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Columbia University president says negotiations with protesters have stalled, school will not divest from Israel (www.nbcnews.com)

Song of the Day: Too High by Stevie Wonder (youtu.be)

55% of all Americans now say they see Trump’s presidency as a success. (www.cnn.com)

CNN —...

Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts (apnews.com)

Older Americans like Harris are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before....

Shafik authorizes NYPD to sweep ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ officers in riot gear arrest over 100 (www.columbiaspectator.com)

I understand it was legitimate, necessary even. But I will still mourn. She deserved better. Fuck Putin. (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

You'll soon be able to use Circle to Search in Android's split-screen mode (www.androidauthority.com)

Discord Shuts Down ‘Spy Pet’ Bots That Scraped, Sold User Messages (www.404media.co)

Discord banned a mass of accounts that were part of a service that scraped and sold user data, including messages posted across servers and what voice channels they joined, 404 Media has learned. The move comes after https://www.404media.co/a-spy-site-is-scraping-discord-and-selling-users-messages/, called Spy Pet, last week and...

For 'Cheap' Labour, Google Fires Its Entire Python Team: Report (www.freepressjournal.in)

Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills (www.bbc.com)

I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it....

KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta HQ Near Kachin State Capital (www.irrawaddy.com)

How do I wipe a modern SSD to prevent data recovery?

I understand traditional methods don’t work with modern SSD, anyone knows any good way to do it?

Is there an any FOSS application that allows streaming of lossless audio torrents, or just audio in general ?

I’m thinking of something like stremio but for audio....

Meta’s “set it and forget it” AI ad tools are misfiring and blowing through cash (www.theverge.com)

College students aren’t having enough sex — so they’re turning to anti-Israel protests: NYU professor (nypost.com)

“I think part of the problem is young people aren’t having enough sex so they go on the hunt for fake threats and the most popular threat through history is [antisemitism].”...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not resign after allegations against wife (www.bbc.com)

Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict (www.seattletimes.com)

Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll....

Boomers Getting Tricked By AI On Facebook (youtu.be)

Yet another dubious election deadline maneuver, in Florida (wapo.st)

Team Fortress 2 Update Released with 64-bit support (store.steampowered.com)

Samsung's first Android phone was unveiled 15 years ago (www.sammobile.com)

Remember that PlaytronOS from some weeks ago? Turns out it's for a "crypto powered" portable console (arstechnica.com)

For anyone that missed the initial news back in March -> arstechnica.com/…/playtron-wants-to-go-way-wider-…...

Bird flu has now jumped to cows - and their milk. Could humans be next? (www.sciencefocus.com)

A strain of bird flu known as H5N1 or highly pathogenic avian influenza has made a worrying leap to cattle herds across the US over the past month. This development has sparked “enormous concern” among health experts, including the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, who warned of the virus’ “extremely...