Thomas Ricker

Or nearly $17/mth to use both. That’s what Meta is reportedly pitching EU regulators who want Zuck and Co to stop using personal data to target ads at European citizens without their consent. The bloc’s users could have three options by the end of this month: pay up, use for free but agree to personalized ads, or quit, with the latter looking very tempting.

Still waiting to see if the iOS update will be released only in France to appease local regulators, or globally since several countries have been closely monitoring this story.

Interesting.

Do you see it? Back up from the screen a little and squint. There it is, that’s the future of subliminal messaging enabled by generative AI tools like Stable Diffusion. Here’s how Motherboard describes it:

You saved us from scrolling endless Yahoo web categories, expensive TomTom satnavs, and spam-ridden Hotmail, if nothing else.

Already teased by Google for a September 28th announcement, leaked renders of the new Fitbit Charge all but confirm the return of a physical button on the side when it debuts in black, beige, and pink colors. Lots of pics and feature speculation over at Mysmartprice.

The plant’s 2,500 future workers are now pawns in ongoing UAW talks, despite Ford not explicitly saying so:

Sources speaking to both Bloomberg and Reuters say that the FCC is ready to launch a grueling effort to reinstate net neutrality rules rescinded under Trump, after Democrats took majority control of the five-member agency on Monday. FCC chair Rosenworcel will reportedly outline the initiative later today, followed by months of notice and comments and voting and, inevitably, lawsuits backed by broadband providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast and the lawmakers they help elect.

I had no idea that Acer sold apparel, let alone travel gear. The Melbourne Luggage, available for $162 as a 20-inch carry-on or $183 for the 24-inch checked bag, is particularly interesting with its deep center-hinge design.