Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden paused an arms shipment to Israel last week to prevent the U.S.-made weapons from being used in a long-threatened assault on the city Rafah, administration officials said on Tuesday night, a sign of the growing rift between Washington and Jerusalem over the conduct of the war....
China's commercial tech companies define Beijing's propaganda push at home and increasingly abroad, new report says (www.aspi.org.au)
Archived link without Cloudflare...
Watchdog Says States Not Doing Enough to Support Press Freedom (www.thecanary.co)
International Criminal Court appeals for end of 'intimidation' of its staff, saying such threats could constitute an offence against the “administration of justice” (www.aljazeera.com)
The Hague-based office of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement on Friday that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence its officials must cease immediately....
US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
The Kurdish fighters are holding more than 56,000 detainees with alleged or perceived links to the Islamic State group....
Hades II gets Steam Deck Verified and a surprise Early Access release (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director (www.theregister.com)
YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads'' (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
Boeing forced to scrub first crewed Starliner launch to the space station (www.nbcnews.com)
The launch attempt was called off roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff....
Ex-Purdue president says student protesters who break laws should be expelled and replaced [Sarah Fortinsky | 05/05/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear (apnews.com)
Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s edge....
US consumer watchdog fines Chime $3.25 million for delaying refunds - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Drake's Security Guard Seriously Injured After Shooting at Rapper's Toronto Home (www.etonline.com)
A surprising factor can predict dementia up to 12 years in advance, study finds (www.psypost.org)
Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda - IGN (www.ign.com)
China hacked Ministry of Defence, Sky News learns (news.sky.com)
MPs will be told of a massive data breach involving the Ministry of Defence later today, targeting service personnel....
Sharp announces "AQUOS R9" and "AQUOS wish4" - Keitai Watch (k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp)
I wonder if the r9 pro will get the 8g3. Since technically the r9 has a downgraded chip from the R8...
dansup: "I don't want to run FediDB, Loops, Sup, Pixelfed,…" - Mastodon (mastodon.social)
I don’t want to run FediDB, Loops, Sup, Pixelfed, PubKit myself long term, my goal is to establish a solid foundation for these projects and find the right home to allow them to thrive....