Pixel 10 forced battery throttle can't be switched off
Google locks users into slower charging and reduced battery capacity
Search giant Google has confirmed that its new Pixel 10 series phones will force users to accept automatic battery throttling through its Battery Health Assistance feature, which can't be disabled.
Mississippi law forces Bluesky to track kids
Social media age law demands surveillance lawmakers (probably) didn’t think through
Social notworking outfit, Bluesky has cut off access to everyone in Mississippi thanks to a sweeping new state law that not only demands age verification for social media users but forces platforms to track the movements and activity of minors.
Glorious people’s government secures ten per cent of Intel
10 per cent of capitalist chipmaker Intel brought into public ownership
In a heroic triumph of state planning over market chaos, the United States people’s government has secured a 10 per cent ownership stake in the formerly unaccountable capitalist chip monopoly, Intel, transforming it into a partially nationalised asset under the watchful guidance of President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Comrade Howard Lutnick.
Instagram tops the list of privacy nightmares
Meta’s chat platforms lead Webshare’s hall of shame for leaky apps
Meta’s Instagram DMs have been named the least private digital service in a damning new study from proxy company Webshare.
US giants queue up for TSMC's Arizona silicon
TSMC's stateside fabs are in hot demand
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, Supermicro, Nvidia, and Broadcom are all shoving each other to the front of the queue for production capacity at TSMC’s Arizona factory.