Actors set to strike after talks with major studios and streaming services fail (www.cnn.com)
Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again (arstechnica.com)
Tesla reportedly suspected Musk was using company funds to build a literal glass house (www.engadget.com)
You know what they say about people in glass houses, right?
Google is OK with Play Store apps selling NFTs now (www.androidauthority.com)
Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app (www.bbc.co.uk)
Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” alternative....
Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop (www.bbc.com)
Twitter now requires an account to view tweets (techcrunch.com)
If you’re not logged into your Twitter account and try to view a tweet, you’ll be presented with a sign-in screen. And if you don’t want to have an account on the bird app, too bad!...
New Zealand bans thin plastic fruit and vegetable bags in world first (www.standard.co.uk)
FTC prepares “the big one,” a major lawsuit targeting Amazon’s core business (arstechnica.com)
Wagner chief Prigozhin says his forces have occupied major Russian city (www.msnbc.com)
Wow! Good!
TerraUSD: South Korea 'cryptocrash king' Do Kwon jailed (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news/t/79328...
FTC sues Amazon, alleging it tricked consumers into signing up for Prime (www.cnn.com)
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that the e-commerce giant has tricked millions of consumers into signing up for its Amazon Prime subscription service through deceptive user interface designs....
Reddit CEO felt 'reaffirmed' by Musk's handling of Twitter (www.theregister.com)
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has come out and said what legions of redditors feared – that a business plan to turn a profit by increasing the price of API access has been “reaffirmed” by a look at the Book of Musk.