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Now before y’all throw pitchforks at me for a number of simplifications I made here, I did so with intent so let me break them down real quick....

Zuckerberg’s ‘Twitter killer’ Threads hits 70m sign-ups in two days (www.theguardian.com)

Microblogging platform apparently fastest-downloaded ever, with Elon Musk threatening to sue over ‘copycat’ app

Twitter is suing the law firm that used to represent Twitter. - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

The firm, which represented Twitter as Musk tried to back out of his deal to buy Twitter, received a $90 million fee for getting the deal over the finish line, according to The New York Times. Elon Musk’s Twitter alleges the payment is “unjust enrichment” and wants the fee to be returned.

How three amateurs cracked a 445-year-old code to reveal Mary Queen of Scots’ secrets (archive.is)

Now that you've all tried it ... ChatGPT web traffic falls 10% (www.theregister.com)

Slow June, people voting with their feet amid this AI craze, or something else?

How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though? (www.theverge.com)

How is reddit post protest, did it really win over protesters? Did the ones who left make a dent? Or like all things before, did it ultimately do nothing?

Does anyone know if Threads and Lemmy are linked?

If you post on Threads, will it also appear on Lemmy since they both uses ActivityPub protocol?

Reddit Gives Final Warning to Subreddits Using NSFW Protest Tactic (www.pcmag.com)

Sacramento Sheriff is sharing license plate reader data with anti-abortion states, records show (www.sacbee.com)

Password Managers. (lock.cmpxchg8b.com)

You don’t know Tavis Ormandy? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavis_Ormandy...

I just made my first Lemmy PR (github.com)

Let’s gooooooooo

Search Engine Optimization (domesticatedbrain.com)

This article explains search engine optimization and the benefits of a good SEO campaign.

Google Pixel Phone & Tablet work great with GrapheneOS

GrapheneOS is so great on pixel, I hope you all try it! The private & secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility. Developed as a non-profit & is free and open source software. Privacy, security & anonymity FOSS!

why does Mastodon only show blurred images?

Newbie here. When I open the Mastodon app all the images are blurred. Tried to change that in the settings but still nada. screen shotsettings

Telegram has become a window into war (www.theverge.com)

The messaging app has become a key channel for news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the government’s relationship with it is complicated.

Mercedes-Benz adopts Tesla's NACS charging standard (techcrunch.com)

Starting in 2024, Mercedes-Benz will offer a NACS adapter for the company’s existing CCS BEVs.

Companies Think Their Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscriptions if It's Too Easy | Trade groups told the FTC a simple "Click-to Cancel" proposal to easily quit subscriptions coul... (gizmodo.com)

Trade groups told the FTC a simple “Click-to Cancel” proposal to easily quit subscriptions could actually lead customers to miss out on hot new deals.

Hacker News: Experiencing decreased performance with ChatGPT-4 (readhacker.news)

Link: readhacker.news/s/5JBLvComments: readhacker.news/c/5JBLv

OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available (news.yahoo.com)

Starting this afternoon, all existing OpenAI API developers “with a history of successful payments” can access GPT-4. GPT-4 can generate text (including code) and accept image and text inputs – an improvement over GPT-3.5, its predecessor, which only accepted text – and performs at “human level” on various...

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