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Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @06:25PM (#31588916)
No, they bought FriendFeed for that.
I’m hoping that Apple will bring this reject all tracking cookies option to Safari so websites read that instead of asking all the time.
> A Meta spokesperson confirmed to CNBC Wednesday that Meta will take an overall cut of up to 47.5% on each transaction. That includes a “hardware platform fee” of 30% for sales made through the Meta Quest Store, where it sells apps and games for its virtual reality headsets. On top of that, Horizon Worlds, will charge a 17.5% fee.
> “Sometimes motivation, wanting something, is a lot more important than having the real skill,” Wozniak said.
Re:Amazon.com announces fourth quarter results [pdf] on Thursday February 03, 2022 @04:28PM (#30199150)
> With the continued expansion of Prime member benefits as well as the rise in wages and transportation costs, Amazon will increase the price of a Prime membership in the U.S., with the monthly fee going from $12.99 to $14.99, and the annual membership from $119 to $139. This is the first time Amazon has raised the price of Prime since 2018. For new Prime members, the price change will go into effect on February 18, 2022, and for current Prime members, the new price will apply after March 25, 2022, on the date of their next renewal.
Re:Our Rails test suite runs in 1 minute on Buildkite on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:16PM (#29983304)
Would be nice if they shared how many tests they have :)
They don’t need to create a new product for them. They are going to buy Roblox soon and have millions of children on their platform.
Before blaming them, we should ask why they are against it.

“provide payments to prop up carbon-free nuclear energy”

I would be also against a bill that includes this.

Re:Safari 15 on Mac OS, a user interface mess on Saturday June 19, 2021 @08:49AM (#27560012)
“ And it makes no sense whatsoever that one would want to go looking for the Reload button in a tiny menu with a More… icon.”

I don’t even remember when was the last time I clicked the reload button. I just press command + R.

Waiving IP of something that is not invented in your country is easy. Exporting as the same amount of vaccine as used in EU to non-EU country requires courage.
Re:How to fight back against Google FLoC on Friday April 16, 2021 @02:33AM (#26830339)
It is dying and this is the way how Google is going to save it. If we ban, it will die.
Re:Clothing, How Did They Make It? Part IVb: Cloth Money on Friday April 09, 2021 @05:20PM (#26756329)
I really like this series but I can’t read very long articles on normal screens. I hope the author publishes them as a book so I can read them on my Kindle.
Re:Apple's Cooperation with Authoritarian Governments on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @05:15AM (#26645064)
So even US and EU can't deal with Authoritarian Governments and they are closing their eyes, you are expecting Apple to do that?

I wondering when we are going to start critize our governments before critizing the companies. You know, they are the ones that make law.

Re:Foxconn hits the gas on vision for 'fabless' EV future on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:58PM (#26606787)
Now, we know who is going to manufacture Apple Car.
The weather
If the companies don’t stop buying cottons there, we can stop buying clothes from those companies. I always try to buy products from the companies that respect their workers and environment.
I really like Telegram and these features but I don’t use it because they don’t have end2end encryption as default. Also you can’t create a secret group chat that you can start from your phone and continue from your Mac.
Re:Do Adults Really Not Remember School Sucked? on Sunday February 14, 2021 @06:32AM (#26131469)
Did you ask your kid if he misses because of the school itself or because he wants to see his friends?
Shut up and take my money. This is the smart glasses that the world needs.
Re:Poll: Switching from WhatsApp on Thursday January 07, 2021 @08:19AM (#25670655)
The problem about Telegram is that the default conversation is not end-to-end encrypted.
Seems like, no. On their EU Privacy Policy, it says:

“Today, Facebook does not use your WhatsApp account information to improve your Facebook product experiences or provide you more relevant Facebook ad experiences on Facebook.“

Re:Look Up Unknown Phone Numbers Using Facebook Reset Password on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:43AM (#25656465)
But you see the profile picture.

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