reclipse

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How much data are your GPU drivers collecting about you? Quite a lot in Intel's case in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Saw a lot of posts on this topic, but this is the first time I am learning the drivers in question are Beta drivers.

Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? in c/green@lemmy.ml
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get it. You guys are just trolling.

Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? in c/green@lemmy.ml
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If I had to go to Europe or Japan, how am I supposed to accomplish that?

Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? in c/green@lemmy.ml
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is it even possible to give up flying?

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BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance (social.bbc)
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Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups (www.theguardian.com)
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DNA database to be used to crack down on dog faeces in French town (www.theguardian.com)
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Another Samsung Galaxy S23 FE leak details the phone's diverse chipsets in different markets (www.androidcentral.com)
 

  • New Geekbench listings indicate that the Galaxy S23 FE will draw its power from a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the U.S. and an Exynos 2200 chipset in other markets.

  • Samsung's Exynos 2200 SoC was previously criticized for poor energy efficiency compared to its Snapdragon counterpart, but the company may have addressed this concern.

  • The phone is expected to make its debut in the third quarter of this year as a cheaper version of Samsung's latest flagship series.

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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
 

TL;DR

  • The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
  • By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
  • The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
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Elon Musk launches his new company, xAI (www.cnbc.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/61008

KEY POINTS

  • Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of Twitter, on Wednesday announced the debut of a new AI company, xAI, with the goal to "understand the true nature of the universe."
  • According to the company's website, Musk and his team will share more information in a live Twitter Spaces chat on Friday.
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Nothing Phone 2 is here: Price, specs, features, and all you need to know (www.androidauthority.com)
 

Availability and pricing

As with the United States, folks around the world can place a pre-order for the Nothing Phone 2 starting on July 11. General availability begins on July 17.

Our friends up north in Canada will pay CAD $929 for the base 8/128GB model. The 12/256GB version will cost CAD $999, and the highest end 12/512GB version will cost CAD $1,099.

In the UK, the Nothing Phone 2’s 8/128GB model is £579, the 12/256GB model is £629, and the 12/512GB model is £699.

In other regions in Europe, you’ll need to fork over €679 for the 8/128GB variant of the Nothing Phone 2, €729 for the 12/256GB variant, and €849 for the high-end 12/512GB model.

The Nothing Phone 2 will also be available in India, Australia, and a few other areas. Pricing and full availability details are coming soon.

Meta appears to automatically create Threads shadow accounts for everyone on Instagram and allows users to follow those shadows in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you don't have any source?

Meta appears to automatically create Threads shadow accounts for everyone on Instagram and allows users to follow those shadows in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

there are substantially more users than there actually are.

Do you have any source for that?

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Threads passes 2 million downloads in 2 hours (techcrunch.com)