Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition (arstechnica.com)
With Minnesota repeal, number of states restricting public broadband falls to 16.
Stressed Out Mom Buys $69K Flat For Herself; Takes A Break From Family Twice A Week (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The acquisition of a 25-square-meter flat has provided Gong with a sense of liberation, as she now spends two days a week at the property, enjoying solitude.
‘Not genocide’ says Biden after ICC warrants sought (www.google.com)
To my fellow Android custom ROM enthusiasts, I highly advise you uninstall and stop supporting @projectelixiros (x.com)
context: the devs of Project Elixir have paid features in their ROM. If you try to bypass it , they will wipe your internal data and esim EDIT: the devs response...
The ten stages of genocide (www.hmd.org.uk)
Palestinians are at #8.
Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work (www.wired.com)
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
University of North Carolina to divert $2.3m DEI budget to safety and policing (www.theguardian.com)
US Army officer resigns over 'unqualified support' for Israel (taskandpurpose.com)
He wrote that the justifications for Israel’s war in Gaza became “difficult to defend” and that “whatever the justification you’re either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you’re not.” The post received an outpouring of support with hundreds of likes and comments in just a few...
Managed to get access to Marvel Rivals' alpha? Make sure you don't criticise it, as that contract you signed doesn't let you (web.archive.org)
After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them (kotaku.com)
Does anyone use https://presearch.com/ (presearch.com)
Browsing the web I came across this (meta) search engine. From the first glance, it seems promising and giving quite a good results to my searches. Definitely better than Google, Bing or DDG, which tend to be full of SEO/ads/AI bullshit these days. Does anyone use it?...
TikTok sues U.S. government, saying potential ban violates First Amendment (www.nbcnews.com)
Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches (arstechnica.com)
Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson (www.theguardian.com)
‘Huge win’: Brown University protesters reach an agreement to dismantle encampment (forward.com)
This article describes the little-reported on success that Brown University had in disbanding student protest… by conceding to let activists present a case for divestment at an upcoming hearing before the university’s investment board....
Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis (news.un.org)
Turkey Halts All Trade With Israel Over War in Gaza (www.bloomberg.com)
Trade between the two countries was worth $6.8 billion in 2023...
West Bank: Israel Defense Forces accused of possible war crime (www.bbc.com)
In the early afternoon of 29 November last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together....
Terrifying reality of what airport security could actually see through an X-ray machine (www.unilad.com)
College students aren’t having enough sex — so they’re turning to anti-Israel protests: NYU professor (nypost.com)
“I think part of the problem is young people aren’t having enough sex so they go on the hunt for fake threats and the most popular threat through history is [antisemitism].”...
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized (www.vox.com)
Think what you will of Brave's crypto, but its adblock is spectacular. (slrpnk.net)
Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions (apnews.com)
Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable....