Meta uses “dark patterns” to thwart AI opt-outs in EU, complaint says (arstechnica.com)
EU Facebook users have until June 26 to opt out of AI training....
Microsoft makes Recall feature off-by-default after security and privacy backlash (arstechnica.com)
Windows Hello authentication, additional encryption being added to protect data.
The Biden administration relaxes another vehicle emission rule (www.theverge.com)
Fuel economy will go up 2 percent per year.
Samsung Electronics workers strike for the first time ever (www.theverge.com)
Workers held a one-day walkout over pay.
Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers (arstechnica.com)
Canada says $200M in annual fees will support local news and other content.
Top news app caught sharing “entirely false” AI-generated news (arstechnica.com)
Most downloaded local news app adds disclaimer that it’s not always “error-free.”
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War (www.nytimes.com)
Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts urging U.S. lawmakers to fund Israel’s military, according to officials and documents about the effort....
T-Mobile hopes you’ll buy $30 “Home Internet Backup” for when cable goes out (arstechnica.com)
Backup plan is $30 every month for service that’s meant to be used infrequently.
Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech (arstechnica.com)
Oral-B discontinued Alexa toothbrush in 2022, now sells $400 “AI” toothbrush.
Google acquires Cameyo to bring Windows apps to ChromeOS (techcrunch.com)
Google has acquired Cameyo, a company developing virtualization tools to run Windows apps on ChromeOS devices.
Amazon buys Indian video streaming service MX Player (techcrunch.com)
Amazon has agreed to acquire key assets of Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet, the latest step by the Amazon has agreed to acquire the Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet.
Hubble trouble: Veteran space telescope forced to take it easy (www.rawstory.com)
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope, which has revolutionized astronomical discovery since its launch in 1990, will ease into retirement with a scaled-back observing schedule, NASA officials said Tuesday.
Archer Aviation gets the green light to operate an electric air taxi service (www.theverge.com)
The company still needs to obtain type certification.
Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned (arstechnica.com)
Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary.
ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month (arstechnica.com)
Fate of net neutrality may hinge on Supreme Court’s “major questions” doctrine.
Microsoft hit with EU privacy complaints over schools' use of 365 Education suite (techcrunch.com)
Microsoft’s education-focused flavor of its cloud productivity suite, Microsoft 365 Education, is facing investigation in the European Union.
Former OpenAI employees say whistleblower protection on AI safety is not enough (www.theverge.com)
The open letter is endorsed by “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton.
TikTok acknowledges exploit targeting high-profile accounts (techcrunch.com)
The malicious attack appears to have involved malware transmitted through TikTok’s DMs.
Zoom CEO envisions AI deepfakes attending meetings in your place (arstechnica.com)
Eric Yuan told The Verge that “digital twins” are the future of work.
Google changes repair policy after criticism of third-party parts ban (arstechnica.com)
Google previously said it would not return mailed-in devices using “unauthorized” parts.
“Definitely cancel”: Max subs advise churn after 2nd price hike in 17 months (arstechnica.com)
Monthly ad-free subscriptions cost $1 more.
Instagram is testing “unskippable” ads that you can’t scroll past (www.theverge.com)
You can’t keep scrolling until you finish watching the ad.
X tweaks rules to formally allow adult content (techcrunch.com)
X will now allow users to post consensually produced NSFW content as long as it is prominently labeled as such.
Spotify to increase premium pricing in the US to $11.99 per month (techcrunch.com)
Spotify has announced that it’s hiking subscriptions for new customers in the U.S., the second such price increase in the space of a year.
Binit is bringing AI to trash (techcrunch.com)
Early attempts at making dedicated hardware to house artificial intelligence smarts have been criticized as, well, a bit rubbish. But here’s an AI gadget-in-the-making that’s all about rubbish, literally: Finnish startup Binit is applying large language models’ (LLMs) image processing capabilities to tracking household...
