Bitcoin miners win legal battle to keep mum about energy use [US] (www.theverge.com)
Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers (www.techspot.com)
Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers::undefined
Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma (www.theverge.com)
Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. (www.businessinsider.in)
Numerous Tesla owners say they’ve been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.::Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find
Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle” (arstechnica.com)
Google workers complain bosses are 'inept' and 'glassy-eyed' (www.sfgate.com)
You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users (gadgettendency.com)
You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a “system component” that can’t be
The Man Amazon Erased (www.tabletmag.com)
Jackson soon discovered that Amazon suspended his account because a Black delivery driver who’d come to his house the previous day had reported hearing racist remarks from his video doorbell. In a brief email sent to Jackson at 3 a.m., the company explained how it unilaterally placed all of his linked devices and services on...
Everything Made By an AI Is In the Public Domain (doctorow.medium.com)
The US Copyright Office offers creative workers a powerful labor protective.
After Raising $235K, Abode Remains Committed to Taking on Adobe (petapixel.com)
TL;DR:...
The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels (www.businessinsider.com)
The stainless steel body of Tesla’s Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels::The Cybertruck’s steel is made in “coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper,” WSJ reported.
Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons (www.404media.co)
Microsoft is not done yet: more ads spotted in latest Windows 11 build - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)
When is an ad an advertisement and not a recommendation? Microsoft clearly likes to use the term recommendation for what others may see as an advertisement....
Sony is killing off recordable Blu-ray, bidding farewell to disc burning | TechSpot (www.techspot.com)
Tim Cook is “not 100 percent” sure Apple can stop AI hallucinations (www.theverge.com)
Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices (www.theverge.com)
The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU....
Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge (gizmodo.com)
YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge::The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.
YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end “$600 less than cable” ads (arstechnica.com)
YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end “$600 less than cable” ads::Google to “modify or cease” ads after industry review board rejects appeal.
iPhone 15 overheating reports, with temperatures as high as 116F (9to5mac.com)
iPhone 15 overheating reports, with temperatures as high as 116F::Widespread reports are circulating about the iPhone 15 overheating, seemingly across all models. Measurements taken with an infrared camera show…
New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns (apnews.com)
The New York City police department plans to pilot the unmanned aircrafts in response to complaints about large gatherings, including private events, over Labor Day weekend, officials announced Thursday....
The end of the Googleverse (www.theverge.com)
Bill Gates-backed nuclear contender Terra Power aims to build dozens of UK reactors (www.cityam.com)
Bill Gates-backed nuclear contender Terra Power aims to build dozens of UK reactors::A Bill Gates-backed clean energy player is hoping to build dozens of nuclear reactors in the UK and will compete with global rivals.
Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft is pivoting its company culture to make security a top priority, President Brad Smith testified to Congress on Thursday, promising that security will be “more important even than the company’s work on artificial intelligence.”...
Fewer people are using Elon Musk’s X as the platform struggles to attract and keep users, according to analysts (www.nbcnews.com)
Data from two research firms and figures published by Musk and X suggest a deteriorating situation for X by some metrics. Musk has marketed it as the world’s “town square,” but in number of users it continues to lag far behind social media rivals that focus on video, such as Instagram and TikTok....
