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Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 (www.tomshardware.com)

Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6::There are a lot of ‘draft’ Wi-Fi 7 devices around, but ‘Wi-Fi 7 Certified’ devices will only come to market sometime next year.

Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's 'iMessage to Android' solution (techcrunch.com)

Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper’s ‘iMessage to Android’ solution::U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is throwing her weight behind Beeper, the app that allowed Android users to message iPhone users via iMessage,

Doom creator John Romero launches sequel campaign Sigil 2 for free (www.pcgamesn.com)

Doom creator John Romero launches sequel campaign Sigil 2 for free::As the Doom 30th anniversary arrives, co-creator and programmer John Romero launches Sigil 2, a free expansion to the legendary FPS game.

Apple And Google Are Sending Your Push Notifications to The Government (odysee.com)

In this video I discuss how a recent DOJ letter revealed that Apple and Google were sending peoples push notifications to foreign governments.

Light-Speed Spaceships Would Have Trouble Phoning Home (www.iflscience.com)

Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years (arstechnica.com)

Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years::Krasue infects telecom firms in Thailand using techniques for staying under the radar.

Google’s AI note-taking app is now available to users in the US (www.theverge.com)

[py beefetch] a python script similar to neofetch that displays an animation of ascii bees that you can run in your terminal. (github.com)

you can also choose between 5 colors for the bee, new software!!

Helmond-based solar car maker Lightyear suspends car production, switches to building solar roofs (siliconcanals.com)

Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X (www.engadget.com)

Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X::Elon Musk created a poll on Saturday asking users to vote on whether Alex Jones should be reinstated. After the majority voted “Yes,” the conspiracy theorist best known for calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax was given his X account back.

AI Doomerism: Intelligence Is Not Enough -- “The lack of arms and legs becomes really load-bearing when you want to kill all humans.” (thenewstack.io)

Why Tesla Autopilot shouldn’t be used in as many places as you think (archive.ph)

Why Tesla Autopilot shouldn’t be used in as many places as you think::undefined

1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles (cleantechnica.com)

1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles::Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We love covering electric … [continued]

Technical Writing: Deprecating Content (jamesg.blog)

Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences (www.washingtonpost.com)

Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences::undefined

Product manager stole $250,000 worth of PC hardware, jailed for three years — perps sold pilfered gear on eBay (www.tomshardware.com)

Apple blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage Android app, but Beeper will keep pushing (arstechnica.com)

Apple blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage Android app, but Beeper will keep pushing::Co-founder denies Apple’s claims of security and privacy concerns for its users.

Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass (arstechnica.com)

Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass::The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.

‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

Amazon scammers used hacks and bribes to make millions off fake returns (www.theverge.com)

Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ (www.theverge.com)

Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’::Beeper, like Sunbird and Texts, sought to find a way to bring iMessage to Android users. Its app, Beeper Mini, worked well. But a few days after it launched, Apple took steps to shut it down.

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