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1 dead, 21 others wounded in shooting following Chiefs Super Bowl celebration rally, officials say | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Enshittification is coming for absolutely everything (archive.is)

Trump attacks Haley for absence of her husband, who is deployed | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

Skiff is joining Notion (skiff.com)

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All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro — Wait But Why (waitbutwhy.com)

TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry (www.opensecrets.org)

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China is reportedly scrubbing the internet of negative coverage of its economy (www.businessinsider.com)

Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims (arstechnica.com)

Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault (www.washingtonpost.com)

Retailers increasingly are using facial recognition software to patrol their stores for shoplifters and other unwanted customers. But the technology’s accuracy is highly dependent on technical factors — the cameras’ video quality, a store’s lighting, the size of its face database — and a mismatch can lead to dangerous...

Doomsday Clock 2024 time update says humanity is as close as ever to global catastrophe (www.usatoday.com)

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....