Study finds a quarter of all webpages from 2013 to 2023 no longer exist (www.pcgamer.com)
Synapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurt (techcrunch.com)
Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows (www.404media.co)
Waveshare's Latest Sensor Adds a Thermal Camera to Your Raspberry Pi — or Any Device with a USB Port - Hackster.io (www.hackster.io)
Here’s a $120usd FLIR - how does it compare with a cheap plug in USB phone module?...
Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar” (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology has issued a warning to automakers that sell connected cars. Companies that offer such products “do not have the free license to monetize people’s information beyond purposes needed to provide their requested product or service,” it wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Just...
Lilium (LILM) receives firm order from UrbanLink to put 20 eVTOL jets into service in Florida (electrek.co)
Microsoft and IBM make MS-DOS 4.00 Open-Source (alternativeto.net)
Net neutrality is about to make a comeback (www.theverge.com)
It’s the End of the Web as We Know It (www.theatlantic.com)
Making deepfake porn without consent could soon be a crime in England (www.cnn.com)
X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks (www.theverge.com)
Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible (arstechnica.com)
T-Mobile's New AI "Profiling" Privacy Toggle Is On By Default (tmo.report)
Public Broadcasters of Europe, Let's All Join Mastodon! (www.ebu.ch)
YouTube now requires creators to disclose when AI-generated content is used in videos (alternativeto.net)
The FTC is probing Reddit’s AI licensing deals (www.engadget.com)
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Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube (www.wired.com)
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Microsoft complies with EU's DMA, allowing uninstalling of OneDrive, Edge, Bing, and more (alternativeto.net)
What do you think about Abstract Wikipedia?
Wikifunctions is a new site that has been added to the list of sites operated by WMF. I definitely see uses for it in automating updates on Wikipedia and bots (and also for programmers to reference), but their goal is to translate Wikipedia articles to more languages by writing them in code that has a lot of linguistic...
Google Fi increasing the price of Simply Unlimited plans with 3+ lines (9to5google.com)
Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready. (www.youtube.com)
Spotify, Epic Games, and others pen letter to EC, claiming Apple has made a 'mockery' of the DMA | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
EA to Lay Off Around 670 Workers, Sunsetting Games, 'Moving Away From Licensed IPs' (www.ign.com)
EA to Lay Off Around 670 Workers, Sunsetting Games, ‘Moving Away From Licensed IPs’::Electronic Arts has announced that it, too, is undergoing mass layoffs, with plans to let go 5% of its total global staff, or roughly 670 individuals.
The Tech Plutocrats Dreaming of a Right-Wing San Francisco (newrepublic.com)
The Tech Plutocrats Dreaming of a Right-Wing San Francisco::A rogue’s gallery of big tech edgelords and their reactionary hangers-on have a plan to remake the city by the bay in their own weirdo image.
Toyota cars collecting and potentially sharing location data and personal information, Choice says, and it's not the only car brand facing privacy concerns (www.abc.net.au)
Rafi Alam from CHOICE told The World Today: “When we looked at Toyota’s privacy policy, we found that these Connected Services features will collect data such as fuel levels, odometer readings, vehicle location and driving data, as well as personal information like phone numbers and email addresses.”...
