Google should have to clearly communicate to users what they did. Only few will even read and know about this. Rarely anybody will care.

Misbehavior on such a scale should at least be communicated so users can make an informed decision on their continued trust.

You can’t continue the setup process without connecting to a wifi network. There is no alternative in the UI.

I think we saw how that goes in a Rick and Morty episode - Lawnmower Dog.

This laptop has no way to disable wifi. I at least did not find anything - no such function key. And the Windows setup required you to connect to a wiki, with no way to proceed otherwise. Like, wtf?

Maybe add a Solopilot key too so I can use a local Windows account, and not have to uninstall adware or disable online-search when I search my PC.

I just set up an HP Laptop for someone and Windows setup is horrendous. Fuck you Microsoft.

There’s no way around using a Microsoft account, but when you enter an invalid login, you can proceed setting up a local account anyway. Then all the shit is set up to my disliking. And of course, Microsoft installs its own services adware and additional third-party adware you can’t uninstall, and then, HP does the same, installing more scamware. Disgusting.

Yes, exactly. That’s what I was referring to in my last sentence.

I am astonished by an established, commercial website having good structure.

It looks like a documentation website. Sidebar with clear categories and navigation. I really like it.

The article doesn’t say much. So I checked the source for more information. It doesn’t say much more, but IMO in a much better way, in two concise paragraphs. In the sourced financial report, it is in the intro, two paragraphs:

An example R&D initiative, sponsored by the Innovation team was Project Ava, where a team, initially from Electric Square Malta, attempted to create a 2D game solely using Gen AI. Over the six-month process, the team shared their findings across the Group, highlighting where Gen AI has the potential to augment the game development process, and where it lags behind. Whilst the project team started small, it identified over 400 tools, evaluating and utilising those with the best potential. Despite this, we ultimately utilised bench resource from seven different game development studios as part of the project, as the tooling was unable to replace talent.

One of the key learnings was that whilst Gen AI may simplify or accelerate certain processes, the best results and quality needed can only be achieved by experts in their field utilising Gen AI as a new, powerful tool in their creative process. As a research project, the game will not be released to the public, but has been an excellent initiative to rapidly spread tangible learnings across the Group, provide insights to clients and it demonstrates the power and level of cross-studio collaboration that currently exists. Alongside Project Ava, the team is undertaking a range of Gen AI R&D projects, including around 3D assets, to ensure that we are able to provide current insights in an ever- evolving part of the market

The central quote and conclusion being:

One of the key learnings was that whilst Gen AI may simplify or accelerate certain processes, the best results and quality needed can only be achieved by experts in their field utilising Gen AI as a new, powerful tool in their creative process.

Which is obvious and expected for anyone familiar with the technology. Of course, experiments and confirming expectations has value too. And I’m certain actually using tools and finding out which ones they can use where is very useful to them specifically.

Firefox, uBlock Origin, adguard DNS, sponsorblock (crowdsourced video sections with auto skip), DeArrow (crowdsourced clickbait replacement), nyancat seek/progress bar, playback speed control, Dark Reader.

Same setup on Windows desktop and my Android devices.

I’ve noticed videos stopping and buffering after the first few seconds, but not always, and seemingly less so again. It was acceptable to me.

The community could make rules on what is acceptable to post or not though. And disallow websites that regularly mislead.

will cause the visitor’s browser to quietly upload a file using the WordPress site’s XMLRPC interface

It’s absurd that XMLRPC is still not disabled by default.

It’s been an unnecessary weak point in the attack surface for many years.

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Yes. I singled out Spotify because they were the driving force on the EU investigation, and are big enough to invest into it. But like you say, it’s open to anyone.

I find their repeated “I’m not outing anyone”, “I’m not here to out anyone” irritating, especially for evading sourcing examples. I guess it’s a very evasive, non-confrontational approach. But to me, that’s not necessarily a good thing. Either way sourcing isn’t likely to resolve the overall systematic (Reddit- and Google-sided) issue anyway.

Of the resulting 122 URLs, 63 have a top comment with a self-promotional affiliate link. Often written months after the original thread was created.

Injecting (posting and manipulating) affiliate links is lucrative for affiliates - Reddit could resolve it by disallowing or automatically clearing affiliate links of links (URL shorteners would be a secondary concern that could be automatically handled too)

Without affiliate spam, it would or could still be lucrative for sellers and product sellers. Which is harder to resolve.

“where required by local law” - on a global platform? How is that supposed to work? When the addresses or being addressed is in such a locality? After complaints only? After prosecution or court orders?

I guess it’s more a disclosure of what can happen than it is a terms of use or moderation guideline.

sued Orange in 2010

14 years. Insane.

Even though the Commission has fined the company concerned, damages may be awarded by national courts without being reduced on account of the Commission fine.

So if/after Apple’s appeal is declined, Spotify - the driving force of this EU investigation - can sue Apple for damages with additional cost to Apple.

Under the App Store’s reader rule, Spotify can also include a link in their app to a webpage where users can create or manage an account.

Instead, Spotify wants to bend the rules in their favor by embedding subscription prices in their app without using the App Store’s In-App Purchase system.

I’m confused now. What is a “reader app”?

Spotify wants to make subscriptions an app functionality and Apple restricts that to it’s own payment system - and the alternative they provide is external websites?

Why the heck is it called a “reader rule” and “reader app”?