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Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data | It's the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week. (www.engadget.com)

Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data | It’s the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week.::Caesars Entertainment reportedly paid “tens of millions of dollars” to hackers who threatened to release company data.

Apple iPhone 15 relegated to USB 2.0 unless you buy the Pro (www.pcgamer.com)

Should I use chromium based browsers or firefox?

Chromium has better features, but with google announcing its plan to ‘drm the internet’ I 'm not sure if it’d be a good idea.

California Senate approves ban on autonomous trucks (driveteslacanada.ca)

California Senate approves ban on autonomous trucks::California’s State Senate this week passed a bill which, if signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, would require autonomous semi-trailer trucks to have a trained human safety operator whenever they operate on public roads […]

Unity bosses sold stock days before development fees announcement (www.eurogamer.net)

Unity bosses sold stock days before development fees announcement::Unity executives sold thousands of shares in the weeks leading up to last night’s hugely controversial announcement it …

Chrome, Firefox and other browsers affected by critical WebP vulnerability (siliconangle.com)

Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough? (www.eff.org)

Contrary to rumors, the iPhone 15 has a standard, by-the-book USB-C port (arstechnica.com)

AirBnB Authorizes Monitoring Devices That Are Totally Not Creepy at All (www.orwell.org)

AirBnB Authorizes Monitoring Devices That Are Totally Not Creepy at All::Minut – know exactly what your guests are up to 24/7 with the new and discreet telescreen.

EU regulator slaps TikTok with $368m fine for violating privacy laws (www.aljazeera.com)

Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off (www.theverge.com)

Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off::Unity has announced that starting on January 1st, 2024, it will implement a new pricing model that will charge developers based on how many times a game was installed.

Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel (www.aljazeera.com)

SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million (arstechnica.com)

The US Inflation Reduction Act one year on: a boost for US cleantech? (www.energymonitor.ai)

X agrees to negotiate with laid-off employees after 2,000 arbitration demands (arstechnica.com)

X agrees to negotiate with laid-off employees after 2,000 arbitration demands::“Twitter wants to mediate with us… to settle all claims,” lawyer’s memo says.

iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds (www.macrumors.com)

Game Like an Alpha: Strategies for Virtual Dominance (www.kangaroo4deals.com)

A disturbing number of TikTok videos about autism include claims that are “patently false,” study finds (www.psypost.org)

A disturbing number of TikTok videos about autism include claims that are “patently false,” study finds::A recent study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders found that a significant majority (73%) of informational videos on TikTok tagged with “#Autism” contain inaccurate or overgeneralized...

Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money (www.theguardian.com)

This may be the only time you will ever see the phrase “Swedish gangster rap,” so enjoy it.

Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it? (www.theatlantic.com)

Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?::What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?

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