Google isn’t done trying to demonstrate Gemini’s genius and is working on integrating it directly into Android devices (www.techradar.com)
Israel-Hamas war has now killed at least 30,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians (www.nbcnews.com)
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament (apnews.com)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become law....
Why new fan blog “Final Fantasy VIII is the Best” is the best (arstechnica.com)
TIL Ecuador has constitutional protections for the rights of nature, and those protections are actively determining environmental legal cases. (amp.theguardian.com)
A landmark case was won in 2021 ruling against the rights of a mining company to mine los cedros’ cloud forest, a high altitude rainforest, because it would harm the biodiversity of the area....
Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’ (www.theverge.com)
Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’::In an internal memo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees that the historically inaccurate photos generated by the company’s Gemini AI were ‘completely unacceptable.’
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job (apnews.com)
YARH.IO THEBRICK Cyberdeck (yarh.io)
E. Jean Carroll tells judge to reject Trump’s request to delay $83 million judgment, calling him the ‘least trustworthy of borrowers’ (www.cnn.com)
E. Jean Carroll said Donald Trump should not be given more time to post the $83.3 million she was awarded in her defamation trial against the former president, telling the judge that Trump is the “least trustworthy of borrowers.”...
AI deepfakes are cheap, easy, and coming for the 2024 election (www.theverge.com)
Canadian doctors call for world to ‘wake up’ (www.aljazeera.com)
How an EU-funded security force helped Senegal crush democracy protests (www.aljazeera.com)
UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’ (apnews.com)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of President Daniel Ortega....
How Stupid Do They Think We Are: Media execs don’t want the sites, they just want the names (aftermath.site)
EXCLUSIVE - What Could Have Been - Details on Respawn's Canceled Mandalorian Star Wars Game - Insider Gaming (insider-gaming.com)
SRI LANKA – IRAN Colombo turning to Iranian oil (circumventing US sanctions) (www.asianews.it)
ASIA TODAY Syria: Turkish drones kill three members of a Christian militia in the north-east (www.asianews.it)
Beginner looking for NAS advice (kbin.social)
I'm looking for advice on how to get started with a NAS, probably Synology since it's beginner friendly and often well recommended. I'm thinking of a 2 bay case with 2x4TB HDDs in RAID1 setup. What do I have to look out for in a device to get the best bang for my bucks?...
LotR meets recycling (sound on!) (i.imgur.com)
Direct link just in case the other one doesn’t work: i.imgur.com/DpcYyFQ.mp4
Honda built a powered chair to zoom around theme parks while wearing an AR headset. (www.engadget.com)
At the upcoming SXSW Conference… Honda will give attendees a chance to try out a new mobility device… specifically designed for mixed reality entertainment experiences....
'We don't have shareholders, but we also don't think about them,' Larian Studios uses its stage time at the DICE Awards to speak out against a brutal industry climate (www.pcgamer.com)
[Malwarebytes Blog] Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts (www.malwarebytes.com)
This article warns users about Android banking trojans, a type of malware that steals online banking credentials and drains accounts....
EU citizens, pls sing for Tempi Train Crash (Greece) (chng.it)
On February 13, 2023, a train derailed near Tempi, Greece, killing 58 people and injuring 78 others. The victims’ families have been struggling to get justice and compensation from the Greek authorities, who have been accused of negligence and corruption. They need your support to demand accountability and transparency. Please...
Kellogg CEO now faces backlash for suggesting people eat 'cereal for dinner' to save money (www.nbcnews.com)
Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency (apnews.com)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak....
