California is banning streaming ads that are louder than the content around them, bringing streamers in line with broadcast TV. But as some ask whether Big Government has gone too far this time, we say: No, obviously not!
Hoto:
You can just do that? You can just ban things because they’re loud, purposeless and annoying??
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Innovative earbuds with a microphone built into the charging case.
Generative AI is going to remake the world, but first, it’s giving us apps.
chespirito:
Genius, who ever would have thought of apps
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There are a lot of reasons to be cautious about generative AI tools like OpenAI’s Sora — environmental, ethical, financial, and more — but let’s not forget the fact that it can also be really, really annoying.
ItWasRamirez:
Only one of my friends makes this slop and he’s easily the most annoying guy in my group chat
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri discovered this week that his “I’m not listening to you through your phone” T-shirt was raising a lot of questions already answered by his shirt. But real heads know that Instagram doesn’t need to listen to you, because it already knows everything anyway.
Nixel:
Yeah, we don’t listen to you… just endlessly track you across the internet building up so much data that it seems exactly like we do
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You might have noticed tech is getting just a little more expensive these days. SteelSeries’ new $599.99 Arctis Nova Elite headset is only the latest example, but at least it means fans of spending money can complete the set.
Holmeser:
Pairs perfectly with my $999 Xbox Ally X and $750 PS5 Pro
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Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new blog post that sideloading apps “is fundamental to Android and it is not going away.”
[Android Developers Blog]
It’s claiming a “complete victory” in the companies’ legal battle over licensing, after a judge dismissed Arm’s attempt to have December’s jury trial either thrown out, or held all over again. Of course, Arm plans to appeal, leaving the chip industry’s biggest frenemies stuck in court a little longer.
