Wearable solar-powered gadget automatically regulates body temperature (arstechnica.com)
Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them | It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever (gizmodo.com)
Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them | It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever::It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever.
Japan determines copyright doesn't apply to LLM/ML training data (infosec.town)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/8121669...
HyperVerse hedge fund CEO may not exist — Investigation finds no record of identity after collapse causing an estimated $1.3 billion in customer losses (arstechnica.com)
HyperVerse hedge fund CEO may not exist — Investigation finds no record of identity after collapse causing an estimated $1.3 billion in customer losses::HyperVerse’s collapse caused an estimated $1.3 billion in customer losses.
NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications | New York | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Cox Distances Itself From Claim It Spies On Users Via Phones, Cable Box Mics (www.techdirt.com)
Cox Distances Itself From Claim It Spies On Users Via Phones, Cable Box Mics::For years, the cable industry has dreamed of a future where they could use your cable box to actively track your every behavior using cameras and microphones and then monetize the data. At one point way back in 2009, Comcast made it clear they were...
Google to start third-party cookie cull for 30M Chrome users (www.theregister.com)
New cars bought in the UK must be zero emission by 2035 (www.theregister.com)
Amazon marketplace crackdown has sellers searching for legal help | Clean-up drive has led to some small businesses having their accounts suspended (arstechnica.com)
Amazon marketplace crackdown has sellers searching for legal help | Clean-up drive has led to some small businesses having their accounts suspended::Clean-up drive has led to some small businesses having their accounts suspended.
GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused version of Android, is adding Android Auto support (9to5google.com)
Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group (fortune.com)
Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group::Washington Consumer Protection Coalition complains to Washington state attorney general.
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)
Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.
SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing staff critical of CEO (www.bbc.com)
SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing staff critical of CEO::A US labour agency says the employees sent an open letter to SpaceX executives, detailing workplace concerns.
Japanese researchers identify protein with potential to prevent aging (interestingengineering.com)
Important files will be gone in February 2024 when Google removes them from Files for Android (www.ghacks.net)
Dark side of Starbucks app: Coffee giant accused of rigging payments to the tune of nearly $900 million over 5 years | Fortune (fortune.com)
Amazon Video Ad Push Seen Generating Extra $5 Billion in Revenue (www.bloomberg.com)
Amazon Video Ad Push Seen Generating Extra $5 Billion in Revenue::Amazon.com Inc.’s push into video advertising will boost annual revenue by as much as $5 billion, according to a Bank of America analysis, mostly generated by new television-style commercials on Prime Video.
Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect | The website says the states' ID requirement would put users' privacy at risk (www.engadget.com)
Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect | The website says the states’ ID requirement would put users’ privacy at risk::Montana and North Carolina are the latest to join the list of states with age verification laws for adult platforms.
YouTube Still Blocking Access To Steamboat Willie On Behalf Of Disney In Some Countries (www.techdirt.com)
Tesla is banned from driving schools because of new turn signals (electrek.co)
NASA Successfully Tests Revolutionary Rocket That Could Get Us to Mars Faster (www.sciencealert.com)
After setting foot on the Moon, the next destination for humankind is Mars, which presents a whole new set of challenges in speedy, long-distance space travel.
Fidelity marks down X valuation by 71.5% (techcrunch.com)
Fidelity marks down X valuation by 71.5%::Asset manager Fidelity has marked down its investment in Musk-owned X by 71.5% from the original valuation of shares.