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arstechnica , 6 days ago to Random

SCOTUS kills Chevron deference, giving courts more power to block federal rules

EPA rules and FCC net neutrality order at risk: "No consumer protection is safe."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/scotus-kills-chevron-deference-giving-courts-more-power-to-block-federal-rules/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 6 days ago

@arstechnica well fuck

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

Spotify’s 2nd price hike in a year raises prices in July by up to $3

Spotify last raised prices in July 2023.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/spotifys-2nd-price-hike-in-a-year-raises-prices-in-july-by-up-to-3/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica I got out when I learned that they stopped paying small artists. Slowly rebuilding the algorithm on Apple so that it knows me. It’s a struggle.

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship

"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/heres-why-a-japanese-billionaire-just-canceled-his-lunar-flight-on-starship/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica okay this is a major bummer for me. I was excited to send artists to the moon and see what they dreamed.

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process

Spotify will brick the hardware it released in 2022 this December.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/spotify-wont-open-source-car-thing-but-starts-refund-process/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica what is the point of bricking your hardware and not letting people open source it? What is gained by being massive pricks?

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

With weight-loss drugs booming, companies target dieters with new foods

Taking a weight-loss drug? Food makers have just the new food for you.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/with-weight-loss-drugs-booming-companies-target-dieters-with-new-foods/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica why do I see this trend backfiring on people who don’t take these drugs? I’ll bet I’m about to start subsidizing dieters as drug and food companies battle for dollars.

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

GM adds the ability to power your house from one of its new EVs

GM's Ultium-based EVs can power your house during an outage.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/gm-adds-the-ability-to-power-your-house-from-one-of-its-new-evs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica shows just how much energy it takes to drives 4 ton behemoth 3 miles to the grocery store to get a gallon of milk

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

Downranking won’t stop Google’s deepfake porn problem, victims say

Delisting non-consensual deepfake porn on Google is "draining," victim says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/downranking-wont-stop-googles-deepfake-porn-problem-victims-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica funny that they have AI that can create deepfake porn of Ms X but using that same AI to search for porn of Ms X and automatically pull it isn’t possible.

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

Elon Musk’s X tried and failed to make its own copyright system, judge says

Judge rules copyright law governs public data scraping, not X’s terms.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/elon-musks-x-tried-and-failed-to-make-its-own-copyright-system-judge-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica we desperately need copyright reform. Corporations use effectively perpetual copyright to stifle innovation.

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

New iPad Pros are the thinnest Apple device ever, feature dual-OLED screens

They also contain what Apple calls the fastest consumer AI computer you can buy.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/new-ipad-pros-are-the-thinnest-apple-device-ever-feature-dual-oled-screens/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica I’m struggling to focus out the purpose of these. They are marketed as pro machines but then what is the MacBook for?

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

SEC crypto crackdown continues with Robinhood as lawsuit looms

Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/sec-crypto-crackdown-continues-with-robinhood-as-lawsuit-looms/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica imo this is less about protecting citizens from fraud and more about maintaining an iron grip on money and keeping current power players in power

arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random

The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all

"The structural inefficiency was a huge deal."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 1 month ago

@arstechnica lol at Boeing saying “you can’t expect a program designed like this to succeed” to excuse their failure while SpaceX already succeeded at it.

There are huge structural problems in the US market, stock buybacks and monopolies being two of them. It’s led to industry that has eaten itself and can’t respond to markets.

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

America's 813 billionaires now collectively hold a record $5.8 trillion.

That’s more than the wealth of the entire bottom half of the US, roughly 65 million households.

It's not radical to tax the rich. It's radical to allow this level of wealth concentration to continue.

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@rbreich there needs to be a better way than taxing unrealized gains. That’s going to cause problems.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Garry’s Mod is taking down 20 years’ worth of “Nintendo Stuff”

Creator: "They don't want you playing with that stuff... we have to respect that."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/garrys-mod-is-taking-down-20-years-worth-of-nintendo-stuff/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica reform copyright!

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track

YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/microsofts-vasa-1-can-deepfake-a-person-with-one-photo-and-one-audio-track/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica silly as it sounds, THIS is a serious use case for blockchain. If a video isn’t authenticated by your official address then it’s assumed to be fake.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure

Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/chinese-ev-makers-wont-get-subsidies-from-mexico-after-us-pressure/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jcriecke , 2 months ago

@arstechnica can’t have the Chinese outcompeting the Big 3, neither in the market nor in the government handouts. Guess we’ll just have to keep buying deadly giant mega trucks instead of cheap electric sedans, oh well.