The end of the Googleverse (www.theverge.com)
Think Of Us As The World's Largest Quarry (r.nf)
Decorative Stone Solutions Combines Years Of Industry Experience With A Product Offering That Is Second To None, To Create A Single Source Stone Supplier To The Landscape Professional....
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime (apnews.com)
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime::U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.
It's real. Twitter Shadowbanning is back. (blog.twitter.com)
“Freedom of Speech, not Freedom of Reach - our enforcement philosophy which means, where appropriate, restricting the reach of Tweets that violate our policies by making the content less discoverable.”...
It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)
It’s not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore::Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one’s posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones (www.theverge.com)
Russian Chipmaker Baikal Goes Bankrupt, Assets Valued at Only $5 Million (www.tomshardware.com)
Tesla is reportedly under investigation by the DOJ and SEC over it's mysterious 'Project 42' (www.businessinsider.com)
Tesla is reportedly under investigation by the DOJ and SEC over it’s mysterious ‘Project 42’::The project was internally believed to involve building a glass house for Elon Musk, the Journal previously reported.
UCSF progress on implantable artificial kidney (www.tiktok.com)
Intel Demos 8-Core, 528-Thread PUMA Chip with 1 TB/s Silicon Photonics (www.tomshardware.com)
‘They would not listen to us’: inside Arizona’s troubled $53bn chip plant (www.theguardian.com)
‘They would not listen to us’: inside Arizona’s troubled $53bn chip plant::Taiwanese microchip manufacturer TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns
How a Well-Regarded Mac App Became a Trojan Horse (gizmodo.com)
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Software CEO worth almost $12 billion says he goes into the office ‘about once a quarter,’ bucking the return to office trend in Big Tech (fortune.com)
Software CEO worth almost $12 billion says he goes into the office ‘about once a quarter,’ bucking the return to office trend in Big Tech::undefined
NREL: Closed-loop pumped hydro ‘smallest emitter’ among energy storage technologies (www.energy-storage.news)
Google removes fake Signal and Telegram apps hosted on Play (arstechnica.com)
Before linking an account, be sure the app you're using is legit.
A Fake Signal App Was Planted On Google Play By China-Linked Hackers (www.forbes.com)
Hackers who previously targeted Uyghurs evaded Google Play security checks to push a fake Signal app for Android. It uses a never previously-documented method to spy on the encrypted comms tool.
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)
Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard::Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says “no.”
Barracuda thought it drove 0-day hackers out of customers’ networks. It was wrong. (arstechnica.com)
We Analyzed Millions of ChatGPT User Sessions: Visits are Down 29% since May, Programming Assistance is 30% of Use - SparkToro (sparktoro.com)
Facebook Takes Down Over 7,700 Accounts Linked to Chinese Misinformation Campaign (www.thewrap.com)
Facebook Takes Down Over 7,700 Accounts Linked to Chinese Misinformation Campaign::Parent company Meta says the campaign targeted more than 50 platforms, including X, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest and Medium
Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google (www.theverge.com)
Max wants to push alerts on viewers when there is breaking news on CNN. (variety.com)
CNN Max is likely to evolve over time. Among the features the company will try out are ways of alerting Max viewers to breaking news while they are watching something else on the service, whether it be an HBO series, a Turner Classic Movies selection or an old episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”...
Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ devices ‘deleted’ from server (techcrunch.com)
A woman and her dog were swept away by flash flooding that suddenly surged through a Utah slot canyon. They were saved after the SOS emergency feature on her iPhone notified rescuers. (www.businessinsider.com)
A woman and her dog were swept away by flash flooding that suddenly surged through a Utah slot canyon. They were saved after the SOS emergency feature on her iPhone notified rescuers.::The woman heard flash flooding coming while in Utah’s Mary Jane Canyon and tried to reach higher ground with her dog, but the sand bank was...
