noplace, a mashup of Twitter and Myspace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store (techcrunch.com)
Motherboards and systems with China's Loongson CPUs now shipping to US customers — options start from $373 for a DTX board with processor and cooler (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489781
Scientists propose converting natural gas into hydrogen directly in gas fields (techxplore.com)
Any LinkedIn alternatives? (lemmy.world)
I’m straight-up not comfortable uploading a government document online. Bite my shiny metal toosh, Microsoft.
The double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voice (www.vox.com)
Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time (arstechnica.com)
Lenovo’s concept laptop is real, transparent, and ready to impress (www.theverge.com)
Lenovo’s concept laptop is real, transparent, and ready to impress::Lenovo’s ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop is a 17.3-inch notebook with a transparent screen and a built-in tablet for you to doodle on.
Tinder Owner Signs ChatGPT Deal. Enjoy the AI Dating Tidal Wave (gizmodo.com)
Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web (www.theverge.com)
Mozilla has launched a paid subscription service called Mozilla Monitor Plus, which monitors and removes personal information from over 190 sites where brokers sell data....
The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case (www.theguardian.com)
AirTag 2 not expected until 2025 as Apple sits on backlog of first-gen inventory (9to5mac.com)
AirTag 2 not expected until 2025 as Apple sits on backlog of first-gen inventory::If you’ve been hoping for a second-generation AirTag, you’ll have to keep waiting. According to a new report from Bloomberg,…
Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say (arstechnica.com)
Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say::Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say.
Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)
Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the company (www.businessinsider.com)
X sues Media Matters to silence moderation criticism (www.theverge.com)
Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It (www.wired.com)
Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It::Warner Bros. Discovery’s latest earnings call reveals Max shed 700,000 subscribers in the past three months, even as it made money. That might work for Wall Street, but what about viewers?
Wikipedia Admin Unmasks As Alt Account Of Admin Who Was Extremely Banned In 2015 To The Great Bewilderment Of Everyone (en.wikipedia.org)
What?????? What the hell??? — arbitrator Moneytrees, arbitration request for Lourdes...
Could Cruise be the Theranos of AI? And is there a dark secret at the core of the entire driverless car industry? (garymarcus.substack.com)
Amazon made $1 billion through secret price raising algorithm -US FTC (www.reuters.com)
Millions of smart meters will fail when 2G and 3G turns off (www.theregister.com)
X accused of illegally firing employee who criticized Elon’s return-to-work plan (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.stad.social/post/20808...
France VPNs might be banned amid SREN Bill's new "unreasonable amendments" (www.techradar.com)
List of countries prohibiting the use of a VPN:...
X Social Media is suing X, a social media company (www.theverge.com)
X Social Media is suing X, a social media company::Elon Musk’s X is being sued by a Florida company called X Social Media for alleged unfair competition and trademark violations that it says have resulted in lost revenue.