Users dodge A.I. filters to generate pictures of pop-culture characters performing terrorism (kotaku.com)
John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle (venturebeat.com)
The news isn’t a surprise as Unity angered a lot of its loyal game developers a few weeks ago after pushing through a price increase based on numbers of downloads — and then retracted it after an uproar.
“X” Axed Headlines. That Sucks For Accessibility. (www.motherjones.com)
Ukraine is ‘freaking out’ as McCarthy chaos threatens US aid (www.politico.eu)
Huge new satellite outshines nearly every star in the sky (www.nature.com)
Apple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in China (www.theverge.com)
China forced Apple to remove any app where the developer isn’t registered in China. Meaning they asked Apple to remove 95% of the apps and games available in the App Store....
Patrick Stewart: Why I Stormed Off the Set of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Google likely alters queries billions of times a day in trillions of different variations. Here’s how it works. Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different...
MAS 2.2 released, restores HWID activation method (github.com)
Whistleblowers beg leaders to 'stop the chaos' as more than 900,000 Texans are kicked off Medicaid (www.keranews.org)
Since pandemic-era protections for health care coverage ended in March, more than 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid coverage....
Wikipedia is the real black hole (lemmy.zip)
‘We are not in the business of ice cream’: Big Oil CEOs defend themselves against climate criticism (www.cnbc.com)
Chief executives of some of the world’s largest energy companies on Monday sought to defend themselves from criticism, saying it is not possible to keep everyone happy amid the planned energy transition....
California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat (www.cnn.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening....
Thousands of Portuguese protest for the right to affordable housing (www.euronews.com)
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle (www.independent.co.uk)
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle::Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle
Driver caught drinking mug of tea on motorway - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Another sacrifice in the name of science (slrpnk.net)
China's Evergrande halts trading amid reports of detained bosses (www.bbc.com)
Shares in crisis-hit Chinese property giant Evergrande have been suspended in Hong Kong amid reports its chairman has been placed under police surveillance....
US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries (apnews.com)
Jan. 6 rioter accused of destroying evidence sentenced to more than 4 years in prison (thehill.com)
A California man accused of organizing a group of Jan. 6 rioters, participating in the riots and attempting to destroy evidence of his involvement was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced....
Archaeologists discover previously unknown language from ancient tablet (www.newsweek.com)
A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says (apnews.com)
Unity updates its runtime fees (blog.unity.com)
Archive link: https://archive.ph/Ys676...
Android 14 adds support for using smartphones as a webcams (www.esper.io)
Biden announces $600m for more free Covid-19 tests in anticipation of surge (www.theguardian.com)
The funding will produce new at-home tests and restart a website to allow Americans to order four free tests per household...
