Phoenix turns to ice-filled body bags to treat heatstroke as US south-west bakes (www.theguardian.com)
Platypus Reclayed Steam page is up – remake of the 2002 game (store.steampowered.com)
22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!
Putin says Trump conviction ‘burns’ idea of US as leading democracy (www.theguardian.com)
Electoral Setbacks for BJP Won’t Unseat Hindu Fascism in India (truthout.org)
Revealed: the carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza after months of Israeli bombing (www.theguardian.com)
The carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza will be greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 135 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency on top of the unprecedented death toll, new research reveals....
Mozilla Firefox new alt-text generator powered by "fully private on-device AI model" (hacks.mozilla.org)
New accessibility feature coming to Firefox, an “AI powered” alt-text generator....
Jared Kushner’s Firm Pledged to Build Memorial to ‘Victims of NATO Aggression’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Moonlight PC for game streaming via Sunshine gets HDR support for Linux / Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Bakery turns homophobic messages into delicious fundraiser for LGBTQ+ charities (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains? (www.vox.com)
Graduate's father arrested for blocking Black superintendent from shaking daughter's hand (www.rawstory.com)
The father of a Baraboo High School graduate blocked his daughter from shaking the hand of the Black superintendent as she graduated, video of the incident shows....
Watch | 'Typing Man of India' breaks own 'nose typing record' (www.deccanherald.com)
Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow, Kremlin (abcnews.go.com)
European elections: Centre left struggles to hold back surge from right (www.bbc.com)
“The very soul of Europe is at risk,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned fellow European centre-left politicians who had gathered in Rome ahead of a difficult EU election campaign....
Europe Has Fallen Behind the U.S. and China. Can It Catch Up? (www.nytimes.com)
A “competitiveness crisis” is raising alarms for officials and business leaders in the European Union, where investment, income and productivity are lagging....
Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds (www.reuters.com)
RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries this week as it grapples with the longrunning fallout of Israel’s refusal to transfer tax funds earmarked for Gaza....
FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/16854076...
'Democrats have a plan': Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashes new election conspiracy theory (www.rawstory.com)
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 30 people. Military claims it was being used by Hamas (www.nbcnewyork.com)
Nvidia overtakes Apple as the second most valuable company. (www.cnbc.com)
Georgia court of appeals indefinitely pauses the election subversion conspiracy case against Donald Trump (www.cnn.com)
The Google Gemini app for Android is now available in the UK and EU - GSMArena.com news (m.gsmarena.com)
Spain to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel (www.politico.eu)
The EU has largely remained silent on the case before the International Court of Justice....
How Online Privacy Is Like Fishing (spectrum.ieee.org)
Employees Who Stay In Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less (www.forbes.com)
