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PayPal sued in US consumer case over 'industry-high' transaction fees (www.reuters.com)

Ecosia adds Microsoft Clarity and optional Google search results and advertising (www.ecosia.org)

Ecosia adds “contractually forced” Microsoft Clarity tracking (learn.microsoft.com/en-us/…/about-clarity | privacy faq : learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq#privacy), which will record the behaviour of users on the website. Recording clics, size, and more....

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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users (gadgettendency.com)

You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a “system component” that can’t be

How TikTok profits off dangerous health trends (www.vox.com)

Google Intros Chromebook Plus Devices With More Power, Apps and AI for $399 (www.cnet.com)

The new Plus category of Chromebooks is an assurance that you’ll get a higher level of performance and features but still at a reasonable starting price....

The Google Pixel 8 is official with 7 years of updates (arstechnica.com)

How To Turn Off Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” Ad Tracking—and Why You Should (www.eff.org)

Google did it again.

Xiaomi's MIUI now flags Telegram as dangerous in China (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Zero-days for hacking WhatsApp are now worth millions of dollars (techcrunch.com)

TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it's the 'tip of the iceberg' (www.businessinsider.com)

TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it’s the ‘tip of the iceberg’::As AI spreads, it brings new challenges for influencers like MrBeast and platforms like TikTok aiming to police unauthorized advertising.

Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead (arstechnica.com)

3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaper (www.aljazeera.com)

Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook (www.wsj.com)

Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook::European users would have option to pay fee or agree to personalized ads, according to company’s pitch to regulators

New UCF Technology Could Reduce Lag, Improve Reliability of Online Gaming, Meetings | University of Central Florida News (www.ucf.edu)

The novel class of optical modulators can make data transfer over optical fiber communication faster and more efficient....

As 2024 Looms, Democrats’ Campaign Tech Crumbles Under Private Equity Squeeze (theintercept.com)

Apple's carbon-neutral product claims called a 'climate-wash' (appleinsider.com)

Apple played into the greenwashing since a long time. For example removing charger for “climate”, “ecology”, while changing the cable port from a usb A (the rectangle one you plug onto the charger) to a usb C when first removing the charger from the box (thanks for bringing this s* to android too).

Lockheed CEO Pitches Pentagon on Subscription Software (news.usni.org)

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Why Big Tech's bet on AI assistants is so risky (www.technologyreview.com)

Colorful quantum dots snag 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

Patreon has a new look for its next era (www.theverge.com)

Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging (edition.cnn.com)

Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging::The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.

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