• Firefox for Android is reintroducing an open ecosystem of extensions, set to be available on December 14, with a dedicated extension page for easy discovery. • Mozilla has released a preview of the upcoming extensions, including popular ones like Bitwarden’s password manager and AdGuard’s ad blocker. • Firefox aims...
• Sunbird, the iMessage app for Android, has temporarily shut down due to “security concerns” surrounding its end-to-end encryption. • Reports suggest that Sunbird may not have actually provided the promised level of encryption and was storing data externally. • The app was recently pulled from the Google Play Store...
• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons. • While Chrome dominates, Firefox gains ground with user-friendly browsing experience and open-source model. • Mozilla’s focus on user privacy and transparency challenges Google’s ad-centric approach, making Firefox a...
This is a really fascinating article that explains how the corporate structure Altman used to set up the OpenAI’s governance will have in a sense failed if Microsoft is able to use its leverage to reinstate him.
Hangouts was peak Google messaging. It was iMessage before iMessage. I don’t know if it necessarily came first, but all my friends who have iPhones and use iMessage now used to use Hangouts on Android. I think Google has a huge opportunity to be the popular brand and lost it.
I’ve tried several clients now, and unlike Reddit clients I cannot locate any of the posts/comments I’ve upvoted in the past? Is that a bug/feature of the platform?
Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.
“If it involves money. It’ll be on our platform. Money or securities or whatever. So, it’s not just like send $20 to my friend. I’m talking about, like, you won’t need a bank account.”...
Artifact has a feature where it will rewrite what it determines to be “clickbaity” headlines. It’s kind of a cool feature but it doesn’t always work. This one had me scratching my head for a minute until I realized what was going on....
This is based on a classic saying, “you scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream”. In case you’re not a native speaker or it’s not obvious from text, the saying is based on the fact that “I scream” and “ice cream” sound similar, so it’s a bit of a pun. However, without the last part of the saying which references “ice cream”, it just sounds like there’s a bunch of screaming, which is pretty terrifying!
Firefox is giving Android users a sneak peek at its open extensions (www.androidpolice.com)
• Firefox for Android is reintroducing an open ecosystem of extensions, set to be available on December 14, with a dedicated extension page for easy discovery. • Mozilla has released a preview of the upcoming extensions, including popular ones like Bitwarden’s password manager and AdGuard’s ad blocker. • Firefox aims...
Just a JSON file in Windows 11 enables Edge, Bing, and Search ads removal (winaero.com)
Sunbird is shutting down its iMessage app for Android (www.theverge.com)
• Sunbird, the iMessage app for Android, has temporarily shut down due to “security concerns” surrounding its end-to-end encryption. • Reports suggest that Sunbird may not have actually provided the promised level of encryption and was storing data externally. • The app was recently pulled from the Google Play Store...
It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox (www.androidpolice.com)
• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons. • While Chrome dominates, Firefox gains ground with user-friendly browsing experience and open-source model. • Mozilla’s focus on user privacy and transparency challenges Google’s ad-centric approach, making Firefox a...
505 of 700 OpenAI employees tell the board to resign. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Source: twitter.com/karaswisher/…/1726599700961521762
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (www.theverge.com)
OpenAI turmoil and Sam Altman firing: Microsoft and Satya Nadella's leverage | Fortune (fortune.com)
This is a really fascinating article that explains how the corporate structure Altman used to set up the OpenAI’s governance will have in a sense failed if Microsoft is able to use its leverage to reinstate him.
Nothing pulls its iMessage app from the Play Store following privacy disaster (www.androidpolice.com)
Nothing Chats, a rival to apps like Beeper and AirMessage, advertised itself as a secure platform for sending messages to iMessage users....
Nothing Chats has already been pulled from Google Play over privacy issues (www.theverge.com)
Would anything get you to use Google Chat with friends? (9to5google.com)
Is this a rhetorical question? 😂
Apple doesn't need to ban Sunbird or Beeper; they're already on borrowed time (www.androidauthority.com)
No need to ban what will, by default, become an unsustainable business model.
Stop pretending Nothing's iMessage app had anything to do with RCS on the iPhone (9to5google.com)
Rivian blames “fat finger” for infotainment-bricking software update (arstechnica.com)
‘But What Do We Do if Google Is Legitimately Just a Better Search Engine?’ (daringfireball.net)
Omegle is shutting down notorious video chat service as scrutiny grows (www.theverge.com)
Bills fire OC Dorsey after MNF loss, tab J. Brady (www.espn.com)
Pebble, a startup that tried and failed to take on Twitter, finds new life on Mastodon | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Pebble, a startup that tried and failed to take on Twitter, finds new life on Mastodon | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Google’s “Web Integrity” Android API could kill “alternative” media clients (arstechnica.com)
Josh McDaniels was 'shell of himself' after brutal team meeting before firing that reportedly included Patriots jab (sports.yahoo.com)
Shiny legs ✨🦵 (feddit.de)
Does lemmy allow to search for my past upvotes?
I’ve tried several clients now, and unlike Reddit clients I cannot locate any of the posts/comments I’ve upvoted in the past? Is that a bug/feature of the platform?
Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin (andadinosaur.com)
Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.
Elon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank - ‘You won’t need a bank account... it would blow my mind if we don’t have that rolled out by the end of next year.’ (www.theverge.com)
“If it involves money. It’ll be on our platform. Money or securities or whatever. So, it’s not just like send $20 to my friend. I’m talking about, like, you won’t need a bank account.”...
Cities Skylines 2 dev stuck to launch date despite “potential kicking” (www.pcgamesn.com)
AI headline attempt
Artifact has a feature where it will rewrite what it determines to be “clickbaity” headlines. It’s kind of a cool feature but it doesn’t always work. This one had me scratching my head for a minute until I realized what was going on....
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
Tooltip bug fixed after 22 years (bikeshed.vibber.net)
Progress?
Snopes Shows the Folly of X’s New Link Presentation (daringfireball.net)
https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/db5c8331-bffb-4bb3-961b-8db8bc06382d.png...
We all scream. (lemmy.world)
They're not worth it! (lemmy.world)