague has not made an official ruling on the matter, in the wake of South...