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Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site (apnews.com)

Google is redesigning its search engine — and it’s AI all the way down (www.theverge.com)

Google will use Gemini to detect scams during calls | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

First sodium-ion battery storage station at grid level opens with cells that can be charged in 12 minutes (www.notebookcheck.net)

Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies (www.euronews.com)

Italy’s birth rate, already one of the lowest in the world, has been falling steadily for about 15 years and reached a record low last year....

Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere | Experts issue warning after finding global average concentration in March was 4.7ppm higher than same period last year (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9388627...

It is so convenient and free. (discuss.tchncs.de)

Zoo defends ‘panda’ exhibit after criticism for using dogs dyed black and white (www.unilad.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/11618175...

Google’s Pixel Leaves Little Room to Breathe for Sony Phones - Bloomberg (www.bloomberg.com)

cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/8675186

Chemicals in car interiors may cause cancer — and they’re required by US law: (thehill.com)

Pro-trans protests erupt across France as legislators consider ban on care (www.lgbtqnation.com)

“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll (www.ktla.com)

J.K. Rowling Is So Transphobic Even Elon Musk Wants Her to Shut Up (www.thedailybeast.com)

Sovereign Computing | Start9 (start9.com)

StartOS facilitates the entire process of discovering, installing, configuring, and using any variety of open-source software from anywhere in the world without trusting anyone.

Cast Iron Pizza (sopuli.xyz)

https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/cdd13d72-192b-4a34-ac30-28cd15a9b334.webp...

Florida abortion clinics squeeze in as many patients as possible ahead of 6-week ban (www.nbcnews.com)

Clinic staff described packed waiting rooms, full parking lots and phones ringing nonstop in the final days before the state’s new law takes effect....

These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life' (apnews.com)

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What happens when every time your browser sends data to a tracker it makes a beep sound? (infosec.exchange)

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YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users (www.androidpolice.com)

Arif Dikici, who is a part of the Android Video and Image Codecs team at Google, recently announced on LinkedIn that Android will now use an AV1 decoder known as “libdav1d,” which was created by the team behind VLC.

Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

Adobe's new generative AI tools for video are absolutely terrifying (mashable.com)

‘Something will have to give’: IMF sounds alarm on US debt (thehill.com)

Abortions in first 12 weeks should be legalised in Germany, commission says (www.theguardian.com)

Most cases of abortion are illegal in Germany, which report says is not compatible with international standards...

Axios: Biden told Netanyahu U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran (www.axios.com)

“I told Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks — sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel,” Biden said.