“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation. (arstechnica.com)
“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.::California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.
The FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs (www.polygon.com)
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else (arstechnica.com)
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else::Don’t expect these clamshell-style foldables in 2024 or 2025 or maybe ever.
Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million (variety.com)
Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million::Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall
This Windows tool makes it super easy to debloat and cut down ads on your Android TV (www.androidauthority.com)
Inside the shifting plan at Elon Musk’s X to build a new team and police a platform ‘so toxic it’s almost unrecognizable’ (fortune.com)
Inside the shifting plan at Elon Musk’s X to build a new team and police a platform ‘so toxic it’s almost unrecognizable’::X’s trust and safety center was planned for over a year and is significantly smaller than the initially envisioned 500-person team.
Smaug-72B-v0.1: The New Open-Source LLM Roaring to the Top of the Leaderboard (huggingface.co)
Abacus.ai:...
OpenAI's GPT Trademark Request Has Been Denied (tsdr.uspto.gov)
First, applicant argues that the mark is not merely descriptive because consumers will not immediately understand what the underlying wording “generative pre-trained transformer” means. The trademark examining attorney is not convinced. The previously and presently attached Internet evidence demonstrates the extensive and...
$300 Vision Pro developer strap is just an expensive USB2 device (appleinsider.com)
$300 Vision Pro developer strap is just an expensive USB2 device::Apple is selling developers a $300 USB-C dongle to connect the Apple Vision Pro to a Mac, but in this incarnation, it turns out to be no faster than Wi-Fi.
TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry (www.opensecrets.org)
TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry::undefined
Opportunities in the Age of AI: Navigating Job Displacement and Skill Enhancement (xn--gpt-1l4bk4a7o.co)
In a recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), it was revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) remains prohibitively expensive to fully replace most human jobs. Despite advancements in AI technology, particularly in large language models like Chat GPT, Bard, and GPT-4, the study emphasizes that...
Remaking Podcasts For Text - Podcasts are far and away the great example of how RSS can empower creators. Today’s thought experiment: How can we bring these benefits to written content? (tedium.co)
I haven’t thought enough about it to endorse these ideas, but it seems like a really interesting discussion and one the open source development community ought to be thinking about...
'It's definitely backfiring': Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is 'hurting' them (www.king5.com)
‘It’s definitely backfiring’: Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is ‘hurting’ them::undefined
The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns (www.theregister.com)
Disney Plus begins crackdown against password sharing (www.techspot.com)
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks (www.tomshardware.com)
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks::Around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. They caused millions of Euros in damages for a Swiss company, according to a newspaper report.
The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk (rmi.org)
The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk::The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk.
HoRNDIS MacGyvers your Mac to get online with Androids (www.theregister.com)
These days, Macs will only talk to Apple phones to get online out of the box, but you can get around the restrictions if you’re determined enough....
Telegram Is a 'Scammer's Paradise' Thanks to Cheap Phishing Tools (www.pcmag.com)
Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they're being built (www.usatoday.com)
Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built::The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY’s analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants.
Disney+ has started cracking down on password sharing in the US (www.engadget.com)
Disney+ started getting strict about password sharing in Canada last year, and now it’s expanding the restriction to the US. According to The Verge, the streaming service has been sending out emails to its subscribers in the country, notifying them about a change in its terms of service. Its service agreement now states that...
Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police (www.nytimes.com)
Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police::Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.