BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance (social.bbc)
BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them (www.thedrive.com)
BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.
DeArrow extension for YouTube that makes thumbnails bearable (i.imgur.com)
dearrow.ajay.app
Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can’t be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom::Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discussed the benefits of in-person work in a leaked meeting.
Mastodon Usage Soaring as Twitter Rebranding Leads to User Exodus: CEO Eugen Rochko (asumetech.com)
Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
I left a couple of months ago. Couldn’t be happier....
Coming to you soon... (lemmy.world)
Spotify re-invented the radio (lemmy.world)
Can’t even seek through songs.
The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike (www.vice.com)
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (www.nbcnews.com)
First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.
Unity Silently Deletes GitHub Repo that Tracks Terms of Service Changes and Updated Its License - GamerBraves (www.gamerbraves.com)
Streaming TV costs now higher than cable, as 'crash' finally hits (9to5mac.com)
Brands suspend advertising on X after ads appear alongside Nazi content (mashable.com)
Twitter/X removing the block feature (lemm.ee)
FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” (arstechnica.com)
It’s about time that Intuit was called out for their scam. Hopefully, the attempt to stop the federal tax filing will get dismissed as well.
Microsoft Finally Realizes Nobody Wants Its Windows 11 Preinstalled Bloatware (www.pcmag.com)
The creator of Pixelfed announced an upcoming encrypted messenger for the fediverse that will work across the fediverse (mastodon.social)
It will be open source, end to end encrypted using Signal’s double ratchet encryption protocol, and he plans to make it easy for fediverse platforms to integrate it. The beta will release later this month....
Welp that answers a lot of why all .ml are down (i.imgur.com)
very.bignutty.xyz/notes/9hf13it1ced3b2za
X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called (arstechnica.com)
X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called::After a report called out Musk’s union-busting, UAW’s blue check got reinstated.
Top Extensions to Make YouTube Bearable (lemmy.world)
Hello fellow, lemmings, lemmur !...
NASA Plus Streaming: "our new ad-free, no cost, family-friendly streaming service unlocks our Emmy award-winning live coverage, embeds you into our missions through new original video series" (www.nasa.gov)
Twitter now blocking all DMs from non-Twitter Blue subscribers by default (mashable.com)
The state of Playstore (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Ads upon ads upon ads