I like having proprietary surveillance listening device in my house (beehaw.org)
Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out, turning copyright law on its head (www.theguardian.com)
In its submission to the Australian government’s review of the regulatory framework around AI, Google said that copyright law should be altered to allow for generative AI systems to scrape the internet.
Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower hereditary high cholesterol (arstechnica.com)
Jan. 6 rioter who wielded 2x4 wooden plank in Capitol sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
A Colorado man who allegedly hit a police officer with a 2x4 wooden plank during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison....
Linux Mint bringing Wayland sessions to Cinnamon (blog.linuxmint.com)
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem. (www.theverge.com)
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.
[Lemmy active users] 28th of September was the only day with more monthly active Lemmy users than the previous one, probably thanks to the release of Boost for Lemmy (lemmy.fediverse.observer)
Link to the daily stats: lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats...
Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Developers of indie puzzle game Orgynizer have claimed that Unity said organisations like Planned Parenthood are “not valid charities” and are instead “political groups.”...
French ski resort closes permanently because of snowfall shortage (www.cnn.com)
Week 9: Congratulations to LowBurn for Their Pic of the Week (imgur.com)
@Lowburn original post may be found here: A Tale of Two Seasons
Eternity v0.1.0 released! Formerly Infinity for Lemmy (codeberg.org)
cross-posted from !eternityapp...
New Nitrogen malware pushed via Google Ads for ransomware attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Friends for life (slrpnk.net)
Adobe is selling fake AI images of the Israel-Hamas war (www.crikey.com.au)
Adobe is selling fake AI images of the Israel-Hamas war::Adobe Stock’s image service has fake, artificially generated images of Israel, Gaza and Hamas which are being used by online news sites.
WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says (www.reuters.com)
Man says police officer had no right to pull him over because she’s on OnlyFans (www.independent.co.uk)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/3045623...
It’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president says (www.politico.eu)
Kansas Newspaper Says Its Co-Owner Has Died After Being Traumatized by Police Raid (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Marion County Record said its co-owner died Saturday after a police raid left her “stressed beyond her limits.”
Georgia attorney sentenced for storming Capitol on Jan. 6 (www.fox5atlanta.com)
A Georgia attorney who joined the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and then went on social media to brag about breaking into then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office has been sentenced.
Afghanistan: Taliban burn musical instruments (www.dw.com)
Taliban’s religious police reportedly burned a number of musical instruments in the western province of Herat, according to a Sunday report by the state-run news agency Bakhtar....
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned (www.cnn.com)
3-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 1-year-old sibling after getting ahold of unsecured handgun: SDSO (www.nbcsandiego.com)
We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drones and soldiers appeared : NPR (www.npr.org)
We say we don’t want to leave without him. “Can one of our Israeli friends stay here?” we ask. The soldiers refuse, and a gun is raised. It points straight at us – and we begin to back away. “Move on,” we’re told....
Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war (www.reuters.com)
Global surge in antisemitic incidents following the conflict between Hamas and Israel, affecting Jewish communities in various countries....
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...
