Scientist concludes: "We don't have free will" (www.latimes.com)
Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds. (arstechnica.com)
Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast renamed its whole network “Xfinity 10G” despite cable’s slower speeds.::Comcast renamed its whole network “Xfinity 10G” despite cable’s slower speeds.
A Textbook Case of Genocide (jewishcurrents.org)
Israel has been explicit about what it’s carrying out in Gaza. Why isn’t the world listening?
France mobilises 7,000 troops and goes on high alert after school stabbings and mosque knife arrest (www.euronews.com)
France is mobilising 7,000 soldiers and increasing its alert status to “emergency attack” level after the death of a teacher in the northeast town of Arras, stabbed to death Friday by a former student with a record of Islamic radicalisation....
German anti-racism body leaves X over 'rise in hate speech' (www.dw.com)
German anti-racism body leaves X over ‘rise in hate speech’::A German agency that tackles discrimination and racism says it is quitting the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. It cited a rise in hate speech since owner Elon Musk took over last year.
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits (apnews.com)
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits::Utah has become the latest state to sue TikTok, alleging the social media company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy habits.
The Federal Trade Commission proposes a ban on junk fees and says hidden charges push up prices (apnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed a rule to ban any hidden and bogus junk fees, which can mask the total cost of concert tickets, hotel rooms and utility bills....
Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN's top human rights body (apnews.com)
The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations (washingtoncitypaper.com)
The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations::Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations.
5 things to know about the Hamas militant group’s unprecedented attack on Israel (apnews.com)
Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard (www.theregister.com)
A four-hour system interruption in September at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri has been attributed to a cat jumping on a technician’s keyboard.
7 years of software updates for the Pixel 8 series (blog.google)
The Amazon Is Getting So Hot That Dolphins Are Dying En Masse (www.vice.com)
More than 100 Amazon river dolphins have died in the sweltering waters of Brazil’s Lake Tefé, which recently hit 102 degrees....
Saudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojects (www.ft.com)
The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended (apnews.com)
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday....
Should have run slower. (suppo.fi)
Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning (www.engadget.com)
Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning::The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling “unequivocal evidence” that black holes spin.
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat (www.bbc.com)
FCC Aims to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules After US Democrats Gain Control of Panel (www.bloomberg.com)
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Oklahoma judge opened fire while driving and intentionally crashed his car, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman’s vehicle, telling officers later that she had cut him off....
Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’ (www.theverge.com)
Alternative sources for the No Pronouns mod for Starfield (kbin.social)
In light of Nexus Mods and Mod DB banning the No Pronouns mod for Starfield, I figured I would look around for alternative sources and collect them in one place for others' convenience. This seems like a good place to put them....
Facebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government. (pressprogress.ca)
Canadian Sikh Facebook users receive notifications that their posts are being taken down because they’re in violation of Indian law
Drew Barrymore talk show will pause production until Hollywood strike ends (www.washingtonpost.com)
Drew Barrymore said she would pause production on her daytime talk show after facing tremendous backlash from writers, actors and fans over her decision to bring the show back amid the Hollywood strike....
Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial (apnews.com)
