Combined with the fee increase to 10%, this seems like an effort to boost profitability for an IPO.
Zedstrian
How about an option to block that AI content from search results completely?
Windows 10 and 11 webapps like Wikipedia are also designed to use the pre-installed copy of Edge and stop working if Edge is manually uninstalled.
Of course, this raises questions over just how granular and potentially invasive Microsoft's telemetry can be. In this case, it was used to arrest an alleged hacker, but what if someone else, someone with malign intentions, were to get access to all this data instead?
Microsoft already has access to it.
Because they felt the web wasn't being enshittified quite fast enough.
As I was running multiple Real-Debrid accounts for relatives, a side benefit of switching was that Torbox and Premiumize allow simultaneous connections, removing the need for multiple accounts. Went with the basic Torbox account as a test, but if there's anything I can't find I might get the higher one for the convenience of usenet access. 🤔
Debrid services are generally cheaper than VPN services and effectively serve the same purpose by making it so the user isn't torrenting content, while having a backup of the data saved to the Debrid cache in case there aren't enough seeders at any given moment.
Real-Debrid and a couple other Debrid providers are now actively complying with DMCA takedown requests, so lots of content will simply say that it was taken down due to such a request. Here's what appears if you find something that's impacted:

Here's a comprehensive guide. It's a bit wordy, so if there's anything confusing about it I'd be glad to help clarify. 👍
Real-Debrid started blocking content, so I've been testing Torbox instead and it seems to be working better.
After they've already raised their own prices; now they're just double dipping.
The fact that an organization with the budget and security requirements of the U.S. Military wouldn't develop on-premise AI demonstrates just how much grift exists in the military industrial complex.