In his closing pitch to Iowa Republicans, Trump says their votes can help him punish his enemies (apnews.com)
The former president has set sky-high expectations for his own performance in the first contest of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He spent the day before the caucuses trying to ensure he meets them. His main GOP rivals all spent Sunday in Iowa as well, making last-minute appeals to Iowans open to hearing...
Google may let you choose which of its services are linked, thanks to EU (www.androidauthority.com)
Al Gore To Leave Apple Board After 21-Year Run; Company Reveals CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Dropped 36% In 2023 After Shareholder Pressure (deadline.com)
Al Gore To Leave Apple Board After 21-Year Run; Company Reveals CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Dropped 36% In 2023 After Shareholder Pressure::Former Vice President Al Gore will exit Apple’s board of directors, the company said in an SEC filing that also revealed a pay drop for CEO Tim Cook.
Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Threads’ roadmap for integrations with the fediverse, aka the network of decentralized apps that includes Twitter/X rival Mastodon and others, has been revealed. A new blog post by Tom Coates, the co-founder of an older decentralized app called Planetary, details the events of a December meeting at Meta’s offices where the...
Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ (globalnews.ca)
A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Dubai opened a cabin door and fell to the tarmac before takeoff Monday evening, injuring themselves and causing lengthy delays....
Starbucks accused of manipulating app payments for $900 million profit (www.androidauthority.com)
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/8149733...
Why do we have an internal monologue?
What is it for?
Fellow landchads of Lemmy. Don't you hate when this happens? (lemmy.world)
New Florida law requires city officials to disclose net worth; some are resigning instead (www.usatoday.com)
Two Daytona Beach Shores city commissioners have resigned as the latest in a wave of local elected officials leaving before Jan. 1, when they face more stringent financial disclosure requirements....
Iran arms Hezbollah ahead of wider conflict with Israel (www.ynetnews.com)
Advanced weapons include precise missiles, surface to air missiles and air defenses transported mostly via Damascus airport which has come under repeated strikes attributed to Israel...
We must resist (discuss.tchncs.de)
The American mind cannot comprehend this (i.imgur.com)
Merry christmas you weirdos (lemmy.world)
Sweden celebrates Christmas today, if any Americans are confused by this post.
60% of Lemmy-instances blocks Threads.net (lemmy.sambands.net)
Based on data from fedipact.veganism.social it seems that the majority of instances blocks threads.net. I’m sure there’s Lemmy instances with either approach that have slipped through the cracks as the list is a work in progress....
The hyperloop is dead for real this time (www.theverge.com)
What are some helpful resources to learn to touch type on smartphones?
I can touch type with a physical keyboard, which helps somewhat with trying to type on smartphone virtual keyboards, but I still find myself way clumsier and error-prone on them when I try to touch tap-type on them....
How do you maximize your device's battery life?
I found androidauthority.com/maximize-battery-life-882395… but I don’t know if it applies to every device, or if I should charge my asus X00PD differently
Trump is putting every racial, ethnic and religious minority at risk at a time of angry political polarization (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump’s extreme rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi propaganda and his penchant for siding with America’s adversaries and autocrats pose a unique challenge to his Republican opponents and, ultimately, US voters....
The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Somehow Looking Even Worse (www.vanityfair.com)
ProPublica reports that Thomas was in debt, frustrated with his salary, and implying he’d resign from the Supreme Court if his financial situation didn’t change—just before Harlan Crow and other conservatives started lavishing him with expensive gifts and luxury vacations....
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
How Can I Make this Legless Bed Rise 2-inches?
I have a bed that looks like this, doesn’t have legs. I have a bed that looks like this, doesn’t have legs....
Top Illinois NAACP Official Caught on Leaked Call Apparently Calling Migrants 'Savages' Who Have ‘Been Raping People’ (themessenger.com)
A civil rights leader in Illinois is facing calls to resign after referring to migrants as “savages” during a Zoom meeting....