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I want to leave the Dynamic Island (www.spacebar.news)

Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program (arstechnica.com)

Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who “already had broadband.”

The Google Play Store Ruling Is Bad News for Longtime Android Phone Users (gizmodo.com)

Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.

Solana Saga smartphone sells for up to $5K on eBay as Bonk frenzy causes sell-out (cointelegraph.com)

This is genius....

AlphV ransomware site is “seized” by the FBI. Then it’s “unseized.” And so on. (arstechnica.com)

Rite Aid banned from using AI facial recognition to curb shoplifting (thehill.com)

Rite Aid is banned for five years from using artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition to try to curb shoplifting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday. In a press release, the age…

Tesla Tech Allowed An Abusive Husband To Break A Restraining Order, And A San Francisco Judge Sided With The Automaker (jalopnik.com)

New Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinion (medium.com)

GM dealer chatbot agrees to sell 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe for $1 (gmauthority.com)

GM dealer chatbot agrees to sell 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe for $1::undefined

Tesla removes Disney+ app amid Elon Musk's feud with Disney CEO Bob Iger (mashable.com)

41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! (tech.lgbt)

How Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict (www.propublica.org)

Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers (techcrunch.com)

Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers::Hackers exploited a known but unpatched flaw, allowing hackers access to the sensitive information of almost 36 million Comcast customers.

Google has agreed to pay $700 million in an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers (big.community)

Comcast Discloses Hackers May Have Stolen Data on 35.9 Million Xfinity Customers (variety.com)

2023 in the smart home: Matter’s broken promises (www.theverge.com)

2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse (www.theverge.com)

Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training (news.ycombinator.com)

Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training::undefined

World’s largest electric cable close to power, could light 1.4 million homes | A high voltage direct current cable will connect UK homes with fresh green energy from the wind farms of Denmark. (interestingengineering.com)

World’s largest electric cable close to power, could light 1.4 million homes | A high voltage direct current cable will connect UK homes with fresh green energy from the wind farms of Denmark.::undefined

Apple to stop selling its latest smartwatches after losing patent case to rival that says 'even the world’s most powerful company must abide by the law' (fortune.com)

Apple to stop selling its latest smartwatches after losing patent case to rival that says ‘even the world’s most powerful company must abide by the law’::Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be halted on the company’s online store on Dec. 21 and at its physical retail locations beginning on Christmas Eve.

NASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million miles (www.cbsnews.com)

Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 (www.ctvnews.ca)

Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035::Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for electrification.

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