Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas (lemmy.world)
Popular Chinese outlets have been suggesting that events in Texas have led to deep divisions in the US widening to a point where unrest has become a stark reality....
Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue (www.cbsnews.com)
Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue::Warning lights on the Tesla vehicles are hard to read, raising the risk of a crash, according to traffic safety regulators.
Nitter is shutting down (github.com)
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More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices (www.tomshardware.com)
TikTok sounds go silent as songs disappear from app (www.independent.co.uk)
TikTok sounds go silent as songs disappear from app::Videos across the platform have lost their audio in dramatic dispute
Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle California hazardous waste lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle California hazardous waste lawsuit::Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by 25 California counties earlier this week accusing the electric vehicle maker of mishandling hazardous waste at its facilities across the state.
Google Search is losing its 'cached' web page feature (www.engadget.com)
One of Google Search’s oldest and best-known features, cache links, are being retired. Best known by the “Cached” button, those are a snapshot of a web page the last time Google indexed it. However, according to Google, they’re no longer required....
Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars (electrek.co)
Browser Wizardry: How to Find Your Lost Tabs! (www.youtube.com)
GM Reverses All-In EV Strategy to Bring Back Plug-In Hybrids (www.thedrive.com)
GM Reverses All-In EV Strategy to Bring Back Plug-In Hybrids::The EV craze is butting up against limited demand, and it’s forcing General Motors to bring back hybrids in an almost total about-face.
AI Companies And Advocates Are Becoming More Cult-Like (www.rollingstone.com)
AI Companies And Advocates Are Becoming More Cult-Like::How one writer’s trip to the annual tech conference CES left him with a sinking feeling about the future.
FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines (www.cbsnews.com)
FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines::Update from the Food and Drug Agency comes days after Philips said it would stop selling the devices in the U.S.
Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. (old.reddit.com)
Raspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500M (arstechnica.com)
Ars Technica used in malware campaign with never-before-seen obfuscation — Buried in URL was a string of characters that appeared to be random, but were actually a payload (arstechnica.com)
Ars Technica used in malware campaign with never-before-seen obfuscation — Buried in URL was a string of characters that appeared to be random, but were actually a payload::Vimeo also used by legitimate user who posted booby-trapped content.
Chinese hackers are determined to 'wreak havoc' on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns (apnews.com)
Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns::FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation...
AI Companies Lose $190 Billion After Dismal Financial Reports (futurism.com)
Reuters reports that AI-related companies lost $190 billion in stock market value on Tuesday following disappointing earnings reports.
Mark Zuckerberg says sorry to families of children who committed suicide — after rejecting suggestion to set up a compensation fund to help the families get counseling (arstechnica.com)
Mark Zuckerberg says sorry to families of children who committed suicide — after rejecting suggestion to set up a compensation fund to help the families get counseling::CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord, and X testified at hearing on child safety.
Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing | CNN Business::Disney is banning password sharing on its streaming services, following in the footsteps of competitor Netflix.
The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case (www.theguardian.com)
Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)
Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history…
Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypse (arstechnica.com)
Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypse::Apollo dev: “I don’t believe Reddit’s leadership… cares about developers anymore.”
Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold (www.theverge.com)
Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold::Snap is recalling every one of its Pixy drones because their batteries pose a fire hazard. Yes, the entire drone is being recalled, not just the removable battery. Snap discontinued the drone just months after release.
Amazon is more profitable than ever after a year of mass layoffs (finance.yahoo.com)
Amazon is more profitable than ever after a year of mass layoffs::The tech giant posted the largest quarterly operating income in its history on the back of cost-cutting and faster revenue growth in key divisions.
Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas (www.bbc.co.uk)
Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas::Chinese social media cheers intensifying standoff between Texas and the White House over illegal migrants.
