“Netflix effect” is back as studios license old shows to competitors again (arstechnica.com)
Unreal Engine 5.3 Matrix Demo with High Quality Reflections (www.youtube.com)
Norton introduces Antivirus for gamers... (face-palm) (www.youtube.com)
I think at this point we all know that there is only one thing that can help performance whilst gaming, and that is RGB babyyyyy! 🔴🟢🔵
Apple addresses iPhone 15 overheating with a new iOS 17 update. (www.theverge.com)
Apple addresses iPhone 15 overheating with a new iOS 17 update.::A new iOS 17 update from Apple that’s intended to fix reports of overheating iPhone 15s is now available. Apple acknowledged the problem over the weekend, blaming it on software problems.
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network (www.theguardian.com)
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network::Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule
The people going 'monk mode' to limit social media use (www.bbc.com)
The people going ‘monk mode’ to limit social media use::A growing number of individuals are using apps to block access to social media and the internet.
Robin Williams' Daughter Speaks Out Against AI Recreations Of Actors' Voices: "I Find It Personally Disturbing" (screenrant.com)
Robin Williams’ Daughter Speaks Out Against AI Recreations Of Actors’ Voices: “I Find It Personally Disturbing”::Robin Williams’ daughter speaks out against AI recreations of actors’ voices, explaining her own “disturbing” experiences with the controversial tech.
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide (arstechnica.com)
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide::Google exec said users get hooked on search engine like “cigarettes or drugs.”
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack (arstechnica.com)
Drivers Co-op is doing a kickstarter to expand their Uber alternative thats owned by the drivers. (www.kickstarter.com)
I remember seeing this app a couple months ago and being excited about a team finally doing this. They’ve been available in New York City for a while and now they’re trying to raise money to expand to more places. Hopefully they open source the app\server in the future since it would be great to have more co-op apps for the...
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show (www.404media.co)
Return to the office? These workers quit instead. (news.yahoo.com)
Return to the office? These workers quit instead.::When Rowan Rosenthal heard about Grindr’s return-to-office mandate during a virtual town hall meeting in August, anxiety, confusion and anger set in. The principal product designer lived within a 25-minute bike ride from the company’s Brooklyn office but instead was required...
I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life. (www.businessinsider.com)
I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.::After accepting a job at Amazon, Alexander Nguyen moved to Seattle, where he experienced a period of intense loneliness.
Don't worry, folks. Big Tech pinky swears it'll build safe, trustworthy generative AI (www.theregister.com)
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I Used a Game Boy Camera for FaceTime Video Calls and It Was Glorious (www.macstories.net)
Openreach Stops Selling New UK Analogue Copper Phone Lines (www.ispreview.co.uk)
Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones (www.theverge.com)
Google debuts a new way to watermark AI-generated images (www.axios.com)
Google's DeepMind unit is unveiling today a new method it says can invisibly and permanently label images that have been generated by artificial intelligence.
Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars (www.npr.org)
Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles.
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on (techxplore.com)
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on::Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.
NSA Orders Employees to Spy “With Dignity and Respect” (theintercept.com)
NSA Orders Employees to Spy “With Dignity and Respect”::In a new directive, the head of the notoriously invasive NSA ordered employees to spy on the world with “with dignity and respect”
Burning Man, tech bros' favorite party, is in jeopardy because of Tropical Storm Hilary (www.businessinsider.com)
Burning Man, the festival beloved by Silicon Valley’s elite, is at risk of quenched by Tropical Storm Hilary....
Angry Birds developer Rovio got acquired by Sega (toucharcade.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3377932
One surviving Reddit app plans to charge based on how much you use it (www.theverge.com)
Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires (www.cnn.com)
Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires::Some Maui residents are questioning the effectiveness of the emergency warning system employed as the wildfires spread rapidly across Lahaina and other parts on Tuesday. Hawaii’s attorney general is leading a review of the emergency...
