FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” (arstechnica.com)
It’s about time that Intuit was called out for their scam. Hopefully, the attempt to stop the federal tax filing will get dismissed as well.
X sues Calif. to avoid revealing how it makes “controversial” content decisions (arstechnica.com)
North Korea-backed hackers target security researchers with 0-day (arstechnica.com)
North Korea-backed hackers target security researchers with 0-day (arstechnica.com)
Chrome now ships with a user-tracking ad platform baked in (arstechnica.com)
Google’s browser not only got new chrome, it now also uses keeps track of all websites you visit to generate a topic list for ads that is shared with websites directly. Nobody asked for that.
NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable (arstechnica.com)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Yes this year is as hot as you think it is (arstechnica.com)
Apple patches “clickless” 0-day image processing vulnerability in iOS, macOS (arstechnica.com)
"BLASTPASS" bug can install malware without user interaction.
Apple patches “clickless” 0-day image processing vulnerability in iOS, macOS (arstechnica.com)
"BLASTPASS" bug can install malware without user interaction.
YouTube under no obligation to host anti-vaccine advocate’s videos, court says (arstechnica.com)
US broadband grant rules shut out small ISPs and municipalities, advocates say (arstechnica.com)
The biggest Internet service providers will dominate a $42.45 billion broadband grant program unless the Biden administration changes a rule requiring grant recipients to obtain a letter of credit from a bank, according to a joint statement from consumer advocacy groups, local government officials, and advocates for small ISPs....
AI-generated child sex imagery has every US attorney general calling for action (arstechnica.com)
Pedos ruin everything…
Google is killing Play Movies & TV, will only have three video stores left (arstechnica.com)
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Meanwhile, readers say that some AI-penned articles switch languages halfway through.
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
“We’re not ‘gatekeepers,’” Apple and Microsoft tell European Union (arstechnica.com)
For the first time in 40 years, Windows will ship without built-in word processor - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from !technology
Musk threatens Anti-Defamation League with defamation lawsuit (arstechnica.com)
For the first time in 40 years, Windows will ship without built-in word processor (arstechnica.com)
Thus ending our long national nightmare of accidentally opening things in WordPad on a fresh install.
Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge (arstechnica.com)
Concerns of Redditor safety, jeopardized research amid new mods and API rules....
Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge (arstechnica.com)
The outcome was predicted by plenty users in this community, but now the news are noticing it.