Sora (@soraofficialapp) on X

We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on

X (formerly Twitter)
#Instagram will #discontinue #endtoendencryption for #directmessages after 8 May 2026, allowing Meta to access private messages. The change, which will likely raise #privacy concerns, may be linked to efforts to combat illegal material on the platform. https://www.androidpolice.com/instagram-is-getting-rid-of-end-to-end-encryption-for-dms/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Instagram to discontinue end-to-end encryption for DMs [Update: Meta's statement]

Pulling the plug on privacy?

Android Police
Facebook will discontinue its external like and comment social plugins by February 2026

Meta has announced it will discontinue the iconic external Facebook like and comment social plugins on February 10, 2026. The change is non-breaking and no developer action is required.

AlternativeTo
#AOL will #discontinue its #dialup #internet service on 30 September. While this change will not impact many people, it highlights the ongoing issue of limited broadband access in rural and Tribal areas. Efforts are being made to improve this situation through programmes like the Affordable Connectivity Programme. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/aol-discontinues-its-dial-up-internet-and-were-just-surprised-they-even-offered-it-in-2025/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
AOL discontinues its dial-up internet, and we're just surprised they even offered it in 2025

Dial-up's days are numbered, after 34 years of service.

PC Gamer

Pocket終了

昨晩、私のところにもメールで連絡が届いていましたが、Mozillaが同社の提供するブックマークサービスのPocketを今年7月8日を以て終了すると発表しました。

すでにサービス終了しているものも含め、これまでいくつものブックマークサービスが存在しましたが、Read It Laterを前身とするPocketは2007年にサービスを開始していて、後発と言えるようです。しかし、単なるブックマークにとどまらず、対象のウェブページを取り込んで広告を除去するなど読みやすい形に整形し、タグ付けしてデバイス間で共有する、というような複合的なサービスになっており、インターフェースも洗練されていたように思います。

私もRead It Laterの頃からポツポツと使っていましたが、あまり私の日常用途には定着しなかったので、活用できていたとは言い難い状況です。特に、ウェブブラウザとしてMozillaのFirefoxを使っていれば親和性が高かったのかもしれませんが、Chromeが登場してからはずっとChromeを使っているので、なんとなく遠ざけてしまっていたかもしれません。

今回のMozillaの決定はユーザーのウェブの使い方が変化してきているので、リソースを違うところに割り当てたいということからとのことです。確かに、単純にブックマークしたり、後で読むために保存しておくというだけではなく、AIに翻訳・要約してもらったり、音声にしてもらったりという形に変化してきているのではないでしょうか。長くて読むのが面倒な記事などは、NotebookLMにポッドキャストにしてもらうと理解しやすかったりするので、私も活用しています。

またサービスが一つ終了するというのは残念なことではありますが、新しいサービスが生まれれば、滅びていくサービスもあるわけで、これは仕方のないことです。またMozillaがリソースを振り向けたところから新しく画期的なものが生まれてくることに期待しましょう。

#discontinue #internet #mozilla #net #service #web #webService

Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale door lock

image via theverge.com

In a post on its Nest community forum, Google says it made the decision to ditch its popular smoke alarm and door lock as part of its move toward “building a platform that all device makers and developers can use to spur innovation in the home.” The company added that as the smart home evolves, it “must continue to refine our portfolio of devices to meet the needs of our customers.”

https://www.theverge.com/news/638171/google-discontinuing-nest-protect-smoke-alarm-nest-x-yale-smart-lock

#discontinue #google #killedByGoogle #nest

Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale door lock

Google will stop manufacturing its smart smoke alarm and smart door lock in favor of new models from First Alert and Yale.

The Verge
Google is going to disable 'goo.gl' shortened URLs in 2025

Google has announced that its URL shortening service, goo.gl, will be entirely disabled by August 25, 2025. Initially launched in 2009, goo.gl offered a

Stack Diary
if person has bought ebook or audio book from #Koorong they need to download before 19/2/24 as they are discontinuing online reader software #ebook #audiobook #christian #download #discontinue #reader #epub #mp3 - https://koorong.com/help/ebooks-audiobooks
eBooks & Audiobooks | Koorong

Koorong will be relaunching eBooks and Audiobooks in 2024.

The suit memo concluded, “The Appellate Order is dispositive of many of the #NYAG’s claims & significantly reduces the scope of issues to be tried, thus shortening the length of the trial.”

Last night, #Trump & his co-defendants notified #AD1 that they've agreed w/ the #NewYork #AttorneyGeneral #LetitiaJames' office to #discontinue the suit.

So, essentially admitting, none of that was true.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-drops-lawsuit-against-judge-arthur-f-engoron-who-doomed-his-company

Trump Drops Lawsuit Against Judge Arthur F. Engoron, Who Doomed His Company

The former president’s attempt to throw a wrench in the New York AG’s case against him by suing Justice Arthur F. Engoron was a failure.

The Daily Beast