Russians Are Strangely Stumped About Why Moscow Is Getting Bombed (www.thedailybeast.com)
“Who would have declared such a war on us in Moscow?”...
I just developed and published a script to clear your pict-rs object storage from potential CSAM. (github.com)
I noticed a bit of panic around here lately and as I have had to continuously fight against pedos for the past year, I have developed tools to help me detect and prevent this content....
Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city (www.theguardian.com)
After weeks of local speculation, the purchasers of 55,000 acres of northern California land have been revealed. The group Flannery Associates – backed by a cohort of Silicon Valley investors – has quietly purchased $800m worth of agricultural and empty land, the New York Times has reported. Their goal is to build a utopian...
Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it. (www.businessinsider.com)
Tipping ‘nudges’ are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don’t leave a gratuity, you’ll hear about it.::DoorDash is the latest delivery service to nudge customers who don’t tip. It shows how intrusive tip requests are, and how important tips are to gig workers.
Uber CEO balks after a reporter tells him the cost of his 2.9-mile Uber ride: 'Oh my God. Wow.' (www.yahoo.com)
Uber CEO balks after a reporter tells him the cost of his 2.9-mile Uber ride: ‘Oh my God. Wow.’::undefined
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased (apnews.com)
Twitter is threatening legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that researches hate speech and content moderation on social media platforms....
‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee (www.theguardian.com)
Infinity for Lemmy (codeberg.org)
Hello everyone,...
Anger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly (www.cnn.com)
Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth day of crippling power outages and heat, a combination that has proven dangerous – and at times deadly – as some struggle to access food, gas and medical care....
Russia launches "social rating" platform to determine a person’s comparative “social status” (www.themoscowtimes.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/536301...
More parents are taking on debt to pay for Disney vacations as prices soar (www.businessinsider.com)
Microsoft accidentally lists the benefits of not using a Microsoft account on Windows 11 (www.windowscentral.com)
Microsoft inadvertently highlighted the benefits of using a local account over a Microsoft account on Windows 11 in a recent support page update....
Spotify CEO sparks backlash after social media post that claimed the cost of making "content" is "close to zero" (www.loudersound.com)
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sparked an online backlash after a social media post in which he said the cost of creating “content” is “close to zero”....
The problem with GIMP (www.spacebar.news)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for brutal crackdowns against political opposition, dies at 63 (www.nbcnews.com)
Uber's new shuttle service sounds a lot like a bus route (qz.com)
Those Silicon Valley geniuses have done it again!...
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (arstechnica.com)
All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week (arstechnica.com)
Below is a look at the most exasperating news from streaming services from this week. The scale of this article demonstrates how fast and frequently disappointing streaming news arises. Coincidentally, as we wrote this article, another price hike was announced....
Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail (www.androidpolice.com)
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it (www.theverge.com)
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
HeliBoard, a privacy-conscious open-source Android keyboard based on AOSP/now-unmaintained OpenBoard, is now available on F-Droid (f-droid.org)
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
American intelligence withheld information on Moscow terror attacks out of fear of exposing intelligence sources or methods (www.nytimes.com)
The adversarial relationship between Washington and Moscow prevented U.S. officials from sharing any information about the plot beyond what was necessary, out of fear Russian authorities might learn their intelligence sources or methods.