Edge steals Chrome tabs, Arc Search, Amazon drops iRobot + more! - TechLinked Jan. 29, 2024

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

STEALING THINGS, SO EDGY

Beware, Edge might steal your Chrome tabs

https://www.theverge.com/24054329/microsoft-edge-automatic-chrome-import-data-feature

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/01/29/microsoft-edge-might-suck-up-browsing-data/

https://superuser.com/questions/1727619/how-to-stop-edge-browser-opening-chrome-tabs-when-it-starts

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/edge-opens-up-pages-from-other-browsers/ad26925e-f4a9-4e15-a6c4-0310b428bad8

https://www.reddit.com/r/edge/comments/11ut729/edge_keep_taking_data_from_chrome_without/

what’s happening https://twitter.com/thezedwards/status/1750952950598672455

 

ARC ATTACK

Arc Search app “Browses for you”, makes a custom “webpage” for every search

https://dataconomy.com/2024/01/29/arc-search-your-own-news-page-with-ai/

https://twitter.com/joshm/status/1751734580124787028

-          EDITOR: record screen to capture the GIF, don’t screenshot

From makers of Arc browser https://arc.net/

https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/arcs-new-app-marries-search-with-ai-hints-at-webs-future.html

Only on iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-search/id6472513080

Adds to concerns about web publishing https://twitter.com/glenngabe/status/1751948770739097892

 

NO DEAL, HOWIE

Amazon withdraws 1.4B bid for iRobot – iRobot immediately lays off 31% of staff

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/29/amazon-irobot-roomba-deal-antitrust

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/29/irobot-and-amazon-call-it-quits-terminate-acquisition-agreement/

https://investor.irobot.com/news-releases/news-release-details/irobot-announces-operational-restructuring-plan-position-company

CEO steps down https://www.linkedin.com/posts/colinangle_today-i-step-down-as-ceo-of-irobot-a-company-activity-7157729527916318720-4AcR/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

https://www.investopedia.com/amazon-calls-off-irobot-acquisition-amid-antitrust-scrutiny-8551181

 

QUICK BITS

 

NOT GEUD ENOUGH

EU Markets commissioner says if Apple’s changes aren’t good enough, they face “strong action”

https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-faces-strong-action-if-app-store-changes-fall-short-eus-breton-says-2024-01-26/

https://www.androidauthority.com/eu-apple-face-strong-action-app-store-changes-3408915/

many believe they are indeed not good enough https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-01-26/apples-proposed-changes-reject-the-goals-of-the-dma/

 

NOT INGENIOUS ENOUGH

Farewell, Ingenuity

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/now-that-weve-flown-on-mars-what-comes-next-in-aerial-planetary-exploration/

https://youtu.be/hW5akI5Rnyg?t=38 @0:38

flight log https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/#Location-Map

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends/

 

SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

Fossil quits smartwatch market

https://www.droid-life.com/2024/01/29/fossil-is-done-making-wear-os-watches/

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/fossil-wear-os-smartwatch-business-quit-reason-news/

they only made up 2% of the market https://9to5google.com/2024/01/29/fossil-smartwatches-market-report/

 

FIRE THE CANONS

Canon challenges ASML with new chipmaking tech

https://arstechnica.com/reviews/2024/01/canon-plans-to-disrupt-chipmaking-with-low-cost-stamp-machine/

https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/canon-could-ship-nano-imprint-lithography-machines-in-2024/

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20240129VL200/canon-nanoimprint-lithography-equipment-2024.html

 

JAPAN FINALLY GETS RIGID

Japan will no longer require businesses to submit certain data on floppy disks or CD-ROMs

https://www.engadget.com/japan-will-no-longer-require-floppy-disks-for-submitting-some-official-documents-212048844.html?src=rss

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/29/japan_government_floppy_disks/

https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2023/01/20240122004/20240122004.html

-          EDITOR: translate https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2023/01/20240122004/20240122004.html

US stopped using floppies to manage nukes in 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-stopped-using-floppy-disks-to-manage-nuclear-weapons-arsenal/