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Comment My 2021 Chevy Has OTA But It Has Never Worked (Score 1) 83

My 2021 Chevy Bolt has OTA updating capability but it has never worked. Yes, the update capability is in the "infotainment" system, and I believe it uses the 3G cell network, but it has never worked nor have I heard of a 2017-2021 Chevy Bolt owner who has successfully used it. As far as I know, you must go to a Chevy dealer and have them update the software onsite.

Submission + - Your In-Store Whole Foods Purchases Are Now Listed In Your Amazon Account

FairAndUnbalanced writes: In what could be an unwelcome surprise to those sharing their Amazon Prime cards with spouses or others, Amazon is now displaying your in-store Whole Foods purchases under the "Your Orders" section of the associated Amazon.com account. The thing is: you agreed to let them do that. Per your data sharing agreement with Whole Foods (that you probably don't remember agreeing to) :

"...if you self-identify as a Prime member at a Whole Foods Market store by scanning the designated QR code or providing the phone number associated with your Amazon account, or if you use a payment card that is saved in your Amazon wallet opens [sic] in a new tab at a Whole Foods Market store, then your Whole Foods Market transaction information will be associated with your Amazon account and that data may be used by both Whole Foods Market and Amazon."

Any in-store purchases that you made in Whole Foods stores using your Amazon Prime credit card, or by scanning the QR code from the Whole Foods app, show up, and all in-store purchases as far back as mid-2020 are displayed. There appears to be no press release or formal announcement about this change.

Comment Something Similar Happened To This Band..... (Score 1) 67

The Austin, Texas-based band "The Texas Instruments" (1980's-1990's), also received a cease and desist letter from -- you guessed it -- the tech company Texas Instruments. I can't find any good references to it, but someone mentions it in the comments section here: https://www.legacy.com/us/obit...

Comment Because 3 Out Of 4 Adults Don't Know How To Use FB (Score 1) 159

There is some truth to FB's contribution to a general Internet malaise, but it's also true that if people used the Facebook privacy and filtering controls properly, and didn't make impulsive emotional postings, the general opinion of FB might be considerably better.

Comment I'm A Google Fiber Customer And... (Score 1) 173

I've had Time-Warner and AT&T internet service, and Google Fiber is easily the best in terms of speed, uptime, and, importantly, customer service and the customer-facing website that you use to configure the service. As others have stated, Google Fiber has forced the other players in the area (Time-Warner, AT&T, and Grande) to lower their prices and improve their offerings. I've had Google Fiber gigabit Internet now for a couple of years and I haven't contacted tech support even once. So, yeah, Google may be rethinking their strategy, but the actual service is fantastic.

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