After Apple voiced support for California's Right to Repair Act, a look at what's next for the movement, like tackling unsustainable designs and software locks
most notably getting longtime repair foe Apple to concede and support a bill in its home state of California—is that the new legal guarantees around repair ONLY address market comp...
After Apple voiced support for California's Right to Repair Act, a look at what's next for the movement, like tackling unsustainable designs and software locks
most notably getting longtime repair foe Apple to concede and support a bill in its home state of California—is that the new legal guarantees around repair ONLY address market comp...
Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19
A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world.
Internal messages detail Spotify's lax health content policy; the company told staff multiple Joe Rogan podcast episodes “didn't meet the threshold for removal”
Leaked messages reveal the company has reviewed every Rogan episode and none ‘meet the threshold for removal’
Apple announces Self Service Repair, a program starting next year that will publish repair manuals, let customers buy parts and tools, and more
The tech giant says it will publish repair manuals and allow everyday customers to buy the same parts and tools certified technicians and repair shops use.
Apple backpedals on breaking Face ID after third-party iPhone 13 screen replacements, will release a software update to no longer require a microcontroller swap
A software update is on the way that won't require repair shops to transfer a microcontroller
Microsoft reaches an agreement with investor advocacy nonprofit As You Sow to make its devices easier to fix, increasing access to spare parts and repair docs
Microsoft reaches an agreement with investor advocacy nonprofit As You Sow to make its devices easier to fix, increasing access to spare parts and repair docs
In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the company has committed to increasing access to spare parts and repair documents.
Substack's decision to pay certain writers to write on the platform is an editorial one as leaders decide what kind of writing they want to support
They paid a secret group of writers to make newsletter authorship seem lucrative — I think of myself as having decent critical faculties … Tweets: @annaleen , @jason , @jefferson...
Substack shares details on its Pro program after criticism, saying 30+ writers with a “diverse set of viewpoints” have signed up, none of whom are anti-trans
a publisher, not a platform—but claims not to be one, which is a pretty shady dodge. https://thehypothesis.substack.com/ ... Kara Swisher / @karaswisher : It'd be nice to see all t...
[Thread] Twitter says Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension
As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for...
Some Facebook employees say internal forum admins froze comments on at least three threads in which employees discussed removing Trump from the site
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @dellcam , @themadstone , @zacharylipton , @parismarx , @johnpaczkowski , @b_fung , @iancoldwater , @kathbarbadoro , @notdetails , and @techwont...
Profile of Maddie Stone, who leads Google's Project Zero team that studies and neuters actively exploited Android malware
The Project Zero reverse engineer shuts down some of the world's most dangerous exploits—along with antiquated hacker stereotypes. — EVEN WITH A knee injury, Maddie Stone is form...
Researchers argue that fear of rising data center usage, accounting for 1% of global electricity demand, is overblown and will be offset by improved efficiency
Researchers argue that new technology and greater efficiency could offset energy demands — The climate impact of the data centers …
Lawyers and repair advocates say Apple's contract for its independent repair provider program is onerous for shops and invasive for consumers
it is WILD. https://www.vice.com/...
The protest of Amazon's business practices by 340+ staff openly challenges Amazon after two employees say they were threatened with firing over climate activism
Amazon employees are responding to threats of termination for their climate advocacy by intentionally violating the company's corporate communications policy.
Amazon employees share their views on Amazon's global impact, from climate change to “enabling Palantir and ICE to surveil and separate” families at the border
and in stark defiance of—Amazon's newly updated PR policy discouraging employees from talking about the company's climate policy Here are each of their statements: https://medium.c...
Groups skeptical of climate change are gaming Google's largely automated ad systems to promote misleading claims that reject established climate science
Groups that reject established climate science can use the search engine's advertising business to their advantage …