Commented - technology

Microsoft revives aggressive Windows 11 upgrade campaign with intrusive popups for Windows 10 users (www.techspot.com)

Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com)

AI Is Starting to Look Like the Dot Com Bubble (futurism.com)

As the AI market continues to balloon, experts are warning that its VC-driven rise is eerily similar to that of the dot com bubble.

Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker (www.businessinsider.com)

YouTube’s anti-ad blocking test gets even pushier with a new timer (www.androidpolice.com)

Elon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank - ‘You won’t need a bank account... it would blow my mind if we don’t have that rolled out by the end of next year.’ (www.theverge.com)

“If it involves money. It’ll be on our platform. Money or securities or whatever. So, it’s not just like send $20 to my friend. I’m talking about, like, you won’t need a bank account.”...

Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome (www.theverge.com)

YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps (www.theverge.com)

youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos (lemmy.world)

youtube getting more aggressive… i’ve got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up

Music Piracy Is Back, Baby (gizmodo.com)

“Muso, a research firm that studies piracy, concluded that the high prices of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are pushing people back towards illegal downloads. Spotify raised its prices by one dollar last year to $10.99 a month, the same price as Apple Music. Instead of coughing up $132 a year, more consumers...

Gamers enraged at Ubisoft for injecting ads into the middle of video games (www.techspot.com)

US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users (arstechnica.com)

What DID Apple innovate?

Genuine question....

Windows 10 is EOL in October 2025 (lemmy.ml)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15988326...

Reddit CEO Defends His Absurdly High Pay While Not Paying Mods (futurism.com)

Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only (mashable.com)

Just around 24 hours after Musk made his comments, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making it the biggest signup day yet for the currently invite-only platform that launched earlier this year....