Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager....
Google is very much dealing with politics in the workplace.
I wish people understood the definitions of words and “politics” wasn’t just anything one does not like.
Google should also stop having politics be part of their work by dropping all lobbyists too. Stop actively trying to influence those in power and who should be in power and what power those in power have. politics.
Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it....
Apple’s long-rumoured foldable iPhone could finally become a reality if a recently awarded patent is any indication. This patent hints at a revolutionary self-healing screen.
The Register has learned from those involved in the browser trade that Apple has limited the development and testing of third-party browser engines to devices physically located in the EU. That requirement adds an additional barrier to anyone planning to develop and support a browser with an alternative engine in the EU....
I assume they are doing checks of other things. Local software is not the same as a web service that is checking your IP for your location.
They could use location services, your registration country for your Apple ID, the sale location of your device, and other things. They could even aggregate indicators and use that.
If you’re legit and not shitposting, or just looking for a reaction, I see where you’re trying to come from. (Namely the humanity in everyone)
It’s nearly impossible to express, with this guy, though. No one is going to view him as someone swept along by social structures and ideologies and the circumstances of his upbringing. Or something like that.
BUT THE LAM! People reported on the “large action model” like it was real. It always sounded like bullshit, in this case. Even if they were selling ideas they feel are obvious and inevitable.
Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV (www.newsweek.com)
Google has a VPN service now (lemmy.world)
Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default (uk.pcmag.com)
Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager....
Is Boeing in big trouble? World's largest aerospace firm faces 10 more whistleblowers after sudden death of two (www.hindustantimes.com)
Microsoft's carbon emissions up nearly 30% thanks to AI (www.theregister.com)
Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims (arstechnica.com)
After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI. (theintercept.com)
I can only hope people continue to love the truly old ones for a long time. (lemmy.world)
Google Blacklists California News Sites, Fires More Protesters [10:22 | Apr 23 2024 | The Hill] (youtu.be)
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss Google firing more employees over sit-ins over its cloud computing contract with Israel....
Lewis Black Gives Elon's Cybertruck Two Middle Fingers Up - Back in Black | The Daily Show (www.youtube.com)
Decentralized Systems Will Be Necessary To Stop Google From Putting The Web Into Managed Decline (www.techdirt.com)
Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it....
X rolls out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, including improved discovery tools and search (techcrunch.com)
New Teslas might lose Steam (www.theverge.com)
State-backed digital violence used to silence women in Thailand (www.amnesty.org)
Women and LGBTI activists are being subjected to an online onslaught of abuse....
Apple Patent Hints At Foldable iPhone With Self-healing Screen (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Apple’s long-rumoured foldable iPhone could finally become a reality if a recently awarded patent is any indication. This patent hints at a revolutionary self-healing screen.
We're all just characters in someone else's cyberpunk story (corteximplant.com)
cross-posted from: corteximplant.com/users/…/112491302665199252...
Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later (newatlas.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15769515...
X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Apple limits third-party browser engine work to EU devices (www.theregister.com)
The Register has learned from those involved in the browser trade that Apple has limited the development and testing of third-party browser engines to devices physically located in the EU. That requirement adds an additional barrier to anyone planning to develop and support a browser with an alternative engine in the EU....
Steam works again in Vietnam
I’m currently there on vacation, and as the ban happened, I couldn’t access the app anymore, without using my VPN....
Warning: HAOS may become unbootable after upgrade from 12.1 -> 12.2 (github.com)
Rudy Giuliani Is Missing, Last Seen In Palm Beach County (bocanewsnow.com)
Rabbit Gaslit Me, So I Dug Deeper (youtu.be)
Coffeezilla asks: “Is the LAM a Scam? Down the rabbit hole we go.”
Update on LTT's investigation regarding allegations (x.com)
Here’s the entire thing if you don’t want to go to that link:...