FOIA
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
Serve Robotics, which delivers food for Uber Eats, provided footage filmed by at least one of its robots to the LAPD as evidence in a criminal case. The emails show the robots, which are a constant sight in the city, can be used for surveillance.
News
Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real
"There seems to be an underlying assumption that manufacturers want to sell as many products and have them die as quickly as possible."
News
Amazon Has Turned Into an Monopolistic Shithole Littered With Pay-to-Play Ads, FTC Lawsuit Solemnly Argues
"Amazon shifted gears so that it now litters its storefront with pay-to-play advertisements. In addition to overcharging its customers, Amazon is degrading the services it provides them."
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iOS 17 Could Break Crucial Diabetic Glucose Monitor Alerts, Manufacturer Warns
The maker of the FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose monitor is warning users to 'disable automatic system updates on your iPhone' because it could break a core functionality of the device.
News
Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't
Ticketmaster's "Verified Fan" system doesn't help fans. It helps scalpers who have hundreds of accounts, use special internet browsers, and have dozens of credit cards.
News
White Supremacists Are Hijacking City Council Meetings All Over America
Topics discussed by people who called into San Diego’s city council meeting Monday included the following: Sea lions, burning synagogues, electric scooters, criminalizing interracial sex, mental health, and "white fucking power."
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Congress Introduces Bill That Would Let Farmers Repair John Deere Tractors Without Hacking Them
The federal legislation would ensure right to repair for farmers nationwide.
iPhone
iFixit Drastically and Retroactively Reduces ‘Repairability Score’ of the Current iPhone
The iPhone 14 is actually not that repairable in practice because of error messages Apple sends if "nongenuine" parts are used.
Features
I Gambled in MGM's Hacked Casinos
At the Aria, Bellagio, and MGM Grand, evidence of the massive ransomware hack is everywhere, if you're looking for it.
News
‘This…Is Horrible’: AI Seinfeld Fans Say It's Jumped the Shark
The creators of Nothing, Forever, are dealing with an angry fanbase: "To a lot of people, we murdered these characters, and we didn’t even give them a funeral."
News
Everything You Need to Know About the 'Alien Mummy' Unboxing in Mexico's Congress
Mexico's government just revealed 'non-human corpses' on live television. What is going on?
News
California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation
The bill previously unanimously passed the state Senate, meaning right to repair is very close to passing in America's most populous state.