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Tesla workers report explosions, concussions, and grisly robot injuries at Texas factory (www.theverge.com)

OpenAI investors push to bring Altman back as CEO one day after he was ousted by board (www.nbcnews.com)

Google originally did not want to make any money from Android's app store (www.androidauthority.com)

Perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs (www.theregister.com)

Perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs::Just because they store messages in a way owners can’t access doesn’t mean it’s a privacy violation, US court rules

Why OLED monitor burn-in isn’t a huge problem anymore (arstechnica.com)

From improvements in the efficiency of OLED materials to software developments and new testing techniques, OLED burn-in risk has been lowered. OLED monitors are generally a more sound investment than ever—at least for the right person.

YouTube’s Crackdown Spurs Record Uninstalls of Ad Blockers (www.wired.com)

Google Maps Now Uses AI to Find Where People Are Having Fun (gizmodo.com)

Google is improving Maps with features including where to find EV charging stations and in-depth visualization.

FCC moves ahead with Title II net neutrality rules in 3-2 party-line vote (arstechnica.com)

FCC moves ahead with Title II net neutrality rules in 3-2 party-line vote::FCC issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking over Republican objections.

The End of LBRY Inc. (odysee.com)

Apple will be able to update iPhones while they're still in the box, report claims (me.mashable.com)

Apple will be able to update iPhones while they’re still in the box, report claims::No more updating right after you unpack your iPhone.

Smart Potties: High-Tech Toilets Offer a Futuristic Flush. One Costs $20,000. (www.mansionglobal.com)

FTC lays out new rule that could end hidden fees | The agency is proposing a new rule that could require businesses, from hotels to ticket sellers, to provide clear disclosures on costs and whether... (www.theverge.com)

FTC lays out new rule that could end hidden fees | The agency is proposing a new rule that could require businesses, from hotels to ticket sellers, to provide clear disclosures on costs and whether…::The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule known as the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees that it...

Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode | But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn't as private as believed. (arstechnica.com)

Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode | But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn’t as private as believed.::But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn’t as private as believed.

These Prisoners Are Training AI : In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners. (www.wired.com)

Backdoored firmware lets China state hackers control routers with “magic packets” (arstechnica.com)

John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement (www.independent.co.uk)

John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement::John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R

Google quietly raised ad prices to boost search revenue, says executive (www.theverge.com)

Critical vulnerability in WebP Codec has browser vendors scrambling for updates (stackdiary.com)

This affects all browsers and not just Chrome, as the media falsely reported it. Mozilla just rolled out a fix, and Brave is looking into it. This bug is likely related to the “zero-click” iOS 0day that was reported by Citizenlab last week.

X sues Calif. to avoid revealing how it makes “controversial” content decisions (arstechnica.com)

Cruise robotaxi finds itself stuck in wet concrete in San Francisco (www.teslarati.com)

‘Flying aliens’ harassing village in Peru are actually illegal miners with jetpacks, cops say (www.vice.com)

‘Flying aliens’ harassing village in Peru are actually illegal miners with jetpacks, cops say::Authorities announced their theory after visiting the isolated Indigenous community where the attacks took place.

Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK (www.bbc.com)

Archived version: archive.ph/2Y3u6...

AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine (www.wired.com)

machine learning algorithm designs antibodies to target specific diseases, then automated robotic systems build and grow them in lab, run tests, and feed data back into algorithm, all with limited human supervision.

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