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Reddit API changes are imminent. Here’s what’s happening to your favorite apps

Ars spoke to devs about their apps' future & what they learned from this ordeal.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/reddit-api-changes-are-imminent-heres-whats-happening-to-your-favorite-apps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google tells Canada it won’t pay “link tax,” will pull news links from search

Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in US.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/google-tells-canada-it-wont-pay-link-tax-will-pull-news-links-from-search/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

TSMC says some of its data was swept up in a hack on a hardware supplier

The pernicious LockBit ransomware syndicate claims responsibility and demands $70 million.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/06/tsmc-says-some-of-its-data-was-swept-up-in-a-hack-on-a-hardware-supplier/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

AMD Ryzen 5600X3D, a Micro Center-exclusive, is one last hurrah for socket AM4

Micro Center will be the only seller of this $229, while-supplies-last chip.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/amd-ryzen-5600x3d-a-micro-center-exclusive-is-one-last-hurrah-for-socket-am4/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Into the rivers and through the woods: Specialized’s e-mountain bike

Specialized's electric mountain bike was more than good enough to hook our reviewer.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/into-the-rivers-and-through-the-woods-specializeds-e-mountain-bike/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Motorola’s “Satellite Link” hotspot lets you send messages via outer space

Following the announcement in February, the $150 device is available today.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/motorolas-satellite-link-hotspot-lets-you-send-messages-via-outer-space/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

30 years later, Myst demake for Atari 2600 reminds us how far we’ve come

Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the '90s adventure a '70s makeover.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/30-years-later-myst-demake-for-atari-2600-reminds-us-how-far-weve-come/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Here’s what happens when a swim team competes with an intestinal pathogen

Outbreak among Mass. swim teams spread to a Rhode Island team after a meet.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/heres-what-happens-when-a-swim-team-competes-with-an-intestinal-pathogen/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tesla-style NACS charging plugs are coming to Electrify America, Blink

Lots may be read into this news, as Electrify America is owned by Volkswagen.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/tesla-style-nacs-charging-plugs-are-coming-to-electrify-america-blink/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

YouTube scammer who stole millions in song royalties sentenced to 5 years

YouTube scammer aggressively defended fake rights to 50,000 songs over 5 years.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/youtube-scammer-who-stole-millions-in-song-royalties-sentenced-to-5-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

“Ghost particles” have given us a striking new view of our Milky Way galaxy

We now have strong evidence that the Milky Way is a source of high-energy neutrinos.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/ghost-particles-have-given-us-a-striking-new-view-of-our-milky-way-galaxy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor will mine hours of auto-shooting joy from your life

This Vampire -like converted a skeptic, even in its closed early-access form.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/deep-rock-galactic-survivor-will-mine-hours-of-auto-shooting-joy-from-your-life/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Windows 11’s Copilot brings AI chat to desktops in first public preview

Also includes Settings app changes, wider support for compressed file formats.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/windows-11s-copilot-brings-ai-chat-to-desktops-in-first-public-preview/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Dealmaster: Black Friday in July, pre-Prime Day sales, and a farewell to Star Trek: Prodigy

Save on laptops, tools, Apple products, and Star Trek merchandise.

https://arstechnica.com/shopping/2023/06/dealmaster-black-friday-in-july-pre-prime-day-sales-and-a-farewell-to-star-trek-prodigy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FTC prepares “the big one,” a major lawsuit targeting Amazon’s core business

Amazon to be accused of punishing sellers who don't use its fulfillment services.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/ftc-prepares-the-big-one-a-major-lawsuit-targeting-amazons-core-business/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social