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A spokesperson for TikTok told the BBC that it had increased its investment “in efforts to ensure reliable information can be found on TikTok”, launching a “UK Election Centre with a fact-checking expert” and adopting an “industry-leading AI labelling technology”.

I doubt this will move the needle. Ultimately TikTok was not built for news & politics specifically, and it seems like a robust fact-checking system would lead to less engagement overall. So it’s at odds with their primary objective

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Alternatively, it could be very frustrating for people who need it. Computer-generated translations are often very bad compared to human ones, and image recognition adds another layer of complexity that will very likely lack nuance. It could create a false sense of accessibility with bad alt-text, and could make it more difficult to spot real alt-text if it isn’t being tagged or labeled as AI generated

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The idea of breaking up a company is to make the space more competitive. Theoretically if YouTube had a proper competitor, then the decision to honor Kremlin requests would be more complicated, since it could lead to a loss of market share

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Not at all: any company that wants to operate in a given country, has to follow that country’s laws, whether they like them or not.

Maybe in theory but not in practice. See: illegal dumping, tax evasion, labor violations, and many other things

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As far as the survival aspects go I prefer Frostpunk. Though that’s not as replayable. Both are quite solid and come highly recommended

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Sorry folks this was a joke not a serious question

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Welp, that sucks. I guess maybe if Notion veers into privacy that’d be a win, but difficult to see that future. Their new “Notion Calendar” requires Google Calendar.

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Didn’t realize they had rebranded from Snapchat. I don’t think I’d trust their hardware

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Check My Ads has been doing a lot of impactful investigations and reporting recently. They’re a 501c3 non-profit so I encourage people to donate: checkmyads.org/membership/

You're Not Imagining It: Google Search Results Are Getting Worse, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

For the past few years, a growing number of users, analysts, and experts raised alarms about a truth that feels obvious to a lot of people who surf around in web browsers: the quality of Google results is in serious decline. Google disagrees.

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It’s a mix I believe: help.kagi.com/kagi/…/search-sources.html

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It’s not a zero day: arstechnica.com/…/hackers-can-id-unique-apple-air…

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The source is Android Authority and it appears to be referencing dark patterns in mobile apps

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More screen real estate compared to a virtual keyboard taking up ~30% of it

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I recommend watching the video linked in the article. They mention live streaming, working in a spreadsheet, and long text messages where you have to scroll to read everything

Plus this isn’t just a hardware product, the keyboard shortcuts would be pretty handy for any power user. Sounds like they’ll be rolling out more software for it and have more products in the works

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What’s a bad idea?

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This article seems to be targeted at parents considering when/whether to get their children a device. I have a feeling an abusive parent wouldn’t want to do that anyway. So doesn’t really seem pertinent

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Whatever ProtonDB uses to query your owned games.

I tried this and it properly hid my game, both logged into ProtonDB as well as logged out. Also showed back up when I unmarked it as private.

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It was announced a couple weeks ago and is still in beta (see: The Verge)

realcaseyrollins , to gaming

What’s the opposite of a Christmas miracle?

https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-starts-shutting-down-online-play-for-wii-u-and-3ds-months-ahead-of-schedule-191720412.html

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Don’t buy from Nintendo

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This is one month old fyi

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But but but how am I supposed to play minecraft irl now

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Proton Drive is pretty different from Google Photos, no?

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I presume this is on purpose considering they’re moving towards tweets not being public (account required to view). Showing the tweet in the preview would be an easy way to get way around this

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Which browser do you use though?

Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers (www.engadget.com)

From the article: “In some ways, the current situation has spurred an arms race. YouTube has inadvertently improved ad blockers, as the new knowledge and techniques gained from innovating within the YouTube platform are also applicable to other ad and tracking systems.”

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Nebula is a walled garden though. They don’t even have a formal process for applying to be on it. I hear it’s invite only basically

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No thanks

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If you’re talking about Notion’s mobile app, I believe it was rewritten last year

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More accurately: it can attempt to animate any still image

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Hope gym fees get addressed at some point

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How does this compare to using FF containers? Separate bookmarks or something along those lines?

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Are there any services that provide an alternative to YouTube history? I primarily watch on my Chromecast with Google TV and I haven’t been able to find any

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Thanks. Looks like NewPipe runs on Android TV but isn’t optimized to work with remotes

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So simple that I sort of hesitate to call it a game.

I’m guessing you haven’t played Townscaper?

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I’ve seen a lot of reviews criticize it’s length to price ratio. What are your thoughts on that?

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Coming soon: Spotify ads for a Joe Rogan audiobook

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The design of the laptops seems like an interesting mix of MacBook and Dell’s XPS line

Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: ‘It’s probably not going to work out’ - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently told employees that those who do not want to return to the office at least three days a week should consider finding employment elsewhere. According to a recording obtained by Insider, Jassy stated “It’s past the time to disagree and commit,” adding that if employees cannot commit to the new...

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Wait until you hear about Zoom: businessinsider.com/zoom-ceo-employees-return-to-…

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Worth noting this is completely free and always will be!

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Note: These are not games released in 2023, just another “best of” list.

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Looks like freemium: www.beeper.com/faq#how-much-does-beeper-cost-to-u…

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Pretty sure he did that on the WAN Show

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Groundbreaking

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I thought it was explicitly anti-news and politics?

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And any form of game save backup that doesn’t require a subscription. Since their current offering blatantly anti-consumer.

I almost can’t believe it, but Google Tasks is finally kind of good (www.theverge.com)

For years, Google’s to-do list app Tasks was poorly integrated and underdeveloped. Recently, Google has combined all their reminder products into a single Google Tasks app that is accessible across Google products. While still lacking some advanced features, Google Tasks’ simplicity and integration make it easy to add tasks...

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Google Tasks isn’t remotely close to being a powerful project management tool on par with Todoist or some of the other apps out there. Even Apple’s Reminders app can do more. It’s much closer in spirit to a paper to-do list — just a bunch of things written down that you need to get done.

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A lot of libraries have free printing now. It’s great

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If you liked/tried Reply All I highly recommend Underunderstood (plus Overunderstood if you join their Patreon, it’s a big catalog). That being said it’s more tech in culture than heavy/deep tech (they’re journalists, not developers/hackers)

I don’t think Darknet Diaries falls into this boat either…? The host may be libertarian or something but it’s not really relevant to the content since it’s mostly narrative-driven interviews or stories

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For reference, this game is only on iOS and PC (Steam/GOG)

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