The best Android phone to buy in 2023 - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Israel calls Hamas' claim it rejected hostage release 'propaganda' (www.reuters.com)
Scammers amass $1.02 trillion globally, Singapore lost the most: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
Scammers amass $1.02 trillion globally, Singapore lost the most: Report::The study surveyed 49,459 individuals from 43 countries in which they were asked about the types of frauds they fall into and the amount they lost to fraudsters | World News
Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast caused by militants (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants....
Mishaal Rahman: Android is adding native support for repair mode, a feature that "creates a secure environment to protect the user's privacy when the device is being repaired." (twitter.com)
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Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line (apnews.com)
Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when calculating the value of his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years, a gambit that would’ve padded his net worth by nearly $145 million, an executive at the former president’s company...
Firefish Mastodon alternative (joinfirefish.org)
I found Firefish which is a better alternative to the standard Mastodon application. It’s compatible with Mastodon and has better features. It allows users to create web pages and the character limit is 3,000 instead of the 500 on Mastodon. It feels like a good limit for the type of site that it is. Plus this means that it can...
Google Pixel 8's Tensor G3 GPU tests show weak performance but decent efficiency (m.gsmarena.com)
Google teamed up with Samsung once again to build the Tensor G3, the chipset that powers the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It comes out of Samsung’s 4nm foundries and features a 9-core CPU (1x Cortex-X3 + 4x A715 + 4x A510) and an ARM Mali-G715 GPU.
This US utility wants to give all of its customers battery storage by 2030 (electrek.co)
Google confirms the Pixel 8 series will get 7 years of spare parts (www.androidauthority.com)
Teen faces murder charge for Thailand shopping mall shooting spree (www.aljazeera.com)
Police say 14-year-old shooting suspect appears to suffer from psychological issues and had not taken daily medication....
The ‘terrifying’ trade-offs millions of Americans face as student loan repayments resume (www.nbcnews.com)
The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 02-10-2023 (lemmy.world)
Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!...
6 migrants rescued from back of refrigerated truck in France after alerting BBC reporter (abcnews.go.com)
Tim Ballard, anti-sex trafficking crusader, accused of sexual misconduct (www.axios.com)
Tim Ballard, the anti-sex-trafficking crusader and Senate hopeful, sexually harassed multiple women, an attorney alleged Thursday....
Many firms aren't reporting breaches to the proper authorities (www.techradar.com)
Many firms aren’t reporting breaches to the proper authorities::Keeper study finds many feel too guilty to report
Caste matters : South Asian activists’ hunger strike to ban caste discrimination reaches day 18 (www.nbcnews.com)
A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.
No Chinese spy balloon can defeat our Yankee ingenuity! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Cashing in on the algorithm — It’s not just pubs toying with dynamic pricing. It’s already here in sectors ranging from public transport to ecommerce (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Cashing in on the algorithm — It’s not just pubs toying with dynamic pricing. It’s already here in sectors ranging from public transport to ecommerce::Pub chain pours itself a full measureLast week, Britain’s largest pub group, Stonegate, declared that it would be charging 20p more per pint during peak hours at about 800...
Tories and Local Governments Refuse To Approve More Homes (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Shown Running On Valve's Steam Deck (www.phoronix.com)
KDE Plasma 5.27.8, Bugfix Release for September (kde.org)
Russian man with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in US prison for hacking and insider trading scheme (apnews.com)
A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million stock market cheating scheme that relied on secret earnings information stolen through the hacking of U.S. computer networks....
Minnesota jail in lockdown as 100 inmates refuse to return to cells (www.bbc.co.uk)
Prisoners are reportedly protesting conditions at the facility amid hot conditions.
Court Says Texas’ Adult Content Age Verification Law Clearly Violates The 1st Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Court Says Texas’ Adult Content Age Verification Law Clearly Violates The 1st Amendment::One down, many more to go. We’ve been talking a lot by the rush of states to push for age verification laws all over the world, despite basically every expert noting that age verification technology is inherently a problem for privacy...
