Senators Introduce ‘Fans First’ Bill Intended to Reform Live-Event Ticketing System (variety.com)
Senators Introduce ‘Fans First’ Bill Intended to Reform Live-Event Ticketing System::Senators John Cornyn, Amy Klobuchar and others introduced the ‘Fans First’ Act to help “address flaws in the current live event ticketing system.’
Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk loses over 400 satellites in 3 months according to data from space-track.org (defense contractor used), and over 1,000 for the lifespan of the company (satellitemap.space)
I received a lot of flack in my other posts for providing this data in conjunction with his efforts to raise money. I separated this post in order to comply with the rules. reuters.com/…/musks-spacex-approaches-investors-a…...
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to receive Serbian passport, president says (abcnews.go.com)
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to receive Serbian passport, president says::Serbia’s president says Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will be getting a Serbian passport
Norwegian union join Sweden and Denmark in strike against Tesla (e24.no)
Norwegian union join Sweden and Denmark in strike against Tesla::Fellesforbundet vil sette i gang boikottaksjoner mot Tesla i Sverige hvis arbeidskonflikten ikke ender i tariffavtale innen 20. desember.
23andMe Terms of Service Update | Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)
Following a major security breach that saw millions of users’ genetic information compromised, 23andMe has updated its terms of service to make it harder to sue. Users have been receiving emails forcing them to opt out of new arbitration rules:...
Almost 100,000 Google employees are about to get a hard-fought $20 (www.sfgate.com)
Almost 100,000 Google employees are about to get a hard-fought $20::Google has agreed to pay out $27 million in a settlement, but the 96,939 involved workers will only take home around $45 each.
Tech news doesn't understand ad blockers or Chrome extensions (www.spacebar.news)
Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them (www.wired.com)
Apple loses bid to stop UK investigation over cloud gaming and browsers in reversal (9to5mac.com)
Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law (www.independent.co.uk)
Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law::Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry
Are tech giants exploiting Ugandans? (www.dw.com)
The creepy AI-driven surveillance that may be infiltrating your workplace (www.businessinsider.com)
Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Sony fails to stop $7.9 billion lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices from going to trial (www.techspot.com)
Sony fails to stop $7.9 billion lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices from going to trial::undefined
DDoS attack takes down Blender.org servers. (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft exec says OpenAI employees can join with same compensation (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft exec says OpenAI employees can join with same compensation::Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott offered to match the compensation of OpenAI employees considering a departure from the company.
Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts (www.reuters.com)
Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts::A U.S. judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla of forcing customers to pay high prices and suffer long waits for repairs by monopolizing the markets for vehicle maintenance and replacement parts.
The reincarnation of totaled Teslas—in Ukraine | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
IBM suspends advertising on X after report says ads ran next to antisemitic content (www.cnbc.com)
IBM suspends advertising on X after report says ads ran next to antisemitic content::IBM’s announcement that it’s halting ads on X came a day after Elon Musk boosted an antisemitic post on his platform
Ads watchdog files FTC complaint against X, formerly Twitter, over unlabeled ads | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
It's been almost a decade: Give us more base Google One storage already (www.androidauthority.com)
It’s been almost a decade: Give us more base Google One storage already::Google One has offered the same 100GB of base storage for roughly a decade now, but it’s high time that Google stepped up its game.
Slow internet speeds? It might be faster to use a pigeon. (wapo.st)
To be clear: they’re talking about attaching a micro-sd card to the pigeon’s leg, not RFC 1149
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices::undefined