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nightshadetrie··on Google Chrome's uBlock Origin phaseout has begun
Firefox is looking more appealing now.
nightshadetrie··on A subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions
This is good given people sometimes glaze over and just opt-in.

Contact sharing is dangerous since you can easily reconstruct any individuals social graph (esp big tech), and are unintentionally giving access of your contacts to others.

nightshadetrie··on Apple poised to get OpenAI board observer role as part of AI pact
https://archive.is/20240702204831/https://www.bloomberg.com/...
nightshadetrie··on Firebase App Hosting
So Vercel but for Firebase
nightshadetrie··on Tesla conducting more layoffs, including entire Supercharger team
He'll most likely re-hire the core engineers (maybe 1 per team) at higher salaries to maintain context. That's what he did at X
nightshadetrie··on Elon Musk fires Tesla's entire supercharger team
I wonder if someone on their team angered Elon, or if it’s just related to a new strategy.

Elon will properly rehire those he needs from the team via extra compensation as needed.

nightshadetrie··on Tesla recalls all cybertrucks for faulty accelerator pedals
I can imagine someone being in a rush and forgetting to put on Car Wash mode. 100k down is a rough way to go.
nightshadetrie··on Apple announces ability to download apps directly from websites in EU
I feel Apple is on panic mode trying to find a way to avoid opening up.

They will most likely lose.

nightshadetrie··on Amazon exec: it's time to 'disagree and commit' to office return despite no data
“I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better”
nightshadetrie··on We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO
Glad Bret Taylor was added to the board.
nightshadetrie··on Former GitHub CEO Friedman and Scale AI CEO Wang Declined OpenAI CEO Role
Taking the role would be like backstabbing YC. It would feel wrong.
nightshadetrie··on Cruise suspends employee stock program, corp bonuses moved up
Wish employers would be honest. It’s obvious they’re planning to do layoffs.
nightshadetrie··on Google Drops Software Support for Pixel 4a Just 3 Years After Its Release
iOS in comparison gets both security and OS updates for 5
nightshadetrie··on NY Times Rides in Waymo Robotaxis in SF
Waymo has been, for the longest, the king in the AV industry. These are the vehicles I would trust my family to drive in.
nightshadetrie··on US smartphone shipments fall sharply, but Android more than iPhone
The difference is that the iPhone is the bread and butter to Apple, where as Google's Android is treated as secondary.
nightshadetrie··on US smartphone shipments fall sharply, but Android more than iPhone
This is the exception, rather than the norm. Most users outside hacker news just want a phone that works.
nightshadetrie··on Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium
bruh
nightshadetrie··on Twitter Is DDOSing Itself
Also useful in caching mechanisms.
nightshadetrie··on Twitter Is DDOSing Itself
All the best people I know left.
nightshadetrie··on Twitter Is DDOSing Itself
Twitter does not use google cloud as the main backend service. All of its self hosted.

Gcloud only supports batch jobs and data analysis.

nightshadetrie··on Reddit Doubles Down
I think they’re panicking after being devalued to 6b with hopes of IPOing.
nightshadetrie··on California spent $17B on homelessness – it’s not working
NIMBY's: Why are there so many homeless? NIMBY's: No, don't build housing. It'll decrease my home value!

Can't have it both ways .

nightshadetrie··on Fidelity has cut Reddit valuation by 41% since 2021 investment
Does that mean Reddit's valuation for Fidelity is 6B? (given they evaluated it at 10b in their round).
nightshadetrie··on Bitcoin Exploit
All it's doing is causing validator nodes to possible rack bandwidth fees. At best categorized as a minor exploit.
nightshadetrie··on Coworkers are less ambitious; bosses adjust to the new order
Covid made people realize your work ethic is less important than your health.
nightshadetrie··on Tesla is offering $7,500 credit and 10k miles of free Supercharging
things must be quite dire
nightshadetrie··on Where have all the Uber drivers gone?
This is why public infrastructure is super important.
nightshadetrie··on Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting limits on remote work
Google use to be a good company to work for.
nightshadetrie··on Other challenges to SV’s preeminence are more fundamental than the tech diaspora
Maybe, at least people won’t be tied down 100% and can work remote. If you have a family you can now afford a home to raise kids in.
nightshadetrie··on Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 25% of workforce
The most famous unicorn bleeds today.
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