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- Remote lockouts reportedly stop Russian troops from using stolen Ukrainian farm equipment
- Here’s what Twitter’s still-in-development edit button looks like
- Apple’s third-party payment proposal isn’t enough for Dutch regulators
- Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano to leave Spotify
- The first 240W USB-C cables just broke cover
- Google’s May Pixel update fixes weak notification vibrations on Pixel 6 phones
- Amazon Labor Union stumbles as workers vote down union at second NYC facility
- Roku devices are getting an Apple Music app
- Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling
- eBay’s Authenticity Guarantee now includes graded trading cards over $2,000
| Remote lockouts reportedly stop Russian troops from using stolen Ukrainian farm equipment Posted: 02 May 2022 03:32 PM PDT  Russian troops stole almost $5 million worth of farm equipment from a John Deere dealer in the occupied city of Melitopol, Ukraine, only to discover that the machines have been shut down remotely, making them inoperable, according to a report from CNN. Some of the equipment, which comes with a remote locking feature and a built-in GPS, was tracked over 700 miles away in the Zakhan Yurt village of Chechnya. A source close to the situation told CNN that Russian troops gradually began taking machinery away from the dealer following their occupation of Melitopol in March. It reportedly started with two combine harvesters worth $300,000 each, a tractor, and a seeder, until troops hauled away all 27 pieces of equipment. Some of the equipment... |
| Here’s what Twitter’s still-in-development edit button looks like Posted: 02 May 2022 03:03 PM PDT  Twitter's edit button has been a joke for longer than I can remember, but it's finally officially becoming a reality — and Jane Manchun Wong, who makes it her mission to find hidden features in companies' code, has just given us our first real glimpse at what it might look like. As you'd expect, the editing part is pretty simple: you press a button called "Edit Tweet" in the drop-down context menu, and then you can edit a tweet. Currently, it looks like you'll get 30 minutes after you publish a tweet to hit that button; it'll open a window with your entire original content laid out in front of you, and you can publish whatever you like — delete the whole thing and start over if you want. It's not just for typos.
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| Apple’s third-party payment proposal isn’t enough for Dutch regulators Posted: 02 May 2022 02:02 PM PDT  The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (or ACM) has reportedly rejected Apple's proposed App Store changes that would let dating app developers use third-party payment systems, according to 9to5Mac and the Coalition for App Fairness. The Dutch regulator ordered the change in December and has been going back and forth with the company over how it should be implemented — and charging Apple millions in fines along the way. Now, Apple could face further penalties. According to a journalist's tweet translated by 9to5Mac, the regulator says Apple's most recent proposal for letting developers use third-party payment systems is an "improvement" over its previous ideas, but it's still "not sufficient to comply with European and Dutch... |
| Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano to leave Spotify Posted: 02 May 2022 01:14 PM PDT  Michael Mignano, co-founder of Anchor and Spotify's podcasting tech chief for the past three years, submitted his resignation last week, the company confirmed Monday. He will depart at the end of June. The shakeup follows two other high-profile departures in Spotify's podcasting business. Last month, news broke that head of studios and video Courtney Holt, who cut blockbuster deals with Joe Rogan and the Obamas, will be leaving the company. Also in April, Gimlet Media director Lydia Polgreen announced her departure for The New York Times. Mignano co-founded DIY podcast distributor Anchor in 2015. Spotify snapped up the company in 2019 for more than $150 million and brought Mignano in as its top podcast tech czar, overseeing the company's... |
| The first 240W USB-C cables just broke cover Posted: 02 May 2022 12:57 PM PDT  It's been almost a year since we told you how next-gen USB-C cables would nearly double the amount of power they can carry to 240W, enough to let you ditch the proprietary power brick for all but the beefiest gaming laptops. Now, we're seeing the first signs of life: the first USB-C 2.1 cables have broken cover with up to 240W of power and up to 40Gbps of data. They're from a Dutch manufacturer named Club3D (via Tom's Hardware) that doesn't sell cables on its website, and they don't yet seem to be in stock at retailers yet either. Not that you'd necessarily want to buy one yet, of course! There aren't any gadgets designed to use 240W of USB-C power yet, nor are there any 240W USB-C chargers, so these cables aren't going to offer you... |
| Google’s May Pixel update fixes weak notification vibrations on Pixel 6 phones Posted: 02 May 2022 12:03 PM PDT  For multiple lines of Android phones, the shift to Android 12 has been a rough one, including withdrawn updates and occasional bugs. Still, the number of issues we've seen for Google's flagship Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices alone has been surprising. Today, Google announced the May 2022 update for Pixel devices is starting to roll out. It fixes a problem people noticed on the Pixel 6 phones after the March update, where the vibration for notifications was suddenly much weaker. Two fixes apply to all Pixel devices from the Pixel 3a through the 6, resolving issues that could cause the display to wake up without interaction and a problem that could crash the launcher, but one line is only for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro:
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| Amazon Labor Union stumbles as workers vote down union at second NYC facility Posted: 02 May 2022 11:35 AM PDT  Amazon workers at the LDJ5 facility in Staten Island, New York, have voted against organizing with the Amazon Labor Union at a count of 618 nos to 380 yeses. The facility has around 1,600 workers in total and began its election last week. It's been a long road to the election at LDJ5. In October 2021, the ALU petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (or NLRB) to hold an election at four Staten Island facilities, including the sorting center. However, to make sure it had a sufficient showing of interest, the union refiled its petition to only include the JFK8 facility. In February, the ALU filed a new petition to hold an election for LDJ5, which was approved in March. The ALU pulled off a historic victory the next month, when workers... |
| Roku devices are getting an Apple Music app Posted: 02 May 2022 11:23 AM PDT  Roku users can now play songs and videos from Apple Music on their TVs, streaming players, or Roku soundbars. Roku announced on Monday that the "app will be available to download later today." It's taken a while for Apple's music service to make it to one of the most popular smart TV platforms. It was ported to Amazon's Fire TV in 2019 and has since made it to at least one game console: the PS5 (though it doesn't seem to be supported on Xbox or Switch). In my opinion, though, streaming music services make a lot of sense on TVs. If someone has a nice set of speakers, odds are they're connected to the TV, and having album art displayed on such a large screen is a treat for most of us who usually only see it in thumbnail form. |
| Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling Posted: 02 May 2022 11:15 AM PDT  Apple has been hit with an antitrust accusation by the European Union over its exclusion of rivals from its Apple Pay mobile payment system. The EU sent Apple a formal "Statement of Objections" with the preliminary view that Apple has abused its dominant position in mobile wallets on iOS. "The Commission takes issue with the decision by Apple to prevent mobile wallets app developers, from accessing the necessary hardware and software ('NFC input') on its devices, to the benefit of its own solution, Apple Pay," reads the decision. "Today's Statement of Objections takes issue only with the access to NFC input by third-party developers of mobile wallets for payments in stores." According to the EU, Apple's exclusionary behavior "leads to... |
| eBay’s Authenticity Guarantee now includes graded trading cards over $2,000 Posted: 02 May 2022 11:15 AM PDT  eBay is expanding its authentication services to include single graded trading cards over $2,000, the company announced today. The company is partnering with third-party trading card authentication and grading service Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) for the expanded service. eBay's Authenticity Guarantee already includes sneakers sold for over $100, watches sold for over $2,000, and handbags sold for over $500. In January, eBay announced it was launching authentication services for ungraded trading cards purchased on the platform for over $750. Grading a trading card involves sending it off to a third-party service that inspects the card's condition and assigns it a rating. Graded cards often fetch more money because they've been... |
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