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Threads: Which of the “Data Linked to You” is Actually Required (apps.apple.com)

I know it has been posted over and over again on what type of data Facebook is collecting for Threads, but so far the discussion has been incredibly reddit-like....

A buggy Windows 11 update keeps slowing down SSDs (www.techspot.com)

Report: Apple scales down plans for Vision Pro headset (www.gamesindustry.biz)

Interestingly enough, Ublock Origin Lite appears to be also coming to Firefox (github.com)

Ublock Origin Lite is the version of Ublock Origin tailored to work within Manifest V3, so it’s interesting to see it come to firefox where it’s not absolutely needed (as I understand it)....

The Xerox Smalltalk-80 GUI Was Weird (collindonnell.com)

Steam hardware Survey For June 2023 (store.steampowered.com)

screenshots for archival purposes here...

Chinese Researchers Used AI to Design RISC-V CPU in Under 5 Hours (www.tomshardware.com)

The chip ran Linux benchmarks at about i486 speeds.

[UserScript] Lemmy Universal Link Switcher rewrites all links to Lemmy instances everywhere to your home instance! Now rewrites post/comment links! 1.2.0 Release! (greasyfork.org)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/530162...

Twitter's API keeps breaking, even for developers paying $42,000 (mashable.com)

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/tech/t/116728...

Is Metas federated social network also a way to avoid GDPR issues? (noyb.eu)

I stumbled upon this article from the exellent NYOB organization - the one with Max Schrems - and they mention that a federated social network may be a possible way to avoid the current GDPR problem of transferring EU citizens data to the US....

The music industry is waging war upon an AI server on Discord (qz.com)

This is just one action in a coming conflict. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out. Does the record industry win and digital likenesses become outlawed, even taboo? Or does voice, appearance etc just become another sets of rights that musicians will have to negotiate during a record deal?

Figma is now free for all US K-12 school students (www.engadget.com)

DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows now (www.theverge.com)

EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)

EU votes for smartphones having user-replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)

Meta's decentralized social plans confirmed. Is Embrace-Extend-Extinguish of the Fediverse next? (reb00ted.org)

Gemini is Useless (alex.flounder.online)

Reddit CEO slams protesters as "landed gentry," says he'll change site rules (www.nbcnews.com)

Huffman said in an interview that he plans to institute rules changes that would allow Reddit users to vote out moderators who have overseen the protest, comparing them to a “landed gentry.”

REvil, Anonymous Sudan, and Killnet claim they are going to take down the European banking system in 48 hours (read.whatever.social)

Topor Live, a large Telegram-based news outlet based out of Russia, with over 3.9M followers, reported that REvil, Anonymous Sudan, and Killnet are going to take down the European banking system in 48 hours.

Twitter is getting evicted from its Colorado office over unpaid rent (www.engadget.com)

AWS us-east-1 down (news.ycombinator.com)

What Is a GaN (gallium nitride) Charger, and Why Should You Buy One? (www.reviewgeek.com)

When you’re on the hunt for a new USB power adaptor, you may come across a few options with gallium nitride (GaN) technology. These charging bricks tend to be a bit expensive. But due to their reduced size and increased charging ability, a GaN charger may be your ideal purchase. It could even help you save money in the long...

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