Spotify Says 'Anti-Copyright Extremists' Scraped Its Library
December 22, 2025 at 10:00PM
December 22, 2025 at 10:00PM
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Spotify Says 'Anti-Copyright Extremists' Scraped Its Library
A group of activists has scraped Spotify's entire library, accessing 256 million rows of track metadata and 86 million audio files totaling roughly 300TB of data. The metadata has been released via Anna's Archive, a search engine for "shadow libraries" that…
iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies' as Bankruptcy Follows Failed Amazon Acquisition
December 22, 2025 at 10:40PM
December 22, 2025 at 10:40PM
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iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies' as Bankruptcy Follows Failed Amazon Acquisition
Colin Angle, the founder of iRobot who built the company from his living room over 35 years and sold more than 50 million Roomba vacuums, watched his creation file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month after what he describes as an "avoidable" regulatory…
苹果和 Google 建议持签证员工不要出国
根据内部备忘录,由于特朗普政府加强签证审查,苹果和 Google 建议持签证员工不要出国旅行,以免返回时被困。美国领事馆和大使馆报告,由于国土安全部新规,旅客需要接受最长五年的社媒历史记录审查,签证预约出现长时间延误,有时甚至长达数月。苹果和 Google 雇佣了逾 30 万名员工,高度依赖高技能外籍员工。鉴于审查加强以及签证预约延误,两家公司通知部分员工,建议避免出国旅行,尽可能留在美国。苹果的合作律所 Fragomen 说,如果无法推迟旅行,那么员工需要提前联系苹果移民部门和 Fragomen 律所讨论相关风险。 via Solidot
根据内部备忘录,由于特朗普政府加强签证审查,苹果和 Google 建议持签证员工不要出国旅行,以免返回时被困。美国领事馆和大使馆报告,由于国土安全部新规,旅客需要接受最长五年的社媒历史记录审查,签证预约出现长时间延误,有时甚至长达数月。苹果和 Google 雇佣了逾 30 万名员工,高度依赖高技能外籍员工。鉴于审查加强以及签证预约延误,两家公司通知部分员工,建议避免出国旅行,尽可能留在美国。苹果的合作律所 Fragomen 说,如果无法推迟旅行,那么员工需要提前联系苹果移民部门和 Fragomen 律所讨论相关风险。 via Solidot
FSF 警告任天堂新 DRM 允许它远程让游戏机变砖
自由软件基金会(FSF)对任天堂最近更新的 DRM 发出警告,它允许任天堂自行决定、单方面撤销玩家对游戏、安全更新和互联网访问的权利。任天堂的新用户协议明确,如果玩家没有遵守其限制,任天堂可能会让玩家的 Nintendo Account Services 和/或相关任天堂设备永久无法使用。任天堂设定的限制包括:以任何方式篡改硬件或软件;尝试运行备份游戏;运行“二手”游戏;使用第三方游戏或配件。任天堂并不只是在口头警告,在 Switch 2 发售不到一个月就有玩家的游戏机受到限制的报道。 via Solidot
自由软件基金会(FSF)对任天堂最近更新的 DRM 发出警告,它允许任天堂自行决定、单方面撤销玩家对游戏、安全更新和互联网访问的权利。任天堂的新用户协议明确,如果玩家没有遵守其限制,任天堂可能会让玩家的 Nintendo Account Services 和/或相关任天堂设备永久无法使用。任天堂设定的限制包括:以任何方式篡改硬件或软件;尝试运行备份游戏;运行“二手”游戏;使用第三方游戏或配件。任天堂并不只是在口头警告,在 Switch 2 发售不到一个月就有玩家的游戏机受到限制的报道。 via Solidot
订阅陷阱时代
一款售价 169 美元的闹钟提供了特殊灯光效果和音效,但客户需要每月支付 4.99 美元。欢迎来到订阅陷阱时代,越来越多你付费购买的东西,会反过来控制或束缚你。订阅模式对企业非常有利,因为能带来稳定的收入来源。但对消费者来说,它弊大于利,原因一样:你必须不断向企业付费。每月 5 美元或更高的订阅费用会一直带进到我们的坟墓。研究表明 2023 年消费者平均每月在订阅服务上花费 219 美元。2024 年全球订阅市场规模估计达到 4920 亿美元。到 2033 年,这一数字预计将增长三倍。公司辩称,订阅模式不只是为了增加其利润,消费者也能受益。比如惠普打印机的 Instant Ink 订阅服务承诺消费者不用再担心墨水用完。但一旦用户取消订阅,打印机会扣押只用了一半的墨盒。需要付费才能继续用。惠普还使用 DRM 限制第三方墨盒使用。 via Solidot
