https://archive.ph/20251109191103/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-09/how-much-of-silicon-valley-is-built-on-chinese-ai

"Google’s decision to host CBP’s immigrant-hunting app while removing one designed to warn people about the presence of ICE has concerned free speech experts."

Microsoft has launched a new rewards program offering Chrome users "real cash value" points to switch to Edge browser[^1]. When users search for "Chrome" on Bing, they receive a prompt offering 1,300 Microsoft Rewards points that can be exchanged for gift cards, including on Amazon[^1].

The Browser Choice Alliance, representing Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi, criticizes this as Microsoft's latest tactic to manipulate browser choice, following earlier practices like "forced resets, misleading prompts, and hidden settings"[^1].

The market context shows why Microsoft is pursuing this strategy - Edge holds less than 9% market share compared to Chrome's 78%[^1]. The rewards program appears targeted specifically at Chrome users, with Windows Latest noting "we're not seeing ads for other browsers, such as Opera, Firefox or Brave"[^1].

[^1]: Forbes - Microsoft Offers Chrome Users 'Real Cash' Rewards To Change Browser

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The second company to manage that after SpaceX.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38836048

cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/2129456

What if you used a late 80s Unix system for your job or university, but still wanted a nice and pretty GUI to use? Well then, let’s discover a nice selection of window managers and graphical user interfaces that will make your boring installation look awesome!

link to model https://huggingface.co/WeiboAI/VibeThinker-1.5B