Carbon Capture Tech Hype Is Fizzling Out, IEA Says (gizmodo.com)
X plans to collect biometric information, job, education history for safety, security, and identification purposes. (thehackernews.com)
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” The revised policy of X(Twitter) is expected to go into effect on September 29, 2023....
Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws (www.theverge.com)
Why do you hate Microsoft?
I’m helping a friend of mine writing a long essay exposing the abusive, monopolistic and anti-consumer practices of Microsoft. First, we’ve created some sort of table of contents with the different topics we want to cover and now we’re gathering sources for each of these topics....
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
Bloomberg Lazily Helps Telecom Lobby Seed The Press With Bullshit Claims About Net Neutrality (www.techdirt.com)
With the Biden FCC now having a voting majority, the telecom industry is clearly worried about the agency’s plans to restore popular net neutrality rules stripped away by the Trump administration....
Purism Launches New Secure Librem 11 Tablet (puri.sm)
Unlike tablets supported by the Android OS, Apple iOS, or Microsoft Windows, the Librem 11 tablet runs PureBoot and PureOS offering the best security, privacy, and freedom respecting features that include:...
Hyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyers (www.theverge.com)
Apple may be quiet on AI, but it’s also the biggest buyer of AI companies (qz.com)
cross-posted from !apple...
Creating a Utopian City Is Harder Than Tech Billionaires Think (www.thedailybeast.com)
Creating a Utopian City Is Harder Than Tech Billionaires Think::The man who created Sandy Springs, Georgia, has some advice for those who want to a build a metropolis in northern California.
Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests (www.space.com)
Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests::Self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support biology radically different from life as we know it might exist on many different planets, a new study finds.
72hrs On My Unlimited Range Solar Boat (www.youtube.com)
This man is a amazing, love what he’s doing. Piped link : Piped 72hrs On My Unlimited Range Solar Boat
Europe wants easy default browser selection screens. Mozilla is already sounding the alarm on dirty tricks (www.theregister.com)
Can you blame it?
Why You Need a Digital ‘Dead Man’s Switch’ (lifehacker.com)
The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S. (www.msn.com)
The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S.::Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it.
Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg's next big thing? (www.bbc.com)
Two years ago, the metaverse was billed as the next big thing - but many in the tech world have already moved on....
Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do (www.vox.com)
Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do::The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.
If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty (gizmodo.com)
If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty::A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty.
Reddit will start paying you real money for your karma (techcrunch.com)
Reddit will start paying you real money for your karma::Reddit announced a contributor program on Monday, which awards users actual, real money for their fake internet points. Now, eligible users will be able
Low Code Revolution: Transforming Enterprise Software Development (lemmy.ml)
Unlock the power of innovation with our cutting-edge low-code platform. Our solution empowers teams across your organization to effortlessly design, deploy, and adapt workflows that not only tackle today’s challenges but also surpass the demands of tomorrow. Say goodbye to traditional software development bottlenecks and...
Robinhood is cutting jobs, reorganizing teams, and focusing on credit cards to solve a shrinking user base, insiders say (www.businessinsider.com)
Robinhood is cutting jobs, reorganizing teams, and focusing on credit cards to solve a shrinking user base, insiders say::Robinhood is reorganizing and its future in credit cards was discussed in all-employee meeting, insiders say.
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It’s putting those people in an awkward spot::Big Tech wants to bring back some of the workers it laid off. The decision might come down to how a company handled the layoffs.
Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury (phys.org)
Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury::In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The...