Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser (www.spacebar.news)
Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible (stackdiary.com)
Microsoft Finally Realizes Nobody Wants Its Windows 11 Preinstalled Bloatware (www.pcmag.com)
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)
The most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China. (citizenlab.ca)
Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.
Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)
Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps… like Apple’s own iMessage.
Streaming TV costs now higher than cable, as 'crash' finally hits (9to5mac.com)
It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipedia (www.rollingstone.com)
Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)
Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11 (www.theregister.com)
Twitter/X removing the block feature (lemm.ee)
Phones should have FM radio again (www.spacebar.news)
Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google (www.theverge.com)
Another 62 ‘Girls Do Porn’ Victims Sue Pornhub for $600 Million (www.404media.co)
A lawsuit filed by more victims of the sex trafficking operation claims that Pornhub’s moderation staff ignored reports of their abuse videos....
Microsoft may replace the Start button with the Copilot AI in Windows 12 (www.notebookcheck.net)
Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)
Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history…
The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk admits X 'may fail, as so many have predicted' (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Email Shows Elon Musk Demanding "Sub 10 Micron Accuracy” Cybertruck Parts (jalopnik.com)
Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks
As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
It’s not just lemmy that’s benefiting from Elon Musk.
