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Discourse, the free forum platform, is now joining the Fediverse. (mastodon.world)

Amazon's strict return-to-office policy is pushing more employees into quitting (www.techspot.com)

Amazon’s strict return-to-office policy is pushing more employees into quitting::undefined

New report illuminates why OpenAI board said Altman “was not consistently candid” (arstechnica.com)

Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today (arstechnica.com)

We No Longer Need a Big Carrier’s Wireless Plan. Discount Ones Are the Way. (www.nytimes.com)

P.S. Some of the ‘big’ carriers, now and then, offer much less expensive ‘plans’. Some event beat the prices in this article, if your ‘Data’ needs are limited.

Google promises a rescue patch for Android 14’s “ransomware” bug (arstechnica.com)

Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard (www.bbc.co.uk)

Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard::It comes after the UK approved the $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, which makes Call of Duty.

Ecosia adds Microsoft Clarity and optional Google search results and advertising (www.ecosia.org)

Ecosia adds “contractually forced” Microsoft Clarity tracking (learn.microsoft.com/en-us/…/about-clarity | privacy faq : learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq#privacy), which will record the behaviour of users on the website. Recording clics, size, and more....

New Raspberry Pi 5 comes with PCIe 2.0 x1 interface and power button (www.raspberrypi.com)

Broadcom BCM2712 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, with cryptography extensions, 512KB per-core L2 caches and a 2MB shared L3 cache...

Leaked Microsoft Email Reveals Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Really Wants to Buy Nintendo - (www.ign.com)

Leaked Microsoft Email Reveals Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Really Wants to Buy Nintendo -::Xbox boss Phil Spencer outlined his desire to buy Nintendo in a leaked email sent in 2020.

Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" (www.gamesindustry.biz)

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The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features (gizmodo.com)

Teens Hacked Boston Subway’s CharlieCard to Get Infinite Free Rides (www.wired.com)

Saudi Arabia makes USB-C mandatory for electronic devices (9to5mac.com)

iPhone 15 is coming next month, and multiple rumors suggest Apple will finally switch from its proprietary Lightning connector to...

Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint (www.businessinsider.com)

Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint::According to one professor, we may be able to stop climate change if we used a new super white paint to cover the entire United States

Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks in US over windshield wiper, exterior trim issues (www.reuters.com)

Tesla said on Tuesday it was recalling most Cybertrucks in the United States over issues with their windshield wipers and exterior trim.

Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm (www.theverge.com)

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Tech brands are forcing AI into your gadgets—whether you asked for it or not (arstechnica.com)

Earlier this year, Microsoft added a new key to Windows keyboards for the first time since 1994. Before the news dropped, your mind might’ve raced with the possibilities and potential usefulness of a new addition. However, the button ended up being a Copilot launcher button that doesn’t even work in an innovative way....

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