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Google lays off employees working on its voice assistant::Up to 20 employees working on Google’s Assistant team have been cut.

Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin::Recently, YouTube has been ramping up its anti-adblock effort, and I’ve been watching this closely due to personal interest. This blog post is where I write down what I know. Some Background Here’s…

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Music labels sue nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over digitized 78s of Frank Sinatra and other artists::The labels take issue with the nonprofit posting digitized copies, which it solicits from users, of records in the antiquated 78 LP format.

TLDR: they’re both bad, but it might be interesting to know what each one does

Renewable Power Helped the United States Survive the Hottest Summer Ever::This summer, the United States endured the two warmest months ever recorded, yet the system held because of renewable energy.

54% of Portugal’s electricity is now generated by renewable energy::Since my last article regarding the successful harnessing of tidal power to generate electricity, I have been researching what progress Portugal has made…

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet constellation has lost more than two hundred satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) since July, according to data from a satellite tracking website. This is the first time that Starlink has lost a significant number of satellites in a short time period, and these losses are typically influenced...

A long list of tech companies are rushing to give themselves the right to use people’s data to train AI::More companies are quietly giving themselves permission to use consumer data to train generative AI models and tools.

Internet Archive’s legal woes mount as record labels sue for $400M::The Internet Archive also reached a confidential settlement with book publishers.

Call of Duty bans more than 14,000 cheaters in 24 hours::undefined

Researchers have devised an attack that forces Apple’s Safari browser to divulge passwords, Gmail message content, and other secrets by exploiting a side channel vulnerability in the A- and M-series CPUs running modern iOS and macOS devices....

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The justice department has accused Google of using its market power to unfairly lock out rivals and position itself as a gatekeeper of the web. The case marks the first brought by the government against Google to go to trial. The justice department has also joined a separate case against Google brought by the attorneys general...

Back at FOSDEM we announced the idea of Matrix 2.0 - a series of huge step changes in terms of Matrix’s usability and performance, made up of Sliding Sync (instant login/launch/sync), Native OIDC(industry-standard authentication), Native Group VoIP (end-to-end encrypted large-scale voice & video conferencing) and Faster Joins...

Apple discriminated against US citizens in hiring, DOJ says::Apple deterred US citizens from positions open to foreign workers, DOJ found.

Fully Charged in Just 6 Minutes – Groundbreaking Technique Could Revolutionize EV Charging::Typically, it takes around 10 hours to charge an electric vehicle. Even with fast-charging techniques, you’re still looking at a minimum of 30 minutes – and that’s if there’s an open spot at a charging station. If electric...

Meta’s harmful effects on children is one issue that unites Republicans and Democrats::A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general sued Meta over addictive features aimed at kids and teens.