Word turns 40: From 'new kid on the block' to 'I can't believe it's not bloatware' (www.theregister.com)
Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more (arstechnica.com)
Internet artifacts (neal.fun)
A fun sort of online museum with exhibits on the early internet. From the first mp3, to the dancing baby gif, to the first webcam feed of a coffee maker and more. This was really cool!
Automattic's Tumblr/ActivityPub integration reportedly shelved (notes.ghed.in)
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health (apnews.com)
Tesla warns that a federal probe into whether it exaggerated the range of its cars may lead to a 'material adverse impact on our business' (fortune.com)
Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology (www.reuters.com)
AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action (apnews.com)
Podcast tip: Land of the Giants (Current season: The Twitter Fantasy) (www.vox.com)
I’ve been really enjoying this podcast. Really interesting topics and well produced episodes. These are the seasons so far:...
Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The first I’ve heard of this platform is when it’s shutting down… might be why it did.
The poster’s guide to the internet of the future (www.theverge.com)
The "Tech Won’t Save Us" Podcast is doing a series on Musk (www.techwontsave.us)
We hear a lot about this guy, why not a little more. This podcast is doing a series on Musk that is quite revealing, totally worth a listen if you are interested in business or tech....
Most of the world's biggest advertisers have stopped buying ads on Elon Musk's X, exclusive new data shows (www.businessinsider.com)
China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact (apnews.com)
Google Decides To Pull Up The Ladder On The Open Internet, Pushes For Unconstitutional Regulatory Proposals (www.techdirt.com)
Exclusive: Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel (www.reuters.com)
Shopify Files Lawsuit over Illegal DMCA Takedown Abuse (torrentfreak.com)
Tinder now lets mom pick your next date (www.theverge.com)
Scammers exploit bitcoin ATMs. Will new California laws help crack down on fraud? (www.latimes.com)
New California law limits cash to crypto at ATM machines at $1000 per day per person and also the fees that can be imposed by the machines....
NASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, Thrusters (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
Amazon adds AI-generated review summaries so you don’t have to read the comments (www.theverge.com)
It’s been there for a while and the article is also a bit older, but I only recently saw this.
Twitter's lost 13% of its daily users and its rebrand has failed (www.bigtechnology.com)
The new data — comprehensive and definitive — should put to rest the countervailing narratives over Musk’s management of the app. Under his stewardship, X’s daily user base has declined from an estimated 140 million users to 121 million, with a widening gap between people who check the app daily vs. monthly. X’s...