Welcome to the Age of Paid Social Media (gizmodo.com)
Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost (www.technologyreview.com)
Google Fiber goes big with 20-gig plan (www.fiercetelecom.com)
Google is ready to fill its AI searches with ads (www.theverge.com)
“X” Axed Headlines. That Sucks For Accessibility. (www.motherjones.com)
Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration (www.independent.co.uk)
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Omegle has officially shut down (www.omegle.com)
Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store; Researchers Demonstrated that Password-stealing Extensions are Still Possible with Manifest V3 (www.malwarebytes.com)
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Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
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What was Elon Musk’s strategy for Twitter? A fired Trump White House staffer offers a tantalizing clue (www.nbcnews.com)
The text messages described a series of actions Musk should take after he gained full control of the social media platform: “Step 1: Blame the platform for its users; Step 2: Coordinated pressure campaign; Step 3: Exodus of the Bluechecks; Step 4: Deplatforming.”
Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine (www.engadget.com)
Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine::Valve has failed to convince a court that it didn’t infringe EU law by geo-blocking activation keys, according to a new ruling.
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome::Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a “topic” list it shares with advertisers.
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits (apnews.com)
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits::Utah has become the latest state to sue TikTok, alleging the social media company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy habits.
EV batteries more reliable than predicted. (news.yahoo.com)
EV batteries more reliable than predicted.::The study took real-world data from 15,000 EVs of various makes and models in the U.S.
Apple may reduce the performance of the 3nm A17 Pro processor due to massive overheating of the iPhone 15 Pro (gagadget.com)
Apple may reduce the performance of the 3nm A17 Pro processor due to massive overheating of the iPhone 15 Pro::The problem of overheating of iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max smartphones is becoming widespread. It is possible that Apple will be forced to take the unpopular step of reducing the performance of the latest 3nm A17 Pro chip.
They Literally Don't Make Things Like They Used To – SOME MORE NEWS (www.youtube.com)
Hi. In today’s episode, we look at Planned Obsolescence, the resulting mountains of e-waste, and why companies don’t want you to be able to fix their crummy products....
Cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination (arstechnica.com)
Cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination::FCC will investigate ISP practices that discriminate by income level or race.
T-Mobile Walks Back Forced Plan Migration, Won't Make People Switch Plans After All (www.cnet.com)
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement (www.independent.co.uk)
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement::John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R
Teen boys use AI to make fake nudes of classmates, sparking police probe (arstechnica.com)
Teen boys use AI to make fake nudes of classmates, sparking police probe::Parents told the high school “believed” the deepfake nudes were deleted.
Powerful Malware Disguised as Crypto Miner Infects 1M+ Windows, Linux PCs (www.pcmag.com)
Antivirus provider Kaspersky uncovers a sophisticated piece of ‘StripedFly’ malware camouflaged as a cryptocurrency miner that’s been targeting PCs for more than five years.
US accuses Google of illegal methods to push up ad prices (www.reuters.com)
Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide (arstechnica.com)
Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide::Report reveals details about Amazon’s secret algorithm redacted in FTC complaint.
Trump FCC Pick Nathan Simington Wants You To Think Net Neutrality Is A Secret Cabal By Big Tech To ‘Censor Conservatives’ (www.techdirt.com)
Google Indexing Bard Conversations In Search Results (www.searchenginejournal.com)
Google is coming under scrutiny after people discovered transcripts of conversations with its AI chatbot are being indexed in search results....
