Trump Suggests Planes Can’t Fly When It’s Not Sunny (www.theatlantic.com)
The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic bird flu vaccine (apnews.com)
Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image) (www.space.com)
time for big bang revision
Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion (abcnews.go.com)
Confidence in Zelenskyy and support for Ukraine (www.pewresearch.org)
The bubble finally burst. Majorities in France, Italy, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Turkey, Colombia, Malaysia, etc. or large minorities in US, Canada, Germany, Poland, Spain, etc. express no or not much confidence in Zelensky.
Highlighting journalism on Mastodon (blog.joinmastodon.org)
Leaked WhatsApp Feature Allows Users to Create Customized Stickers Using Their Own Image (www.techtimes.com)
WhatsApp is developing an AI-powered feature allowing users to create personalized stickers using their own images. The feature is currently in beta testing and is expected to be rolled out to the public soon.
don't use ladybird browser lol (cyberpunk.lol)
github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/6814
Team Fortress 2's player count doubles after fan pressure sees Valve step in with a bot-demolishing banwave and a firm line on appeals: 'No' (www.pcgamer.com)
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law...
Drew DeVault on the biggest threats to FOSS and some proposed solutions (fosstodon.org)
World Bank Upgrades Russia to ‘High-Income’ Country (www.themoscowtimes.com)
AMD vs Intel: Which CPUs Are Better in 2024? [Winner: AMD] (www.tomshardware.com)
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson faces further sex offence charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
Harder than it seems (i.imgur.com)
Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss (apnews.com)
Edited for rule 10: NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss....
'Brain-in-a-jar' biocomputers can now learn to control robots (newatlas.com)
FDA bans food additive found in citrusy sports drinks and sodas (www.nbcnews.com)
The FDA said it had concluded that BVO was not safe for use after the results of studies, it conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, found the potential for adverse effects in humans....
French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)
AI will soon replace all software testers in the world (medium.com)
AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings (arstechnica.com)
Tory student group condemned after video shows them ‘singing to Nazi song’ University of Warwick says video ‘troubling’ after footage shows students dancing at Conservative association dinner (www.theguardian.com)
Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling (www.bbc.com)
Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....
The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)