一款售价 169 美元的闹钟提供了特殊灯光效果和音效,但客户需要每月支付 4.99 美元。欢迎来到订阅陷阱时代,越来越多你付费购买的东西,会反过来控制或束缚你。订阅模式对企业非常有利,因为能带来稳定的收入来源。但对消费者来说,它弊大于利,原因一样:你必须不断向企业付费。每月 5 美元或更高的订阅费用会一直带进到我们的坟墓。研究表明 2023 年消费者平均每月在订阅服务上花费 219 美元。2024 年全球订阅市场规模估计达到 4920 亿美元。到 2033 年,这一数字预计将增长三倍。公司辩称,订阅模式不只是为了增加其利润,消费者也能受益。比如惠普打印机的 Instant Ink 订阅服务承诺消费者不用再担心墨水用完。但一旦用户取消订阅,打印机会扣押只用了一半的墨盒。需要付费才能继续用。惠普还使用 DRM 限制第三方墨盒使用。 via Solidot
自然光可能有助于糖尿病患者控制血糖
人体细胞和组织遵循昼夜节律,即 24 小时的代谢活动周期,这种周期调节了诸如血糖水平等生理机制。过去研究表明,夜间暴露在人造光下会扰乱这些节律,导致血糖水平升高,而多在户外晒太阳,似乎能增强身体对有助于控制血糖水平激素的反应。 研究人员招募了 13 名平均年龄为 70 岁的 2 型糖尿病患者,让他们在一个房间里待了 4.5 天。期间参与者们继续服用他们惯常的糖尿病药物,仅在每天上午 8-17 点通过大窗户接触自然光。对照实验只有人造光。结果表明,在自然光照的一周里,参与者血糖水平保持在健康范围内的时间占 50%。而在人工光照实验中,这一比例仅为 43%。研究人员认为需要进一步的研究去验证。 via Solidot
人体细胞和组织遵循昼夜节律,即 24 小时的代谢活动周期,这种周期调节了诸如血糖水平等生理机制。过去研究表明,夜间暴露在人造光下会扰乱这些节律,导致血糖水平升高,而多在户外晒太阳,似乎能增强身体对有助于控制血糖水平激素的反应。 研究人员招募了 13 名平均年龄为 70 岁的 2 型糖尿病患者,让他们在一个房间里待了 4.5 天。期间参与者们继续服用他们惯常的糖尿病药物,仅在每天上午 8-17 点通过大窗户接触自然光。对照实验只有人造光。结果表明,在自然光照的一周里,参与者血糖水平保持在健康范围内的时间占 50%。而在人工光照实验中,这一比例仅为 43%。研究人员认为需要进一步的研究去验证。 via Solidot
室内日光浴会加速皮肤老化
根据发表在《Science Advances》期刊上的一项研究,室内日光浴或使用人造紫外线晒黑皮肤,会加速皮肤细胞突变,可能会增加未来癌症的风险。研究人员发现,30 多岁和 40 多岁的日光浴者皮肤上的细胞突变数量比 70 多岁和 80 多岁的普通人群还要多。换句话说,从基因层面看,日光浴者的皮肤似乎老了几十岁。根据美国癌症协会的数据,皮肤癌是美国最常见的癌症,其中最致命的是黑色素瘤。每年约有 11,000 名美国人死于黑色素瘤,主要原因是暴露于紫外线辐射。紫外线辐射天然存在于阳光中,也存在于日光浴床等人工光源中。随着日光浴床使用量的增加,黑色素瘤的发病率随之上升,尤其对年轻女性造成了不成比例的影响,她们是日光浴的主要客户。许多国家已禁止使用日光浴床,世界卫生组织也将其列为一级致癌物,与烟草烟雾和石棉同属一类。 via Solidot
根据发表在《Science Advances》期刊上的一项研究,室内日光浴或使用人造紫外线晒黑皮肤,会加速皮肤细胞突变,可能会增加未来癌症的风险。研究人员发现,30 多岁和 40 多岁的日光浴者皮肤上的细胞突变数量比 70 多岁和 80 多岁的普通人群还要多。换句话说,从基因层面看,日光浴者的皮肤似乎老了几十岁。根据美国癌症协会的数据,皮肤癌是美国最常见的癌症,其中最致命的是黑色素瘤。每年约有 11,000 名美国人死于黑色素瘤,主要原因是暴露于紫外线辐射。紫外线辐射天然存在于阳光中,也存在于日光浴床等人工光源中。随着日光浴床使用量的增加,黑色素瘤的发病率随之上升,尤其对年轻女性造成了不成比例的影响,她们是日光浴的主要客户。许多国家已禁止使用日光浴床,世界卫生组织也将其列为一级致癌物,与烟草烟雾和石棉同属一类。 via Solidot
Welcome To America's New Surveillance High Schools
December 22, 2025 at 11:21PM
December 22, 2025 at 11:21PM
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Welcome To America's New Surveillance High Schools
Beverly Hills High School has deployed an AI-powered surveillance apparatus that includes facial recognition cameras, behavioral analysis software, smoke detector-shaped bathroom listening devices from Motorola, drones, and license plate readers from Flock…
Samsung Is Putting Google Gemini AI Into Your Refrigerator, Whether You Need It or Not
December 23, 2025
December 23, 2025
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Samsung Is Putting Google Gemini AI Into Your Refrigerator, Whether You Need It or Not
BrianFagioli writes: Samsung is bringing Google Gemini directly into the kitchen, starting with a refrigerator that can see what you eat. At CES 2026, the company plans to show off a new Bespoke AI Refrigerator that uses a built in camera system paired with…
State of Play: Who Holds the Power in the Video Games Industry in 2025?
