Elon Musk says users on X, formerly Twitter, will lose ability to block unwanted followers, eliminating key safety feature (www.cnbc.com)
The US mall is not dying (www.cnn.com)
Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the US....
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% this week to highest level in more than 20 years (abcnews.go.com)
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale.
TweetDeck is officially becoming a paid service (www.theverge.com)
Burger King says tomatoes on 'vacation' as India battles food inflation (www.reuters.com)
North Korea enforces an anti-shorts law - but it's only affecting women (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1517933...
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran | South Dakota (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian has identified a trainee nurse and reported US air force reservist called Bailey Ross as the proprietor of a white nationalist publisher in South Dakota....
China suspends youth jobless data after record high readings (www.reuters.com)
Minister: Germany plans $5.5 billion in annual military aid for Ukraine until 2027 (news.yahoo.com)
New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises (www.reuters.com)
Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the U.S., or 73% of the population, received at least one shot....
Fan Ports PlayStation Classic [WipeOut], Dares Sony To Shut Him Down And Make Its Own (kotaku.com)
WipeOut was Sony’s initial first-party exclusive for the original PlayStation when it launched back in 1995. The anti-gravity racing game was phenomenal. Now it’s abandoned. So one dedicated programmer took it upon himself to excavate the game’s leaked source code and make it playable for free in any web browser....
‘Unluckiest generation’ falters in boomer-dominated market for homes (www.washingtonpost.com)
After only a few months, Chris Swanson is sick of shopping for houses in what the 39-year-old calls a “dumpster fire” of a market for first-time buyers like himself....
Verizon Fails Again, Shutters Attempted Zoom Alternative BlueJeans After Paying $400 Million For It (www.techdirt.com)
Full-time UPS drivers will earn $170,000 a year, on average, in new contract, CEO says (www.usatoday.com)
Full-time UPS drivers will earn an average of $170,000 in annual pay and benefits at the end of a five-year contract agreement, UPS CEO Carol Tomé said during an earnings call Tuesday.
Debian Linux is Joining The RISC-V Bandwagon (www.howtogeek.com)
The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free? (www.wired.com)
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Massive Explosion Outside Moscow Leaves Dozens Injured. (www.thedailybeast.com)
The plant that went up in flames reportedly manufactures equipment for the Russian military.
Tou Thao: Ex-officer in George Floyd case gets 57 months for role in killing (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1175741...
Cortana, once a flagship feature of Windows phones, is slowly being shut down (arstechnica.com)
The invisible laws that led to America’s housing crisis (www.cnn.com)
What's the best smart TV operating system (www.makeuseof.com)
There are lots of things you need to know before buying a smart TV & the OS on your smart TV will define its interface and software capabilities
Drunk Delta Passenger Sexually Assaulted Mom and Teen Daughter on 9-Hour 'Nightmare' Flight: Lawsuit (people.com)
The man verbally and sexually harassed the plaintiffs, a mother and her 16-year-old daughter, on a nine-hour flight from JFK Airport to Athens, Greece last year, according to the Tuesday filing, which accuses the airline of gross negligence.
Hasbro May Be Eyeing AI for Dungeons & Dragons (gizmodo.com)
Dear sweet Oghma. We can’t even get rid of it on TTRPGs.
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half (www.bbc.com)
