Microsoft is buying up companies to stockpile IP. Simple as that.
Then they have a lot of redundant workers so they let them go, leaving the IP in their hands to be filed away for potential lawsuits against infringers.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
This always comes down to the fact that labor is competitive. Why pay someone $200k/yeae when someone will do the job for $80k/year? Competition drives the prices of labor down. Maybe there needs to be better regulation for labor competition like corporations enjoy.
Ceo pay is advertised and used against each other to get top dollar. Lowers like us have out pay hidden so companies can low ball without us knowing. That's what needs to change. It should be law to be advertised pay rate so the lowballers get exposed and no one applies, forcing pay to go up.
See, it turns out that the Rabbit R1 seems to run Android under the hood and the entire interface users interact with is powered by a single Android app. A tipster shared the Rabbit R1’s launcher APK with us, and with a bit of tinkering, we managed to install it on an Android phone, specifically a Pixel 6a....
Although the fines were originally proposed when the FCC was controlled by Republicans, the vote to finalize the penalties was 3-2 with dissents from Republicans Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington....
I personally would by a ps6 in a heartbeat, and likely the switch 2. I've bought an Xbox one which I sold after the dust on it got too much, and a series x whoch also never gets turned on. 2 gen burns in a row is enough for me to exclude it from my console purchase next gen.
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....
I didn't open the video. Was it one of those videos that talk in circles about what they're "going" to talk about in the video, then they keep saying it in different ways?
I have to agree, the recent seasons feel like they have a cohesive story and often even pull away from the 3 piece storyy telling they were doing between seasons 20-30.
I wonder if there was a new writer brought on from s32 onward who's responsible for the uptick.
The graphic shows a stellar first 9 seasons, a medium next 15 seasons, and a terrible last 8 seasons... so the majority of them are medium with equal about good and bad episodes.
Yea, not a problem either, she tries, but she sounds her age too. Burns though, I saw a recent episode and had to look up if they changed the VA because it's so different.
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
Roku is a terrible product. It's cheap, and they have full control over every part of it and aren't afraid to exploit it to users' detriment. Like the recent user agreement changes that bricked TVs until you agreed.
Lemmy users are just going to believe whatever they want to believe, instead of actually checking the facts.
It's 100% about privacy. Data collection, and algorithm manipulation to sway what users see in the interest of the Chinese government. If users think Russian interference is a problem, we'll this amounts to the same thing.
Tesla has seen its profits more than halve this year, and says it will bring forward the launch of new models after announcing thousands of job cuts to try to reverse its fortunes....
This has nothing to do with free speech. And yes, 90% of the people out there, including kids, log into tiktok and get a hone page for whatever content China wants to sling, of that’s to turn group A more right and group B more left, or to push their own agendas. People just don’t look at thongs objectively and tend to follow what they see. This is a security risk for the entire country.
It’s not stifling free speech, and blocking content for the sake of blocking content that they’re talking about here. Is it moral to block influence like that? Yes.
They do, and I’d love to see these laws expanded to include a ban against all algorithm manipulation. Manipulation coming from external sources is much more dangerous, even if local source manipulation is also dangerous.
Eric Trump Tweets From Dad’s Trial Despite Electronics Ban ( www.thedailybeast.com )
‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families ( www.theguardian.com )
A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children...
After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them ( kotaku.com )
With a Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, I hope Valve make a Steam Deck 2 ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Vin Diesel’s New ‘Riddick’ Movie Moving Forward for Fall Shoot ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
Sony cancelled the PSN account linking requirement for Helldivers 2 ( lemmy.world )
Donald Trump demands Jack Smith be arrested after document revelation ( www.newsweek.com )
'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says pro-Palestinian student protesters are 'screwed' because employers can identify them through AI ( www.businessinsider.com )
Biden unveils $3 billion for nationwide lead pipe replacement ( www.cnn.com )
President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump ( www.usatoday.com )
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico ( www.cnbc.com )
Google is laying off more employees and hiring for their roles outside of the U.S.
Trump threatens to prosecute Bidens if he’s re-elected unless he gets immunity ( www.theguardian.com )
Time magazine called the ex-president’s plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’...
Rabbit R1 is Just an Android App ( lemmy.world )
See, it turns out that the Rabbit R1 seems to run Android under the hood and the entire interface users interact with is powered by a single Android app. A tipster shared the Rabbit R1’s launcher APK with us, and with a bit of tinkering, we managed to install it on an Android phone, specifically a Pixel 6a....
The Supreme Court majority sounds sold on Trump's Big Lie ( www.salon.com )
What is the fucking point of living if everything you believed in can be taken from you by some old white fucks
FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data ( arstechnica.com )
Although the fines were originally proposed when the FCC was controlled by Republicans, the vote to finalize the penalties was 3-2 with dissents from Republicans Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington....
Farmers warn food aisles will soon be empty because of crushing conditions: 'We are not in a good position' ( www.yahoo.com )
McConnell says he stands by past statement that ex-presidents are "not immune" from prosecution ( www.cbsnews.com )
Xbox Console Sales Are Tanking ( kotaku.com )
College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them ( apnews.com )
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US ( www.bbc.com )
Why people are boycotting Asus all of a sudden? Asus outrage explained ( youtu.be )
The decline of the Simpsons 📉 ( jlai.lu )
YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads'' ( www.androidauthority.com )
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
what u actually signed up for ( lemmy.ml )
Why are my farts hurting my ass?
I have gas from eating lots of bread, which is not unusual, but for some reason today's farts hurt my ass....
TikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking out ( www.businessinsider.com )
Start menu ads are officially here with the latest Windows 11 optional update ( www.xda-developers.com )
Tesla profits nosedive as more job cuts announced ( www.bbc.com )
Tesla has seen its profits more than halve this year, and says it will bring forward the launch of new models after announcing thousands of job cuts to try to reverse its fortunes....
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it ( www.theverge.com )