Apple is lowering its commission for its mainland China App Store from 30% to 25%, starting on March 15, "following discussions with the Chinese regulator" (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
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WELKER: You voted to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt earlier this year for failing to comply with subpoena.
Why shouldn't the same standard apply to the former AG Pam Bondi?
BYRON DONALDS: We'll see what happens when we get back to DC
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/p…
This looks like an interesting take on the whole “AI" (IMHO its not AI and its not leading directly to AGI).
I've only watched this preview but it looks like it covers things from many points of view. The creator of the film
The AI Documentary: Or How I Becamean APOCALOPTIMIST.
#AIHype
I know everyone’s already dragging the living shit out of this already but 🤷🏻♀️:
All ICE/BP should have:
Clearly marked vehicles
Clearly marked names on uniforms (large TEXT for both)
ID/badges
Dismissal and/or prosecution for failing to comply.
QR codes are just unneeded “tech” complication
The current regime talks a lot of shit about ID being required to vote, but is fine with armed agents of the govt having less ID than a teen trying (and failing) to…
Don Lemon pleads not guilty to two federal charges stemming from his reporting at an anti-ICE protest in a Minnesota church (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/media/don-lemon-arraignment-minnesota
Und wie immer schweigen die selbsternannten Free Speech Warrior …
Russia Fully Blocks WhatsApp - Slashdot https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/02/13/067244/russia-fully-blocks-whatsapp
TIL: Bud "Harold" Cort hatte auch eine kleine Rolle in einem meiner absoluten Lieblingsfilme. Er spielte in Michael Manns "Heat" von 1995 den schmierigen Pommesjongleur ('Solenko'), der den späteren Fluchtfahrer ('Donald') brutal runtermacht und dessen Lage als Häftling auf Bewährung eiskalt ausnutzen will...
#funfact
As with Putin's Russia, a successful Ukraine throws Russian failings into relief, so with the US Europe...
Why Maga loathes London - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2ebeee78-0c53-4bb0-af04-c901718685e9 via @FT
SoftBank-owned Japanese payments app PayPay files for a US IPO, and reports a $675.47M profit on ~$1.82B revenue for nine months ending December 31, 2025 (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific