Uber and Lyft are quitting Minneapolis over a driver pay increase (www.engadget.com)
The city has just 39 licensed cab drivers.
Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78 (www.bbc.co.uk)
Helldivers 2 gets its first rebalance patch (www.destructoid.com)
Modern light themes (white on white) suck. What is your favourite Plasma Theme? (lemmy.kde.social)
Sweet Baby Inc. employees harass steam group admin for listing their games to avoid them (boundingintocomics.com)
2 employees went to twitter to harass a steam group admin for listing the games Sweet Baby Inc. wrote for/were consulted with.
A New Era for the Chinese Semiconductor Industry: Beijing Responds to Export Controls (americanaffairsjournal.org)
WordPress and Tumblr Plan to Sell User Content to AI Companies (gizmodo.com)
Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand (edition.cnn.com)
Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand::The price of a Wendy’s Frosty could soon fluctuate throughout the day as the chain looks to introduce Uber-like surge pricing on its menu.
Utah School Districts Discourage Teachers from Informing Parents of Student Gender Transitions (www.nationalreview.com)
“That isn’t happening”
Bezos, Nvidia, OpenAI, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, invest millions in human-like robot startup (www.notebookcheck.net)
Germany passes law to legalize cannabis - the ninth country to do so (www.msn.com)
Gemini summary:...
Texas nationalists rage at power grid plans (www.newsweek.com)
Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat (www.theguardian.com)
Chemical Found In Cheerios, Quaker Oats May Cause Fertility Issues, Study Suggests: What To Know About Chlormequat (www.forbes.com)
Around 80% of Americans have been exposed to the plant pesticide chlormequat, which causes fertility and growth issues in animals, according to a new study published Thursday…
Tekken 8 players divided as devs add “Tekken Shop” with microtransactions (www.dexerto.com)
I guess this is probably going to be the new shitty norm with bait and switch for reviews then nickel and dime afterwards.
Do I have to know an alphabet to pass my language exam? (sopuli.xyz)
Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime (apnews.com)
Browser maker love-in snubs Google-shunned JPEG XL (www.theregister.com)
Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla have announced Interop 2024, a project to promote web browser interoperability....
The Soft Landing Is Global, but It’s Cushiest in America: Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out (www.nytimes.com)
The world is starting 2024 on an optimistic economic note, as inflation fades globally and growth remains more resilient than many forecasters had expected. Yet one country stands out for its surprising strength: the United States....
IBM to Managers: Move Near an Office or Leave Company (www.bloomberg.com)
IBM to Managers: Move Near an Office or Leave Company::International Business Machines Corp. delivered a companywide ultimatum to managers who are still working remotely: move near an office or leave the company.
US police killed a record number of people in 2023 (thehill.com)
In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence....
Robot baristas and AI chefs caused a stir at CES 2024 as casino union workers fear for their jobs (abcnews.go.com)
Jewish students sue Harvard over 'rampant' anti-semitism (www.bbc.co.uk)
Harvard University has been sued by Jewish students alleging it “has become a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment”....
Britain’s Home Secretary apologizes for joke about spiking his wife’s drink with date-rape drug (edition.cnn.com)
Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
And pull themselves up by their bootstraps as usual?
