Unblocking User Freedom: the right to use adblockers - FSFE (fsfe.org)
• Companies are restricting user freedom by limiting the use of adblockers and controlling online content interaction....
Turquoise taillights tell you this Mercedes is driving autonomously (arstechnica.com)
Turquoise taillights tell you this Mercedes is driving autonomously::California and Nevada have approved a test of the new light color.
None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters (www.usatoday.com)
Channel 1 AI released a promotional video explaining how the service will provide personalized news coverage to users from finance to entertainment.
Austin, we have a problem! Tesla descends into battery hell (www.saltwire.com)
Elon Musk says prototypes are easy, production is hell. And when it comes to the long-awaited Cybertruck, Tesla's hell is its pioneering 4680 battery....
WhatsApp continues working on Instagram integration behind closed doors (www.androidpolice.com)
Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. (www.engadget.com)
Inside the ‘arms race’ between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube’s dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there’s an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.
Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users (www.theregister.com)
Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (edition.cnn.com)
Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times::Scientists in California make a significant step in what could one day be an important solution to the global climate crisis, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels.
Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1 (www.autoevolution.com)
Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1::ChatGPT has taken the world by surprise with its new-generation capabilities, stepping in to help people write code, do homework, and complete an essay i…
Rite Aid banned from using AI facial recognition to curb shoplifting (thehill.com)
Rite Aid is banned for five years from using artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition to try to curb shoplifting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday. In a press release, the age…
The Epic question: How Google lost when Apple won | How is Google running an illegal monopoly with the Play store — while Apple’s App Store is in the clear? (www.theverge.com)
The Epic question: How Google lost when Apple won | How is Google running an illegal monopoly with the Play store — while Apple’s App Store is in the clear?::How is Google running an illegal monopoly with the Play store — while Apple’s App Store is in the clear?
Meta’s Oversight Board says it unfairly removed videos of Israel-Hamas war (www.theverge.com)
Experts Detail Multi-Million Dollar Licensing Model of Predator Spyware; apparently, rebooting Android or iOS don't always remove the spyware (thehackernews.com)
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7.1 million miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo’s safety data looks good (arstechnica.com)
7.1 million miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo’s safety data looks good::Waymo says its cars cause injuries six times less often than human drivers.
This JavaScript code hit 50K online banking sessions in 2023 (www.theregister.com)
Social media platform X suffers global outages (www.bbc.com)
Social media platform X suffers global outages::Users were unable to view posts on the social media site for just over an hour.
Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program (arstechnica.com)
Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who “already had broadband.”
Forcasting Air Quality Impacts of Precribed Burns With AI (researchinenglish.com)
After a 15-Month Figma and Adobe Withdraw Proposed Acquisition After Regulatory Hurdles (www.figma.com)
Fifteen months into the regulatory review process, Figma and Adobe no longer see a path toward regulatory approval of our proposed acquisition.
Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training (news.ycombinator.com)
Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training::undefined
Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective (www.reuters.com)
Wheels falling off cars at speed. Suspensions collapsing on brand-new vehicles. Axles breaking under acceleration. Tens of thousands of customers told Tesla about a host of part failures on low-mileage cars. The automaker sought to blame drivers for vehicle ‘abuse,’ but Tesla documents show it had tracked the chronic...
Are BLUFFS attacks still a vulnerability to the average Bluetooth user? (www.bluetooth.com)
I recalled reading about this at the beginning of this month, I haven’t seen any updates on a fix or anything. Figured I’d ponder it with you folks over here....
Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them (apnews.com)
Cobalt - download social media without ads, trackers (cobalt.tools)
cobalt is your go-to place for downloads from social and media platforms. zero ads, trackers, or other creepy bullshit. simply paste a share link and you’re ready to rock!...