BRUSSELS, July 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Thursday found itself the target of an EU antitrust investigation over the tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, putting it at risk of a hefty fine....
Standing in the sunshine with friends in a park overlooked by Stockholm mosque, Sofia said she was becoming tired of the debates around freedom of expression that followed Qur’an burnings in the Swedish capital....
The longlist has been announced! It features work from four continents, four Irish writers, four debut novelists – and ten authors who are recognised by the Booker Prize for the first time...
When using the browser, when I see a post that has been cross-posted to several communities, it only shows in my feed once. Jerboa seems to ignore the fact something has been cross-posted and shows it multiple times in the feed.
For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in....
HP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with sticker (yiffit.net)
Source: haunted.computer/
Microsoft in EU antitrust crosshairs over Teams, Office tying (www.reuters.com)
BRUSSELS, July 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Thursday found itself the target of an EU antitrust investigation over the tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, putting it at risk of a hefty fine....
Firefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this year (blog.mozilla.org)
Source: blog.mozilla.org/…/prepare-your-firefox-desktop-e…...
You're the OS! - Browser game where you play as the operating system (drfreckles42.itch.io)
Do you sometimes get frustrated at how slow your computer’s operating system can be? Now is your chance to prove that you could do a better job!...
Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK (www.bbc.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/2Y3u6...
A funeral for fish and chips: why are Britain’s chippies disappearing? (www.theguardian.com)
A funeral for fish and chips: why are Britain’s chippies disappearing?...
Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones? (The Guardian) (archive.li)
‘I don’t come here to enjoy other people’s children!’ Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones?...
Forget ‘quiet quitting’ — ‘loud laborers’ are killing workplace morale. Here’s how to spot them (www.cnbc.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/Feh55...
A decade after a disastrous launch, is Apple Maps finally good? (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/hguLn...
Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children’s books can be justified (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/WYdpt...
Canadian province Alberta cancels bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games (www.bbc.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/YOqIz...
Requiring ink to scan a document—yet another insult from the printer industry (arstechnica.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/3vfmc...
‘It’s a racism crisis’: call for action on Qur’an burnings in Sweden (www.theguardian.com)
Standing in the sunshine with friends in a park overlooked by Stockholm mosque, Sofia said she was becoming tired of the debates around freedom of expression that followed Qur’an burnings in the Swedish capital....
The Booker Prize 2023 longlist (thebookerprizes.com)
The longlist has been announced! It features work from four continents, four Irish writers, four debut novelists – and ten authors who are recognised by the Booker Prize for the first time...
Feature request: merge cross-posts
When using the browser, when I see a post that has been cross-posted to several communities, it only shows in my feed once. Jerboa seems to ignore the fact something has been cross-posted and shows it multiple times in the feed.
The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)
For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in....
Why are flights cheaper than trains in Europe? (www.euronews.com)
One of the main reasons for the disparity is the lower taxes that the aviation industry benefits from....
‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/kBVee...
Hundreds of hours of never before seen games media rescued and being archived (www.bbc.com)
www.youtube.com/@nocliparchiveand archive.org/details/@noclipvideo...
Chaos in the aisles: has cinema etiquette reached an all-time low? (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/zDSbp...
SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say (arstechnica.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/KYO3X...
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/4QzFt...
Albania: Italy pays bill for tourists' dine and dash (www.bbc.com)
In a unique act of diplomacy, Italy’s government has settled the restaurant bill of four Italian tourists in Albania who left without paying....