Anger as some Google cloud customers locked out of files (www.bbc.com)
New GitHub user and extension developer claims Twitch’s website has malware (github.com)
https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5184#issuecomment-1829172308...
Tumblr sheds Post Plus subscriptions as the platform downsizes (www.theverge.com)
TL;DR: Tumblr is discontinuing its Post Plus feature, allowing creators to charge for content, starting December 1st. This decision follows a leaked memo about downsizing due to struggles in meeting usage and revenue targets. Post Plus, introduced in 2021, didn’t meet expectations, leading to its discontinuation. Existing Post...
New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image (arstechnica.com)
Amazon's iRobot purchase sucks up formal competition concerns in EU (techcrunch.com)
NASA Sent A Laser Message Beamed Over 10 Million Miles; Achieves Historic Milestone (samrome58.substack.com)
Police warning parents about new iPhone feature (thehill.com)
Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack (www.theguardian.com)
Effective obfuscation (newsletter.mollywhite.net)
A controversial US surveillance program is up for renewal. Critics are speaking out. (www.technologyreview.com)
Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday (www.reuters.com)
Chinese companies are turning banned RTX 4090 cards into AI products (www.techspot.com)
Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV (9to5google.com)
YouTuber sues Google Spain for alleged wrongful dismissal (www.reuters.com)
Instagram Suspends Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Account: Raises Concerns About Policy Enforcement (samrome58.substack.com)
I still wondered why, I’ve read the story over and over again.
Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (www.spacebar.news)
A new approach to create fast-charging lithium-ion batteries with a graphite-based anode (techxplore.com)
Ransomware Awareness Part 3— Fixing (medium.com)
China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities (www.bloomberg.com)
A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant but left weed-infested lots across the nation brimming with unwanted battery-powered vehicles.
Chinese automaker BYD goes after Tesla’s throne with more than 300,000 electric cars sold in a month (english.elpais.com)
AI is modeling David Attenborough and the filmmaker isn’t happy (www.androidpolice.com)
Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK (apnews.com)
How to give Windows Hello the finger and login as someone on their stolen laptop (www.theregister.com)
Plastic Waste in the Fuel Tank? (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
Consumer societies produce enough plastic waste to power at least 10% of motorized road traffic. Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx grabbed the opportunity and now drives his car on the plastic waste he collects.
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect that led to killing of Florida man (www.reuters.com)
Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor, called the judge’s summary of the evidence significant because it suggests “alarming inconsistencies” between what Tesla knew internally, and what it was saying in its marketing....
