Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft (MSFT.O) will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the U.S. tech giant said on Monday, six months after it unbundled the two products in Europe in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine.
Chinese state media stoked allegation Taiwan's president would flee war (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan’s outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen plans to flee in a U.S. plane if war erupts with China, according to an unsubstantiated report first published in 2021 and echoed in the run-up to the island’s January 2024 general election....
In 2018, Republicans accidentally legalized cannabis. Now 22 AGs want them to undo it (thehill.com)
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online....
Turkey’s Erdoğan suffers blow in crucial mayoral elections as secular opposition surges (www.politico.eu)
Opposition’s triumph in Istanbul, where the president had invested significant electoral resources, boosts a party that was left reeling by a general election defeat last year....
Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack (www.reuters.com)
Unprecedented GPS jamming attack affects 1600 aircraft over Europe (www.newscientist.com)
A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible...
Barrage of Russian attacks aims to cut Ukraine's lights (www.bbc.com)
In central Kharkiv you hear the rattle of generators on every street....
Europe’s boomtowns warn that far-right anti-immigration policies will stunt growth (www.politico.eu)
With immigration hawks on the rise, the bloc’s tech champions sound the alarm when it comes to recruiting expat workers....
European prosecutors take over Belgian probe into Pfizergate (www.politico.eu)
European Public Prosecutor’s Office looking into texts between Ursula von der Leyen and boss of Pfizer....
Godfather (sopuli.xyz)
Faculty and students protest Florida law that they say could keep top Chinese talent out of their grad schools (www.nbcnews.com)
“Individuals, they cannot decide where they are born. They’re only thinking of their educational opportunities," one professor said....
Vim prank: alias vim='vim -y' (learnbyexample.github.io)
Did you know that Vim has an Easy mode? It’s the hardest mode for those already familiar with Vim 🙃
Total solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, the US and Canada (www.theguardian.com)
The moon will pass directly in front of the sun, exposing ghostly traces of the sun’s atmosphere...
The 2024 solar eclipse is next week! Here's everything you need to know. (www.freep.com)
The April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse will cross the United States, with millions of Americans witnessing the spectacle. Here’s info on the eclipse’s time, path, how to find glasses and more....
Remains of missing French toddler Emile Soleil found in French Alps (www.theguardian.com)
Bones were discovered near the hamlet of Le Vernet, close to where the little boy went missing in 2023...
RNC plan for 2020 denialist to head ‘election integrity’ unit raises alarms (www.theguardian.com)
Christina Bobb, who was part of Trump-backed fake elector scheme, tapped to run unit by Republican National Committee...
Vermont police warn drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal....
Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for April - Fedora Magazine (fedoramagazine.org)
Havana syndrome: Report links mystery illness to Russian intelligence unit (www.bbc.com)
A mysterious illness that has affected US diplomats in recent years has been linked to a Russian intelligence unit....
Exclusive: Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
CNBC: Turkey's opposition stuns in sweeping local elections victory over Erdogan's party (www.cnbc.com)
In a speech Sunday night, Erdogan admitted his party had “lost altitude” and would work to rectify its errors....
First day at The Daily Wire (lemmy.today)
5G slices are a net neutrality loophole, critics argue (www.lightreading.com)
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing (apnews.com)
At issue is a once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them look healthier than they really were — all because of an automated formula that calculated results for Black and non-Black patients differently. That race-based equation could delay diagnosis of organ failure...