Elon Musk’s Tesla quietly slashed over 3,400 job postings, leaving just 3 listed in the U.S. (fortune.com)
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
Huyton Firm: Brutal organised crime group brought down by its own text messages (www.bbc.com)
Does anyone use https://presearch.com/ (presearch.com)
Browsing the web I came across this (meta) search engine. From the first glance, it seems promising and giving quite a good results to my searches. Definitely better than Google, Bing or DDG, which tend to be full of SEO/ads/AI bullshit these days. Does anyone use it?...
Which is the best WiFi 7 adapter: Intel vs Qualcomm (www.youtube.com)
I tested the Intel BE200 and the Qualcomm NCM865 using the EnGenius ECW536 and these are the results that I got.
Has Generative AI Already Peaked? - Computerphile (www.youtube.com)
A new paper suggests diminishing returns from larger and larger generative AI models. Dr Mike Pound discusses....
Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is available for M1/M2 macs! (fosstodon.org)
On top of the great work that @AsahiLinux and the Fedora Asahi SIG do, they’ve also worked to line up releases with the rest of Fedora, so thank you for that!...
Qualcomm and Intel can't sell chips to Huawei anymore, report claims (www.gsmarena.com)
Neuralink's first in-human brain implant has experienced a problem, company says (www.cnbc.com)
Google employees question execs over 'decline in morale' after blowout earnings (www.cnbc.com)
At an all-hands meeting last week, Google executives responded to employee questions about declining morale even with financial performance improving.
Colorado Passes Its Third ‘Right To Repair’ Bill (www.techdirt.com)
OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn (www.wired.com)
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (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 Laptop Memory Is Here! LPCAMM2 Changes Everything! - iFixit Video (youtu.be)
LockBit ransomware admin identified, sanctioned in US, UK, Australia (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Inside Microsoft’s Xbox turmoil (www.theverge.com)
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT (www.tomshardware.com)
iFixit hails replaceable LPCAMM2 laptop memory as a 'big deal' (www.theregister.com)
Chemicals in car interiors may cause cancer — and they’re required by US law: (thehill.com)
Congress’s push to protect kids online is at a crossroads (KOSA, US-focused) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Legislators are considering attaching KOSA (the anti-LGBTQ+ censorship bill, aka the Kids Online Safety Act) to must-pass legislation authorizing the FAA. As EFF points out, the latest version of KOSA is still a censorship bill....