Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024 (arstechnica.com)
Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024::The “Manifest V3” rollout is back after letting tensions cool for a year.
A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital (jezebel.com)
Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.
Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas (apnews.com)
Meta discontinues Messenger Lite for Android, it will be unavailable after Sep 18. Users need to install regular Messenger app instead (beehaw.org)
I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app....
Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer (treeherder.mozilla.org)
DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again (arstechnica.com)
It’s sensible for businesses to shift from physical media sales. Per CNBC’s calculations, DVD sales fell over 86 percent between 2008 and 2019. Research from the Motion Picture Association in 2021 found that physical media represented 8 percent of the home/mobile entertainment market in the US, falling behind digital (80...
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request (theintercept.com)
Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, said it received government demands to block add-ons that circumvent censorship....
100% fruit juice associated with weight gain in children and adults, study finds (www.cbsnews.com)
Drinking one glass or more of 100% fruit juice each day is associated with weight gain in children and adults, according to a new analysis of 42 previous studies....
Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service (www.ghacks.net)
Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment (www.cnn.com)
Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN....
Target CEO says shoppers are pulling back, even on groceries (www.cnbc.com)
Target CEO Brian Cornell says shoppers are pulling back, even on groceries, as they feel stressed about their budgets....
Warner Bros. is now erasing games as it plans to delist Adult Swim-published titles (www.polygon.com)
Warner Bros. Discovery is telling developers it plans to start “retiring” games published by its Adult Swim Games label, game makers who worked with the publisher tell Polygon. At least three games are under threat of being removed from Steam and other digital stores, with the fate of other games published by Adult Swim...
Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation (www.theguardian.com)
Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian has learned....
AI-Created Art Isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says In Ruling That Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
What is your favourite game with native Linux port? (factorio.com)
For me, it’s Factorio....
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
Biden Will Try Again to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt for Millions of Borrowers (www.nytimes.com)
Germany Looks to Stop the Far Right From Assuming Power (www.nytimes.com)
Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs (electrek.co)
Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Apple being Apple again. Just why does anyone actually like that company?
PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For (kotaku.com)
PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For::Sony says Mythbusters and more Discovery TV shows are going away whether you bought them or not
oof (slrpnk.net)
Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble (mashable.com)
Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws (globalnews.ca)
USB-C confirmed for the iPhone 15 in new leaked images - Macworld (www.macworld.com)
We’ve known that the iPhone is switching to USB-C for a while now, but there was always a possibility that Apple would stick with Lightning for one more year. Based on the latest leaked images, however, Apple is all-in on USB-C for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models, with USB-C parts for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and...
