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"Maybe This is Too Cool" - After years of layoffs and pay/resource freezes, Amazon execs treat themselves to a private Foo Fighters concert worth millions (radarblog.substack.com)

Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.

Guide: How to install Google apps on Huawei phones (www.notebookcheck.net)

42 key points of the secret #EUGoingDark surveillance plan for the new EU Commission (www.patrick-breyer.de)

cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/12846267...

‘A fine line between humor and flopping’: tech summit’s rap battle is the height of corporate cringe (www.theguardian.com)

The next time you’re sitting through a company-wide meeting, half-listening to a leader drone on about updates or product launches (and hoping they don’t announce layoffs or budget cuts), remember this: at least they’re not rapping....

T-Mobile Will Shield You from Internet Outages for $30 a Month (www.howtogeek.com)

Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains? (www.vox.com)

IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025. This could deal a massive blow to private tax filing services such as TurboTax (apnews.com)

New ASUS router firmware now requires a user to be 16y or older and will restrict features and even security upgrades if you opt out

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22252395...

Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women (arstechnica.com)

1-bit LLMs Could Solve AI’s Energy Demands (spectrum.ieee.org)

Elon Musk’s X defeats Australia’s global takedown order of stabbing video (arstechnica.com)

Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history (www.theguardian.com)

iPhone 16 Leaks: Apple Might Dethrone Samsung With The Thinnest Bezels Yet (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

Leaks suggest Apple’s iPhone 16 will have record-thin bezels, potentially dethroning Samsung.

Bartender’s Ownership Switcharoo (timemachiner.io)

Is Microsoft trying to commit suicide? (www.antipope.org)

FCC pushes ISPs to fix security flaws in Internet routing (arstechnica.com)

How 3D Printing Is Impacting Supply Chains | HackerNoon (hackernoon.com)

3D printing’s primary role in supply chains revolves around manufacturing. Many manufacturers use it for small-batch or custom orders because of its fast turnaround time. Its popularity in warehousing and distribution is rising, too, since it’s a relatively versatile technology. Logistics companies use it to bridge the gap...

PayPal plans an ad network built off your purchase history (www.theregister.com)

Ozempic Defined a TikTok Era. Now the App Wants It Gone (www.rollingstone.com)

Zoom CEO Wants an AI Avatar to Do Your Job While You’re at the Beach (gizmodo.com)

How Elon Musk's Starlink Turned Remote Amazon Tribe Into Social Media And Pornography Addicts (in.mashable.com)

Google's "Manifest V2" Chrome extension phaseout next month is expected to impact the original uBlock Origin extension, which still uses the V2 framework and has 37 million users (www.theregister.com)

The new MV3 architecture reflects Google’s avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant’s attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory’s new software...