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Windows-Insider-Vorschau poliert an der Optik
Microsoft hat eine neue Windows-11-Insider-Vorschau herausgegeben. Die modernisiert unter anderem einige Dialoge optisch.
https://www.heise.de/news/W…

Instacart will pay $60M to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/instacart-ftc-settlement-deceptive-billing.html

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers
The federal agency alleged that Instacart used a number of deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising.

»Mit Android 17 — Google ermöglicht einfache Installation alternativer App-Stores:
Google will mit Android 17 alternative App-Stores neben dem Play Store zulassen. Ein Mockup zeigt, wie einfach die Installation sein soll«
Da bin ich mal gespannt wie Datensammlung arm diese umgesetz werden oder ob die Dritte um so mehr die User*innen beschnüffelt.
P.S. Kommerziell macht Traking "Sinn" doch wird sehr wohl pol. ausgenutzt.
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Mit Android 17: Google ermöglicht einfache Installation alternativer App-Stores
Google will mit Android 17 alternative App-Stores neben dem Play Store zulassen. Ein Mockup zeigt, wie einfach die Installation sein soll.

A US judge rules that Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions don't violate antitrust law as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market (Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-wins-ftc-antitru…

Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals (4)
Meta Platforms Inc. won a key court ruling that the company’s acquisitions of the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp don’t violate US antitrust law, a blow to the federal government which has sought to break up the company for the past five years.

Inside a Ukrainian power plant Russia keeps hitting: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/19/inside-a-ukrainian-power-plant.html

Bundestrojaner: BND soll zur Spyware-Installation in Wohnungen eindringen dürfen
Kanzleramt reformiert BND-Gesetz: Mehr Befugnisse, inklusive Eindringen in Wohnungen zur Installation von Spionagesoftware.

KEHS talk: My Home Heat Pump Installation (2025) - Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2025 small talk on retrofitting from gas. - https://m.earth.org.uk/KEHS-2025-talk-Home-Heat-Pump-Installation.html

KEHS talk: My Home Heat Pump Installation (2025)
Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2025 small talk on retrofitting from gas.

"A Memphis woman was arrested after she refused AT&T fiber optic installation"
I don't think it's unreasonable to tell a utility crew you don't want a handhole in your yard. Obviously this doesn't scale (they have to put them somewhere) but arresting people over this is silly.

Memphis woman describes arrest after fiber installation dispute
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman was arrested after she refused AT&T fiber optic installation; she’s now out of jail and ready to share her side of the story. WREG Katelyn Barker learned …

A US judge rules Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don't violate antitrust law, as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market (Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-wins-ftc-antitrus…

Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals (4)
Meta Platforms Inc. won a key court ruling that the company’s acquisitions of the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp don’t violate US antitrust law, a blow to the federal government which has sought to break up the company for the past five years.

UK AI Security Institute report: AI models are rapidly improving at potentially dangerous biological and chemical tasks, and show fast jumps in self-replication (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer)
https://www.transformernews.ai/p/aisi-ai-s

AI is making dangerous lab work accessible to novices, UK’s AISI finds
UK AISI’s first Frontier AI Trends Report finds that AI models are getting better at self-replication, too