Commented - technology

Microsoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs (www.ghacks.net)

Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help. (www.forbes.com)

Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help.::Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.

College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)

‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.

‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen (www.theverge.com)

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated (www.androidauthority.com)

Update from Asus...

TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis (nypost.com)

TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis::More than 1,000 ads from Chinese state media outlets have run on European users’ TikTok feeds since October 2022, according to the platform’s latest ad library update that was analyzed by Forbes.

HP bricks ProBook laptops with bad BIOS delivered via automatic updates — many users face black screen after Windows pushes new firmware (www.tomshardware.com)

On May 26, a user on HP’s support forums reported that a forced, automatic BIOS update had bricked their HP ProBook 455 G7 into an unusable state. Subsequently, other users have joined the thread to sound off about experiencing the same issue....

First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says (thehill.com)

The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday....

Online vape seller has ‘no intention of stopping’ shipments to Australia, despite nationwide ban — ‘We have no intention of stopping just because of one twat in Canberra.’ (www.vice.com)

Online vape seller has ‘no intention of stopping’ shipments to Australia, despite nationwide ban — ‘We have no intention of stopping just because of one twat in Canberra.’::The New Zealand-based seller issued a notice to its Australian customers that shipments will continue regardless of the government’s vape reform.

Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird (www.ifixit.com)

Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it (www.axios.com)

Detroit is now home to the country's first chunk of road that can wirelessly charge an electric vehicle (EV), whether it's parked or moving....

Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment (www.techdirt.com)

"Block The Rich" is like an ad-blocker, but for obscenely wealthy people with overinflated egos. (lemm.ee)

About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the dangers...

Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face. (www.vox.com)

Travelers can opt out of facial recognition at US airports by requesting manual ID verification, though resistance or intimidation may occur....

Sony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs. (mainichi.jp)

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” (arstechnica.com)

Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account (www.epicgames.com)

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Tesla removes Disney+ app amid Elon Musk's feud with Disney CEO Bob Iger (mashable.com)

Boffins convert typing sounds into text with 95% accuracy (www.theregister.com)

Researchers in the UK claim to have translated the sound of laptop keystrokes into their corresponding letters with 95 percent accuracy in some cases....