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Slashdot highlights Ben Shimkus’s reporting on GM’s software and services push—OnStar revenue, high software margins, and remote features that expire— arguing that buying a vehicle should mean owning its features, not an extended trial that turns into another recurring charge.
Inspired by tech.slashdot.org · Ben Shimkus
Joseph Cox reports Apple took a year to fully fix a Hide My Email flaw Tyler Murphy disclosed in June 2025—only after 404 Media’s coverage—arguing a paid privacy feature should not need public pressure before customers are protected.
Inspired by 404media.co · Joseph Cox
LEGO Ideas’ new X-Files set is about 13.5¢ per piece versus roughly 10.8¢ for Yellow Submarine a decade ago—inflation and licensing aside, adult sets at $200–$1,000 make a childhood hobby feel like a luxury collectible market.
OpenAI’s ads.openai.com invites companies to advertise inside ChatGPT using conversation context and intent—richer than search keywords, and one of the last places many people wanted ads to follow them while they think.
Inspired by ads.openai.com · OpenAI
Joseph Hu analyzed hundreds of Chrome Web Store title changes and found that title edits behave like ranking trades: extensions that changed titles were nearly four times more likely to see a meaningful ranking shift within two weeks, with almost identical odds of gaining or losing.
Inspired by extensionranker.com · Joseph Hu
Apple’s legal letters to former employees at OpenAI sit beside an ongoing product partnership. Companies sometimes have to defend their interests and preserve a business relationship at the same time.
Inspired by apple.slashdot.org · Slashdot
