Commented - kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Google explains Gemini’s “embarrassing” AI pictures of diverse Nazis (www.theverge.com)

The T-🌰00 (sopuli.xyz)

More than 500 games on Steam earned over $3 million in 2023 (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

Dell RTO mandate said to be a stealth layoff, for women (www.theregister.com)

Dell RTO mandate said to be a stealth layoff, for women::Employees feel frustrated by lack of communication and bosses’ inability to tell them which offices are open

The CEO of Hyundai’s electric air-taxi subsidiary thinks we’ll be flying in them by 2028—but admits batteries aren’t there yet (fortune.com)

Ala. hospital halts IVF after state’s high court ruled embryos are “children” (arstechnica.com)

Anger and uncertainty spread in wake of Friday's ruling by the state's Supreme Court.

Twitter security staff kept firm in compliance by disobeying Musk, FTC says (arstechnica.com)

Euroclear, which holds 191bn of 260bn in frozen Russian assets, warns against G7 plan to backstop Ukraine debt with Russian assets (www.ft.com)

Apple Announces 'Groundbreaking' New Security Protocol for iMessage (www.macrumors.com)

Apple Announces ‘Groundbreaking’ New Security Protocol for iMessage::Apple today announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage called PQ3. Apple says this “groundbreaking” and…

Letitia James says she's prepared to seize Trump's buildings if he can't pay his $354M civil fraud fine (abcnews.go.com)

The New York attorney general made the remarks in an interview with ABC News....

Israel’s economy slumps 19.4% in the fourth quarter as war takes a toll | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City, as U.N. suspends food deliveries to the north because of looting. (www.nytimes.com)

MFBC...

Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

Russia arrests woman with dual US-Russian citizenship for 'treason' (www.france24.com)

Cummins Diesel Cheats Emissions Tests - Fined $1.6B by US (www.thecooldown.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/12134129...

Kids Online Safety Act gains enough supporters to pass the Senate (www.theverge.com)

Kids Online Safety Act gains enough supporters to pass the Senate::The bill would create a duty of care for tech platforms to protect child and teen users.

Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable (www.niemanlab.org)

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GitHub - basings/selfhosted-music-overview: A table listing software network services which can be hosted on your own servers (github.com)

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto (www.reuters.com)

The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto....

Well it'll be unforgettable alright (sh.itjust.works)

U.S. racks up munitions costs in indefinite fight against Houthis (www.washingtontimes.com)

Those strikes come with a significant price tag. In some cases, U.S. forces have used Tomahawk missiles, which can cost about $2 million each. But even beyond the costs themselves, analysts warn that the U.S. is quickly depleting its weapons stockpiles, which were already running thin after years of military support for Ukraine...

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass (apnews.com)

Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday....