At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza (www.npr.org)
Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service (arstechnica.com)
Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service::For now this is early access, but “most” customers will get upgraded eventually.
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
Some people who barely knew each other meeting for no special reason. (lemmynsfw.com)
Mike Johnson picked as new GOP speaker nominee just hours after Tom Emmer drops bid (www.cnn.com)
The House GOP picked Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest speaker nominee Tuesday evening, though the Louisiana Republican so far lacks the 217 votes needed to win the gavel – the latest sign that Republicans are still no closer to electing a new speaker three weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster....
NHL Rescinds Pride Tape Ban After Coyotes’ Travis Dermott Defies Rule (www.si.com)
Report: Unity's Runtime Fee quietly gave exemptions in launch rush (www.gamedeveloper.com)
NVIDIA, AMD working on Arm-based PC chips to rival Qualcomm (www.androidauthority.com)
The Algorithm Knows What You Really Want (files.catbox.moe)
Android fixes Emergency SOS to prevent accidental 911 calls (9to5google.com)
Sleeping less than five hours a night can raise depression risk, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Consistently short sleep duration more likely to precede symptoms than inverse, genetic data reveal
EY and IBM team up on AI to automate HR processes (venturebeat.com)
Instagram ‘Sincerely Apologizes’ For Inserting ‘Terrorist’ Into Palestinian Bio Translations (www.404media.co)
The "see translation" feature for user bios was auto-translating phrases that included "Palestinian" and “alhamdulillah” into "Praise be to god, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom."
Elon Musk’s X removes the New York Times’ verification badge (www.washingtonpost.com)
New York sues crypto firms for losing over $1 billion (www.theverge.com)
Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine (arstechnica.com)
IDF presents evidence misfired Gazan rocket caused hospital blast, slams Hamas ‘lies’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Additional walkthrough of central courtyard and parking lot area of the Ahli Hospital in Gaza, after the explosion last night.
Arizona House Republican [Debbie Lesko] won’t run for reelection: DC ‘is broken’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced Tuesday that she would not be seeking reelection in 2024 because “Washington, D.C. is broken,” she said in a statement....
Anon reaps what he sows (sh.itjust.works)
US supreme court blocks ‘ghost gun’ makers again from selling at-home kits (www.theguardian.com)
Justices reverse federal judge’s order that allowed manufacturers to sell unregulated kits that convert into firearms...
Alabama Woman Gave Birth in Jail Shower After Begging to Go to a Hospital (jezebel.com)
Ashley Caswell had been jailed for substance use to “protect her unborn child.” When her water broke jail staff told her to “sleep it off," her lawsuit says....
Silk tougher than Kevlar thanks to genetically modified silkworms (cosmosmagazine.com)
Silk tougher than Kevlar thanks to genetically modified silkworms::Researchers in China have successfully genetically modified silkworms to produce spider silk. The silk fibres produced were 6 times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests.
Russia’s Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer (www.theguardian.com)
A top Ukrainian commander has claimed that Russia’s biggest offensive in months – involving tanks, thousands of soldiers and armoured vehicles in an attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka – is failing, as he admitted Kyiv’s own attempts to advance in the south were proving “difficult”....
UNICEF: 700 Palestinian children killed by Israel (www.mittelstand-brics.com)
Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because 'Zuck has balls,' a former top Facebook engineer says (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because ‘Zuck has balls,’ a former top Facebook engineer says::Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a big risk by making its powerful AI model Llama 2 mostly open source, according to Replit CEO Amjad Masad.
