Brits face biggest obstacles in 70 years to buying a first home (www.cnn.com)
Britons hoping to buy their first home face the most difficult conditions in 70 years, according to a new report released Monday....
New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn't the final word (apnews.com)
The clash over bathroom policy and other elements of a federal regulation finalized last week could set the stage for another wave of legal battles over how transgender kids should be treated in the U.S.
GTA V Trevor Actor Says He Shot Scenes For DLC Before It Was Scrapped (kotaku.com)
Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline (www.theregister.com)
Relevant bits from the article:...
Fairphone wants to expand to 23 new markets and reach the €400 price point (m.gsmarena.com)
Lawnchair 14 is here! | Lawnchair Blogs (lawnchair.app)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13864258...
Tabloid CEO Says He Killed Negative Stories on Trump Affairs (www.bloomberg.com)
Ahoy fellow citizens, ready to pirate the law? (www.techdirt.com)
No One Can Own The Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing A Bill To Extend Copyright To It? from the don’t-lock-up-the-law dept...
The New Fairbuds: Nine things you need to know (www.fairphone.com)
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...
Android 15 may make it even easier to use your phone while in bed (www.androidauthority.com)
Avatar director James Cameron backs Marlow Studios (www.bbc.com)
Avatar and Titanic director James Cameron has backed proposals for a new film studio....
I FUCKING LOVE DEUS EX HUMAN REVOLUTION AESTHETIC (lemmy.world)
Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate (thehill.com)
Potassium depletion in soil threatens global crop yields (www.ucl.ac.uk)
Potassium deficiency in agricultural soils is a largely unrecognised but potentially significant threat to global food security if left unaddressed, finds new research involving researchers at UCL, University of Edinburgh and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology....
Newsletter platform Ghost adopts ActivityPub to ‘bring back the open web’ (www.theverge.com)
They’re not done yet. Just announcing (and the verge reporting on it)....
With close calls mounting, the FAA will require more rest for air traffic controllers (www.npr.org)
Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case (www.theguardian.com)
A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind....
House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (www.npr.org)
West Virginia confirms first measles case since 2009 (apnews.com)
Steam Deck Motion Sensors Being Worked On For Linux's HID-Steam Driver (www.phoronix.com)
Australian PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' in row over attack footage (www.bbc.com)
Australia’s leader has called Elon Musk an “arrogant billionaire” in an escalating feud over X’s reluctance to remove footage of a church stabbing....