How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets (www.texastribune.org)
Consumer protection laws give attorneys general broad legal authority to request a wide range of records when investigating businesses or charities for allegations of deceptive or fraudulent practices, such as gas stations that hike up fuel prices during hurricanes, companies that run robocalling phone scams and unscrupulous...
Massachusetts fugitive dubbed "Bad Breath Rapist" captured in California after 16 years on the run (www.cbsnews.com)
Police in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday helped U.S. Marshals arrest a fugitive wanted in a Massachusetts rape case nearly two decades after he fled that state during his trial, authorities said....
U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Damaged by Rough Seas (www.nytimes.com)
The temporary pier that the U.S. military constructed and put in place to provide much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza has broken apart in rough seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday....
Fighting fire with fire (lemmy.world)
Former SK hynix employee charged with stealing tech for Huawei — Chinese national was arrested at airport (www.tomshardware.com)
Alito refuses to step aside from Trump supreme court cases amid flag scandal (www.theguardian.com)
Justice tells Congress controversy over two extremist flags flown at his houses does not merit recusal from cases...
What is YOUR top 10 list of all time best video games? (kbin.social)
Any platform(s).
Kdenlive 24.05.0 released - Kdenlive (kdenlive.org)
Trump Found Guilty in Hush-Money Case (www.nytimes.com)
OpenAI Says Russia and China Used Its A.I. in Covert Campaigns (www.nytimes.com)
Iran and an Israeli company also exploited the tools in online influence efforts, but none gained much traction, an OpenAI report said....
Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor (apnews.com)
Joe Biden is correct that violent crime is near a 50-year low (www.poynter.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15948872...
Deflation Never Happens, Except Right Now (nymag.com)
Judge Orders Alec Baldwin to Face Trial for ‘Rust’ Shooting (www.thedailybeast.com)
Aid Workers Describe Inferno, Bodies 'Burned Beyond Recognition' In Rafah (www.rollingstone.com)
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who came to Rafah to escape Israel’s bombing campaign are now fleeing as it has become clear it is not the “safe zone” that was promised....
Be honest: Who would win?
I used hyperfine CLI tool to measure startup and shutdown times of several code interpreters (dev.to)
A blog post shows an example usage of hyperfine CLI tool to measure and plot time of startup and shutdown of several code interpreters.
Jumblie #240 (jumblie.com)
Post your scores and discuss the topic of the day. Try and use spoiler tags if you are going to mention any of the solution words....
Astronomy generates mountains of data—that's perfect for AI (phys.org)
DNA on plastic fork in Florida cracks 15-year-old unsolved NYC homicide (www.nbcnews.com)
Neuralink looks to the public to solve a seemingly impossible problem (www.cbc.ca)
Elon Musk’s quest to wirelessly connect human brains with machines has run into a seemingly impossible obstacle, experts say. The company is now asking the public for help finding a solution....