Notices by Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org), page 2

The Browser Company is cooked.

They should have never killed Arc in the first place and they basically delivered the middle finger to most of their community in favor of chasing slop money.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/the-browser-company-launches-a-20-monthly-subscription-for-its-ai-powered-browser/

#browsers #arc #browser #community

The end of the headphone jack into most devices has caused more people to jack up the volume in most quiet places, at least from some that I go to.

We need to bring the jack back...

@Ashedryden More of a reason to bring the headphone jack back into phones.

Seriously.

@wordshaper @jalefkowit Watch as people are going to panic buy over the coming days before the major tariffs kick in next week...

#RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as of January 2026.

Killed by #Fascism.

https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Addresses-Operations-Following-Loss-Federal-Funding

More coverage:

https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/08/01/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-plans-closure-by-january-2026/

https://thehill.com/media/5432389-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutting-down/

#publicbroadcasting #nonprofit

A study shows that Starlink is just too messy and congested to take seriously, but don't tell governments (such as the US) as they're sadly embracing a whole lot of them by giving away more subsidies (BEAD funds).

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/31/study-shows-musks-starlink-too-congested-to-tackle-u-s-broadband-woes-despite-billions-in-new-subsidies/

Speaking of which, here's the latest satellite numbers. Grim indeed. (h/t @sundogplanets)

https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/114948521229563972

#satellites #stats #space

🇩🇪🚨Leak: Viele Länder, die noch 2024 die #Chatkontrolle gestoppt haben, sind jetzt unentschieden - darunter Deutschland! https://netzpolitik.org/2025/internes-protokoll-eu-juristen-kritisieren-daenischen-vorschlag-zur-chatkontrolle/

Die Bundesregierung (BMI, BMJV, BMWE, BMDS, BMBFSFJ) entscheidet bis August - werdet jetzt laut! https://chatkontrolle.de

Say goodbye to ordering things overseas then for most consumers and small businesses...

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/trump-de-minimis-shipping.html

#tariffs #smallbusiness #consumers

@timdehring I can't rule it out, especially for our government that we're facing right now.

@timdehring I can't rule it out, especially for THIS government that we're facing right now.

Very good thread here regarding #Linux as a whole and if they're complied to install backdoors in the future if ordered by a government.

https://mastodon.sdf.org/@ParadeGrotesque/114907216133192930

@nervous_jessica Huge and Amazing Crate!

@AAKL Yes, this headed by Blackstone:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/blackstone-drops-out-consortium-bid-tiktok-us-source-says-2025-07-18/

It's very clear that he wants the Ellison family consortium to buy it as they're tight knit friends and all.

@AAKL There's no sale announcement yet (although it may happen within weeks) but they're clearly the favorites if/when it happens.

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The #InternetArchive is now a "Federal Depository Library", making it a part of a network of over 1,100 #libraries that archive government documents.

I don't see it end well for them especially given the current political climate we live in plus the fact that they're so desperate to have that record labels' lawsuit dismissed as once it goes into trial, they may be sadly cooked as much as I and many others appreciate them.

https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean

@AAKL Don't be surprised if/when TikTok goes into that direction when the Ellisons inevitably buy it as well.

@AAKL Yeah, it really doesn't look good although I understand they're desperate to have the record labels' lawsuit dismissed as when not if it goes into trial, they're probably going to be toast so it may not matter regardless.

@AAKL And it's going to turn into a full-fledged right-wing propaganda outlet in record time.

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/25/with-trumps-bribe-paid-his-lackey-fcc-quickly-rubber-stamps-cbs-merger/

@wendinoakland @shoq He needs to be primaried badly.

@jalefkowit Thanks, what a total disaster though.