Max wants to push alerts on viewers when there is breaking news on CNN. (variety.com)
CNN Max is likely to evolve over time. Among the features the company will try out are ways of alerting Max viewers to breaking news while they are watching something else on the service, whether it be an HBO series, a Turner Classic Movies selection or an old episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”...
What Just Happened at West Virginia University Should Worry All of Us (www.nytimes.com)
In proposing last week to eliminate 169 faculty positions and cut more than 30 degree programs from its flagship university, West Virginia, the state with the fourth-highest poverty rate in the country, is engaging in a kind of educational gerrymandering. If you’re a West Virginian with plans to attend West Virginia...
EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying (www.theguardian.com)
Total War Warhammer 3 devs will remove Steam users starting boycotts (www.pcgamesn.com)
I haven’t checked in on this game since around launch. Anyone want to bring me up to speed on what’s happening? I gather the latest expansion pack is priced differently than prior DLC?...
Some people who barely knew each other meeting for no special reason. (lemmynsfw.com)
Executive order bans gender-neutral language in Arkansas government documents (fayettevilleflyer.com)
Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice? (www.latimes.com)
Homicides went up in 2020 and 2021 and are now rapidly coming back down. Violent crime nationwide hasn't increased. But the perception of a crime wave still colors U.S. politics.
Firefox tests a built-in checker for fake reviews (www.theverge.com)
Amazon's Alexa fumbles its facts by falsely claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon’s Alexa fumbles its facts by falsely claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen::Alexa cited Rumble to claim the 2020 election was “stolen by a massive amount of election fraud,” The Washington Post reported.
October Cat (lemmy.world)
US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network (www.bbc.com)
Repair? UNKNOWN TECHNOLOGY (lemmy.world)
A Russian reserve army of 15,000 soldiers is pinned down near Bakhmut and will be destroyed, says Ukraine's spy chief (www.businessinsider.com)
I know what I'm going as for Halloween... (slrpnk.net)
Meet the Guy Preserving the New History of PC Games, One Linux Port at a Time (www.404media.co)
Amazon demands 30% share of ad revenue from TV networks’ apps (www.broadbandtvnews.com)
Amazon demands 30% share of ad revenue from TV networks’ apps::Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters are up in arms after Amazon demanded a 30% slice of any advertising revenue that passes through its FireTV devices. Financial Review said networks Seven, Nine, Ten and SBS had accused the parcels to showbiz company of a...
Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities (apnews.com)
Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities....
Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected (apnews.com)
Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they are vague on the buyers, a new study finds, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order....
Gotta collect 'em all! (lemmus.org)
Netherlands, Denmark commit to deliver F16s to Ukraine -Dutch PM Rutte (www.reuters.com)
One surviving Reddit app plans to charge based on how much you use it (www.theverge.com)
Show your distro pride with a “Powered by” Linux sticker. 70 distros to choose from. (github.com)
StickerPack has been updated with Rhino Linux, TrueNAS Open Storage, and the new logo for MX Linux!...
US returns huge haul of stolen artefacts to Italy (www.bbc.com)
The United States has returned more than 250 ancient artifacts to Italy after police discovered that they had been stolen.