Unionized Google workers learned their jobs were over while testifying to Austin City Council about why they need higher pay (fortune.com)
Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike (www.theverge.com)
Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike::Google previously said the team of YouTube Music contractors were not employees since they were hired by Cognizant.
Reddit keeps testing desktop UI changes ahead of its IPO (www.androidpolice.com)
More than a hundred Palestinians killed in an operation to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza (intlmonitor.com)
How Stupid Do They Think We Are: Media execs don’t want the sites, they just want the names (aftermath.site)
Biden signs executive order to stop Russia and China from buying Americans’ personal data | The bulk sale of geolocation, genomic, financial and health data will be off-limits to “countries of conc... (www.engadget.com)
Biden signs executive order to stop Russia and China from buying Americans’ personal data | The bulk sale of geolocation, genomic, financial and health data will be off-limits to “countries of conc…::President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to limit the mass-sale of Americans’ personal data to...
The game magazine that spent two years taunting a Final Fantasy VIII hater (ff8isthe.best)
I really like this new blog. Reminds me of ukresistance.
Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop project racks up serious safety violations — Workers describe routine chemical burns, permanent scarring to limbs, and violations that call into question claims of innovative... (www.bloomberg.com)
Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop project racks up serious safety violations — Workers describe routine chemical burns, permanent scarring to limbs, and violations that call into question claims of innovative…::The Boring Company’s tiny Las Vegas Loop is all that’s come of Musk’s promises to build superfast mass-transit...
The war in Ukraine and our obligation to seek peace (www.meer.com)
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat (www.theguardian.com)
Rainbow Six Siege director says making a sequel after 9 years would be a mistake: 'I'm not going to name names, but you see games go through sequels and just completely drop the ball' (www.pcgamer.com)
Unidentified balloon belongs to amateur balloonist (www.nbcnews.com)
UK firms make four-day workweek permanent after world’s biggest trial (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/12307563...
First look: Google Keep will let you jot notes from the lock screen on Android tablets (www.androidauthority.com)
Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon (apnews.com)
Poland is concerned by pro-Putin slogans at farmers' protests, saying Russian agents may be to blame (apnews.com)
Polish authorities voiced grave concerns Wednesday after slogans praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war against Ukraine appeared at Polish farmers’ protests....
Court blocks $1 billion copyright ruling that punished ISP for its users’ piracy (arstechnica.com)
Court blocks $1 billion copyright ruling that punished ISP for its users’ piracy::“Cox did not profit from its subscribers’ acts of infringement,” judges rule.
Biden administration announces $5.8B in funding to clean up drinking water, upgrade infrastructure (abc7chicago.com)
The Civil Engineering Society gave the country’s drinking water infrastructure a C- rating in 2021...
Signal: Introducing usernames and phone number privacy (signal.org)
TLDR version as per Signal’s Mastodon:...
Russia-Ukraine latest: X suspends Navalny wife's account - as Moscow puts brother on wanted list (news.sky.com)
The widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has had her X account suspended. Meanwhile, his brother has been put on Moscow wanted list's. Listen to a Daily podcast special on Russian opposition in the wake of Navalny's death as you scroll.
‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship. (consumerchoicecenter.org)
‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship.::Washington, D.C. - This week, a bipartisan cohort of US Senators unveiled a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that aims to impose various restrictions and requirements on tech
The rise and fall of robots.txt: As unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart. (www.theverge.com)
Disco Elysium standalone expansion reportedly cancelled and quarter of staff facing redundancy at ZA/UM (www.eurogamer.net)
Ukraine Russia war: US warns Avdiivka could fall (www.bbc.com)
The US has warned that Russia could seize Ukraine’s key eastern town of Avdiivka - the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in recent months....
