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Music Algorithms Failed Us

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday December 13, 2025 @12:53AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/music-algorithms-failed-us

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Strava Voluntarily Drops Lawsuit Against Garmin

Posted by olyellybelly on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @05:13AM
from the dcrainmaker.com dept.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/strava-drops-voluntarily-lawsuit-against.html

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We're not ready for smart glasses

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday October 18, 2025 @09:48AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/were-not-ready-for-smart-glasses

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Apple Accuses Epic Games of Wanting a 'Free Ride'

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday October 18, 2025 @02:52AM
from the macrumors.com dept.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/17/apple-epic-games-free-ride-australia/

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Amazon's Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday October 18, 2025 @02:51AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/news/801856/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video

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What EA's buyout might mean for its future

Posted by olyellybelly on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @12:53AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/games/787723/ea-private-deal-buyout-future-games-layoffs

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Apple and the End of Design

Posted by olyellybelly on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @12:44AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/the-end-of-design

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iPhone 17 Pro could come with a smaller Dynamic Island

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday September 06, 2025 @11:43AM
from the techradar.com dept.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/the-iphone-17-pro-could-come-with-a-smaller-dynamic-island-according-to-another-last-minute-rumor

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Ban Phones in Schools

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday September 06, 2025 @11:26AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/ban-phones

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Newsmax to pay $67M to settle defamation lawsuit from voting machine company

Posted by olyellybelly on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @04:51AM
from the nbcnews.com dept.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newsmax-pay-67m-settle-defamation-lawsuit-voting-machine-company-rcna225604

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HBO Max's 'Looney Tunes' Purge Has Found a Sanctuary in Tubi

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday August 16, 2025 @02:34AM
from the gizmodo.com dept.

https://gizmodo.com/hbo-maxs-looney-tunes-purge-has-found-a-sanctuary-in-tubi-2000643881

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The AI Job Swindle

Posted by olyellybelly on Friday August 15, 2025 @08:11AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/the-great-ai-job-swindle

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The Switch 2 has sold 5.82M units since its launch on June 5th [pdf]

Posted by olyellybelly on Monday August 04, 2025 @01:58PM
from the nintendo.co.jp dept.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2025/250801e.pdf

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Online Safety Act: What went wrong?

Posted by olyellybelly on Friday August 01, 2025 @10:00AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/online-safety-act-what-went-wrong

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Amazon has invested in an AI startup that lets people make TV episodes

Posted by olyellybelly on Thursday July 31, 2025 @03:59AM
from the variety.com dept.

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/netflix-of-ai-amazon-invests-fable-showrunner-launch-1236471989/

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AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds

Posted by olyellybelly on Saturday July 12, 2025 @02:22AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delusions-and-give-dangerous-advice-stanford-study-finds/

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Death of the written internet (RIP Pocket)

Posted by olyellybelly on Thursday July 10, 2025 @05:02AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/how-the-written-internet-died

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Windows 11 overtakes Windows 10

Posted by olyellybelly on Friday July 04, 2025 @08:19AM
from the theregister.com dept.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/windows_11_market_share/

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The Lightswitch Problem

Posted by olyellybelly on Monday June 30, 2025 @03:20AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/the-lightswitch-problem

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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would 'kill' AI industry

Posted by olyellybelly on Monday May 26, 2025 @09:46AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/news/674366/nick-clegg-uk-ai-artists-policy-letter

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US and China Slash Tariffs

Posted by olyellybelly on Monday May 12, 2025 @04:39AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/news/664811/us-china-pause-tariffs-90-days

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Trump Moves to Put New Tariffs on Computer Chips and Drugs

Posted by olyellybelly on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @01:49AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/economy/trump-semiconductor-tariffs-china.html

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Why am I still on Twitter?

Posted by olyellybelly on Monday April 14, 2025 @07:40AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/why-am-i-still-on-twitter

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Those Dire Wolves Aren't a Scientific Breakthrough

Posted by olyellybelly on Friday April 11, 2025 @08:00AM
from the slate.com dept.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/04/dire-wolf-colossal-de-extinct-conservation-science-research-paper.html

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OpenAI is now worth more than McDonald's

Posted by olyellybelly on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @08:32AM
from the qz.com dept.

https://qz.com/openai-valuation-chatgpt-mcdonalds-salesforce-altman-1851773949

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Studio Ghibli AI Slop

Posted by olyellybelly on Friday March 28, 2025 @10:57AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/studio-ghibli-ai-slop

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AirPods Max with USB-C will support lossless audio

Posted by olyellybelly on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @09:32AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/news/634506/apple-airpods-max-lossless-audio-low-latency-usb-c

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Cheap earbuds got damn good

Posted by olyellybelly on Monday March 24, 2025 @11:05AM
from the therectangle.substack.com dept.

https://therectangle.substack.com/p/cheap-earbuds-got-damn-good

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