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The risk of concurrent heatwaves and extreme sea levels along the global coastline is increasing (www.nature.com)

Yellowstone magma reservoirs contain between only 5% and 15% molten material. Typically, you need at least 50% melt for it to mobilize and begin moving toward the surface making eruption unlikely. (eos.org)

Video footage reveals ‘Kill the Jews’ remark used to explain police intervention made by pro-Israel counterprotester in provocation (huntnewsnu.com)

Footage taken late Friday night of a tense confrontation between pro-Palestine demonstrators and pro-Israel counter-protesters at the encampment revealed it was a pro-Israel student demonstrator who said “Kill the Jews,” asking the pro-Palestine demonstrators “anybody on board; anybody on board?”...

It was a good run: OnePlus 8/8 Pro receive their last update (www.androidauthority.com)

The AI grift that can literally poison you (www.vox.com)

The president could "assassinate" political rivals and still enjoy total immunity, Trump lawyer says (www.salon.com)

GoToSocial is a new ActivityPub social network server for the Fediverse (github.com)

cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13437780...

'Numerous' law enforcement officers struck by gunfire in Charlotte: Police (abcnews.go.com)

Global smartphone market kicked off 2024 with a robust 10% growth in Q1 (www.canalys.com)

British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash (www.theguardian.com)

As TikTok ban threatens stability in social media ecosystem, some brands settle into the fediverse (digiday.com)

The possibility of a TikTok ban is inching closer to becoming a reality at this point. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill that would bar the social media platform from operating in the U.S. unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells its stake....

First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic (www.theguardian.com)

Virus has already killed other mammals including sea lions and seals, while also taking toll on farm animals...

Sleepless in Naypyitaw: Myanmar Junta Leader Lives in Fear of Assassination (www.irrawaddy.com)

Manor Lords achieves Steam's most successful city builder launch ever (www.techspot.com)

Journalist’s lawsuit forces Allegheny County in Pennsylvania to revise jail policies (www.rcfp.org)

A First Amendment lawsuit brought by journalist Brittany Hailer has forced Allegheny County to revise policies that previously barred its jail employees and contractors from speaking publicly and with members of the news media about matters of public concern without permission, changes that could result in more accountability...

Snikket is a simple, secure and private messaging app (based on XMPP) (snikket.org)

For self-hosting though, the project I work on - Snikket - uses XMPP but has all the nice modern things you’d expect ready to go right out of the box, more like a Matrix (Synapse/Element) setup. Probably the biggest thing missing for Snikket right now is an official web app (we currently have Android and iOS apps)....

Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors (www.theguardian.com)

Report to United Nations security council says remnants of Hwasong-11 violate arms export embargo on Russian ally...

SBC Case Builder v3.0 can create thousands of cases for popular SBCs and standard motherboards (www.cnx-software.com)

If Start menu ads in Windows 11 aren't bad enough, something worse might be on the horizon (www.xda-developers.com)

US military ships are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It's going to cost at least $320 million (apnews.com)

A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million....