kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Take-Two Reportedly Shutting Down Two Studios As Part Of Latest Layoffs - Report (www.gamespot.com)

Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track (arstechnica.com)

I made some music based on a Edgar Allan Poe poem (soundcloud.com)

Dont know if anyone would be into this. Its kind of ambient electronic, prog and post rock influenced. I really cant sing but its rare to have an empty house and the option to record like this.

(Non)CredibleDefense™ moment (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

Does the legacy of AppOutlet live on? (github.com)

I noticed the AppOutlet repo has been archived, but I really liked the idea of one store to rule them all (I.e. snaps, appimages, flatpaks, etc. in one place)....

President Petro Says Colombia to Cut Diplomatic Ties With Israel (www.bloomberg.com)

In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S. (www.themarshallproject.org)

The youth program that introduced Birchmore to the officers is among hundreds of such chapters at police agencies around the country. Created by the Boy Scouts of America decades ago, law enforcement Explorer posts are designed to help teens and young adults learn about policing....

OlliOlli, Kerbal Space Program Teams Shut Down by GTA Publisher (www.pushsquare.com)

Gutted by this

Anger and Arteries: Surprising Link Uncovered by the American Heart Association (scitechdaily.com)

Brief anger can temporarily impair blood vessel function, potentially heightening heart disease and stroke risks, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Campus protests: UCLA students in standoff with police as demonstrations spread across US (www.theguardian.com)

Tensions are growing at the University of California where hundreds of police in riot gear have gathered after warning pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse or face arrest, a day after their encampment was violently attacked by masked counter-protesters....

Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google envy (www.engadget.com)

Google Photos will soon more easily let you block someone's face from Memories (9to5google.com)

One of the best features of Google Photos is the app’s ability to show old photos as a “Memory,” but sometimes showing a specific person isn’t what you want. Now, Google Photos is preparing to make it easier to hide someone’s face from Memories.

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over water cannon attack (www.dw.com)

The Philippines summoned a Chinese Embassy official to protest the “harassment of Philippine vessels” as tensions flare up in the South China Sea....

It’s Not Just Gaza: Student Protesters See Links to a Global Struggle (www.nytimes.com)

Young women in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 11 years in prison by "anti-terrorism court" after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights” (www.theguardian.com)

Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”....

Violence breaks out at UCLA after officials declare pro-Palestinian encampment 'unlawful' (www.latimes.com)

STATEMENT FROM BESIEGED UCLA PALESTINE SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT: x.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1785620846700351510

Supreme Court: Drivers hauling baked goods are in transportation, not baking (finance.yahoo.com)

But the Supreme Court’s April 12 ruling that they are in the transportation business opens the door for them to take the dispute to court....

Argentines are recruiting friends, strangers into Worldcoin’s cash-for-eyeballs scheme (restofworld.org)

Gaetz under fire for defending antisemitism vote with antisemitic trope (www.politico.com)

Steam Deck most played for April 2024 has plenty of Fallout (www.gamingonlinux.com)

China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving, a Worry for Rivals Elsewhere (www.nytimes.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15134585...

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University while clashes break out at UCLA (apnews.com)

NEW YORK (AP) — The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between...