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Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals (arstechnica.com)

Man in Air Force uniform set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy (taskandpurpose.com)

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Italian town in turmoil after far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers (www.theguardian.com)

Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banning burkinis at the beach is part of anti-Islam agenda...

'There's almost nobody left': CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Swen Vincke says the D&D team he initially worked with is gone, due to Hasbro layoffs (www.pcgamer.com)

Suffering and success.

Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine (arstechnica.com)

Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine::Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch (www.businessinsider.com)

Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.

Google is charging its employees $99 a night to stay at its on-campus hotel to help "transition to the hybrid workplace." (gizmodo.com)

Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry (apnews.com)

A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling....

10 Reasons You Should Switch From Chrome to Firefox. (www.howtogeek.com)

10 Reasons You Should Switch From Chrome to Firefox.::The best browser sync out there.

The "American Dream" costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime (www.cbsnews.com)

Hamas says it has taken ‘dozens’ of Israelis hostage (www.nbcnews.com)

An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that there were “hostage situations” in the southern city of Ofakim and the nearby kibbutz of Beeri....

Google Podcasts shutting down in 2024 for YouTube Music (9to5google.com)

Trump World ‘panicking’ as Project 2025 gets on the radar of voters (www.msnbc.com)

America’s housing crisis continues to worsen, renters are struggling more than homeowners, report says (www.cnn.com)

Israeli strike hits Rafah area after Hamas barrage (www.bbc.co.uk)

Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash (www.theregister.com)

Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: ‘Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage’

Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

Twelve years after the death of Steve Jobs, the cracks are starting to appear at Apple (www.notebookcheck.net)

In Cringe Video, OpenAI CTO Says She Doesn’t Know Where Sora’s Training Data Came From (futurism.com)

Biden Threatens to Veto Bill That Would Help Israel but Not Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)

President Biden vowed on Monday to veto a House Republican bill that would provide $17.6 billion in aid to Israel, calling it a “cynical political maneuver” intended to hurt the chances of passage for broader legislation that would provide money for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and the U.S. border....