You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000 (arstechnica.com)
NVK Vulkan Driver Adds Implicit Pipeline Caching To Boost DXVK Performance (www.phoronix.com)
New federal rule to guarantee hassle-free airline cash refunds, administration says (www.nbcnews.com)
Airlines will be required to give refunds in cash for things like canceled or seriously changed or delayed flights, the administration said....
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it (www.theverge.com)
Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise (edition.cnn.com)
A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, creating spectacular scenes and prompting authorities to issue health warnings.
EU launches probe into Chinese procurement of medical devices (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has launched a probe to examine how China favours its domestic companies in tenders for medical devices and weigh possible tit-for-tat measures....
Asthma: Action needed on needless deaths, says charity (www.bbc.com)
Urgent government action is needed to stop preventable asthma deaths, a leading charity has said....
Isolated for six months, scientists in Antarctica began to develop their own accent (www.bbc.com)
Antarctica is a bleak, remote and dark place during the winter, but a handful of people each year brave the conditions to live in almost totally cut off from the rest of the world. The experience can change how they speak....
The Man Who Killed Google Search (www.wheresyoured.at)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11393245...
Watch these hungry waxworms eat through plastic and digest it too (www.bbc.com)
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade....
‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier (www.theguardian.com)
Fears Israel is influencing location of dock away from the north, where famine threat is most severe. A giant floating dock is nearing completion in the eastern Mediterranean from where it will be pushed towards the Gaza shore, but there is growing uncertainty over how useful the US project will be in containing a famine....
After months of quiet, NASA receives communication from Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Journey to the edge of the solar system: Voyager 1's triumphant return signals a new chapter in humanity's quest to explore the cosmos
US seeing surge of climate-related power outages, report says (www.theguardian.com)
High winds, rains, winter storms and tropical cyclones accounted for 80% of power interruptions over the last 20 years...
US supreme court to hear arguments in key case on emergency abortion care (www.theguardian.com)
Federal Emtala law has become focal point in heated debate over emergency abortions in states that ban procedure...
Senate passes $95 billion package sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay (www.cnn.com)
The Senate on Tuesday passed a long-delayed $95 billion package with wide bipartisan support after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan....
Argentina gripped by one of the largest protests in 20 years: ‘Public education is an inalienable right’ (english.elpais.com)
The cuts to free public universities triggered mass demonstrations throughout the country, reflecting the growing social unrest surrounding President Javier Milei’s economic policy...
WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive '20/20' special (abcnews.go.com)
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church (apnews.com)
Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation....
PSA: If you're going to write software for piracy, put it on I2P! (geti2p.net)
movie-web was just taken down with all its repos, Yuzu was taken down, then suyu forked it on gitlab and was taken down, countless clones of nintendo games, platform emulators, and a bunch of other things are taken down because they are hosted on the clear web....
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart (www.politico.eu)
The former president’s return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored....
Start menu ads are officially here with the latest Windows 11 optional update (www.xda-developers.com)
China decries fresh US military aid for Taiwan (www.dw.com)
US lawmakers have voted for fresh assistance for Taiwan, allowing the island to upgrade its military hardware. Taiwan’s president-elect says it will “safeguard peace,” but China says it raises the risk of war....
Why IBM employees in Brazil are suing to be classified as tech workers (restofworld.org)
IBM is registered as a sales company in Brazil, making its employees ineligible for benefits granted to tech workers....
The Aura of Care.False Legitimacy Gained Through UX (web.archive.org)
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First glow in the dark Animals Found in the deep ocean (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Explore the mesmerizing world of bioluminescence with groundbreaking research revealing ancient coral's luminous secrets.
