Omegle shuts down for good (www.omegle.com)
Two reporters had their phones targeted with Pegasus spyware, after the two reporters contacted Adani Group, one of Indias largest companies. They were investigating for possible market manipulation. (mastodon.world)
Industrial robot crushes man to death in South Korean distribution centre (www.theguardian.com)
Signal is now beta testing a new username feature. (mastodon.world)
Monero Project admits thieves stole 6-figure sum from a wallet in mystery breach (www.theregister.com)
Firefox will support at least 200 new extensions on Android this December (www.androidpolice.com)
Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert (thenextweb.com)
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) students drove the SUV, which doubles as a small campervan, from Tangier in northern Morocco across dry riverbeds, steep mountain passes, and loose sand before arriving at the Sahara desert three days later....
US consumer finance regulator wants to extend oversight to Big Tech (www.ft.com)
Proposal would subject digital wallets and payment applications to more scrutiny
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)
A Seattle-based appellate judge ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors.
Elon Musk says AI will create ‘universal high income’ and eliminate the need for jobs (bgr.com)
No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames (www.pcmag.com)
Discussion on Signal’s forum
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates. Behind Every Self-Made Millionaire is a Father with Money (mohaboelez.medium.com)
Epic v. Google: everything we’re learning live in Fortnite court (www.theverge.com)
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
What is Google trying to hide in its deal with Spotify? (www.theverge.com)
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
WhatsApp can now hide your IP address during calls (www.theverge.com)
Samsung, Qualcomm flag concerns with India's push for live TV on phones - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening (arstechnica.com)
redefining smartphone dependency: my journey with a broken smartphone screen. (medium.com)
I wrote up this article of my 6 months since the day the display of my smartphone went blank.