X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film (techcrunch.com)
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Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country (www.wired.com)
Amazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says (apnews.com)
The new excerpts unveiled Thursday allege executives at the e-commerce giant intentionally deleted communication by using a feature on the popular app Signal that makes messages disappear. By doing this, the FTC said Amazon “destroyed more than two years” worth of communications from June 2019 to “at least early 2022”...
Microsoft employees will keep free access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate after complaints (www.theverge.com)
A Superatomic Semiconductor Sets a Speed Record (quantum.columbia.edu)
Columbia University chemists have developed Re6Se8Cl2, a superatomic semiconductor exhibiting ballistic flow, potentially surpassing conventional semiconductors in speed and efficiency....
Twitter fired us then ghosted us – Africa staff (www.bbc.com)
By Nkechi Ogbonna BBC News, Lagos...
Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi (www.anandtech.com)
Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad (www.theverge.com)
Amazon punished its own sellers to limit Walmart's reach, FTC says (www.reuters.com)
"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet (www.defectivebydesign.org)
Why projects start with a Discord and not an alternative - Comment found on Mastodon
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One year after being bought for $44 billion, X is worth $19 billion (arstechnica.com)
Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market (arstechnica.com)
Here’s a rare look at Google’s most lucrative search queries (www.theverge.com)
Google Paid How Much to Be the Default Search Engine? (gizmodo.com)
One executive revealed the number, and it’s more than the GDP of Haiti.
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
Last Chance to fix eIDAS: Secret EU law threatens Internet security — Mozilla (last-chance-for-eidas.org)
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising (www.reuters.com)
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law (www.theregister.com)
FCC Wants to Bolster Amateur Radio (www.radioworld.com)
There’s some good background and explanation in this comment.
Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent (www.ghacks.net)
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23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online (www.nbcnews.com)
Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A weird storage bug in Android 14 is locking users out of their phones (www.techspot.com)
Good, inexpensive fitness trackers?
I’m looking for a watch that can track my heart rate, stay on my tiny wrist, and that doesn’t cost a lot only to break frequently. Fitbit is….no longer meeting that criteria and was honestly out of my budget to begin with, but i am nervous about spending money again on something random that could also break just as...