South Korean military set to ban iPhones over ‘security’ concerns | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Net neutrality is about to make a comeback (www.theverge.com)
Airlines will soon have to pay you back if they cancel or delay your flight (www.theverge.com)
What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet (www.nytimes.com)
Global digital rights advocates are watching to see if Congress acts, worried that other countries could follow suit with app bans of their own.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised at negative impact of laying off 1,500 Spotify employees (fortune.com)
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much “work around the work” as he laid off 17% of the group’s workforce in December.
US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say (apnews.com)
U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide....
Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Rolling Out Now (www.ign.com)
Huawei Pura 70 series AI editing tool draws controversy as it can remove clothing unintentionally (www.gizmochina.com)
US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine (www.politico.com)
US accuses China of backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO....
‘Underground hell’: Hamas publishes first video of mutilated American hostage, says 70 have been killed (www.news.com.au)
Netanyahu labels US student protests ‘antisemitic’ and calls for them to end (www.theguardian.com)
River City Girls 2 DLC characters Billy and Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon announced (www.gematsu.com)
river version 0.3.0 released (tiling Wayland compositor) (codeberg.org)
After five months since the last patch and almost two years since the 0.2.0 release, version 0.3.0 of the minimalist Wayland tiler river has dropped last week....
Trump falsely claims police are preventing "thousands" of people from protesting his trial (www.salon.com)
Mass graves of Palestinians point to "serious violations" of international law, UN official says (www.salon.com)
US archdiocese must submit clergy-abuse documents to police (www.theguardian.com)
In criminal investigation, New Orleans judge demands paper trail from archbishop Gregory Aymond all the way to the Vatican...
Baltimore County educator framed principal with AI-generated voice, police say (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore County Police arrested Pikesville High School’s former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him with allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate Principal Eric Eiswert, leading the public to believe Eiswert made racist and antisemitic comments behind closed doors....
Germany's China envoy summoned by Beijing over spying claims (www.dw.com)
Germany’s ambassador to China says she was summoned by Chinese authorities after four Germans were arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing....
Nintendo Forcing Garry's Mod To Delete 20 Years' Worth Of Content (kotaku.com)
Day One: University of Texas Austin Students Take the Lawn (crimethinc.com)
EU found cancer-causing chemical in 527 Indian items (www.deccanherald.com)
Trump Respects Women, Most Men Say (www.nytimes.com)
