FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole ( arstechnica.com )
Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” ( arstechnica.com )
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
Rabbit R1 AI box revealed to just be an Android app ( arstechnica.com )
Rabbit R1 AI box is actually an Android app in a limited $200 box, running on AOSP without Google Play....
Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves ( arstechnica.com )
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win ( arstechnica.com )
Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims ( arstechnica.com )
Tesla is being investigated by the DOJ for securities and wire fraud by making misleading self-driving claims ( arstechnica.com )
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away ( arstechnica.com )
The study (PDF), published this month by University of Chicago and University of Michigan researchers and reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says:...
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them ( arstechnica.com )
I can't imagine anyone that has decent prospects would agree to go back to Tesla after getting canned with those kinds of wild swings in decision making.
Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams ( arstechnica.com )
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC ( arstechnica.com )
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees ( arstechnica.com )
After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC ( arstechnica.com )
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose ( arstechnica.com )
Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar” ( arstechnica.com )
The Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology has issued a warning to automakers that sell connected cars. Companies that offer such products "do not have the free license to monetize people’s information beyond purposes needed to provide their requested product or service," it wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Just...
Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says ( arstechnica.com )
Nearly two in five (37 percent) managers, directors, and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO. And their beliefs are well-founded: One in four (25 percent) VP and C-suite executives and one in five (18 percent) HR pros admit they...
All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week ( arstechnica.com )
Below is a look at the most exasperating news from streaming services from this week. The scale of this article demonstrates how fast and frequently disappointing streaming news arises. Coincidentally, as we wrote this article, another price hike was announced....
Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations ( arstechnica.com )
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC ( arstechnica.com )
Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches ( arstechnica.com )
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win ( arstechnica.com )
Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats ( arstechnica.com )
“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups ( arstechnica.com )
Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper's account and backups, causing a major data loss and downtime for the company....
Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads | Full-service Poseidon info stealer pushed by "advertiser identity verified by Google." ( arstechnica.com )
Mac malware that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data has been spotted circulating through Google ads, making it at least the second time in as many months the widely used ad platform has been abused to infect web surfers....
