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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says Apple’s new App Store changes are a ‘new low’::Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek said Apple’s new changes to its App Store in the EU are a “masterclass in distortion.”

Big tech is thriving despite the layoffs::undefined

Fubo CEO, David Gandler, is unhappy about Comcast’s decision to exclusively stream an NFL Wild Card game on Peacock....

Supreme Court rejects Epic v. Apple antitrust case::The Supreme Court has rejected petitions by Epic and Apple to reconsider a ruling on Fortnite’s iOS ban and potential changes to the App Store.

As Disney pushes towards streaming profitability, Pixar to undergo layoffs in 2024::Disney-owned animation studio Pixar is poised to undergo layoffs this year, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. While sources at the company

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password::‘Exploit enables continuous access to Google services, even after a user’s password is reset,’ researcher warns

RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed::It’s truly the end of an era as we say farewell to a real one.

We Aren’t Posting on Social Media as Much Anymore. Will We Ever?::Users say excessive ads, bots and misinformation have sucked the fun out of sharing publicly.

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children::Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built

Xfinity waited 13 days to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price::Data for almost 36 million customers now in the hands of unknown hackers.

San Fran tech founder is accused of forcing his assistant into a ‘slave contract’ that called him ‘Master’ before trafficking her for sex around the world::The lawsuit says CEO Christian Lanng made the woman sign the “shocking and repulsive” sex slave contract that led to years of “sexual abuse, torture, and...

Tesla claims California false-advertising law violates First Amendment::Tesla fights DMV complaint that Autopilot is falsely advertised as autonomous.

Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences::undefined

RyanF9 uses science to explain how Gore-Tex works and why you’re being ripped off.

Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023)::undefined

Mr Krupski said he had found evidence in company data which suggested that requirements relating to the safe operation of vehicles that had a certain level of autonomous or assistive-driving technology had not been followed....