Apple’s App Store breaches EU’s Digital Markets Act (techcrunch.com)
A few months after opening a non-compliance case on Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules are in breach of the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can lead to fines of up to 10% of global annual...
Systemd 256.1 Addresses Complaint That 'systemd-tmpfiles' Could Unexpectedly Delete Your /home Directory (linux.slashdot.org)
How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term (www.wired.com)
Why AI Search Blew Up in Google’s Face (nymag.com)
World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers (phys.org)
Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack despite new keyless tech (arstechnica.com)
Nvidia will now make new AI chips every year (www.theverge.com)
Decentralized Systems Will Be Necessary To Stop Google From Putting The Web Into Managed Decline (www.techdirt.com)
Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it....
Intel's new Thunderbolt Share provides file and screen sharing without hurting network performance (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12671116...
Inside the Climate Protests Hell-Bent on Stopping Tesla (www.wired.com)
Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism - Interview with Yanis Varoufakis (www.wired.com)
FBI: Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year. (www.voanews.com)
I'm giving up — on open source - Blog (nutjs.dev)
Sustainable open source will stay a dream
US Air Force successfully tests AI-controlled fighter jet in first dogfight against human pilots (www.techspot.com)
Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline (www.theregister.com)
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Sex-ed content creators discuss shadowbanning and censorship on Meta platforms (www.storyboard18.com)
A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store (www.theverge.com)
Now, clicking on a link to Bimmy shows “This app is currently not available in your country or region.” This time, it wasn’t Apple that removed it but the developer. Over on MacRumors’ forums, the developer said it pulled the app “out of fear.” “No one pressured me to, but I got more nervous about it as the day...
AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report (www.nature.com)
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M (techcrunch.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14092066
Exposed: Chinese smartphone farms that run thousands of barebones mobes to do crime (www.theregister.com)
Unreleased preview of Microsoft’s OS/2 2.0 is a glimpse down a road not taken (arstechnica.com)
IBM says their latest AI-enhanced storage platform can identify ransomware in under a minute (www.techspot.com)
Am I too pessimistic about this? Today it can detect ransomware, the next day could be malware, and the day after can be any file....
Polestar Joins Tesla in Departure from Auto Lobby Over Proposed Vehicle Efficiency Standard (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
In a bold move echoing Tesla’s recent decision, Polestar, the renowned Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced its departure from a prominent auto industry lobby. This withdrawal reflects growing discontent with the lobby’s opposition to a crucial proposed vehicle efficiency standard, seen as pivotal for...