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"No, seriously. All those things Google couldn't find anymore? Top of the search pile. Queries that generated pages of spam in Google results? Fucking pristine on Kagi – the right answers, over and over again." (pluralistic.net)

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Your next Windows PC may need at least 16GB of RAM (www.ghacks.net)

After Axing Headlines, Elon Musk To Hide Retweet, Like Buttons On Twitter (www.pcmag.com)

Injured person reportedly dies after Cruise cars block first responders (www.sfgate.com)

Linus Tech Tips issues response to Madison's accusations (aussie.zone)

Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)

The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing by $2 to $13.99 per month in the US for new and current customers....

Meta Just Proved People Hate Chronological Feeds (www.wired.com)

Meta conducted an experiment where thousands of users were shown chronological feeds on Facebook and Instagram for three months. Users of the chronological feeds engaged less with the platforms and were more likely to use competitors like YouTube and TikTok. This suggests that users prefer algorithmically ranked feeds that show...

Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.org)

We estimate that by 2025, Signal will require approximately $50 million dollars a year to operate—and this is very lean compared to other popular messaging apps that don’t respect your privacy.

RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo (www.theverge.com)

Fedi Garden to Instance Admins: "Block Threads to Remain Listed" (wedistribute.org)

Why did the metaverse die? Because Silicon Valley doesn’t understand the concept of fun (www.fastcompany.com)

AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action (apnews.com)

A decentralized, blockchain-based messaging network for safer communications (techxplore.com)

Researchers from several institutes worldwide recently developed Quarks, a new, decentralized messaging network based on blockchain technology. Their proposed system could overcome the limitations of most commonly used messaging platforms, allowing users to retain control over their personal data and other information they share...

Fewer people are using Elon Musk’s X as the platform struggles to attract and keep users, according to analysts (www.nbcnews.com)

Tinder Now Letting Rizzless Sad Sacks Pay $500/Month to Message People Without Even Matching (futurism.com)

If you get a message from someone you never matched with on Tinder, it’s not a glitch — it’s part of the app’s expensive new subscription plan that it teased earlier this year, which allows “power users” to send unsolicited messages to non-matches for the small fee of $499 per month....

Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)

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