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TikTok sues the US government over ban (www.theverge.com)

TikTok is taking the US government to court.

Streaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever. (www.theverge.com)

What is the point of Xbox? (www.eurogamer.net)

Pirating guitar and bass tabs?

It seems like the only two options to get tabs nowadays are gtabs and songsterr. I prefer songsterr out of the two, but constantly get harassed to buy the premium version and certain important features are paywalled....

Immich x FUTO Q&A (www.youtube.com)

Short version of this interview is that nothing is changing, other than they’re going to be asking a flat fee “$5-20” for the app, rather than relying on donations. All donation platforms have been closed. However, if you choose not to, as Louis says “that’s between you and your God”....

Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)

The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant’s brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....

V Rising has launched out of Early Access! (steamcommunity.com)

Peter Thiel was trapped inside a student debating hall by pro-Palestine protesters accusing him of genocide (www.businessinsider.com)

Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)

As if the Prime Video app couldn’t get any worse.

FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (arstechnica.com)

Nintendo Switch Is Removing Integration for X, Formerly Twitter (comicbook.com)

After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)

When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...

[OpenCritic] Animal Well Reviews (89 Top Critic Average 100% Critics Recommend) (opencritic.com)

-PC Gamer 90 / 100...

what lemmy web app do you use and why?

Has Generative AI Already Peaked? - Computerphile (www.youtube.com)

A new paper suggests diminishing returns from larger and larger generative AI models. Dr Mike Pound discusses....

Dell warns of data breach, 49 million customers allegedly affected (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

How to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondas (sherwood.news)

Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees (arstechnica.com)

After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company’s return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....

The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)

A lot of people have talked about the possibility of forking Mastodon to get the many improvements their communities need. Making such an effort successful is another discussion entirely.

Helldivers CEO speaking to PlayStation partners and Valve to undo de-listing of countries. (twitter.com)

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Self-hosted Jellyfin CPU or GPU for 4K HDR transcoding?

Hey everyone, I’m building a new server to run Jellyfin (with a few other services like Pi-hole) and I’m stuck on GPU or CPU transcoding....

Oh my eyes! (www.foxtons.co.uk)

Subtle decor innit?

Google Pixel 8a announced (9to5google.com)

The Google Pixel 8a starts at $499 for 128 GB and $559 for 256 GB (Obsidian only)