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....
Leo, Brave's browser-native AI assistant, is now available in Nightly version for testing (brave.com)
AMD Announces The Radeon RX 7700 XT & RX 7800 XT Graphics Cards (www.phoronix.com)
Finally getting some (closer to) mainstream video cards from AMD. Still feels overpriced but a lot better than $750 for a 7900xt.
Upcoming .COM and .XYZ domain price increases (www.namecheap.com)
On September 1, 2023, the domains registry for .COM and .XYZ will implement universal price increases of up to 9% for .COM renewals, and up to 9% for .XYZ renewals, registrations, and transfers.
Opinion | A Creator (Me) Made a Masterpiece With A.I. (www.nytimes.com)
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....
Hackers are Attacking Observatories (www.universetoday.com)
Gitlab working on ActivityPub for Merge/Pull requests (writing.exchange)
WinRAR zero-day exploited since April to hack trading accounts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Pyramid Schemes Are Illegal. MLMs Are Not. What About the Tech That Powers Them? (themarkup.org)
Firefox can now import and use Chrome extensions as part of its migration import option (debugpointnews.com)
In a major update towards cross-browser compatibility, Firefox users are set to enjoy the benefits of importing Chrome extensions (note this is really part of the data import/migration from an existing Chrome browser installed, just for extensions that are already supported, and not installing from the Chrome web store), thanks...
T-Mobile is laying off 5,000 employees : NPR (www.npr.org)
API Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Names (www.hackread.com)
The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused) (buttondown.email)
Charlie Jane Anders discusses KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act)....
Plagiarism-Bot? How Low-Quality Websites Are Using AI to Deceptively Rewrite Content from Mainstream News Outlets (www.newsguardtech.com)
In a historic about-face, Apple publicly supports right-to-repair bill (grist.org)
Apple now endorses Right to Repair legislation (www.404media.co)
I believe this is genuine support of the bill from Apple. Between Right to Repair winning in Massachusetts and the EU demanding compliance, I think Apple decided to flip the script. They would want to continue the illusion of customer friendly tech.
Introducing Code Llama, a state-of-the-art large language model for coding (ai.meta.com)
cross-posted from !aistuff
Liberté, égalité, Fraternité: France Loses Its Marbles On Internet Censorship (hackaday.com)
cross-posted from: prime8s.xyz/post/17896...
Microsoft announces Python formulas in Excel... which have to get sent to the cloud (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the flying billionaires heads up in the clouds who don't give a fuck for life offtheline
Inside the AI Porn Marketplace Where Everything and Everyone Is for Sale (www.404media.co)
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