Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets (www.propublica.org)
Former OpenAI Board Member Says Sam Altman Created a Culture of ‘Psychological Abuse’ (gizmodo.com)
‘A fine line between humor and flopping’: tech summit’s rap battle is the height of corporate cringe (www.theguardian.com)
The next time you’re sitting through a company-wide meeting, half-listening to a leader drone on about updates or product launches (and hoping they don’t announce layoffs or budget cuts), remember this: at least they’re not rapping....
Blame the SSD price hike on enterprise demand for AI servers (www.theregister.com)
Interesting speculation about the ARRL outage (w2lj.blogspot.com)
This appeared on Facebook regarding the IT situation over at the ARRL:...
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU (www.theguardian.com)
At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers....
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like (prospect.org)
Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues (www.reuters.com)
Third person infected in U.S. bird flu outbreak — but with a new symptom (www.nbcnews.com)
Number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inches up, but layoffs remain low (abcnews.go.com)
‘Like drinking a music festival’: this is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good? (www.theguardian.com)
An 81-Year-Old ‘Serial Slingshot Shooter’ Is Arrested After Decade of Mischief (archive.ph)
One size fits all (slrpnk.net)
Myanmar"s ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens (www.bangkokpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22255665...
Maternal mortality in the United States: are the high and rising rates due to changes in obstetrical factors, maternal medical conditions, or maternal mortality surveillance? (www.ajog.org)
New paper casts doubt on the often reported huge rise in maternal deaths in the United States over the past 20 years. They put the blame firmly on a change in the reporting method.
As Ukraine stumbles in war, Kyiv and Western powers struggle to coordinate (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin (arstechnica.com)
Sony Submits PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter for Certification - IGN (www.ign.com)
Trump trial live updates: Trump says 'Mother Teresa could not beat these charges' as jury deliberates (abcnews.go.com)
No way did trump say that!...
Multi-day DDoS storm batters Internet Archive. Think this is bad? See what Big Media wants to do to us, warns founder (www.theregister.com)
Archived link...
Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.
Xbox and PlayStation can directly play DVDs (dvdfab.org)
Xbox and PlayStation can directly play DVDs, or you can use a DVD ripper to convert DVDs into formats supported by Xbox and PlayStation.