December 23, 2025 at 12:41AM
December 23, 2025 at 12:41AM
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State of Play: Who Holds the Power in the Video Games Industry in 2025?
The video games industry in 2025 finds itself caught between the familiar forces of consolidation and job losses that have plagued creative industries, and a newer development: governments and the ultra-wealthy have begun treating games as tools of political…
Visa Says AI Will Start Shopping and Paying For You In 2026
December 23, 2025 at 01:21AM
December 23, 2025 at 01:21AM
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Visa Says AI Will Start Shopping and Paying For You In 2026
BrianFagioli writes: Visa says it has completed hundreds of secure, AI-initiated transactions with partners, arguing this proves agent driven shopping is ready to move beyond experiments. The company believes 2025 will be the last full year most consumers…
Instacart Kills AI Pricing Tests That Charged Some Customers More Than Others
December 23, 2025 at 02:02AM
December 23, 2025 at 02:02AM
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Instacart Kills AI Pricing Tests That Charged Some Customers More Than Others
Instacart has ended its AI-powered pricing tests after a study from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports and More Perfect Union revealed that the grocery delivery platform was showing different customers different prices for identical items at the same…
What the Linux Desktop Really Needs To Challenge Windows
December 23, 2025 at 02:41AM
December 23, 2025 at 02:41AM
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What the Linux Desktop Really Needs To Challenge Windows
Linux's share of the desktop market has climbed to as much as 11% by one count, but that figure includes Chromebooks, and the traditional Linux desktop remains hamstrung by the same fragmentation that killed Unix decades ago. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, writing…
Why Some Avatar: Fire and Ash Scenes Look So Smooth, and Others Don't
December 23, 2025 at 03:27AM
December 23, 2025 at 03:27AM
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Why Some Avatar: Fire and Ash Scenes Look So Smooth, and Others Don't
If you watched Avatar: Fire and Ash in James Cameron's preferred high frame rate 3D format and noticed certain sequences appearing unusually smooth while others had the traditional cinematic look, that visual inconsistency is entirely intentional. The third…
Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs
December 23, 2025 at 04:05AM
December 23, 2025 at 04:05AM
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Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs
Australian restaurants facing a mounting cost-of-doing-business crisis are turning to automatic service charges as a way to shore up revenue. The practice is legal under Australian consumer law as long as customers are notified beforehand and can opt out…
Accommodating Emerging Giants in the Global Economy
December 23, 2025 at 04:42AM
December 23, 2025 at 04:42AM
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Accommodating Emerging Giants in the Global Economy
Abstract of a paper featured on NBER: How has aggregate income and welfare in the United States been affected by globalization and rapid productivity growth in emerging economies? We use the class of constant elasticity trade models to provide quantitative…
US Blocks All Offshore Wind Construction, Says Reason Is Classified
December 23, 2025 at 05:40AM
December 23, 2025 at 05:40AM
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US Blocks All Offshore Wind Construction, Says Reason Is Classified
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, the US Department of the Interior announced that it was pausing the leases on all five offshore wind sites currently under construction in the US. The move comes despite the fact that these…
Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Exec Vince Zampella Killed In Car Accident
December 23, 2025 at 06:20AM
December 23, 2025 at 06:20AM
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Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Exec Vince Zampella Killed In Car Accident
Vince Zampella, the co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment, died at 55 in a single-car accident in Los Angeles. According to NBC Los Angeles, "The single-car crash was reported at about 12:45 p.m. on the scenic…