Google Will Now Back Right-to-Repair
Google Will Now Back Right-to-Repair
https://gizmodo.com/google-android-pixel-jumps-on-right-to-repair-bandwagon-1851162802
The Android phone maker says go ahead, fix your own phone.
gilest.org: Make the indie web easier
gilest.org: Make the indie web easier
https://gilest.org/indie-easy.html
U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple
U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/technology/antitrust-apple-lawsuit-us.html
Justice Department officials are in the late stages of investigating the iPhone maker, focusing on how Apple has used its other products and services to defend against threats to its core business.
Scientists Lightly Zapped People’s Brains and Made Them Easier to Hypnotize
Scientists Lightly Zapped People’s Brains and Made Them Easier to Hypnotize
https://gizmodo.com/hypnosis-brains-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-tms-1851141536
The proof-of-concept study suggests it might be possible to boost the effectiveness of hypnosis for health conditions like chronic pain.
Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years
Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24023809/microsoft-copilot-key-keyboard-windows-laptops-pcs
New laptops and PCs will ship with a dedicated Copilot key.
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/27/24016212/new-york-times-openai-microsoft-lawsuit-copyright-infringement
The lawsuit says ChatGPT “recites Times content verbatim.”
Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPO
Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPO
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/reddit-falls-short-of-ad-growth-targets-ahead-of-likely-2024-ipo
If the market for initial public offerings recovers in the new year, one company that aims to go public early on is Reddit. An IPO will put the spotlight on the prospects for Reddit’s advertising business, which has fallen short of ambitious growth targetsoutlined by executives two years ago. ...
How Big is YouTube?
How Big is YouTube? - Ethan Zuckerman
https://ethanzuckerman.com/2023/12/22/how-big-is-youtube/
How big is YouTube? It's not easy to find out, but we did two years of research and figured out how...
US agency tasked with curbing risks of AI lacks funding to do the job
US agency tasked with curbing risks of AI lacks funding to do the job
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/12/us-agency-tasked-with-curbing-risks-of-ai-lacks-funding-to-do-the-job/
Lawmakers fear the NIST will have to rely on companies developing the technology.
Mint Mobile Suffers a Data Breach Exposing Customers Data | Cord Cutters News
Mint Mobile Suffers a Data Breach Exposing Customers Data | Cord Cutters News
https://cordcuttersnews.com/mint-mobile-suffers-a-data-breach-of-customers-data/
Do you use Mint Mobile and did you receive a warning about a data breach? You are not alone and sadly, they are real notifications about a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. According to Mint Mobile, customer information that was exposed in the breach includes: Information about the breach was first reported on […]
