Firefox will support at least 200 new extensions on Android this December (www.androidpolice.com)
Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert (thenextweb.com)
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) students drove the SUV, which doubles as a small campervan, from Tangier in northern Morocco across dry riverbeds, steep mountain passes, and loose sand before arriving at the Sahara desert three days later....
US consumer finance regulator wants to extend oversight to Big Tech (www.ft.com)
Proposal would subject digital wallets and payment applications to more scrutiny
Google Asks Regulators to Liberate Apple's Blue Text Bubbles (gizmodo.com)
Google Asks Regulators to Liberate Apple’s Blue Text Bubbles::Yes, even Google appears to be tired of green texts on the iMessage app.
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)
A Seattle-based appellate judge ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors.
Bulletpapers - AI-powered ArXiv summarizer (www.bulletpapers.ai)
Originally posted on Hackernews. You can see the discussion here.
No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames (www.pcmag.com)
Discussion on Signal’s forum
Epic v. Google: everything we’re learning live in Fortnite court (www.theverge.com)
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
What is Google trying to hide in its deal with Spotify? (www.theverge.com)
Apple Hits Pause on iOS 18, macOS 15 Development as Bugs Spread | Apple software Chief Craig Federighi instituted the pause to meet performance and stability targets (www.tomshardware.com)
Apple Hits Pause on iOS 18, macOS 15 Development as Bugs Spread | Apple software Chief Craig Federighi instituted the pause to meet performance and stability targets::Apple is hitting pause on iOS 18 and macOS 15 as it wants to get a handle on an explosion of bugs that are hampering the development of future operating systems.
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
WhatsApp can now hide your IP address during calls (www.theverge.com)
Google turns to regulators to make Apple open up iMessage (www.theverge.com)
Google turns to regulators to make Apple open up iMessage::iMessage serves should be regulated under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google and a group of major European telcos has told the European Commission.
Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening (arstechnica.com)
8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro 'Analogous to 16GB' on PCs, Claims Apple (www.macrumors.com)
8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro ‘Analogous to 16GB’ on PCs, Claims Apple::Following the unveiling of new MacBook Pro models last week, Apple surprised some with the introduction of a base 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip,…
Possible reversion of an 80-year-old to the age of 26 using pig's blood (news.yahoo.com)
Scientific progress is declining due to bureaucratization of research. Scientific innovations should make ‘zero to one’ breakthroughs, instead making ‘one to many’ improvements to existing innovations (www.livemint.com)
The False Dichotomy of Monolith vs. Microservices (www.infoq.com)
We should stop talking about monolith vs. microservice and instead have a more nuanced debate about right-sized services.
FBI & Austria's C4 Hit Z-Library With a Massive New Wave of Domain Seizures. (torrentfreak.com)
Officially Qualified - Ferrocene - Ferrous Systems (ferrous-systems.com)
Airbnb: Italy threatens to seize more than $800 million over unpaid taxes (edition.cnn.com)
Airbnb: Italy threatens to seize more than $800 million over unpaid taxes::Italian tax authorities are poised to seize some €779 million ($836 million) from Airbnb as a result of its alleged failure to pay taxes owed by landlords using the platform.
The world's largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley (techcrunch.com)
Samsung, Qualcomm flag concerns with India's push for live TV on phones - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platform (www.engadget.com)
The long fight to make Apple’s iMessage compatible with all devices has raged with little to show for it. But Google (de facto leader of the charge) and other mobile operators are now leveraging the European Union’s Digital Market Act (DMA), according to the Financial Times. The law, which goes into effect in 2024, requires...
