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If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now (www.fastcompany.com)

With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

It’s not just lemmy that’s benefiting from Elon Musk.

Firefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this year (blog.mozilla.org)

Source: blog.mozilla.org/…/prepare-your-firefox-desktop-e…...

Youtube's Anti-adblock is illegal in the EU (eupolicy.social)

Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap (www.businessinsider.com)

Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful. (mastodon.world)

Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible (stackdiary.com)

The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet (gadgettendency.com)

The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet::Mozilla has announced the release of an update to its Firefox browser. In version number 118, users will find a significant innovation - a built-in translator

Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble (mashable.com)

YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)

cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)

"Block The Rich" is like an ad-blocker, but for obscenely wealthy people with overinflated egos. (lemm.ee)

About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the dangers...

The German Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament has ditched X (Twitter) in favour of open-source decentralised Mastodon (gadgeteer.co.za)

Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency (arstechnica.com)

Automated background removal was also added recently.

Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser (www.spacebar.news)

Mozilla review of 25 car brands finds they're "a privacy nightmare" (foundation.mozilla.org)

Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. (www.bbc.com)

All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)

All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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.

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.