Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans “parts pairing” (www.theverge.com)
Hollywood Studios, Amazon & Netflix Sue 'Evasive' Pirate IPTV Operator From Texas. (torrentfreak.com)
Why Bluesky Remains The Most Interesting Experiment In Social Media, By Far (www.techdirt.com)
Amazon fined in Poland for dark pattern design tricks | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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Qualcomm quietly demos Baldur’s Gate 3 and Control on Snapdragon X Elite laptops (www.theverge.com)
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Chatbot letdown: Hype hits rocky reality (www.axios.com)
Grumbles about generative AI’s shortcomings are coalescing into a “trough of disillusionment” after a year and a half of hype about ChatGPT and other bots....
Meta and the Fediverse: The Duopoly that could shape the Web to come (fungiverse.wordpress.com)
How to install the Intel i225/i226-V network card driver under Windows Server system? (www.hystou.com)
Overview: Intel network cards come in two product lines, with i225-V/i226-V belonging to the consumer-grade line. The -LM suffix denotes the commercial-grade product line. By default, Windows Server only installs network card drivers for the commercial-grade line. However, it’s possible to forcibly install them using modified...
The Affinity and Canva Pledge (affinity.serif.com)
An update from Affinity and Canva on the acquisition of Affinity/Serif by Canva. They have made 4 pledges, including to maintain perpetual licenses.
Should Airships Make a Comeback? (www.youtube.com)
Email Encryption (lemy.lol)
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Email Encryption (lemy.lol)
Email encryption is an authentication process that prevents messages from being read by an unintended or unauthorized individual. It scrambles the original sent message and converts it into an unreadable or undecipherable format. Email encryption is necessary when sharing sensitive information via email.
Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal (techcrunch.com)
Meta tried to gain a competitive advantage over its competitors, including Snapchat and later Amazon and YouTube, by analyzing the network traffic of how its users were interacting with Meta’s competitors. Given these apps’ use of encryption, Facebook needed to develop special technology to get around it....
Different digital world views (lemmy.world)
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How to Convert Mini Lights into Solar Christmas Lights
Decorating for Christmas is always a fun and exciting time, but can be a hassle when it comes to wiring up strings of lights. However, there is a solution that can make decorating easier and more environmentally friendly - solar Christmas lights. Powered by tiny solar panels, these lights eliminate the need for tricky wire...
Who’s Behind All the ‘Pussy in Bio’ on X? (nymag.com)
Spam is hard. No real platform has solved it completely, and none ever will. Spammers evolve, platforms catch up, spammers evolve again, and so on until the last post is posted and the last user signs out. Individual spam tactics, however, do tend to have short lives, and while PIB won’t be with us forever, it’s notable that...
From Traditional Cable to IPTV: The Future of Television in Saudi Arabia (imtedad.com)
[IPTV services in Saudi Arabia, awesome features, and updated technology. The services are cost-effective, and satisfy customers’ needs.
SWIFT planning launch of new central bank digital currency platform in 12-24 months (www.reuters.com)
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Twelve years after the death of Steve Jobs, the cracks are starting to appear at Apple (www.notebookcheck.net)
Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running (www.theverge.com)
MIT scientists have just figured out how to make the most popular AI image generators 30 times faster (www.livescience.com)
Choosing the Right Packaging for Different Product Types (ruspacking.ru)
In the diverse world of products, from delectable foods to cutting-edge electronics, the packaging plays a pivotal role not just in protection but also in presentation. Selecting the optimal packaging material and type can be a game-changer for your product’s success. Here’s how to make the best choice across various...
Affinity is joining the Canva family (forum.affinity.serif.com)
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