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Firefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this year (blog.mozilla.org)

Source: blog.mozilla.org/…/prepare-your-firefox-desktop-e…...

Lenovo sues Asus for patent infringement, seeks US ZenBook ban (www.theregister.com)

Black Friday not the cheapest time to shop, says consumer group (www.theguardian.com)

505 of 700 OpenAI employees tell the board to resign. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

Source: twitter.com/karaswisher/…/1726599700961521762

Column: OpenAI's board had safety concerns. Big Tech obliterated them in 48 hours (www.latimes.com)

Solar power and storage prices have dropped almost 90% (interestingengineering.com)

Solar power and storage prices have dropped almost 90%::undefined

DDoS attack takes down Blender.org servers. (www.theverge.com)

USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide (arstechnica.com)

Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return (www.nytimes.com)

Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return::The announcement capped a tumultuous weekend for OpenAI, after Mr. Altman made a push to reclaim his job as C.E.O. of the artificial intelligence company.

Inside the Operation to Bring Down Trump’s Truth Social (www.wired.com)

The North Atlantic Fella Organization is trying to shut down Trump’s flailing social media platform before the 2024 election—by shitposting.

OpenAI, Microsoft hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training (www.reuters.com)

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Reportedly Quits and Pleads Guilty to Breaking US Law (www.wired.com)

Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract (www.theguardian.com)

Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff (www.bbc.com)

Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff::The tech giant offers jobs to any workers who want to leave over Sam Altman’s sacking.

Former OpenAI Exec Announces ChatGPT Voice Is Now Available to All (gizmodo.com)

Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive (www.nytimes.com)

Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive::The move capped a chaotic five days at the artificial intelligence company.

The Piss Rule (lemmy.sdf.org)

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Amazon resellers ask Supreme Court to clarify where online businesses can be sued (www.reuters.com)

Sam Altman will return as OpenAI CEO (venturebeat.com)

Sam Altman will return as OpenAI CEO::undefined

Many Popular Censorship Circumvention Tools Deleted or Archived since November 2, 2023 (lemmy.nz)

github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/303

Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it (www.macworld.com)

Apple has a memory problem and we’re all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

Sam Altman to Return to OpenAI as CEO (twitter.com)

Binance to pay $4.3B in fines and CEO ‘CZ’ to step down, plead guilty to anti-money laundering charges (techcrunch.com)

Binance to pay $4.3B in fines and CEO ‘CZ’ to step down, plead guilty to anti-money laundering charges::It’s been an eventful week for crypto exchanges and the U.S. government. Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” the founder and CEO of Binance, is stepping Binance to pay $4.3B in fines and CEO ‘CZ’ to step down and...

X's CEO tells staff data will show efforts to fight hate, as advertisers flee (www.reuters.com)

X’s CEO tells staff data will show efforts to fight hate, as advertisers flee::Social media company X CEO Linda Yaccarino told employees that “data will tell the real story” about its efforts to battle antisemitism, according to a note to employees, amid growing outrage over the issue.