Facebook and Instagram launch an ad-free subscription model in GDPR countries (about.fb.com)
The Twitter app just went very, very strange (www.independent.co.uk)
Twitter has broken after seemingly being hit by an unusual bug.
US immigration agencies read visa applicant's social media (www.theregister.com)
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Apple’s “carbon neutral” claims are facing increased scrutiny (arstechnica.com)
British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million. (www.engadget.com)
British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million.::The British Museum is digitizing its entire collection of more than eight million pieces, at a total cost of over $12 million. This move was announced after the museum experienced a theft back in...
Cars are a 'privacy nightmare on wheels'. Here's how they get away with collecting and sharing your data (techxplore.com)
Cars are a ‘privacy nightmare on wheels’. Here’s how they get away with collecting and sharing your data::Cars with internet-connected features are fast becoming all-seeing data-harvesting machines—a so-called “privacy nightmare on wheels,” according to US-based research conducted by the Mozilla Foundation.
EU warns Musk that X spreading ‘illegal content’ after Hamas attacks on Israel (thehill.com)
The European Union (EU) sent a letter to Elon Musk Tuesday warning that his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was spreading illegal content and disinformation after the Hamas attacks on Israel....
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation::People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
Meta explores options to charge EU users for ad-free subscriptions (www.reuters.com)
FBI indicts three in insider trading scheme that utilized Xbox 360 chat to hide comms | Ringleader could be looking at as much as 165 years in prison (www.techspot.com)
FBI indicts three in insider trading scheme that utilized Xbox 360 chat to hide comms | Ringleader could be looking at as much as 165 years in prison::undefined
Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15's Apple Pay Chip (www.macrumors.com)
Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15’s Apple Pay Chip::If you have an iPhone 15 and drive a BMW, it might be best to avoid charging the device with the vehicle’s wireless charging pad for now. Over…
Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates—even more than an iPhone (arstechnica.com)
Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates—even more than an iPhone::Just about everything has leaked about the $699 Pixel 8 and $999 8 Pro.
GitHub launches passkey support into general availability (techcrunch.com)
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Massive leak reveals next-gen Xbox could be a cloud-hybrid console, Series X|S refresh coming in 2024 | The Xbox is set to undergo a sea-change in the coming years. (www.techspot.com)
Massive leak reveals next-gen Xbox could be a cloud-hybrid console, Series X|S refresh coming in 2024 | The Xbox is set to undergo a sea-change in the coming years.::undefined
X can now ask users for government IDs to verify their paid accounts (www.theverge.com)
Japanese newspaper Gigazine goes over the slow decline of technological freedom up to today. (archive.ph)
The original japanese article....
Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy (www.wired.com)
Many workers are faking knowledge of AI to make sure they aren't left behind (www.techradar.com)
Many workers are faking knowledge of AI to make sure they aren’t left behind::There’s a need for more AI training, report finds
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)
Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."
Linus Sebastian addresses error handling and ethics in a new video (www.theverge.com)
Scientists recorded a Pink Floyd song from patients’ brain waves. The tech could eventually allow for communication without words (fortune.com)
Scientists recorded a Pink Floyd song from patients’ brain waves. The tech could eventually allow for communication without words::Listen here.
OCBC Bank locks out mobile app if 3rd party apps are detected (www.zdnet.com)
Amazon pinches sellers: Use our costly logistics services or pay extra fee (arstechnica.com)
New study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being (www.psypost.org)
New study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being::A study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science suggests that reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes per day can lead to improved health and well-being, particularly in terms of social life,...
Music labels sue nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over digitized 78s of Frank Sinatra and other artists (fortune.com)
Music labels sue nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over digitized 78s of Frank Sinatra and other artists::The labels take issue with the nonprofit posting digitized copies, which it solicits from users, of records in the antiquated 78 LP format.
