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UK watchdog says Apple’s rules restrict iOS browser competition

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has “provisionally concluded” that Apple’s restrictive mobile browser policies limit innovation. After an independent inquiry group shared its findings on browser competition on iOS and Android, the governing body’s board plans to conduct an in-depth assessment of how Apple and Google constrict third-party browsers on their platforms. However,… Continue reading UK watchdog says Apple’s rules restrict iOS browser competition

GTA III and Vice City are leaving Netflix’s mobile games catalog next month

Two Grand Theft Auto titles that helped Netflix’s games division pick up steam are leaving the service next month. Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City won’t be available through Netflix’s library of mobile games after December 13. The Netflix app lists that as the “last day to play” both games. There’s… Continue reading GTA III and Vice City are leaving Netflix’s mobile games catalog next month

Tesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome

Tesla has converted an entire Shell gas station into a Supercharger station for electric vehicles in Spain, and it looks fantastic. One of the favorite arguments of electric vehicle naysayers is that there are not as many charging stations as gas stations – making EVs less convenient. The argument is flawed since most EVs are… Continue reading Tesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome

Tesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited

Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over short distances, is now being launched in Europe and the Middle East. The automaker’s Full Self-Driving suite of features has been limited in those markets due to regulations and Tesla’s focus on making them work in… Continue reading Tesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited

Hacktivists Leak Chatlogs From Andrew Tate’s Fake Online University

Thousands of chatlogs. Clearcut Logging Hackers have targeted a phony “online university” founded by the far-right influencer and alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate, gaining access to thousands of files and chatlogs from people who paid for his sketchy lessons. As the Daily Dot reports, a group of purported “hacktivists” breached private user files on Tate’s subscription-based “The… Continue reading Hacktivists Leak Chatlogs From Andrew Tate’s Fake Online University

Elon Musk’s Diablo IV Build May Only Look Good Because He’s Great At Exploiting Loopholes

Something’s not right. Power Player Elon Musk recently shared a clip of him clearing The Pit — a severely challenging dungeon in the punishing action role-playing game Diablo IV — in about one minute and 50 seconds, potentially setting a world record. But some Diablo fans think that Musk’s supposed accomplishment is just more of his… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Diablo IV Build May Only Look Good Because He’s Great At Exploiting Loopholes

Experts Say Elon Musk’s Ridiculous “DOGE” Initiative Could Actually Crush Innovation

“You are very much at risk of damaging the connective tissue across our innovation system.” Innovation Killer President-elect Donald Trump has appointed multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk and big pharma shill Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” (or DOGE, in a nod to a cringey memecoin) an effort to inflict “temporary hardship” on… Continue reading Experts Say Elon Musk’s Ridiculous “DOGE” Initiative Could Actually Crush Innovation

COP29 Climate Summit Being Held in Petrostate Where People Bathe Their Nude Bodies in Crude Oil

You can’t make this up. Fossil Fools While attending the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, a New York Times reporter decided to engage in a time-honored local custom of bathing his entire nude body in crude oil. As the newspaper reports, the same oil that fueled the Soviet victory over the Nazis had… Continue reading COP29 Climate Summit Being Held in Petrostate Where People Bathe Their Nude Bodies in Crude Oil

OpenAI “Accidentally” Deleted Evidence From Its New York Times Lawsuit

File Error OpenAI made a major oopsie when its engineers accidentally deleted a bunch of evidence sought by the New York Times in its copyright lawsuit against the AI firm and its benefactor Microsoft. In a letter to the judge presiding over the suit, lawyers for the NYT and the New York Daily News said that a… Continue reading OpenAI “Accidentally” Deleted Evidence From Its New York Times Lawsuit