And that's only one impact of Google being officially ruled a monopoly.

A survey about Mozilla's future doesn't mention Firefox... but it does have 8 gender options.

The "What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?" Survey: https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/101

Red Hat CEO says "Al needs to be everywhere", purchases Al company.

Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.

It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.

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Those in power with openSUSE make it clear they will not allow me anywhere near anything related to the openSUSE project. Ever. For any reason.

Well, that settles that, then! Guess I won't be contributing to openSUSE! 🤣

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Under The Radar

As I predicted, the Apple Vision Pro didn't even last an entire year, before Apple decided to pull the plug.

What a massive vanity boondoggle.

Next on the list: "Apple Intelligence".

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14068925/Apple-quietly-discontinuing-flagship-device-lackluster-sales.html