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Samsung’s $1,300 phone might someday have fees for AI usage (arstechnica.com)

Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008 (arstechnica.com)

It’s all about changing your perspective. (literature.cafe)

Rockstar Owner Take-Two Locked in Trademark Dispute With Remedy Over 'R' Logo - IGN (www.ign.com)

OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools (www.cnbc.com)

OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools::OpenAI has quietly walked back a ban on the military use of ChatGPT and its other artificial intelligence tools.

The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending (gizmodo.com)

The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending::Self-checkout is a failed experiment, and a growing number of stores are backpedaling on these cursed machines.

Billy Mitchell has surrendered (perfectpacman.com)

Billy Mitchell didn’t win his defamation lawsuit against Twin Galaxies. Not only was Billy not in a position to get a financial settlement, Billy’s cheated Donkey Kong scores were not reinstated(as he’s claiming), and his claimed Pac-Man score from 1999 is also not on the main scoreboards. What had happened is that the...

Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit at Zelenskyy's request (www.ctvnews.ca)

Is Google deliberately slowing down YouTube video buffering for adblock users? (www.ghacks.net)

Where have all the websites gone? (www.fromjason.xyz)

Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Flag (www.nytimes.com)

Incels need more mental health help - Swansea University report (www.bbc.com)

Men who identify as incels have “fundamental thinking errors” about what women want, research shows....

queer.af, a Mastodon instance, has been killed by the Taliban (archive.fo)

The admin stated they won’t be renewing the domain because .af is now controlled by the Taliban....

Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist (open.substack.com)

Followup to why you should switch to Nobara Linux. Also, some scripts I’ve compiled for distro hopping the fedora flavors.

Remote Workers Are Losing Out on Promotions (www.wsj.com)

New data shows that people who log on from home five days a week get fewer promotions and less mentoring than people in the office...

UK-US air strikes launched against Houthis in Yemen (www.bbc.com)

US verges on vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths as more people decline vaccinations: FDA (arstechnica.com)

Saudi Arabia wants peace with Israel after Gaza war, envoy tells BBC (www.jpost.com)

UK's Sunak says tax cuts will be paid for by curbing welfare spending (www.itv.com)

Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware | Researchers identify 23 vulnerabilities, some of which can exploited with no authentication (arstechnica.com)

Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware | Researchers identify 23 vulnerabilities, some of which can exploited with no authentication::Researchers identify 23 vulnerabilities, some of which can exploited with no authentication.

Senior AWS dev claims Amazon is quietly trying to encourage employees to quit in a push to covertly cut numbers (www.itpro.com)

Senior AWS dev claims Amazon is quietly trying to encourage employees to quit in a push to covertly cut numbers::A senior developer at AWS has claimed the tech giant is conducting a “silent sacking” campaign in a bid to covertly cut numbers and avoid negative press.

Red Sea crisis from Houthi attacks hits world trade as cost of shipping soars by 170% (english.elpais.com)

Biden Condemns Trump as Dire Threat to Democracy in a Blistering Speech (www.nytimes.com)

President Biden on Friday delivered a ferocious condemnation of Donald J. Trump, his likely 2024 opponent, warning in searing language that the former president had directed an insurrection and would aim to undo the nation’s bedrock democracy if he returned to power....