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Angry Tech News #70: Pixelated Grace

New EU battery regulations, Ubisoft does another bad thing, NFTs aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on, and a Native Ad for porn!

Links

EU requires all phones to have replacable batteries
https://www.androidauthority.com/phones-with-replaceable-batteries-2027-3345155/

Ubisoft deletes accounts, digital libraries, if you haven’t logged in recently
https://www.techspot.com/news/99507-ubisoft-delete-account-game-library-if-inactive-long.html

$2.9M Dorsey tweet NFT for sale, $2k OBO
https://www.techspot.com/news/99510-auction-29-million-jack-dorsey-tweet-nft-has.html

Unstable Diffusion releases AI porn generator
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/21/as-ai-porn-generators-get-better-the-stakes-raise/

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Angry Tech News #6: Boiler Chloride

User-hostile browsers, Iron batteries, Sniper dogs, a BC town with a huge BTC deal, and listener feedback

Links:

Firefox searchbar ads
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-now-shows-ads-as-sponsored-address-bar-suggestions/

Chrome idle detection
https://www.howtogeek.com/756338/mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance/

ESS technology
https://essinc.com/iron-flow-chemistry/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/cnbc/ar-AAPnQtV
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/04/25/how-long-can-lithium-ion-energy-storage-actually-last/

Gun-toting robot dog
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42717/robot-dogs-can-now-have-6-5mm-assault-rifles-mounted-on-their-backs

Mintgreen press release
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-vancouver-to-be-worlds-first-city-heated-by-bitcoin-301400596.html