AI converts Sam Altman's essay into video narrated by himself (www.youtube.com)
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won’t anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.
Is Flatpaks the future for Linux?
So a few popular Linux distros decided to drop a few major packages like how red hat dropped rpm packages for libreoffice in favor for the flatpak packages....
Hollywood's 'Groundbreaking' AI Proposal for Actors Is a Nightmare (gizmodo.com)
SAG-AFTRA said that AMPTP’s AI plan included scanning background actors and using their likenesses “for the rest of eternity.”
Stable Doodle: Input sketch and text, output AI image (www.youtube.com)
A Proposed Law Would Force Internet Companies to Spy on Their Users for the DEA | The Cooper Davis Act would force tech companies to report suspected drug activity to the government. Experts say it... (gizmodo.com)
The Cooper Davis Act would force tech companies to report suspected drug activity to the government. Experts say it would be a disaster for digital privacy.
Everybody will be hot. Martin Luther King. (AI / UBI shitpost) (www.youtube.com)
Twitter Faces $500 Million Lawsuit for Allegedly Not Paying Employee Severance (gizmodo.com)
Producers allegedly sought rights to replicate extras using AI, forever, for just $200 (www.theregister.com)
Union prez Fran Drescher thinks Hollywood’s digital desires have no style or flair
The fediverse is empowering users like never before, but concerns persist (lemmy.world)
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Apple introduces offline Maps—but how does it compare with Google Maps? (arstechnica.com)
Chinese company wins race for first methane-fueled rocket to orbit
Chinese company wins race for first methane-fueled rocket to orbit...
I am trying to move my Discord community to other platform, due to privacy issue, any recommendation?
Young people in Guangzhou commute in electric wheelchairs as e-bikes face tighter rules (www.straitstimes.com)
The trend has reportedly sparked a backlash from some in China due to safety reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Meet Microsoft Office’s new default font: Aptos (www.theverge.com)
Plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok banned from practicing medicine in Ohio (www.kbtx.com)
We should not let the open web die a quiet death (www.wired.com)
First Pirate Bay Server
First Pirate Bay server on display at the Computer Museum in Linköping, Sweden, as part of the exhibit on 50 years of file sharing. https://preserve.games/pictrs/image/e17ed2b0-835e-4ae6-8d60-fdb920301ba0.png...
Twitter owes ex-employees $500 mln in severance, lawsuit claims (www.reuters.com)
Virgin Galactic's first private passenger spaceflight will launch as soon as August 10th (www.engadget.com)
Nebraska Mom pleads guilty to abortion after Meta gives DMs to cops (www.theregister.com)
Facebook messages, obtained via valid warrant, help make case against women
Opinion: After Microsoft defeat, ‘toothless’ FTC needs to pick better battles if it wants to rein in Big Tech (www.marketwatch.com)
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s defeat as it sought to block Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard is yet another setback for an increasingly toothless regulator that needs to pick better battles with Big Tech.
University professors in Texas are suing the state over ‘unconstitutional’ TikTok ban (www.engadget.com)
CEO lays off 23 of 26 of support staff in favor of AI (www.businessinsider.com)
In similar case, US National Eating Disorder Association laid off entire helpline staff. Soon after, chatbot disabled for giving out harmful information.
New EU regulations mandate user-replaceable batteries in Apple products (appleinsider.com)
Regulations approved by the European Council now mandate that companies, including Apple, must ensure that batteries in the iPhone and other products are replaceable by users.
