MultiPurrAudio, an MP3 folder player which is based on VLC and fully made in Python, the source code is 100% open source, and it works on any operating system!! And it also has a cute mascot. (github.com)
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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea (www.businessinsider.com)
Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.
Stable Diffusion XL Turbo can generate AI images as fast as you can type (arstechnica.com)
Japan automakers play catch-up in EV race (www3.nhk.or.jp)
'Your Turn': United Auto Workers Launches Campaign to Unionize Tesla (www.vice.com)
‘Your Turn’: United Auto Workers Launches Campaign to Unionize Tesla::After the UAW won contracts with the Big Three, it’s seeking to unionize 150,000 workers across a dozen companies including Tesla.
Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged (www.pcworld.com)
Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged::Microsoft appears to be nickel-and-diming users and fans of its Microsoft Rewards program, which gives “frequent-flyer” points that can be traded in for gift cards.
Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com)
Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why::The share of workers being called back to the office has flatlined, suggesting remote work is an entrenched feature of the U.S. labor market.
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate (uk.news.yahoo.com)
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate::The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that’s a huge factor in global warming. U.S. Special Envoy John Kerry announced that America was joining the Powering...
Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates (arstechnica.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today (arstechnica.com)
Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech (www.businessinsider.com)
Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech::When Walmart’s anti-theft self-checkout tech alerts an employee of a missed scan, it can cause some uncomfortable situations.
Great! I like getting tracked by 766 third parties! thanks Outlook (cdn.masto.host)
AirJet makes a MacBook Air perform like a MacBook Pro (www.macworld.com)
Montana Judge: TikTok ban likely a 'fundamental constitutional violation' (www.kpax.com)
Montana Judge: TikTok ban likely a ‘fundamental constitutional violation’::A federal judge has put on hold a Montana law that would ban TikTok from operating in the state while the case is being litigated.
A Spanish agency became so sick of models and influencers that they created their own with AI—and she’s raking in up to $11,000 a month (fortune.com)
Microsoft is planning an 'Advanced Windows Settings' panel for Windows power users (www.xda-developers.com)
Microsoft is planning an ‘Advanced Windows Settings’ panel for Windows power users::Tired of Windows 11’s default options? Check out these mock-ups for an Advanced Windows Settings panel and have your voice heard.
Generative AI is killing our sense of awe (www.fastcompany.com)
Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law (www.independent.co.uk)
Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law::Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry
Monero Project admits thieves stole 6-figure sum from a wallet in mystery breach (www.theregister.com)
Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’ (www.cnbc.com)
Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’::That’s despite calls from notable consumer trading advocates and regulators for a ban on the practice.
Electric Vehicles Have 79% More Reliability Challenges Than Gas Powered Cars (samrome58.substack.com)
Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help. (www.forbes.com)
Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help.::Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.