On DMA eve, Google whines, Apple sounds alarms, and TikTok wants out (arstechnica.com)
As a general rule, when trillion-dollar companies don’t like regulation, it simply means they’re admitting the rules are good for their customers.
The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines (www.cnn.com)
Cookie Monster complaint about "shrinkflation" sparks response from White House (www.cbsnews.com)
“Me hate shrinkflation! Me cookies are getting smaller,” the googly-eyed, furry blue muppet declared on X on Monday, tapping into an economic trend of the day. “Guess me going to have to eat double da cookies!”
U.S. Seeks to Boost Nuclear Power After Decades of Inertia (www.nytimes.com)
Measures moving through Congress to encourage new reactors are receiving broad bipartisan support, as lawmakers embrace a once-contentious technology....
Epic Games reportedly hit by 189GB hack, including login and payment info (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
The report comes from Cyber Daily, who also broke the news of last year’s confirmed hack attack on Insomniac Games. The site claims that new ransomware group Mogilevich are the culprits, as per the screencap of a darkweb posting above, and that the hackers are now trying to get Epic or another party to pay up for the return of...
TIL North Koreans cannot go to Japan (en.wikipedia.org)
Revealed: at least 22 Californians have died while being held face down by police since 2016 (www.theguardian.com)
Police have long known the dangers of holding people in prone restraint. So why do so many keep dying?...
Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite a strong U.S. economy (www.cnbc.com)
Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite a strong U.S. economy::The number of tech sector layoffs in 2024 has been outpacing the number of terminations in 2023.
Old xkcd, I can't see it ever not being relevant (xkcd.com)
Trump warns of enemies ‘within our country’ to Christian media gathering (www.theguardian.com)
The ex-president told the National Religious Broadcasters that ‘the greatest threat’ to the US is ‘people from within our country’...
Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control (www.wired.com)
Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control::Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry’s culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.
AI Breakthrough Predicts and Prevents Plasma Disruptions in Fusion Reactors, Scientists Claims (www.vice.com)
Scientists at Princeton University have developed an AI model that can predict and prevent plasma instabilities, a major hurdle in achieving practical fusion energy....
Argentina's poverty levels hit 57% of population, a 20-year high in January, study finds (apnews.com)
Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business (www.cnbc.com)
Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business::Walmart touted the ability to grow its ad business through a Vizio TV platform that allows users to watch free ad-supported content.
Valve gives kudos to “amazing” Steam Deck competitors (archive.is)
OnLy GoD cAn JuDgE mE (slrpnk.net)
Rakuten launches cloud storage with unlimited file transfers, targets businesses and individuals, with free 10GB storage (www.techradar.com)
Highlights:...
Cisco to lay off more than 4,000 employees to focus on artificial intelligence (nypost.com)
Cisco to lay off more than 4,000 employees to focus on artificial intelligence::Cisco revealed plans to slash its headcount by 5% on Wednesday, which will affect roughly 4,250 employees across the tech behemoth’s global workforce.
Germany now world's third largest economy as Japan loses its spot (www.euronews.com)
Japan slips into recession, becoming the 4th-largest economy, behind the US, China and now Germany....
Shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade seemed to stem from dispute among several people, police say (apnews.com)
Israel says its special forces are inside the largest hospital in southern Gaza. (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli troops have entered Nasser Medical Complex, the hospital in southern Gaza where thousands of displaced Palestinians had been sheltering in recent days, Gaza’s health ministry and the Israeli military said on Thursday....
This Website Tracked Hate Crimes in India. Then the Government Took It Offline (www.wired.com)
India, the world’s largest democracy, prepares to kick off its election season in just a matter of weeks. But activists and experts worry that the government is cracking down on platforms and internet service providers to silence critical voices, and tighten its grip on the information ecosystem....
Windows95Man to represent Finland in Eurovision. Linus Torvalds must be so disappointed (sopuli.xyz)
Context: the creator of Linux is from Finland
Erik Prince Calls for U.S. to Colonize Africa and Latin America (theintercept.com)
Media study on Gen Alpha kids show 'purposeful participation' over 'mindless consumption' of media and increased privacy consciousness over previous gen (variety.com)
Media study on Gen Alpha kids show ‘purposeful participation’ over ‘mindless consumption’ of media and increased privacy consciousness over previous gen::Gen Alpha kids are protective of their personal data online and enjoy media that allows them to control their experiences with content.
