Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick looks to buy TikTok amid shutdown fears - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
TikTok has been at the center of controversy for the United States government in the last few years. Particularly, members of the Senate believe China-based parent company ByteDance could spy on its users and share information with the Chinese Government....
A type of cyberattack that could set your smartphone on fire using its wireless charger (techxplore.com)
Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire (www.theguardian.com)
‘We stand here as Jewish men who refute the Holocaust being hijacked’: Jonathan Glazer calls for end to Gaza attacks at Oscars (www.theguardian.com)
Star Citizen's first-person shooting is getting backpack-reloading, dynamic crosshairs, procedural recoil, and other improvements to 'bring the FPS combat to AAA standard' (www.pcgamer.com)
Well, I mean, I would have launched it first (as an AAA game), but I’m no game developer. 🤷 And neither are they, from the looks of it. Good at perpetually raking in money for himself and his family, though!
Consumer first; Citizen second (hertig.blog)
From housing, to media, to printers, to everything else. Get ready to own nothing; pay rent on everything....
Medical debt in US associated with worse physical and mental health, premature death: Study (abcnews.go.com)
As health care costs continue to rise nationwide, affording medical care remains a significant and enduring challenge for millions of Americans. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care spending reached $4.5 trillion in 2022 – roughly $13,5000 per person. Of that, out-of-pocket spending...
What the Cursor? - An introduction to the new hyprcursor format (blog.vaxry.net)
Russia Destroys 3 Abrams Tanks, 3 HIMARS and 8 Bradleys in 10 Days: Moscow (www.newsweek.com)
China cuts arms imports to rely more on its own weapons tech: SIPRI report (www.scmp.com)
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Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’ (www.theguardian.com)
OpenAI Responds to Elon Musk's Critique, Affirms Commitment to Ethical AI Development (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Google Phone app could be getting a FaceTime-like feature (www.androidauthority.com)
Protest at Oscars over Israel's war in Gaza snarl traffic outside Academy Awards (abc7.com)
Photo agencies are refusing to publish a portrait of Kate Middleton with her children over concerns it was manipulated (www.businessinsider.com)
The Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse all released kill notifications to media outlets over the photo — released by Kensington Palace on Sunday — announcing that they would no longer be distributing the image....
Saudi oil giant Aramco announces $121 billion profit last year, down from 2022 record (apnews.com)
The downwinders: New Mexicans sickened by atomic bomb testing fight for compensation (www.theguardian.com)
New film First We Bombed New Mexico sheds light on effects of Oppenheimer’s nuclear project and locals’ battle for justice...
Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti? (www.theguardian.com)
Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past...
Konsole tricks: tabs, different shell, profiles, custom actions - KDE Social (lemmy.kde.social)
Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok (archive.is)
Meet Canada's Sovcit/QAnon "Queen of Canada" (www.ctvnews.ca)
Not a social media post, so hopefully this is permitted. Canada is also home to sovcits, and this person is outright insane....
Kelly Rowland cannot escape questions about texting Nelly via Excel (www.avclub.com)
Less money, less house: How market forces are reshaping the American home (www.bostonglobe.com)
Major homebuilders are prioritizing narrower houses with fewer doors, windows and cabinets. Median homes sizes are at a 13-year low....
