Netflix is planning to raise prices… again ( www.theverge.com )
Exclusive: UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance ( www.reuters.com )
Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine ( finance.yahoo.com )
Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine::Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday that unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company's rival program, Bing. Nadella testified in a packed Washington, D.C.,...
FBI indicts three in insider trading scheme that utilized Xbox 360 chat to hide comms | Ringleader could be looking at as much as 165 years in prison ( www.techspot.com )
FBI indicts three in insider trading scheme that utilized Xbox 360 chat to hide comms | Ringleader could be looking at as much as 165 years in prison::undefined
Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’ ( news.yahoo.com )
Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’::Ultimately, it’s incumbent on lawmakers to take steps to ensure this practice is discouraged.
Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths ( www.theverge.com )
Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths::Future Motion, along with the CPSC, is recalling 300,000 Onewheel self-balancing skateboards. Four crash deaths were reported, and the company resisted recall last year.
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle ( www.independent.co.uk )
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle::Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle
People considering 'cancelling' new iPhone order after seeing comparison between older generation ( www.ladbible.com )
People considering 'cancelling' new iPhone order after seeing comparison between older generation::Some have noticed the new iPhone 15 is not as strong or as durable as the older generations of iPhones.
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.
Yelp sues Texas to defend its labeling of crisis pregnancy centers | CNN Business ( www.cnn.com )
Yelp sues Texas to defend its labeling of crisis pregnancy centers | CNN Business::Yelp is suing Texas to ensure it can continue to tell users that crisis pregnancy centers listed on its site do not provide abortions or abortion referrals, opening a new front in the fight between states and the tech industry over abortion...
Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica ( arstechnica.com )
I left a couple of months ago. Couldn't be happier....
“Yeah, they’re gone”: Musk confirms cuts to X’s election integrity team — “‘Election Integrity’ Team.. was undermining election integrity,” Musk writes ( arstechnica.com )
“Yeah, they’re gone”: Musk confirms cuts to X’s election integrity team — “‘Election Integrity’ Team.. was undermining election integrity,” Musk writes::"'Election Integrity' Team... was undermining election integrity," Musk writes.
Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade ( arstechnica.com )
Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.
The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet ( gadgettendency.com )
The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet::Mozilla has announced the release of an update to its Firefox browser. In version number 118, users will find a significant innovation - a built-in translator
Solar power and storage prices have dropped almost 90% ( interestingengineering.com )
Solar power and storage prices have dropped almost 90%::undefined
Telegram starts to look like a super app, echoing WeChat ( techcrunch.com )
Unity announces its revamped pricing model | After outcry from the gaming community, Unity revealed a new plan that’s a drastic departure from what was initially announced. ( www.theverge.com )
Unity announces its revamped pricing model | After outcry from the gaming community, Unity revealed a new plan that’s a drastic departure from what was initially announced.::Unity has introduced a revamped version of its new pricing model. The updated pricing scheme arrives a little more than a week after the disastrous...
Journalist asks GM CEO Mary Barra about $29 million paycheck after UAW strike — On average, the Detroit Three's CEOs are making 40 percent more today than they did four years ago ( www.carscoops.com )
Journalist asks GM CEO Mary Barra about $29 million paycheck after UAW strike — On average, the Detroit Three's CEOs are making 40 percent more today than they did four years ago::On average, the Detroit Three's CEOs are making 40 percent more today than they did four years ago
Unity backtracks, no runtime fee for sub $1mil or for games on current/old versions ( blog.unity.com )
They're still scumbags though
Amazon Plans Commercial Breaks for Prime Video ( variety.com )
Amazon Plans Commercial Breaks for Prime Video::Amazon plans to add commercial breaks to its Prime Video service, the latest streamer to embrace advertising after previously shunning it
Cruise CEO says SF ‘should be rolling out the red carpet’ for robotaxis, threatens to maybe leave town ( sfist.com )
Cruise CEO says SF ‘should be rolling out the red carpet’ for robotaxis, threatens to maybe leave town::In his first major public interview since the DMV cut their San Francisco fleet in half, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said “we cannot expect perfection” from the self-driving cars, and vaguely threatened to leave town if...
Amazon to introduce ads on Prime Video in 2024 ( www.breakingthenews.net )
Tesla is the next biggest union target in the United States. Sorry, Elon Musk ( www.theguardian.com )
Mars Rover Finds Ancient Debris Left by Flowing Water ( www.extremetech.com )
Mars Rover Finds Ancient Debris Left by Flowing Water::undefined
Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users ( www.eff.org )
Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users::The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British...