The technology thread

[Amiga500]

Thank you.

Indeed looking good for battery longevity in future.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Elon Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal

The billionaire accuses the company of "thwarting" his requests to learn more about spam accounts.

www.bbc.co.uk

I hope the arrogant twat walks away from it and gets smacked with a huge fee as well as potential investigation for intentionally tanking Tesla's stock to buy it back again. The brazen disregard he has shown for his employees well-being and ******* about with share prices... I hope he get some sort of significant come uppance for all of it.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

nice summary if you're in the apple ecosystem.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The new Air having the M2 chip is very tempting - MacBook pros are very pricey for what they are (compared to a comparable Windows laptop) but Airs are more reasonable (still more than than the equivalent, but seeing as I use an iMac at work it's probably worth the bump just to streamline at home/in office workflow)

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Only thing I don't like about the new M2 MBAs is they repeated the same design flaw as the M1 MBA and put the two USB ports on the same side. For cable management I prefer the design where they had one on each side.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

EU sets date for common phone charge cable

The EU has provisionally agreed new mobile devices must, by autumn 2024, use the same type of charger.

www.bbc.co.uk

To be honest I just wirelessly charge my iPhone. And would be surprised if apple don't just remove the lightning port altogether.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Who could have ever seen this coming?
Looking forward to seeing the inevitable court case when he, inevitably, refuses to pay the $1bn penalty

 

[The Seeker]

Who could have ever seen this coming?
Looking forward to seeing the inevitable court case when he, inevitably, refuses to pay the $1bn penalty

As a long time Twitter user I think this is good news. And from what I've been reading on Twitter today, most people agree with me.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

As a long time Twitter user I think this is good news. And from what I've been reading on Twitter today, most people agree with me.

Lmao in fairness, that is both the blessing and curse of twitter in a single tweet

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber

Emmanuel Macron is among leaders who helped the ride-hailing company disrupt new markets.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal

The social media firm is trying to force Elon Musk to buy it after he walked away from the deal.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Funny read

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Funny read

I hope musk gets absolutely skewered in court. Another guy with zero integrity who had been getting away with it for too long.

 

[Which Tyler]

Anyone need a nightlight for their kids?

 

[ncurd]

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger during Moscow Open

The child was trying to make his next move at the Moscow Open when the robot grabbed him.

www.bbc.co.uk

The robot uprising has begun.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month

The £1-a-month rise comes after years in which the streaming service paid millions for football rights.

www.bbc.co.uk

Inevitable really. Glad I got my year under student sub price.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Took my sleep addled brain a while to get around it raising by £1 per month but £16 for a yearly sub when I read the email this morning

Still think it's worth the price (though with them introducing extra "channels" on Prime Video that require an additional sub, that's slipping), but them blaming inflation while also being worth a trillion dollars is a kick in the ***s

Renewed my annual sub a month or two ago so I'm safe from the price hike for a while

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Yeh with cost of living being an issue I am beginning to think which Subs are worth it and which aren't. Just turned off apple news for a tenner a month as I can live without it.

Getting Disney plus free for 3 months as part of 02 was grand.

But seriously considering getting off Netflix for a while unless I can justify it - as not watching as much content. And they are dragging out the likes Better call Saul and Stranger things final season(s) like they did with Ozark. if they offer cheaper sub with adverts - may go for that. But then I hate ads.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

My subs stuff currently
Sky Q + Netflix
Disney plus
Amazon Prime
EE phone (but have Apple Music+tv+arcade included)
Pure Gym (£10 a month)
My normal Gym sun (better equipment and less busy than pure gym but pure gym provides me a 24/7 gym and classs)

Prob gonna now that I caught up with Disney stuff limit myself to a couple months per year and binge watch everything.