I can't read it (lemmy.l0l.city)
Chinese music student faces US trial for alleged threats to activist (news.yahoo.com)
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Chinese music student went on trial on Monday on U.S. charges that he harassed an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatened to report her activities to Chinese law enforcement....
HP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights viruses (arstechnica.com)
His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model
Keep the change and I don’t need a copy. (media.kbin.social)
Slovak PM claims Ukraine is not a sovereign country (www.euractiv.com)
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday (20 January) alleged neighbouring Ukraine was not a sovereign nation but was under the absolute control of the United States, in embrace of a Russian conspiracy theory....
Finland’s successful approach to ending homelessness catches eye of Quebec City (globalnews.ca)
Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand has suggested that the solution to the crisis may be a Finnish model, which is a 'housing first' approach that aims to give everyone a home.
NATO official warns West: Be ready for ‘anything’ (www.politico.eu)
NATO countries need to be on red alert for war and “expect the unexpected,” the chair of the alliance’s military committee of national chiefs Rob Bauer said Wednesday....
Google lays off “hundreds” more as ad division switches to AI-powered sales (arstechnica.com)
Mar Galcerán makes history as Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome (www.theguardian.com)
After being elected to Valencia’s regional assembly, Galcerán says she wants to be seen as a person, not for her disability...
The key to fighting pseudoscience isn’t mockery—it’s empathy (arstechnica.com)
Evidence shows that shoving data in peoples’ faces doesn’t work to change minds....
Changes we’re making to Google Assistant (blog.google)
Looks like a bunch of features are being removed due to “underutilization”
Why Linux is Best for Most People (medium.com)
Conservatives Revolt Anew Over Johnson Deal to Avert Shutdown (www.nytimes.com)
Conservatives thrust the House back into chaos on Wednesday, grinding business to a halt in protest of the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson struck with Democrats to avert a government shutdown and leaving the funding package in limbo....
Nacon exec says industry's problem is "too many games" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Linux devices are under attack by a never-before-seen worm (arstechnica.com)
In 41 US States, Richest 1% Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Everyone Else (www.commondreams.org)
“Almost nobody says we should have the richest pay the least. And yet when we look around the country, the vast majority of states have tax systems that do just that.”...
Boeing admits mistake over plane door blow-out (www.bbc.com)
On Tuesday, Boeing’s president and chief executive Dave Calhoun said the firm was “acknowledging our mistake”....
Ukraine war: At least 30 killed in biggest Russian bombardment yet (www.bbc.com)
Homes, a maternity hospital, a shopping center, and a metro station were hit as part of the attacks. The attack may have been linked to the destruction of a Russian landing ship in Crimea.
A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage. (news.yahoo.com)
The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.
Mexico's president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba (apnews.com)
Mexico’s president said Friday that he is willing to help out with a surge of migrants that led to the closure of border crossings with the United States, but he wants the U.S. government to open talks with Cuba and send more development aid to migrants’ home countries....
GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)
GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac::I don’t need to remind you that GM is ditching CarPlay starting with its 2024 model year EVs. We’ve covered…
Proton Mail Auctioning Rare 'X' Username for Charity, Current Bid as of Posting is $50,000,000USD [Update: $15,000USD] (www.ebid.net)
Looking through the history looks a bit suspicious. Even if the questionable bids were removed, it’s still likely to be 100k+ for the username!...
Growing Up With Cats Linked to Higher Schizophrenia Risk (gizmodo.com)
Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime (finance.yahoo.com)
Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime::(Bloomberg) – Alphabet Inc.’s Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users’ individual location histories, cutting off its ability to respond to law enforcement warrants that ask for data on everyone who was in the...
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies....
