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TIL there is an fediverse alternative to Discord (matrix.org)

About Matrix Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications....

POV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time. (sh.itjust.works)

This is AFTER debloating all the MS bs as much as I can....

Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough (www.theregister.com)

Brands that don't buy enough Twitter ads will lose verification (www.theverge.com)

Starting August 7th, advertisers that haven’t reached certain spending thresholds will lose their official brand account verification. According to emails obtained by the WSJ, brands need to have spent at least $1,000 on ads within the prior 30 days or $6,000 in the previous 180 days to retain the gold checkmark identifying...

‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)

Brave will not add Web Integration support (twitter.com)

I think we need all support we can get to fight Google on this, so I welcome Brave here actually....

Microsoft won’t let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself (www.theverge.com)

This is Microsoft’s latest annoying addition to Windows.

YouTube cracking on ad blockers. (lemmy.world)

Google tries to defend its Web Environment Integrity (techreport.com)

I’m happy to see this being noticed more and more. Google wants to destroy the open web, so it’s a lot at stake....

Microsoft accidentally leaks internal tool that can enable hidden Windows 11 features (www.windowscentral.com)

New Vaccine Can Completely Reverse Autoimmune Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Crohn’s Disease (scitechdaily.com)

Researchers from Pritzker Molecular Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell, demonstrated that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune response linked to multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed

The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality Protections Oct 19th (www.eff.org)

Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services...

Phones should have FM radio again (www.spacebar.news)

'FUCK SPEZ': Reddit Users Unite to Turn r/Place Mural Into a Protest (www.vice.com)

‘FUCK SPEZ’: Reddit Users Unite to Turn r/Place Mural Into a Protest::Reddit’s collaborative art project seemingly has one overarching message to Reddit’s CEO.

Programmer's Credo (lemmy.world)

Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)

Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

Apple considered switching to DuckDuckGo from Google for Safari - Bloomberg News (www.reuters.com)

Right-to-repair is now the law in California (www.theverge.com)

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead (fortune.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3320637...

It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)

Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)

Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in (www.theverge.com)

Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in::Pornhub operator MindGeek has blocked all users in Arkansas from the site after the state’s new age verification law went into effect.

Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)

Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps… like Apple’s own iMessage.

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