Japan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff (www.independent.co.uk)
A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff...
Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels (www.theguardian.com)
Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which has a 30% fatality rate...
Stardew Valley's 1.6 Update Will Fix Your [ingame] Marriage (kotaku.com)
Reddit’s Sale of User Data for AI Training Draws FTC Investigation (www.wired.com)
The platform says it stands to make more than $200 million in coming years from Google and other companies that want user comments to feed AI projects. Regulators have questions....
Ark of Charon is a mix of Rimworld style colony sim, tower defense, and cozy vibes (www.pcgamesn.com)
Nearly half of the planet suffers from a neurological disease (english.elpais.com)
Forgotten Seas - Official Game Trailer (yt.artemislena.eu)
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‘Snack ‘n slash RPG’ HANGRY announced for PC (www.gematsu.com)
Colorado man died from pet Gila monster's venomous bite, autopsy shows (apnews.com)
A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard’s venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday confirmed....
Russia says it killed large number of Ukrainian soldiers with ‘vacuum bomb’ in claim Kyiv calls nonsense (www.cnn.com)
Russia says it killed large numbers of Ukrainian soldiers with a destructive so-called “vacuum bomb” in a claim Ukraine swiftly called nonsense....
Russia's GPS jamming puts aviation, shipping at additional risk as well | News | ERR (news.err.ee)
'Others also affected by religiophobia': India abstains on vote in UNGA on Islamophobia (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
No evidence from Israel to back UNRWA accusations, says EU humanitarian chief (www.reuters.com)
The European Union’s top humanitarian aid official said on Thursday he had seen no evidence from Israel to back its accusations against staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which should continue playing a “critical” role in Gaza.
Rebellious Russians Stage Daring Attacks From Ukraine on Russian Soil (www.nytimes.com)
IDF completes road across width of Gaza, satellite images show - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Expertise (slrpnk.net)
Russia election: Arrests for vandalism as ballot boxes targeted in Putin vote (www.bbc.com)
The trade route from China to Mexico soars by 60% in January and establishes itself as one of the largest in the world (english.elpais.com)
A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned (apnews.com)
Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.”...
Finland suspends reception of berry pickers’ visa applications (www.bangkokpost.com)
Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes (www.latimes.com)
Claude 3 launched by Anthropic — new AI model leaves OpenAI's GPT-4 in the dust (www.tomsguide.com)
Title is a bit dramatic, but yes, Claude 3 claims to be better than GPT 4 in most ways.
habla espanol (hachyderm.io)
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Iceland volcano erupts again, spewing fountains of lava (www.reuters.com)
A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, the country’s meteorological office said, spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air in sharp contrast against the dark night sky....
San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers in stunning tough-on-crime shift (www.latimes.com)
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