Why the Fediverse is not (yet) Billionaire-Proof, or: The 51% Attack for the Fediverse (fungiverse.wordpress.com)
How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT (danluu.com)
Israel: South Africa Is Anti-Semitic to Invoke Genocide Convention (consortiumnews.com)
Putin Ally Found Dead After Falling From Third-Floor Window (www.charlotteobserver.com)
Vladimir Egorov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media. Tobolsk City Duma deputy Egorov, 46, a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, fell from the third floor window of a house on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram...
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Pushes for Gender Equality in Domestic Duties (bnnbreaking.com)
‘Don’t worry about me. I’m fine’: Kremlin critic Navalny from Arctic jail (www.aljazeera.com)
Who’s Killing All These Stories About a Controversial Tech Mogul? (www.thedailybeast.com)
A tech guru is waging a war on major media outlets across three continents, hiring a “media assassin” law firm to kill stories connecting him to “hacks-for-hire” controversy.
Israel denies visas to UN staff as it hits back against Gaza war criticism (www.aljazeera.com)
Blizzard expected to blast the US Plains and cause travel delays (www.cnn.com)
Blizzard warnings have been issued across the Central Plains, threatening Christmas Day travelers with delays and dangerous road conditions....
Israeli Food Industries Association warns of potential food shortage due to Red Sea attacks (www.aa.com.tr)
Ukraine will suffer ‘insane’ losses if US stops aid, warn frontline troops (www.independent.co.uk)
Ho Ho Holy shit! (files.catbox.moe)
Original God of War trilogy remaster rumoured to be on the way (www.ggrecon.com)
Iran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles to armory (www.politico.com)
State TV said both Talaeieh and Nasir cruise missiles have arrived at a naval base near the Indian Ocean....
Inside the MAGA Plan to Attack Birth Control, Surveil Women and Ban the Abortion Pill (www.rollingstone.com)
Republicans’ Project 2025 blueprint spells out how they’ll leverage virtually every arm, tool and agency of the federal government to attack abortion....
The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up (www.wired.com)
In September, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink announced the much-anticipated news that it would start recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial to test its device. Known as a brain-computer interface, or BCI, it collects electrical activity from neurons and interprets those signals into commands to control an...
Business Insider's reporter and his disastrous experience with GM's Blazer including the infotainment system: (www.businessinsider.com)
Business Insider’s reporter and his disastrous experience with GM’s Blazer including the infotainment system:::When the Chevrolet Blazer EV stranded Kevin Williams, a 7-hour drive turned into a 14-hour ordeal.
China announces rules to reduce spending on video games (www.reuters.com)
“Online games will now be banned from giving players rewards if they log in every day, if they spend on the game for the first time or if they spend several times on the game consecutively. All are common incentive mechanisms in online games.”
Despite backlash, Masha Gessen says comparing Gaza to a Nazi-era ghetto is necessary (www.npr.org)
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/6758033...
Kiteworks acquires ownCloud & Dracoon - Nextcloud (nextcloud.com)
Germany swaps Russia for Norway in gas supply dependence (www.reuters.com)
STOP DOING SCIENCE - a community for memes similar to the one shown below (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia (www.seattletimes.com)
The new law, which will come into effect in six months’ time and which also allows cannabis to be used for scientific and industrial ends, passed by 248 votes in the 401-seat parliament in Kyiv. A full breakdown of the vote wasn’t immediately available. The law was proposed by Prime Minister Denys Smyhal....
Announcing a new look and vision for EA's Frostbite engine (www.ea.com)
