Raspberry Pis Found in Abandoned Spin Scooters in Seattle (www.tomshardware.com)
WhatsApp introduces screen sharing during video calls (techcrunch.com)
New Downfall attacks on Intel CPUs steal encryption keys, data (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Disney Raises Prices for Streaming Services by as Much as 27% (www.bloomberg.com)
Disney Raises Prices for Streaming Services by as Much as 27%::Walt Disney Co. is raising the prices of its streaming services, including a 27% increase for the advertising-free version of the flagship Disney+.
Slack Vs Microsoft Teams — Which App Is Better For Your Privacy & Security? [Mozilla Foundation] (foundation.mozilla.org)
TLDR: they’re both bad, but it might be interesting to know what each one does
New research visualizes the political bias of all major AI language models (www.technologyreview.com)
New research visualizes the political bias of all major AI language models:...
White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors (www.ft.com)
White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors::Biden cites security risk as he restricts American capital for companies linked to China’s military
Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff (arstechnica.com)
Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones (appleinsider.com)
Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones::From 2025, Apple’s iPhone and all Android smartphones sold in Saudi Arabia will have to have a USB-C charging port, with laptops to follow in 2026.
Artificial Influence: An Analysis Of AI-Driven Persuasion (arxiv.org)
People share misinformation because of social media’s incentives — but those can be changed (www.niemanlab.org)
People share misinformation because of social media’s incentives — but those can be changed::“After a few tweaks to the reward structure of social media platforms, users begin to share information that is accurate and fact-based.” (Though the tweaks involved paying people to do so.)
Saudi Arabia makes USB-C mandatory for electronic devices (9to5mac.com)
iPhone 15 is coming next month, and multiple rumors suggest Apple will finally switch from its proprietary Lightning connector to...
X, formerly Twitter, commandeers '@music' handle from user with half a million followers (www.cnbc.com)
X terms of service has right to take back username. X ported his followers over to new account at least, he said. Vaught is still using X, though he did set up account on Threads and Mastodon.
CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Google Search ranking (www.theverge.com)
AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa (www.theguardian.com)
AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa::Forget ‘AI doomerism’ hype over ChatGPT, big tech’s colonial attitude lets hateful electoral propaganda be fed to millions
Anthropic launches improved version of its entry-level LLM (techcrunch.com)
Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration (www.businessinsider.com)
Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.
CNET Deletes Thousands of Old Articles to Game Google Search (gizmodo.com)
Cadillac reveals the 2025 Escalade IQ - Electric version of the Escalade (arstechnica.com)
Lyft wants to kill surge pricing. (techcrunch.com)
Lyft wants to kill surge pricing.::The number of Lyft rides that were affected by surge pricing dropped 35% from the first quarter, according to CEO David Risher.
YouTuber subjects the Galaxy Z Flip 5 to a week of continuous folding to see when it breaks - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Google's Web DRM is Worse than I Thought... (spectra.video)
Thought I’d post the PeerTube version.
Apple's 'Tetris' movie ripped off tech writer's book, lawsuit says (www.reuters.com)
Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux (news.itsfoss.com)
Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon (arstechnica.com)
Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon::Amazon resisted a removal request, citing lack of “trademark registration numbers.”
