Below are posts associated with the “theverge.com” source.
🔗 linkblog: The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending'
In a weird kind of Streisand effect, I’ve only started using the Internet Archive library since this lawsuit began and it’s a fantastic service. I won’t pretend to know the ins and outs of copyright law, but this sucks.
🔗 linkblog: Ex-Google CEO says successful AI startups can steal IP and hire lawyers to ‘clean up the mess’'
What reckless hubris. As I wrote earlier today, I’m in favor of more liberal IP law, but not so that businesses can swallow up content to profit from it.
🔗 linkblog: Apple’s new custom emoji come with climate costs'
I am very grumpy about this. Also, the point of emoji is that they exist within Unicode, yeah? So these aren’t really emoji in the way that those icons are useful—they’re just a fun trick that’s helping advance the climate crisis.
🔗 linkblog: Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements'
I’ve been feeling for a while like I need to move away from Apple eventually, but I’m so entangled in the ecosystem that I’m dragging my feet on it. Seeing the company drink the AI Kool-Aid is definitely accelerating my plans—and will even more so if there’s no easy way to turn these featutes off.
🔗 linkblog: OpenAI launches programs making ChatGPT cheaper for schools and nonprofits'
Oh, please no no no. I usually read a whole article before posting it, but just the first few paragraphs are giving me such a visceral reaction that I don’t know if I’ll make it through the rest. The existing tech giants already have such a hold on us, let’s please not let OpenAI in the door.
🔗 linkblog: PayPal is building an ad network based on your Venmo data'
This is why I include nonsense descriptions for all my Venmo transactions.
🔗 linkblog: Microsoft’s AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions'
Such a depressing article.
🔗 linkblog: Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers are using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks'
Hmm. Unsurprising but all the more frustrating for it.
🔗 linkblog: The ‘queer.af’ Mastodon instance disappeared because of the Taliban'
Domain name infrastructure plays a bigger role than we might think.
🔗 linkblog: Taylor Swift joins Elon Musk in trying to silence student who tracks celebrity jets'
Hate to see Swift taking a page out of Musk’s book here.
🔗 linkblog: Spotify accuses Apple of ‘extortion’ with new App Store tax - The Verge'
I don’t like Spotify, but they’re not wrong here.
🔗 linkblog: Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone - The Verge'
Sideloading for Americans, too, please.
🔗 linkblog: X is being flooded with graphic Taylor Swift AI images - The Verge'
I don’t get what’s missing from a world without generative AI—and examples like this don’t make me any more convinced.
🔗 linkblog: I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy - The Verge'
Yeah, but don’t worry, this is definitely the only way that generative AI will be used to overwhelm us with useless content.
🔗 linkblog: Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content - The Verge'
There are legitimately difficult content moderation decisions, but this is not one of them. Shame on Substack for this approach.
🔗 linkblog: Adam Mosseri spells out Threads’ plans for the fediverse - The Verge'
I think folks are right to distrust Meta, but Threads with ActivityPub seems to me to be clearly better than Threads without.
🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk unbans conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from X - The Verge'
This… this is even worse than just giving him an account back. Ugh.
🔗 linkblog: Blue checks on X are ‘superspreaders’ of Israel-Hamas war misinformation - The Verge'
Looks like Masnick’s (and others’) predictions about Musk’s changes to Twitter are coming true. This isn’t what verification is for.