IBM suspends advertising on X after report says ads ran next to antisemitic content (www.cnbc.com)
IBM suspends advertising on X after report says ads ran next to antisemitic content::IBM’s announcement that it’s halting ads on X came a day after Elon Musk boosted an antisemitic post on his platform
Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year (www.wired.com)
Signal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against....
Meta Oversight Board to review handling of video showing unveiled woman in Iran (www.reuters.com)
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5mac.com)
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year::In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The…
Stop pretending Nothing's iMessage app had anything to do with RCS on the iPhone (9to5google.com)
Meta opens up Metaverse marriage with Qualcomm to make AR glasses with MediaTek (www.androidcentral.com)
Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power (arstechnica.com)
X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post (www.nytimes.com)
IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform, whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages....
Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act (www.windowscentral.com)
Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act::Microsoft has published a blog post detailing how it’s making Windows 11 compliant with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Economic Area (EEA.)
The EU will finally free Windows users from Bing (www.theverge.com)
All of these Windows 11 changes are part of key tweaks that Microsoft has to make to its operating system to comply with the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act, which comes into effect in March 2024....
Chinese Team Develops AI Robot Utilizing Martian Materials for Oxygen Extraction (www.blobstreaming.org)
Google is pushing back the MV3 date again (developer.chrome.com)
Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson (www.404media.co)
“CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said.
Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon (www.wsj.com)
AI-powered drawing app stuns developers by turning sketches into functional games (arstechnica.com)
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down."
FCC probes rise of AI robocall armies (www.theregister.com)
“the FCC is considering if AI analytics might better block unwanted calls and texts “and restore trust in our networks,” according to the agency. It would certainly be an improvement over reaching for the block button after receiving yet another call from someone purporting to be a Microsoft technician”
*privacy not included | Our Longest Naughty List Ever: The 2023 Holiday Buyer's Guide Is Here! (foundation.mozilla.org)
Amazon will allow auto dealers to sell cars on its site, starting with Hyundai (www.cnbc.com)
Amazon will allow auto dealers to sell cars on its site, starting with Hyundai::The company has slowly entered the car buying business over the years by launching a digital showroom for shoppers to research and compare vehicles.
PNY's New PCIe 5.0 SSD Has an RGB Cooler With Dual Fans (www.tomshardware.com)
We’ll likely learn more about how efficient these drives are early next year at CES 2024 or not long after. So if you’re not keen on a PCIe 5.0 drive due to fans and bulky coolers, you might not have long to wait for better options. Just don’t expect them to be cheap when all signs are pointing to SSD price increases next...
More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites (www.pewresearch.org)
More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites::In just three years, the share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.org)
Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024 (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act (www.windowscentral.com)
First RCS now this, today has been wild
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5mac.com)
Hell has frozen over