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tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called

This instance on its own, yeah.

But it has been a pattern again and again.

tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in Disney agrees to $9.5 million settlement over Magic Key annual pass dispute

At least it’s preferable over the companies not getting sued at all

tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it

Not to mention crumple zones

tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off

Targeted advertisements can be harmful, by directing (for example) gambling ads at people who show to be prone to addiction through the websites they visit.

Ads are fine, in some way, but I do not want random companies I’ve never heard of to know all of my details. Details which may become hacked.

Just because “I’ve got nothing to hide” doesn’t mean I should be happy when everyone knows all about me.

tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off

Safari uses Apple’s own WebKit. Firefox uses Gecko. Besically every other browser uses Chromium.

tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard

And that government owned businesses have to be profitable. And even when they are (USPS) there are still calls for cutting costs…

Because surely spending another few hundreds of millions of taxpayer money on the army and “just one more lane” is far more effective.

tb_ , 10 months ago to technology in 4 Big Tech giants have plowed over $1 trillion into stock buybacks in 10 years — more than Tesla or Meta's entire market value

Ding ding ding

tb_ , 11 months ago to technology in Is this even legal?

Anti-trust regulation has gotten very toothless in recent years. The shit many corporations are pulling now is insane when you think back about what happened to ms then.

tb_ , 11 months ago to technology in LMG has made a response video to Gamers Nexus' concerns

They have said there will be a third party audit/inspection of which the results will be published. I am a little hopeful, though remain skeptical.

Also the allegations didn’t squarely fall on Linus (though I guess the end-responsibility does lie with him). After his blow-up post on the forums I don’t have faith he by himself will correct the ship. In that regard I’m also a little hopeful about their new CEO.