Vudu’s name is changing to “Fandango at Home” (www.theverge.com)
EU to hit Apple with €500m fine over antitrust music streaming complaint from Spotify (www.imore.com)
EU to fine Apple about $500 million for anticompetitive App Store policy in music streaming market (9to5mac.com)
EU to fine Apple about $500 million for anticompetitive App Store policy in music streaming market::Apple is about to be hit with its first-ever fine from the EU commission, according to a report this morning…
Windows 11 24H2 goes from “unsupported” to “unbootable” on some older PCs (arstechnica.com)
All you need to know about the Digital Services Act (blog.cloudflare.com)
February 17, 2024 marks the entry into force of a landmark piece of European Union (EU) legislation, affecting European users who create and disseminate online content as well as tech companies who act as “intermediaries” on the Internet.
"Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the scrolls!" (scrollprize.org)
Quoted from Tom Scott’s newsletter...
Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.
TikTok is a Time Bomb (gurwinder.substack.com)
The ultimate weapon of mass distraction
Passkeys might really kill passwords (www.theverge.com)
Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use...
India may block Proton Mail (techcrunch.com)
Sorry RDX for Reddit's EU users, you won't be able to add RDX web app (or any other PWA) to your home screen in the latest iOS update (rdx.overdevs.com)
Apple is removing PWA(progressive web apps) from EU Which means:...
To Avoid Hefty Tariffs, China’s BYD Eyes U.S. Car Market Via Mexico (www.wsj.com)
To Avoid Hefty Tariffs, China’s BYD Eyes U.S. Car Market Via Mexico::undefined
Get ready — your Google Workspace subscription is about to see an unwelcome price hike (www.techradar.com)
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelenskyy, documents show (www.stripes.com)
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelenskyy, documents show::A covert Kremlin disinformation campaign targeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the aim of dividing Ukrainian society.
Journalist says he finds it ‘surreal’ to have account on X suspended after writing critique of platform (www.irishtimes.com)
Journalist says he finds it ‘surreal’ to have account on X suspended after writing critique of platform::The author’s account had over 100,000 followers and was around 14 years old, he said
Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought (arstechnica.com)
This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting (www.wired.com)
This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting::Who knew stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of an electric SUV? The entire automotive industry, that’s who.
Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot (arstechnica.com)
Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon and tech peers sign pact to combat election-related misinformation (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft, Google, Amazon and tech peers sign pact to combat election-related misinformation::A group of 20 leading tech companies on Friday announced a joint commitment to combat AI misinformation heading into the 2024 elections.
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will construct one of the largest solar farms in the U.S. (www.ksut.org)
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will construct one of the largest solar farms in the U.S.::Construction on the Sun Bear Solar Farm is set to start later in 2024 and will need more than 500 laborers and electricians.
Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now (www.businessinsider.com)
Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now::Meta’s CEO said tech execs realized doing tough layoffs didn’t end their companies — and there can be benefits to being leaner.
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools::State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday.
‘What Was She Supposed to Report?:’ Police Report Shows How a High School Deepfake Nightmare Unfolded (www.404media.co)
An in-depth police report obtained by 404 Media shows how a school, and then the police, investigated a wave of AI-powered “nudify” apps in a high school.
OpenAI collapses media reality with Sora AI video generator | If trusting video from anonymous sources on social media was a bad idea before, it's an even worse idea now (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI collapses media reality with Sora AI video generator | If trusting video from anonymous sources on social media was a bad idea before, it’s an even worse idea now::Hello, cultural singularity—soon, every video you see online could be completely fake.
OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model (www.theverge.com)
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