I detail how I created a search engine. In the end I recommend self-hosting spyglass for finding information online.

Kevin Bankston, a Senior Advisor on AI Governance, discusses this concerning Google Gemini behavior.

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New development policy: code generated by a large language model or similar technology (e.g. ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) is presumed to be tainted (i.e. of unclear copyright, not fitting NetBSD's licensing goals) and cannot be committed to NetBSD.

https://www.NetBSD.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html

Apple and Google have teamed up to deliver support for unwanted Bluetooth tracking alerts in iOS and Android.

Stockholders will receive $44.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 29% over the 90-day volume weighted average trading price of $34.09 Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP ), the design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to go private by Permira, the global private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Squarespace stockholders will receive $44.00 per share in cash representing a transaction valued at over $6.6 billion on an equity value basis and approximately $6.9 billion on an enterprise value basis. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 29% over Squarespace's 90-day volume weighted average trading price, and a premium of 15% over Squarespace's closing share price of $38.19 on the NYSE on May 10, 2024. Upon completion of the transaction, Squarespace will become a privately held

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At an all-hands meeting last week, Google executives responded to employee questions about declining morale even with financial performance improving.

TikTok is taking the US government to court.

Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.

Google is laying off more employees and hiring for their roles outside of the U.S.

It's true not many people need work, so the lack of open roles isn't critical to the economy. But not everyone is happy at their job.