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Tech


Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal - The Verge
Amazon faces nearly $6 million in fines over California labor law violations
More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus
US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscriptions that are too hard to cancel - The Verge
US surgeon general wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media - The Verge
Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid | Ars Technica
Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns | Ars Technica
US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
“Simulation of keyboard activity” leads to firing of Wells Fargo employees | Ars Technica

Gaming


EA's top execs earned $60m in last fiscal year, despite company layoffs | Eurogamer.net
Major Nelson is joining Unity - The Verge
Xbox's Sea of Thieves was the most downloaded game on PS5 last month | Eurogamer.net

Streaming


Ex-Kick employee accuses staff of offering less money to Twitch streamer with cancer - Dexerto



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Tech


Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo | PetaPixel
Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in - The Verge
Apple Intelligence: every new AI feature coming to the iPhone and Mac - The Verge
Elon Musk calls iOS 18 a 'security violation' for integrating ChatGPT, says he will ban use of Apple devices at Tesla - 9to5Mac
Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says | Ars Technica
Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - The Verge
Life360 confirms a hacker stole Tile tracker IDs and customer info - The Verge
Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation - The Verge
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses employees as layoff fears swirl - The Verge
Pew: A growing number of Americans are getting their news from TikTok - The Verge

Gaming


LA Billboard Shouts Out 'Gone But Not Forgotten' Game Studios Ahead of Major Showcases - IGN
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Isn't 300 GB After All - IGN
Black Ops 6’s Single-Player Campaign Requires a Constant Internet Connection — Even on Console - IGN



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Tech


Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned - The Verge
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X | Ars Technica
Israel reportedly used fake social media accounts to influence US lawmakers - The Verge
Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past - The Verge
Ex-Meta engineer sues company, claiming he was fired over handling of Palestine content
Zoom CEO envisions AI deepfakes attending meetings in your place | Ars Technica
ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month | Ars Technica
Asus summons Mjolnir, a heroic UPS inspired by Thor’s hammer | PCWorld
Spotify will give you a refund for Car Thing after all amid possible lawsuit
Apple Says iPhone 5s Now Obsolete as iPod Touch 6 Becomes 'Vintage' - MacRumors

Gaming


Good news, Roblox job-seekers - a virtual IKEA is now hiring meatball servers | VG247
Tekken 8 Director Katsuhiro Harada Has More Questions About Waffle House - IGN
Microsoft and CWA forge labor neutrality agreement covering all ZeniMax workers

Streaming


Twitch announces a program allowing DJs to split revenue with record labels - The Verge
Twitch is raising US subscription prices for the first time
Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers - The Verge

Hardware/Software Updates


Apple Releases Revised iPadOS 17.5.1 Update for iPad 10 - MacRumors



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Tech


Apple Store workers in Maryland vote in favor of a strike over working conditions - 9to5Mac
Amazon workers become the first to unionize at one of the company's Canadian warehouses
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them | Ars Technica
Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law

Gaming


Pre-orders for Ghost of Tsushima on PC are being canceled in countries without PSN access
Ghost of Tsushima single-player only on Steam Deck due to PlayStation Network features | GamingOnLinux
Ghost of Tsushima PC Cross-Play Will Launch With a Beta Label Attached - IGN
Assassin's Creed Shadows Apparently Needs An Online Connection To Install Physical Copies - GameSpot

Hardware/Software Updates


Apple Releases iOS 17.5 With Cross-Platform Tracking Detection, EU App Downloads From Websites and More - MacRumors
iOS 17.5 includes these 15 security patches for iPhone users - 9to5Mac
Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.5 With Apple News+ Improvements - MacRumors



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Tech


Divestment vs. social media: a hard battle on a good day
Bike Lock NYPD Insists Is 'Industrial' Protest Tool Is a Normal Lock Recommended by Columbia University
TikTok sues the US government over ban - The Verge
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking | Ars Technica
Dell hack: Personal info of 49 million customers allegedly breached | PCWorld
Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is 'repeating all the mistakes' he made at Twitter

Gaming


Xbox shuts slew of Bethesda studios, including Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush developers | Eurogamer.net
Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio - The Verge



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