Figuring things out (lemmy.world)
Father of Michigan school shooter found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (www.theguardian.com)
Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California....
Google is quietly blocking RCS on rooted devices. (support.google.com)
Wendy’s Wants to Start Uber-like Surge Pricing in 2025 (gizmodo.com)
Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent.
West Virginia House passes bill allowing prosecution of librarians (www.newsandsentinel.com)
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecution in the off chance a minor encounters books and content some consider to be obscene.
Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI (techcrunch.com)
Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses (arstechnica.com)
While we can be pretty confident that Reddit has its own motivations (i.e. self-interest) for fighting these lawsuits, this is still a good news story for pirates.
Trans people in Florida can no longer update their driver’s licenses: A new state rule may expose trans people to criminal or civil penalties if they try to update their documentation. (19thnews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/florida-trans-drivers-license-u…
U.S. health officials ask DEA to reclassify marijuana following review (www.upi.com)
Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump (apnews.com)
“We thank you for the upcoming election, Lord — or caucus, as we call it in Iowa,” said Hundley, speaking from the sanctuary of his evangelical Christian church in his slight Texas drawl as his parishioners bowed their heads....
Beer drinking in America falls to the lowest level in a generation (www.nbcnews.com)
TIL if you live in Pennsylvania and make minimum wage you'd have to work 105 hours a week to afford a "modest" one bedroom rental. (nlihc.org)
This site has these sorts of stats for each state.
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates (www.nytimes.com)
Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds....
Did Your Spotify Wrapped Place You In Burlington, Berkeley, or Cambridge? You May Be Gay (www.them.us)
My PDF reader REALLY HAD to add a permanent "AI assistant" button that floats on every single file i open (feddit.it)
If someone knows how to disable this fuckery, please tell me or i have to install adobe acrobat, it makes me crazy as it floats on all the open PDFs, covering text/content
The vanishing of the small high-end smartphone (www.smh.com.au)
Manufacturers don’t make displays under 6 inches available for purchase, with special cases (such as the iPhone Mini) being made under exclusive contracts. The best lead they have so far is to try to use displays designed for the front part of a foldable phone, but they’re yet to strike an agreement....
Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent (www.ghacks.net)
‘The Onion’ Stands With Israel Because It Seems Like You Get In Less Trouble For That (www.theonion.com)
Theonion.com
Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales (variety.com)
Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states (apnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned....
Telegram starts to look like a super app, echoing WeChat (techcrunch.com)
Microsoft cuts ties with the Surface Duo after just 2 Android version updates (www.windowscentral.com)
Microsoft is done supporting the original Surface Duo, three years after it first launched on September 10. The company has stated from the very start that the Surface Duo would receive just three years of OS updates, meaning today is the last day that Microsoft has to stay true to its word....
