Microsoft pulls OneDrive update that would quiz you before letting you quit (arstechnica.com)
Sharing here because of the post from 14 hours ago....
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the Federal Communications Commission to drop the plan’s proposal to require that prices charged to consumers be non-discriminatory.
Data broker’s “staggering” sale of sensitive info exposed in unsealed FTC filing (arstechnica.com)
Below is a disturbing amount of information data brokers have ammased from buying your data from trackers in ads and apps....
Almost-unbeatable AI is now a permanent feature of Gran Turismo 7 (arstechnica.com)
One year after being bought for $44 billion, X is worth $19 billion (arstechnica.com)
The contradiction of environmentally sustainable supercar manufacturing (arstechnica.com)
Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market (arstechnica.com)
Why Unity felt the need to “rush out” its controversial install-fee program (arstechnica.com)
Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more (arstechnica.com)
Dev sets up “goatse” trap for sites that steal his free web game (arstechnica.com)
Space Wreck is a hardcore, combat-optional, break-the-game RPG that clicks (arstechnica.com)
Been playing this for a couple of hours now and enjoying it so far. Like the article says, it does remind me a lot of the old Fallout games.
Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine (arstechnica.com)
CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 (arstechnica.com)
Adobe launches new symbol to tag AI-generated content—but will anyone use it? (arstechnica.com)
Lamplighters League is light stealth, heavy pulp style, and XCOM gun battles (arstechnica.com)
There's a lot to dig in this intriguing blend, especially the voice acting.
Lamplighters League is light stealth, heavy pulp style, and XCOM gun battles (arstechnica.com)
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core looks like a tougher, action-minded co-op dig (arstechnica.com)
Former Ubisoft executives reportedly arrested over sexual harassment allegations (arstechnica.com)
Shit’s finally getting real.
US agency sues Tesla as Black workers report “swastikas, threats, and nooses” (arstechnica.com)
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide (arstechnica.com)
AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study (arstechnica.com)
While LLMs have been used for… a lot, it seems like this use might be one where it’s not only reliable but it appears to outperform existing methods of image compression. Being able to cram more data into less space tends to lead to interesting developments, so I will be keeping my eye on this....
$5,000 Google Jamboard dies in 2024—cloud-based apps will stop working, too (arstechnica.com)
Oldest Unity game developer group breaks up over lack of trust in the company (arstechnica.com)
Unity makes major changes to controversial install-fee program ...😑 (arstechnica.com)
No fees for Personal tier or old/current projects, new 2.5% revenue cap, and more.
Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art (arstechnica.com)
I’ve generally been against giving AI works copyright, but this article presented what I felt were compelling arguments for why I might be wrong. What do you think?
