Tutanota , to Random
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Ready to break 's monopoly?

Manifest V3 is here to stop you from blocking ads.

Here are great alternatives:



@torproject
✅ More options: https://tuta.com/blog/best-private-browsers

Which one did you pick?

pointlessone , to Random
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(and ) begins phasing-out Manifest v2.

https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html

This means, among other things, that uBlock Origin is about to be disabled in Chrome. Google will choose a different extension to recommend but it can not be as effective as Origin.

Following 's example, may I instead recommend you switch to .

Firefox will continue to support Manifest v2, and consequently uBlock Origin and other extensions that can not be implemented with Manifest v3.

Happy browsing.

arstechnica , to Random
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Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype

AI model updates galore at Google I/O, including 2m context window, Imagen 3, Veo, and more.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/google-strikes-back-at-openai-with-project-astra-ai-agent-prototype/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Blort Bot ,
@Blort@social.tchncs.de avatar

@arstechnica

Ugh. Am I the only one who finds it kind of creepy when she just looks out the window and says "What neighborhood am I in right now?" and Google's cyberstalker tells her exactly where she is?

arstechnica , to Random
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Google is “reimagining” search in “the Gemini era” with improved AI options

Google's Gemini AI wants to help you plan, brainstorm, and shop inside Search.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-is-reimagining-search-in-the-gemini-era-with-improved-ai-options/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

koteisaev ,
@koteisaev@mastodon.online avatar

@arstechnica Essentially, web will be replaced by question box.
As this experience is not based on index per se, and not on a results of search from that index, projects like will have a difficult times - either by loss of access to public search "AP|", or by absence of such results list as a thing.
As other search providers will follow the suit, it may require to run or other similar software just to get classic search experience based on search results list.

Blort Bot ,
@Blort@social.tchncs.de avatar

@arstechnica

How about they help me by leaving me the **** alone?

I don't think they're capable of implementing that feature.

arstechnica , to Random
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Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-fit-apis-get-shut-down-in-2025-might-break-fitness-devices/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

xsecur ,
@xsecur@noc.social avatar

@arstechnica Perhaps they are better off spending their resources and developing search, pixel phones, G suite, licensing and Android OS to other OEMs. Aren’t these the services that are consistently being updated? Stick to what they have always been best at

arstechnica , to Random
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Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon

TPM 2.0 requirement apparently won't be enforced on Windows 10 systems.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/pokemon-go-players-are-altering-public-map-data-to-catch-rare-pokemon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ZikZak ,

@arstechnica
They use ?
was part of .

So now we have people ruining Openstreetmap data, brilliant.

arstechnica , to Random
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Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens

Most devs would need to pay out of pocket to host Alexa apps after June.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/amazon-virtually-kills-efforts-to-develop-alexa-skills-disappointing-dozens/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Blort Bot ,
@Blort@social.tchncs.de avatar

@arstechnica

The time seems perfect to combine @homeassistant 's and with @PINE64 's hardware with possibly some GPU assisted and some of the awesome new text to speech tools and we could end up with a really powerful , right as and seem to be working hard to their platforms...

jfmblinux , to Random French
@jfmblinux@mastodon.jfmblinux.fr avatar

announced that starting in June 2024, ad blockers such as uBlock Origin will be disabled in Chrome 127 and later with the rollout of Manifest V3 ().

is deceitful and threatening to your privacy, and now is a good time to switch to (@Mozilla) (@mozilla ) and/or if you haven't done so already!

| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄|
| Install |
| firefox |
|__________|
(__/) ||
(•ㅅ•) ||
/ づ

arstechnica , to Random
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YouTube appears to be reducing video and site performance for ad-block users

YouTube seems to be punishing ad-block users with reduced performance.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/youtube-appears-to-be-reducing-video-and-site-performance-for-ad-block-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

byrev ,
@byrev@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica I tested in firefox and it still works fine there.
A wrong move that will cost!

  • Google secretly manipulates the functionality of a browser,
  • Affects the performance of computer systems,
  • It uses computing resources without user consent
  • increases energy consumption globally

How legal is what Google is doing?

This can be an interesting case for the European Court of Justice, which is just waiting to give them another fine of several billions!

grafcube , to Random
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Your choice of browser matters — Google's Web DRM and the open internet

https://grafcube.codeberg.page/blog/2023/08/06/web-drm-api.html

I wrote this blog post to inform the people I know who aren't as tech savvy or otherwise don't put any thought into their choice of browser. Another goal is to help get enough awareness on the topic and make sure it fails.

@opensource @privacy

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