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Meta shares drop 20% on Q4 earnings miss, weak outlook
Meta shares drop 20% on Q4 earnings miss, weak outlook
Competitive Programming with AlphaCode
Competitive Programming with AlphaCode
Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe than Tesla claims
Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who turned it off
I received an email from Google yesterday that communicated, with much obfuscation, the following key points:<p>- The “Web & App Activity” setting for Google Workspace users will be ignored by Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, Chat, Meet, Keep, and several other services.<p>- Tracking for these services will be controlled by a new user setting, “Google Workspace Search History”, which will default to on regardless of the user’s Web & App Activity setting.<p>- The ability of Google Workspace organizations to turn off “Web & App Activity” for all users will be removed.<p>- These changes will take effect on 2022-03-29.<p>Full email text: <a href="https://pastebin.com/raw/5ayJTDDp" rel="nofollow">https://pastebin.com/raw/5ayJTDDp</a><p>More info from Google: <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11194328" rel="nofollow">https://support.google.com/a/answer/11194328</a>
Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
This thread is similar to the monthly "Who is hiring?" and "Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" threads.<p>But this one is for people who don't want to work for money and are not looking for people who want to work for money. But for people who want to work together on cool projects.<p>For free to make the world better or to start a startup.<p>If you do, please post your project or your skills!
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Fetch API has landed into Node.js
Fetch API has landed into Node.js
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2022)
Please state the location and include REMOTE, INTERNS and/or VISA
when that sort of candidate is welcome. When remote work is <i>not</i> an option,
include ONSITE.<p>Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no
recruiting firms or job boards. Only one post per company. If it isn't a household name,
please explain what your company does.<p>Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about
something. It's off topic here.<p>Readers: please only email if you are personally interested in the job.<p>Searchers: try <a href="https://kennytilton.github.io/whoishiring/" rel="nofollow">https://kennytilton.github.io/whoishiring/</a>, <a href="https://hnhired.com/" rel="nofollow">https://hnhired.com/</a>,
<a href="https://hnjobs.emilburzo.com" rel="nofollow">https://hnjobs.emilburzo.com</a>, <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10313519" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10313519</a>.<p>Don't miss these other fine threads:<p><i>Who wants to be hired?</i> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30164269" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30164269</a><p><i>Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?</i> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30164270" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30164270</a>
Google Maps now requires WiFi scanning to use navigation
I've been using Google Maps a long time, and during all of that time I have only used GPS for location tracking on Android.<p>Depending upon the version of Android, I've had different things disabled. Wifi scanning. Bluetooth. Cell location data. Etc. Always with one single goal -- GPS only for location.<p>And further, this is always, especially with newer versions of Android, restricted in many ways. For example, only allowing when an app is active, and so on.<p>Google has always played games with Maps, using dark patterns. For example, with the versions prior to the current version, if I wanted Maps to zoom in on my location, I'd hit the tracking button.<p>It'd first say something like "To continue, turn on device location". Of course, device location <i>is</i> on, but it's only for GPS, and google <i>so badly</i> wants that (apparently) vital, and sweet wifi + bluetooth + cell tracking data.<p>Yet you could cancel this before, and it would then zoom in on your present location. Because, of course, GPS works <i>fine</i> for that.<p>I could also use only GPS, leaving wifi and bluetooth and so on scanning off to use navigation. I've driven all over North America and Europe that way too, and yes with Maps. Tricky dark patterns (ie, lying) about needing wifi scanning to find a route is just insulting, and absurd.<p>Now, enter a new update. I can no longer navigate with Google Maps, unless full location tracking is on. Comments in Play Store indicate others hit the same wall. Yeah, right Google, driving in the middle of the country, with GPS, is helped by scanning wifi while I pass farmer's fields?!<p>Google has now drawn a line in the sand. Give us all your local SSIDs, local bluetooth connections, with likely even more detail, or they now refuse to allow you to use Maps to navigate.<p>I immediately installed Organic Maps, and I'm sure there are loads of others as an option.<p>Google wants that wifi data <i>so bad</i>, that the only thing I can equate it to, is a used car salesperson. I get the impression that the Maps team is channeling Sméagol, and just <i>shudder</i>.
Cruise is opening driverless cars to the public in San Francisco
Cruise is opening driverless cars to the public in San Francisco
Career advice nobody gave me: Never ignore a recruiter
Career advice nobody gave me: Never ignore a recruiter
Tesla to recall vehicles that may disobey stop signs
Tesla to recall vehicles that may disobey stop signs
Decommissioned Atlas F missile silo complex for sale
My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmware over the WiFi