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Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32’s partition size limit after nearly three decades

  Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32 partition size limit after nearly three decades Retired engineer Dave Plummer said in 2021 that he thought his decision would be only a temporary cap. will shanklin   Fri, Aug 16, 2024 Microsoft righted an age-old “wrong” (at least for those who geek out on disk formatting) earlier this week. … Continue reading Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32’s partition size limit after nearly three decades

California Gov. Newsom calls on school districts to limit student cellphone use

August 13, 2024 California Gov. Newsom calls on school districts to limit student cellphone use Some schools and districts in California have already taken action. BY Associated Press California and South Carolina could become the next states to limit cellphone use in schools, with state officials taking up the issue Tuesday. California Governor Gavin Newsom is … Continue reading California Gov. Newsom calls on school districts to limit student cellphone use

Elon Musk’s plans to limit API access might be good for Twitter’s business, but it’s bad for the open internet

  By Chris Stokel-Walker February 09, 2023 Elon Musk’s travails over whether or not to allow free, unfettered access to Twitter’s APIs has, as would be expected, taken plenty of twists and turns. On February 2, Musk gave notice that free access to APIs would be removed within a week. Then he decided accounts could … Continue reading Elon Musk’s plans to limit API access might be good for Twitter’s business, but it’s bad for the open internet

How the Supreme Court could severely limit workers’ right to strike

By Kristin Toussaint January 11, 2023 Since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935, workers in the United States have had the protected right to strike and to organize unions—and that protection has been a powerful tool. But a case the Supreme Court heard on Tuesday could upend that right, allowing … Continue reading How the Supreme Court could severely limit workers’ right to strike

Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth

Meta offers new professional certificates through Coursera Separate courses cover everything from front-end development to iOS app creation. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic May 4th, 2022 Coursera Last year, in an effort to fill outstanding positions, Meta stopped requiring job seekers to hold a four-year university or college degree to apply for some roles. At the time, … Continue reading Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth

Google To Limit Cross-Device Tracking On Phones Running Android Operating System

Google To Limit Cross-Device Tracking On Android Phones by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, February 16, 2022 Google today announced a multi-year initiative to curtail cross-device tracking on Android phones. The initiative is part of the company’s Privacy Sandbox program that will introduce new, more private advertising solutions. The changes will limit sharing of user data with third … Continue reading Google To Limit Cross-Device Tracking On Phones Running Android Operating System

Facebook To Limit Ad Targeting For Health, Race, Ethnicity, Other Attributes

Facebook To Limit Ad Targeting For Health, Race, Ethnicity, Other Attributes by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 9, 2021 Meta, the parent company of social media platform Facebook, said on Tuesday it plans to eliminate advertisers’ targeting of people with promotions based on their interactions with content related to health, race and ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, … Continue reading Facebook To Limit Ad Targeting For Health, Race, Ethnicity, Other Attributes