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Shit... (sh.itjust.works)
Manifest V2 phase-out begins (blog.chromium.org)
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
Google Search Is Now a Giant Hallucination (gizmodo.com)
Google rolled out AI overviews across the United States this month, exposing its flagship product to the hallucinations of large language models.
Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions (www.neowin.net)
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection. (lemmy.world)
Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (Strict Mode) is known to cause issues on x.com...
Microsoft's carbon emissions up nearly 30% thanks to AI (www.theregister.com)
Firefox 126: New Search Data Telemetry, Improved Copy Without Site Tracking, Security Fixes, and More (www.mozilla.org)
Telemetry was added to create an aggregate count of searches by category to broadly inform search feature development. These categories are based on 20 high-level content types, such as "sports,” "business," and "travel". This data will not be associated with specific users and will be collected using OHTTP to remove IP...
Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
Without paywall: https://archive.ph/0KvTq
Just one more lane (sh.itjust.works)
Streaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever. (www.theverge.com)
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
Firefox community things [HELP] (lemy.lol)
https://lemy.lol/post/24667681...
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT (www.tomshardware.com)
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
How to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondas (sherwood.news)
2nd hand ThinkPad go brrrrr (sh.itjust.works)
Stack Overflow and OpenAI Partner (files.mastodon.online)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15315562...
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining (www.neowin.net)
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles (arstechnica.com)
The walls of Apple’s garden are tumbling down (www.theverge.com)
YouTube could roll out ads while videos are paused after “strong traction” in experiment - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
Tech brands are forcing AI into your gadgets—whether you asked for it or not (arstechnica.com)
Earlier this year, Microsoft added a new key to Windows keyboards for the first time since 1994. Before the news dropped, your mind might’ve raced with the possibilities and potential usefulness of a new addition. However, the button ended up being a Copilot launcher button that doesn’t even work in an innovative way....
Americans be like (lemmy.ml)
What are some concepts/mechanics you wish you saw more in incremental games?
This thread is dedicated to sharing mechanics or concepts you’ve found in incremental games that you think deserve more use or exploration. I’d prefer if you limited discussions to mechanics you’ve found in only 1 or 2 games, though I have no moderator powers to actually enforce this so if you really feel like sharing...
shrooms? (lemmy.ml)
Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad (www.neowin.net)
YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
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Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon (www.pcworld.com)
FOSS scanner app surpasses Microsoft for usability
A Personal Journey Through Enshittification...
What web services do you subscribe to?
Really just curious what folks out there deem valuable enough to give money for monthly or annually. As a software engineer I have quite a few that keep me productive and I'll list a few:...