Broadcom to divest VMware’s EUC and Carbon Black units (www.theregister.com)
Warns of $1.3 billion charge for cutting Virtzilla's costs, rapid shift to subs and sales of the whole vStack rather than individual pieces
Ultimate guide to Stremio + Torrentio + RD
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Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts::Does this mean YouTube Podcasts is ready for prime time?
The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment (www.engadget.com)
OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has become invisible at the company, with his future uncertain, insiders say (www.businessinsider.com)
OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has become invisible at the company, with his future uncertain, insiders say::The OpenAI co-founder was an integral part of what became ChatGPT. Insiders say his role in Sam Altman’s ouster is showing ongoing damage.
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications: US senator | World DNA (www.youtube.com)
FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPR (www.nbcnews.com)
China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctions | Huawei and SMIC quietly rolled out a new Kirin 9000C processor. (www.tomshardware.com)
China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctions | Huawei and SMIC quietly rolled out a new Kirin 9000C processor.::Chinese foundry SMIC may have broken the 5nm process barrier, as evidenced by a new Huawei laptop listed with an advanced chip with 5nm...
China starts up world's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor (www.reuters.com)
The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars (apnews.com)
Attacks abuse Microsoft DHCP to spoof DNS records and steal secrets (www.theregister.com)
Verizon Gave Phone Data to Armed Stalker Who Posed as Cop Over Email (www.404media.co)
Chromebooks are problematic for profits and planet says exec (www.theregister.com)
Senators Introduce ‘Fans First’ Bill Intended to Reform Live-Event Ticketing System (variety.com)
Senators Introduce ‘Fans First’ Bill Intended to Reform Live-Event Ticketing System::Senators John Cornyn, Amy Klobuchar and others introduced the ‘Fans First’ Act to help “address flaws in the current live event ticketing system.’
Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)
The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.
Wikimedia Foundation calls on US Supreme Court to strike laws that threaten Wikipedia (wikimediafoundation.org)
The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression....
Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (08 Dec 2023) (pluralistic.net)
Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023)::undefined
Grandfathered YouTube Premium users will see price increase in January (9to5google.com)
Microsoft’s Edge Copilot AI can’t really summarize every YouTube video - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Excuse me, but the industries AI is disrupting are not lucrative (www.theintrinsicperspective.com)
A more interesting “bear case” for AI is that, if you look at the list of industries that leading AIs like GPT-4 are capable of disrupting—and therefore making money off of—the list is lackluster from a return-on-investment perspective, because the industries themselves are not very lucrative. What are AIs of the GPT-4...
OpenAI leaders warned of abusive behavior before Sam Altman’s ouster (www.washingtonpost.com)
The senior employees described Altman as psychologically abusive, creating chaos at the artificial-intelligence start-up — complaints that were a major factor in the board’s abrupt decision to fire the CEO...
Tesla must respect collective bargaining rights, Norway's sovereign wealth fund says (www.reuters.com)
Tesla must respect collective bargaining rights, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund says::U.S. auto maker Tesla Inc should respect fundamental labour rights, including collective bargaining, Norway’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest stock market investor, told Reuters on Friday.
Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com)
Judge Allows Major ‘Right To Repair’ Lawsuit Against John Deere To Move Forward (www.techdirt.com)
Judge Allows Major ‘Right To Repair’ Lawsuit Against John Deere To Move Forward::Last year agricultural equipment giant John Deere found itself on the receiving end of an antitrust lawsuit for its efforts to monopolize tractor repair. The lawsuits noted that the company consistently purchased competing repair centers in...