The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams (waxy.org)
Apple Vision Pro launch pre-view testers complain about weight, comfort, even headaches (www.notebookcheck.net)
Apple Vision Pro launch pre-view testers complain about weight, comfort, even headaches::Reporters given pre-launch access to the new Apple Vision Pro have reported concerns with its weight and comfort, with at least two writers reporting notable discomfort using it. While there are undoubtedly positive experiences to be had...
Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse (www.theregister.com)
Report: Bing Gained Less Than 1% Market Share Since Adding Bing Chat (www.seroundtable.com)
The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending (gizmodo.com)
Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children | Nearly $1B in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution. (grist.org)
Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children | Nearly $1B in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution.::Nearly $1B in federal funding will help decarbonize transportation and clean up some of the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution
"The Airbnb-ification of the arts." How social media algorithms are gently nudging the art world towards sterility, comfort, and predictability (www.staygrounded.online)
This is an essay I wrote in 2022, inspired by Kyle Chaka's 2016 viral essay, "Welcome to Airspace". After seeing an excerpt from Kyle's new book on the front of /c/Technology, I thought y'all might be interested in reading this piece of mine, which is less about the design of physical spaces, and more about The Algorithm's™...
Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out - WIRED (archive.is)
A year long study shows what you've suspected: Google Search is getting worse. (mashable.com)
A year long study shows what you’ve suspected: Google Search is getting worse.::undefined
Supreme Court rejects Epic v. Apple antitrust case (www.theverge.com)
Supreme Court rejects Epic v. Apple antitrust case::The Supreme Court has rejected petitions by Epic and Apple to reconsider a ruling on Fortnite’s iOS ban and potential changes to the App Store.
Most Sophisticated iPhone Hack Ever Exploited Apple's Hidden Hardware Feature (thehackernews.com)
Raspberry Pi is now manufacturing 70,000 Pi 5s per week, will surge to 90,000 in February (www.tomshardware.com)
OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools (www.cnbc.com)
OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools::OpenAI has quietly walked back a ban on the military use of ChatGPT and its other artificial intelligence tools.
Google Search, Chrome, and Android are all changing thanks to EU antitrust law (www.theverge.com)
This tool for finding bad USB-C cables (hackaday.com)
EEVBlog also talked about this in a mailbag episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZQvSgdA2k&t=1839s...
Unlock your financial potential today (bucksbeyond.com)
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The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending (gizmodo.com)
The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending::Self-checkout is a failed experiment, and a growing number of stores are backpedaling on these cursed machines.
Climate denialists find new ways to monetize disinformation on YouTube (arstechnica.com)
Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely (techcrunch.com)
Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely::The Apple-versus-Beeper saga is not over yet it seems, even though the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini was removed from the Play Store last week. Now,
Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027 (www.autocar.co.uk)
Google lays off “hundreds” more as ad division switches to AI-powered sales (arstechnica.com)
SUV stolen from Toronto driveway shows up 50 days later — AirTags tracked vehicle from Canada to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves (www.cbc.ca)
SUV stolen from Toronto driveway shows up 50 days later — AirTags tracked vehicle from Canada to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves::A Toronto man used location tags to track his stolen GMC Yukon from a rail yard in the GTA to a used car lot in the United Arab Emirates. But despite calls to...
Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off (www.ign.com)
Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get ‘Comfortable’ Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.