Judge upholds $83m E Jean Carroll defamation verdict against Trump (www.theguardian.com)
Netflix: Profits soar after password sharing crackdown (www.bbc.com)
Netflix says its profits have soared in the first three months of this year, partly thanks to a crackdown on password sharing....
How come TurboVPN can have double the amount of downloads compared to NordVPN and ExpresVPN? ++ (slrpnk.net)
Disclaimer: I know TurboVPN and the others mentioned are not good services to use, I’m strictly doing research. I’m not looking for VPN recommendations....
California won't prosecute LAPD officer who shot teenage girl in store's dressing room (calmatters.org)
The California Justice Department announced today that it has found no cause to file chargesagainst a Los Angeles police officer who, while aiming at a suspect, shot and killed a 14-year-old girl hiding in a department store fitting room....
Fedi Garden to Instance Admins: “Block Threads to Remain Listed” (wedistribute.org)
Server indexes of places for newcomers to join can be instrumental for Fediverse adoption. However, sudden rule changes can leave some admins feeling pressure to change policies in order to remain listed.
Why Bluesky Remains The Most Interesting Experiment In Social Media, By Far (www.techdirt.com)
Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles (www.polygon.com)
Trump spirals as bond deadline in fraud case nears (thehill.com)
Russia and China vote against ceasefire in Gaza in latest UN Security Council resolution (www.abc.net.au)
Black student at Hawaii Mormon school says he’s fighting order to cut hair (www.theguardian.com)
Kanaan VyShonne Barton says he’s following all other school rules but shouldn’t have to cut his hair: ‘My locs represent strength’...
Pixelfed introduces Loops, a Short-Form Video App (wedistribute.org)
The Fediverse might be getting their own mashups of Tiktok, YouTube, and Vine sooner than anyone thought, thanks to the work of one prolific dev spearheading an effort. The best part? He’s helping other projects in the space, too.
After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease” (arstechnica.com)
Announcing Ibis, the federated Wikipedia Alternative (ibis.wiki)
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan can be extradited to UK, Romanian court rules (www.bbc.com)
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan can be extradited to the UK, a Romanian court has ruled....
Electric cars will be cheaper to make than gas vehicles but with much higher repair and insurance costs (www.notebookcheck.net)
7 more Indians release video, say forced to fight Ukraine war by Russian army (indianexpress.com)
Yuzu Nintendo Switch Emulator Lives On With The Nuzu, Suyu Projects (wccftech.com)
Schrödinger's USB-C, you only know if it supports what you want after you plug it in (lemmy.world)
China’s fifth research station in Antarctica sparks concerns about its ambitions (www.straitstimes.com)
How Do You Deal With Thumb Stick Drift? (lemmy.world)
So I like to use Xbox controllers (doesn’t matter if it’s first- or third-party) because I like the layout, it’s just comfortable to me. However I’ve noticed that on all my controllers in the past few years, the left thumb stick will start to “give out” over the course of a couple months. For instance I’ll be...
Dell RTO mandate said to be a stealth layoff, for women (www.theregister.com)
unRaid is NOT switching to a subscription model (unraid.net)
Per the pricing plan, all licenses are forever licenses, but the lowest two tiers only offer 1 year of updates....
Utah House committee approves Ten Commandments bill despite constitutional concerns (www.ksl.com)
A Utah lawmaker is no longer pushing for public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments but wants to add other biblical precepts and the Magna Carta to the curriculum.
Childhood disrupted: is the internet damaging young people’s development? (yorkshirebylines.co.uk)
Police departments are using AI to review bodycam footage, and police unions are not happy about it (www.techspot.com)
