European Parliament condemns Putin's election as illegitimate (kyivindependent.com)
The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s March presidential election as illegitimate, Ukrinform reported on April 25....
Honor and Huawei topped China's smartphone market in Q1 (www.gsmarena.com)
SaGa Emerald Beyond released on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Jusant on GoG [20% off] (www.gog.com)
Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats (www.politico.eu)
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that Europe faces possible demise if it does not take bold action to tackle U.S. and Chinese protectionism, amid serious geopolitical threats from authoritarian regimes....
Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth (www.nytimes.com)
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The FTC has banned noncompete agreements (www.theverge.com)
Audiophile brand Moondrop teases its first smartphone, the MIAD 01 - GSMArena.com news (m.gsmarena.com)
GDP growth slowed to a 1.6% rate in the first quarter, well below expectations: report (www.cnbc.com)
School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis (arstechnica.com)
PowerDevil in Plasma 6.0 and beyond (blogs.kde.org)
Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services (www.securityweek.com)
Coca-Cola is largest known contributor of branded plastic waste, global study finds (www.axios.com)
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VideoGigaGAN: Towards Detail-rich Video Super-Resolution (videogigagan.github.io)
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New AMD Ryzen 9000 CPU series confirmed, thanks to Gigabyte (www.pcgamesn.com)
Secret service agent on Harris detail involved in altercation before flight (wapo.st)
Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Watch these hungry waxworms eat through plastic and digest it too (www.bbc.com)
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade....
Scottish Greens to oppose Yousaf in no-confidence vote (www.bbc.co.uk)
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back.
U.S. Refuses to Back U.N. Calls for Probe into Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals (www.democracynow.org)
On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel refused to support the U.N. call for a probe into the mass graves in Gaza. Patel was questioned by journalist Said...
Baltimore County educator framed principal with AI-generated voice, police say (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore County Police arrested****Pikesville High School’s former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him with allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate Principal Eric Eiswert, leading the public to believe Eiswert made racist and antisemitic comments behind closed doors....