Intel plans €4.6B microchips factory in Poland (www.politico.eu)
The factory will start running in 2027 and will be placed near Wrocław. New plant will assemble and test chips before shippment.
Foxconn plans to pivot from iPhones to EVs amid rising US-China tensions (www.techspot.com)
Foxconn chairman and CEO Young Liu recently detailed the company's plans to expand its electric vehicle business. The market could be an escape hatch for the iPhone...
Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media (catvalente.substack.com)
Everyone needs to read this.
Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is 'not negotiating' on 3rd-party app charges (apnews.com)
Chris Trottier (@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org) (atomicpoet.org)
Android Authority doesn’t get it. Compared to #Reddit, #Lemmy sucks. And so does #Kbin. We all know that.The #RedditMigration isn’t about any app being better than Reddit. It’s about a company that...
Automakers can’t quit manual transmissions so they’re cramming fake stuff into EVs (www.theverge.com)
Fake manual transmission is basically like playing a simulator.
As the Reddit war rages on, community trust is the casualty (arstechnica.com)
Ars spoke with community mods about where Reddit goes from here.
Google Domains shutting down, assets sold and being migrated to Squarespace (9to5google.com)
Google Domains is "winding down following a transition period," with Squarespace taking over the business and assets...
Megaupload coders avoid 10-year sentences by testifying against Kim Dotcom (arstechnica.com)
Dotcom doesn’t blame Megaupload coders for striking deal with US government.
Intel to start shipping a quantum processor (arstechnica.com)
The 12-qubit device will go out to a few academic research labs.
Which evergreen tech blogs would you recommend binge-reading?
I’ve read a few blogs pretty much exhaustively and consider them to be part of the canon of tech, usually covering timeless topics. Two notables are Paul Graham and Joel Spolsky. I also liked David Sacks’ blog on the mechanics and strategy of running a SaaS business....
Ok Google, is this a pimple or a boil? (www.pcmag.com)
"Google Lens Can Now Identify Skin Problems by Snapping a Picture"...
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview (www.theverge.com)
Used Redact.dev to wipe my Reddit history. Actually kinda fun! (redact.dev)
I've got this running as I post this, and now I have a couple hundred AutoMod messages in my inbox whining about my "spam" as the script edits my posts into random gibberish words that'll probably screw up search engines in the future. This is more entertaining that I thought it'd be, and it must be absolute hell on their...
For the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar power (arstechnica.com)
A bill instructing NASA and the US Department of Energy to collaborate on key areas of research and development, including propulsion, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, Earth science, and quantum computing. He sought to add space-based solar power to the list.
Europe is leading the race to regulate AI. Here's what you need to know | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
The European Union took a major step Wednesday toward setting rules — the first in the world — on how companies can use artificial intelligence.
Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack (edition.cnn.com)
Several US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software, according to a top US cybersecurity agency.
Debunking the Tech Hype Cycle with Dan Olson - Factually! - 213 (www.youtube.com)
From the Metaverse to AI, tech giants continue lure us with false promises of "the next big thing." This week, Adam is joined by Dan Olson, a perceptive YouT...
What is a technological advancement today that you wish never existed?
For me, I would choose computer viruses.
Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard (arstechnica.com)
Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
What Reddit Got Wrong (www.eff.org)
After weeks of burning through users’ goodwill, Reddit is facing a moderator strike and an exodus of its most important users. It’s the latest example of a social media site making a critical mistake: users aren’t there for the services, they’re there for the community. Building barriers to access...
Ripples Through Reddit as Advertisers Weather Moderators Strike (www.adweek.com)
Reddit is redirecting some impressions away from existing communities, and some advertisers are pausing campaigns.
Judge authorizes sheriff to evict Twitter from Colorado office (bnonews.com)
A judge in Colorado has authorized law enforcement to evict Twitter from one of its offices in Boulder, although it’s unclear whether anyone is still working at the location, according to local media. The order – a writ of restitution – was signed on May 31 and is valid for 49 days, giving the sheriff […]
Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts (www.theverge.com)
A Reddit result in Google might take you to a private page now