PawsUp

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1234732/a-new-android-malware-from-google

Also relevant: https://netdollar.cloudflare.com/

For reference:

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

Also, this was Sony during the PS4 era:

If you're going to get expensive hardware and be digital only, might as well go PC while you can. The money you save not having to pay PS Plus to play with friends would add up quick. Not to mention open source, privacy respecting options, no need to be online, modding, more welcoming communities, emulation, etc. If you want a console experience, you can use something like Bazzite or SteamOS.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1233552/uk-watchdog-plans-to-break-apple-and-googles-effective-duopoly-on-mobile-app-stores-cma

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1233559/poll-frequent-ai-chatbot-users-more-likely-to-believe-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds-use

Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1233539/artificial-intelligence-ai-is-moving-faster-than-governments-can-keep-up-ai-may-worsen-g

Feeling judged by my female friends.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1233340/meta-oversight-board-non-public-figures-need-more-protection-over-sexualized-deepfakes