Robert De Niro accuses Apple of censoring awards speech (www.theverge.com)
A New Type of Geothermal Power Plant Just Made the Internet a Little Greener (www.wired.com)
Google discussed teaming up with Tencent to buy Epic Games (www.tweaktown.com)
U.S. stops helping Big Tech spot foreign meddling amid GOP legal threats (wapo.st)
The federal government is no longer warning Meta about foreign influence campaigns, a shift that comes amid a legal campaign against the Biden administration’s communication with tech platforms...
Firefox is giving Android users a sneak peek at its open extensions (www.androidpolice.com)
• Firefox for Android is reintroducing an open ecosystem of extensions, set to be available on December 14, with a dedicated extension page for easy discovery. • Mozilla has released a preview of the upcoming extensions, including popular ones like Bitwarden’s password manager and AdGuard’s ad blocker. • Firefox aims...
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI's reported 'superintelligence' breakthrough is so big it nearly destroyed the company, and ChatGPT (www.techradar.com)
Matrix 1.9 just came out! (matrix.org)
WhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verification (www.androidpolice.com)
Meta Joins Google In Turning Its Back On The Open Web, And Embracing Unconstitutional Mandates That Pretend To ‘Protect The Children’ (www.techdirt.com)
Meta Joins Google In Turning Its Back On The Open Web, And Embracing Unconstitutional Mandates That Pretend To ‘Protect The Children’::A month ago we wrote about Google effectively “pulling up the ladder” on the open internet by embracing age verification mandates as part of a regulatory approach to child safety. As we...
New GitHub user and extension developer claims Twitch’s website has malware (github.com)
https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5184#issuecomment-1829172308...
After 4 pivots & millions of $s spent, I’ve built a simple serverless function to start WhatsApp chats with website leads. (compose.im)
I’ve been working on my startup for years to no avail. Raised VC money and burned through millions - now built a simple service that lets you add a “chat to us” button (or can hook to your forms) to launch a WhatsApp chat....
Compose Lead Router (compose.im)
New Drug Could Extend the Lifespans of Giant Dog Breeds (gizmodo.com)
New Drug Could Extend the Lifespans of Giant Dog Breeds::The drug, LOY-001, could be available to the public as soon as 2026.
Amazon unveils Q, its AI chatbot for workers (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon unveils Q, its AI chatbot for workers::Available to AWS users, Amazon Q aims to help workers draft emails, generate content, and fix bugs.
Plex update raises concerns over potential sharing of porn viewing habits | Be careful what you watch (www.techspot.com)
Plex update raises concerns over potential sharing of porn viewing habits | Be careful what you watch::undefined
UK watchdog slams the brakes on Adobe’s $20 billion bid for Figma (www.theverge.com)
The Pentagon is moving toward letting AI weapons autonomously decide to kill humans (www.businessinsider.com)
Over half of all tech industry workers view AI as overrated (www.techspot.com)
Over half of all tech industry workers view AI as overrated::undefined
Gamers enraged at Ubisoft for injecting ads into the middle of video games (www.techspot.com)
Blackstone acquires pet care app Rover in $2.3 billion all-cash deal (abcnews.go.com)
Blackstone acquires pet care app Rover in $2.3 billion all-cash deal::Private equity giant Blackstone will acquire the pet care app Rover in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion, the companies announced Wednesday
Prominent Women in Tech Say They Don't Want to Join OpenAI's All-Male Board (www.wired.com)
After internal chaos earlier this month, OpenAI replaced the women on its board with men. As it plans to add more seats, Timnit Gebru, Sasha Luccioni, and other AI luminaries tell WIRED why they wouldn't join.
Okta Says Hackers Stole Data for All Customer Support Users (www.bloomberg.com)
‘But What Do We Do if Google Is Legitimately Just a Better Search Engine?’ (daringfireball.net)
Early Ford carrier maintenance costs lower than planned, Navy says (www.defensenews.com)
Early Ford carrier maintenance costs lower than planned, Navy says::Early Ford-class maintenance costs are lower than expected, meaning the aircraft carriers could save more than predicted compared to the Nimitz class.
