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Meta relents to EU, allows unlinking of Facebook and Instagram accounts

New standalone Messenger, Marketplace, and Gaming apps coming to the EU, too.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/meta-relents-to-eu-allows-unlinking-of-facebook-and-instagram-accounts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

HP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights viruses

"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-ceo-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-fights-viruses/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85

Dave Mills created NTP, the protocol that holds the temporal Internet together, in 1985.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/inventor-of-ntp-protocol-that-keeps-time-on-billions-of-devices-dies-at-age-85/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

EU aims to protect robot vacuum competition by blocking Amazon/iRobot deal

Amazon was told at meeting that deal is likely to be rejected, WSJ reports.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/eu-aims-to-protect-robot-vacuum-competition-by-blocking-amazon-irobot-deal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start”

Software bugs were hidden from lawyers of wrongly convicted postal workers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/fujitsu-bugs-that-sent-innocent-people-to-prison-were-known-from-the-start/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Report: Microsoft’s AI infusion hasn’t helped Bing take share from Google

Bing's US and worldwide market share is about the same as it has been for years.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/report-microsofts-ai-infusion-hasnt-helped-bing-take-share-from-google/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Supreme Court may overturn precedent governing climate regulations

1984's Chevron doctrine has been a pillar of federal regulatory law.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/supreme-court-may-overturn-precedent-governing-climate-regulations/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Fujitsu apologizes for software bugs that fueled wrongful convictions in UK

Fujitsu exec: "Bugs and errors" aided wrongful prosecutions of UK postal workers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/fujitsu-apologizes-for-software-bugs-that-fueled-wrongful-convictions-in-uk/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

What to expect from the Apple Vision Pro in February

Hardware, apps, prescription lenses—we go over the essentials.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/what-to-expect-from-the-apple-vision-pro-in-february/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elon Musk gives Tesla ultimatum: Another 12% of shares or no AI, robotics

Although 95% of its revenue is automotive, Musk says Tesla is a robotics/AI company.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/elon-musk-gives-tesla-ultimatum-another-12-of-shares-or-no-ai-robotics/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Antifungals are going the way of antibiotics—overused, hitting resistance

CDC urges clinicians to confirm fungal infections before prescribing antifungal medications.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/antifungals-are-going-the-way-of-antibiotics-overused-hitting-resistance/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ants make their own ant-ibiotic for infected wounds

Ants have a gland that makes an antibiotic, and use it in response to pheromones.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/ants-make-their-own-ant-ibiotic-for-infected-wounds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

YouTube appears to be reducing video and site performance for ad-block users

YouTube seems to be punishing ad-block users with reduced performance.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/youtube-appears-to-be-reducing-video-and-site-performance-for-ad-block-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

CDC reports dips in flu, COVID-19, and RSV—though levels still very high

The dips may be due to holiday lulls and CDC is monitoring for post-holiday increase.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/cdc-reports-dips-in-flu-covid-19-and-rsv-though-levels-still-very-high/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

COVID shots cut COVID-related stroke, clot, heart attack risk by 50% in 65+

Data provides more evidence older people should stay up to date on COVID vaccines.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/covid-shots-cut-covid-related-stroke-clot-heart-attack-risk-by-50-in-65/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Lazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”

The telltale error messages are a sign of AI-generated pablum all over the Internet.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/lazy-use-of-ai-leads-to-amazon-products-called-i-cannot-fulfill-that-request/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hackers can ID unique Apple Airdrop users. Chinese authorities claim to do just that.

Chinese authorities are exploiting a weakness Apple has allowed to go unfixed for 5 years.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-unique-apple-airdrop-users-chinese-authorities-claim-to-do-just-that/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Anti-vaccine nonsense will likely kill thousands this season, FDA officials say

Top regulatory officials call for clinicians to speak up and drown out misinformation.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/anti-vaccine-nonsense-will-likely-kill-thousands-this-season-fda-officials-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Plastic is everywhere, including our food and bottled water

Microplastics in our steak and tofu are washed down with nanoplastics from bottled water.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/01/plastic-is-everywhere-including-our-food-and-bottled-water/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The key to fighting pseudoscience isn’t mockery—it’s empathy

Evidence shows that shoving data in peoples’ faces doesn’t work to change minds.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/the-key-to-fighting-pseudoscience-isnt-mockery-its-empathy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social