Tech
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned – The Verge
- Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X | Ars Technica
- Israel reportedly used fake social media accounts to influence US lawmakers – The Verge
- Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past – The Verge
- Ex-Meta engineer sues company, claiming he was fired over handling of Palestine content
- Zoom CEO envisions AI deepfakes attending meetings in your place | Ars Technica
- ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month | Ars Technica
- Asus summons Mjolnir, a heroic UPS inspired by Thor’s hammer | PCWorld
- Spotify will give you a refund for Car Thing after all amid possible lawsuit
- Apple Says iPhone 5s Now Obsolete as iPod Touch 6 Becomes ‘Vintage’ – MacRumors
Gaming
- Good news, Roblox job-seekers – a virtual IKEA is now hiring meatball servers | VG247
- Tekken 8 Director Katsuhiro Harada Has More Questions About Waffle House – IGN
- Microsoft and CWA forge labor neutrality agreement covering all ZeniMax workers
Streaming
- Twitch announces a program allowing DJs to split revenue with record labels – The Verge
- Twitch is raising US subscription prices for the first time
- Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers – The Verge
Hardware/Software Updates
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