Antimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theory (www.nature.com)
Archaeologists discover half a million-year-old wooden structure -- and it's not built by Homo sapiens (www.zmescience.com)
The researchers don’t know which ancient human species made the structure and the tools, but it’s unlikely to have been Homo sapiens. The earliest fossils of Homo sapiens found so far date from around 300,000 years ago and were found in Israel, Dull told CNN. He believes the people who made the structure were cognitively...
Trudeau says G20 leaders’ condemnation of Russia not strong enough (globalnews.ca)
Google is killing Play Movies & TV, will only have three video stores left (arstechnica.com)
Shells (sh.itjust.works)
Sweden is testing a semi-truck trailer covered in 100 square meters of solar panels (www.popsci.com)
Sweden is testing a semi-truck trailer covered in 100 square meters of solar panels::A Swedish manufacturer wants to harness green energy from a cargo trailer’s free real estate.
A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why. (www.politico.com)
Police don’t suspect foul play killed Dan Rapoport. Some friends aren’t so sure.
'Don't chop me down.' 100-year-old gingko trees may get axe for Tokyo redevelopment project (apnews.com)
A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.
After earning $544 million in its most recent quarter, Unity says even more layoffs are 'likely' (www.pcgamer.com)
Texas Republicans Target Climate Science in Textbooks Ahead of Education Board Vote (insideclimatenews.org)
X fined $610,500 in Australia first for failing to crack down on child sexual abuse material (www.theguardian.com)
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has become the first online platform to be issued with a $610,500 fine under Australia’s Online Safety Act for its failure to meet basic online safety expectations....
Lawsuit alleges SpaceX underpays women and minorities (gizmodo.com)
Business owner 'hires' ChatGPT for customer service, then fires the humans (nationalpost.com)
Predictive Policing Software Is Terrible At Predicting Crimes (themarkup.org)
Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab (apnews.com)
A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee’s hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women....
The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died (www.wired.com)
Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.
Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users (www.eff.org)
Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users::The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British...
Man flees China by riding jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea (www.nbcnews.com)
A jet ski rider who has been detained since he washed up on South Korea’s coast is believed to be a Chinese dissident who feared for his safety and fled by crossing hundreds of miles of sea, trailing barrels of fuel behind him....
A soul for a soul (lemmy.zip)
That's an oddly specific phobia (beehaw.org)
US judge rules: if you can't prove damages, car-makers can continue to intercept and record customers' mobile phone activity. (therecord.media)
Statue of Liberty Shut Down by Protesters Calling for Gaza Cease-fire (nymag.com)
Dressed uniformly in black, the protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace gathered on the pedestal shortly before 1 p.m. when they dropped massive banners with calls for a cease-fire and other slogans, such as “The Whole World Is Watching” and “Never Again for Anyone.” The group sang “Cease-fire now” and occupied the...
Tuberville Laments, ‘Our Military’s Struggling to Actually Put a Group Together’ as He’s Blocking Hundreds of Military Nominees (www.mediaite.com)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is blocking hundreds of military nominations, bemoaned the fact that the military is "struggling" to fill its personnel needs.
Far-right populist Javier Milei fails to win first round of Argentina’s presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
The eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei has failed to win the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, with the centrist finance minister Sergio Massa unexpectedly beating his radical challenger....
FTC lays out new rule that could end hidden fees | The agency is proposing a new rule that could require businesses, from hotels to ticket sellers, to provide clear disclosures on costs and whether... (www.theverge.com)
FTC lays out new rule that could end hidden fees | The agency is proposing a new rule that could require businesses, from hotels to ticket sellers, to provide clear disclosures on costs and whether…::The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule known as the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees that it...
