‘No safe place’: people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins (www.theguardian.com)
New York governor said Black kids in the Bronx do not know the word ‘computer’ (www.theguardian.com)
The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has rapidly backtracked on remarks she made on Monday after she came under a blizzard of criticism for saying that Black children in the Bronx did not know the word “computer”....
Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks (www.cnn.com)
Russia carried out a “massive” missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks....
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ (www.theguardian.com)
Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests...
Google is (still) losing the spam wars to zombie news-brands (pluralistic.net)
Soflow Charges Users for Account Deletion - GDPR Compliance Questioned (coinscoop.org)
Swiss e-mobility firm Soflow now charges €19.99 for account deletions, raising concerns over GDPR compliance and consumer rights. Explore the implications for user privacy and legal standards.
US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns (www.bbc.com)
The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, the official told CBS News, the BBC’s media partner in the US....
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France (www.theguardian.com)
New York is suing crisis pregnancy centers for hawking "abortion reversal" (www.motherjones.com)
FTX crypto fraud victims to get their money back (plus interest) (tcrn.ch)
Tech War Crossfire: Middle Eastern Companies May Be Forced To Choose Between China And The U.S. (www.forbes.com)
Junkyard computing - Repurposing Discarded Smartphones to Minimize Carbon (dl.acm.org)
The major takeaways of this work are:...
Self improvement (slrpnk.net)
Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows (mashable.com)
Innovation or Overreach? UH Research Casts blame on OceanGate's Submersible Design says: Low quality carbon fibre lead to the accident (www.arktrek.shop)
KVM Forum 2024: Call for presentations - QEMU (www.qemu.org)
Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9 bln in debt (www.reuters.com)
Bankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 U.S. hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total liabilities, its attorneys said at a Tuesday court hearing in Houston....
The governor of Kansas vetoed four anti-abortion measures. Republicans rammed them through anyway. (www.motherjones.com)
Boring ass planet (slrpnk.net)
Pinepods 0.5.0 - Great news for Podcast enjoyers and self hosted advocates. Self hosted podcast management with Nextcloud sync. All open sourced! (github.com)
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Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump and the judge presiding over his hush money trial are staring each other down with profound implications for the former president, the coming election and the rule of law in the United States....
Stormy Daniels to testify in Trump hush money trial, according to media reports (www.reuters.com)
Ole Miss fraternity expels member who appeared to make ape-like sounds toward Black protester (www.nbcnews.com)
Israel commits to limit Rafah operation, grant control of crossing to private U.S. firm (www.haaretz.com)
The parties agreed that a private American security company will assume management of the crossing after the IDF concludes its operation. Israel has also pledged not to damage the crossing’s facilities to ensure its continuous operation....
Chuckles, I'm in Danger (sh.itjust.works)
