• Europe is investigating Apple for its malicious compliance with the new Digital Markets Act.  (The Register)
  
  And Google.
  
  And Facebook.
  
  Do all three companies lie and cheat and steal?  Sure.
  
  Are they all woke beyond possibility of redemption?  Well, Google certainly is.  Apple while woke as hell notably produces genuinely well-engineered hardware on a regular schedule.
  
  Do they suck less than the European government even after granting all of that?  Absolutely.
  
  

• Federation is the future of social media, says federated social media CEO.  (The Verge)
  
  We had that.
  
  It was called Usenet.
  
  
  
• iOS 18 is to set to deliver new customisation features, bringing it into parity with, uh, Android 6.0.  (9to5Mac)
  
  On the other hand, 6.0 was the last Android update worth caring about.
  
  
  
• Criminals can't do crimes, that's illegal, explains...  Don Lemon.  (The Verge)
  
  It's obvious that the writer of this piece knows she's lying, knows Don Lemon is an imbecile, and knows that Elon Musk is right about everything, but it's either this or writing two game guides a week for Kotaku.
  
  
  
• Speaking of Kotaku, the editor-in-chief of the alleged gaming news site resigned after being told by the site owners to write about gaming news.  (Games Industry)
  
  Kotaku's wokeness is to Google as red fuming nitric acid is to balsamic vinegar.
  
  
  
• Land near nuclear power plants is seeing a rise in value as AI datacenters seek cheap and reliably power which renewables ain't.  (The Register)
  
  I for one welcome our new glow-in-the-dark robot overlords.

Posted by: Mauser at Wednesday, March 27 2024 09:01 AM (nk1Z+)

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