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It seems like the writing was already on the wall last week when Volvo moved to make its Luminar-supplied LiDAR system an option – there are now reports that the Swedish car brand is set to ditch LiDAR tech entirely in 2026.
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I wonder if Volvo thinks radar is now good enough for them or if they are going to take an ADAS performance hit.
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One of the biggest news publishers is pulling its content off of Apple News — for now.
CNN quietly removed its stories from Apple News over the weekend, ending the cable news brand’s contract to share its content on the popular news app, Semafor has learned. The two companies are continuing to discuss a new deal that would restore CNN’s stories to Apple News.
CNN declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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As social media platforms have leaned away from filling users’ feeds with links to written content, Apple News and its paid counterpart, Apple News+, have become increasingly important distribution and monetization levers for news publishers. Apple News drives millions of views and impressions a month to many news organizations, while participation in Apple News+, which offers users content from hundreds of paywalled publications for about $10 a month, has yielded millions in annual revenue for publishers.
Outlets like People Inc. and Conde Nast have enthusiastically embraced Apple News as a key source of eyeballs and revenue; People has built several offerings specifically for Apple News users.
Other media companies have been wary of relying too much on traffic and revenue from a tech platform, concerned about sacrificing their direct relationship with their audience. They point to a generation of failed digital media startups that relied heavily on Facebook for distribution, only to see the platform turn its back on news.
For CNN, the hardball tactics with Apple reflect the company’s increasing push for digital monetization, and more aggressive posture towards sharing its content with tech platforms. CNN rolled out a new paid subscription offering earlier this month, and has been putting more of its reported stories behind a paywall.
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Noodle vendors indicted for royal defamation over protest sign
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Two noodle vendors have been indicted on a royal defamation charge for putting up protest signs in front of their shops in 2023 calling for the repeal of the royal defamation law and the release of political prisoners.
54-year-old Juang (full name withheld) and 57-year-old Tiam (full name withheld) were charged with royal defamation after a complaint was filed against them by Songchai Niamhom, leader of the ultra-royalist King Protection Group, who claimed that he saw a post on Facebook on 18 January 2023 of two signs in front of a noodle shop with defamatory messages. The Facebook page did not belong to Juang or Tiam.
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) reported that the public prosecutor indicted them yesterday (20 November) on the grounds that they put up a sign saying “You are a burden wherever you go” in front of a display cabinet in their shop. The prosecutor ruled that the sign is in public and can therefore cause a misunderstanding that the King and Queen inappropriately used their powers to gain undue benefits, use taxpayer’s money in a way that does not benefit the public, and that their travel costs problems for citizens.
The prosecutor ruled that the noodle shop is visible to passers-by. The social media also received likes and shares, and the prosecutor claimed that they intend to defame the King and Queen.
Juang and Tiam were released on bail on a security of 200,000 baht each.
This is the second royal defamation charge against Juang. She was previously found guilty of royal defamation for a speech given at a protest on 20 July 2022 and given a suspended prison sentence of 2 years.
"The prosecutor ruled that the sign is in public and can therefore cause a misunderstanding that the King and Queen inappropriately used their powers to gain undue benefits, use taxpayer’s money in a way that does not benefit the public, and that their travel costs problems for citizens."
It's the opposite of a misunderstanding.
It's the opposite of a misunderstanding.
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Plus: The SEC lets SolarWinds off the hook, Microsoft stops a historic DDoS attack, and FBI documents reveal the agency spied on an immigration activist Signal group in New York City.
It's pretty rare when a cool new gadget feature gets announced that you can try right away on your own devices. But that's exactly what happened yesterday when, out of the blue, Google announced it had engineered a way to bring AirDrop interoperability to Pixel 10 phones - all without Apple's involvement.
After the news dropped, an update started rolling out that enabled the feature, arriving first for the 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL, which I have on hand. And once I got past some initial snags, it became nothing but a joy just AirDropping shit left and right - to iPads, MacBooks, iPhones. It's all working, and it's beautiful.
Let's hope we get …
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