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Explaining Google Chrome's new Privacy Sandbox (www.spacebar.news)

Unity will start charging developers each time their game is installed (www.engadget.com)

Ford, Honda, and BMW create a new vehicle-to-grid company to help EV owners save money (www.theverge.com)

The new company, ChargeScape, will create a platform that can be used by both utilities and EV owners to benefit from the expected surge in mobile batteries plugged into the grid.

Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows (www.theregister.com)

Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows::Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update

Local governments aren't businesses – so why are they force-fed business software? - Oracle's repeated public sector failures prove a different approach is needed (www.theregister.com)

Local governments aren’t businesses – so why are they force-fed business software? - Oracle’s repeated public sector failures prove a different approach is needed::Oracle’s repeated public sector failures prove a different approach is needed

Are You A Dream Of The Universe? (piped.kavin.rocks)

‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen (www.theverge.com)

Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades (www.theguardian.com)

The justice department has accused Google of using its market power to unfairly lock out rivals and position itself as a gatekeeper of the web. The case marks the first brought by the government against Google to go to trial. The justice department has also joined a separate case against Google brought by the attorneys general...

OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work (arstechnica.com)

AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1. (www.businessinsider.com)

AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1.::A recent study found that AI-bots could talk to each other, reflect, and identify software bugs.

In java, what is the purpose of `com.` In package names

Why are packages labled com.person.mypackage rather than just person.mypackage

At least 5 people have been cured of HIV. Is the AIDS pandemic ending? (www.freethink.com)

At least 5 people have been cured of HIV. Is the AIDS pandemic ending?::undefined

What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat? (www.universetoday.com)

A recent preprint paper examines the minimum number of people required to maintain a feasible settlement on Mars while accounting for psychological and behavioral factors, specifically in emergency situations. This study was conducted by a team of data scientists from George Mason University and holds the potential to help...

AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under seven minutes — for less than $1. (www.businessinsider.com)

MGM Resorts shuts down IT systems after cyberattack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Wyze security camera owners reported that they could briefly see feeds from cameras they didn’t own (www.theverge.com)

Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Charging, Too (www.thedrive.com)

Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Charging, Too::The country will need to increase its charging footprint by more than ten-fold if it hopes to reach its end-of-decade target.

The Weird, Fragmented World of Social Media After Twitter (www.theatlantic.com)

More than $35 million has been stolen from over 150 victims since December — ‘nearly every victim’ was a LastPass user (www.theverge.com)

More than $35 million has been stolen from over 150 victims since December — ‘nearly every victim’ was a LastPass user::Security experts believe some of the LastPass password vaults stolen during a security breach last year have now been cracked open following a string of cryptocurrency heists

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