Philly thief steals a shop-vac filled with hundreds of giant hornets (www.inquirer.com)
Leaked Microsoft documents detail an employee performance review system where managers are quietly asked to adjust workers' results to limit the highest ratings (www.businessinsider.com)
The new Twitter is becoming a cesspit of disinformation (www.nature.com)
College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)
‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.
Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence (apnews.com)
Iceland’s prime minister and women across the island nation are on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.
German anti-racism body leaves X over 'rise in hate speech' (www.dw.com)
German anti-racism body leaves X over ‘rise in hate speech’::A German agency that tackles discrimination and racism says it is quitting the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. It cited a rise in hate speech since owner Elon Musk took over last year.
California becomes the first state to ban four chemicals in food, including red dye No. 3 (www.nbcnews.com)
The food and drink additives, which have been linked to health issues, could be removed from products nationwide as a result of the new law....
Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide (arstechnica.com)
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, alleging that the online retailer was illegally maintaining a monopoly. Much of the FTC’s complaint against Amazon was redacted, but The Wall Street Journal yesterday revealed key details obscured in the complaint regarding a secret algorithm. The FTC alleged that Amazon...
Jan. 6 rioter accused of destroying evidence sentenced to more than 4 years in prison (thehill.com)
A California man accused of organizing a group of Jan. 6 rioters, participating in the riots and attempting to destroy evidence of his involvement was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced....
92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek—here's what they'd give up (www.cnbc.com)
Kanye West told a Jewish Adidas manager to kiss a photo of Hitler "every day" (www.avclub.com)
A bombshell new report from the New York Times also discusses how the rapper (now known as Ye) would throw shoes and make staffers watch porn during meetings...
Russia and China-backed hackers are exploiting WinRAR zero-day bug (techcrunch.com)
Revolutionary Bionic Hand Fuses With Woman's Bones, Muscles, And Nerves (www.sciencealert.com)
A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident has been fitted with a cutting-edge prosthesis that has proved transformational.
Texas private company paid $75 million in 1 year to bus migrants out of state, report shows (abc13.com)
Texas reportedly paid a private company $75.5 million in the span of a year to transport migrants to sanctuary cities across the U.S....
Just checking in, you dumb motherfucker... (slrpnk.net)
CD Projekt Red devs unionise after its third round of layoffs in three months (www.eurogamer.net)
Staff at CD Projekt Red are uniting with others in the Polish video game industry to unionise. The union was formed aft…
Nvidia offices raided by French competition authority (www.theverge.com)
iPhone 15 overheating reports, with temperatures as high as 116F (9to5mac.com)
iPhone 15 overheating reports, with temperatures as high as 116F::Widespread reports are circulating about the iPhone 15 overheating, seemingly across all models. Measurements taken with an infrared camera show…
London Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murder (www.vice.com)
Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.
Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Alabama preacher F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland kills himself after being outed as ‘transgender curvy girl’ (nypost.com)
An Alabama preacher and politician killed himself Friday two days after being outed for having a secret life he shared online as a “transgender curvy girl.”
Donald Trump fraud trial live updates: Former president takes the stand - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trump is now being asked whether the valuations of a number of his properties are accurate....
GTA 6’s Publisher Says Video Games Should Theoretically Be Priced At Dollars Per Hour (www.forbes.com)
While Take-Two is riding high on their announcement that a GTA 6 trailer is coming, its CEO has some…interesting ideas on how much video games could cost, part of a contingent of executives that believe games are underpriced, given their cost, length or some combination of the two.
How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia (uk.news.yahoo.com)
How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia::Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life. Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidence
