Florida Senate takes up bill banning kids from having social media accounts (www.wesh.com)
Florida Senate takes up bill banning kids from having social media accounts::Critics have said the bills are unconstitutional and violate First Amendment protections.
Samsung purposely knives customer's TV to weasel out of repair (www.youtube.com)
View on piped: piped.video/watch?v=cyWlACuhqNg
Meta, TikTok take EU to court over online content rulebook (www.politico.eu)
Social media giants Meta and TikTok are suing the European Union over a levy that bankrolls the enforcement of Europe’s content moderation law, the Digital Services Act....
[Corp Blog] What’s your data really worth? (proton.me)
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Cable TV companies tell FCC: Early termination fees are good, actually | Cable firms say they'll raise monthly price if early termination fees are banned. (arstechnica.com)
Cable TV companies tell FCC: Early termination fees are good, actually | Cable firms say they’ll raise monthly price if early termination fees are banned.::Cable firms say they’ll raise monthly price if early termination fees are banned.
MacBooks, Chromebooks lead losers in laptop repairability analysis (arstechnica.com)
The fediverse, explained (www.theverge.com)
No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack::A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.
Childhood disrupted: is the internet damaging young people’s development? (yorkshirebylines.co.uk)
Google’s use of student data could effectively ban Chromebooks from Denmark schools (www.theverge.com)
Texas firm allegedly behind fake Biden robocall that told people not to vote (arstechnica.com)
Texas firm allegedly behind fake Biden robocall that told people not to vote::Tech and telecom firms helped New Hampshire AG trace call to “Life Corporation.”
Media study on Gen Alpha kids show 'purposeful participation' over 'mindless consumption' of media and increased privacy consciousness over previous gen (variety.com)
Media study on Gen Alpha kids show ‘purposeful participation’ over ‘mindless consumption’ of media and increased privacy consciousness over previous gen::Gen Alpha kids are protective of their personal data online and enjoy media that allows them to control their experiences with content.
Google workers complain bosses are 'inept' and 'glassy-eyed' (www.sfgate.com)
In the wake of Apple Vision Pro being released, I'd like to remind everyone about a project that started around 3 years ago and appears to still be developed actively (youtu.be)
Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer" (discuss.tchncs.de)
Will anyone actually buy this argument?
German Court Bans Sales of Select Intel CPUs in Germany Over Patent Dispute (www.anandtech.com)
“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation. (arstechnica.com)
“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.::California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.
The FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs (www.polygon.com)
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else (arstechnica.com)
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else::Don’t expect these clamshell-style foldables in 2024 or 2025 or maybe ever.
Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million (variety.com)
Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million::Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall
This Windows tool makes it super easy to debloat and cut down ads on your Android TV (www.androidauthority.com)
Inside the shifting plan at Elon Musk’s X to build a new team and police a platform ‘so toxic it’s almost unrecognizable’ (fortune.com)
Inside the shifting plan at Elon Musk’s X to build a new team and police a platform ‘so toxic it’s almost unrecognizable’::X’s trust and safety center was planned for over a year and is significantly smaller than the initially envisioned 500-person team.
Smaug-72B-v0.1: The New Open-Source LLM Roaring to the Top of the Leaderboard (huggingface.co)
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OpenAI's GPT Trademark Request Has Been Denied (tsdr.uspto.gov)
First, applicant argues that the mark is not merely descriptive because consumers will not immediately understand what the underlying wording “generative pre-trained transformer” means. The trademark examining attorney is not convinced. The previously and presently attached Internet evidence demonstrates the extensive and...