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US could take 2 months and 1,000 troops to construct floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, officials say | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)

Biden announces 'emergency' US military mission to build pier off Gaza coast to deliver aid (abcnews.go.com)

Anon opines on a clown named Ronald (sh.itjust.works)

[pictured: Ronald Reagan wearing a black suit and tie with a white shirt. His body is nearly turned sideways, chin lifted and grinning at the camera, resting his weight on his right elbow with his left hand clasped loosely over his resting right wrist. Italicized text upon this propaganda poster reads: “RONALD REAGAN speaks...

Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet (www.nature.com)

X walks back its misgendering policy after right-wing complaints (www.engadget.com)

Judge blocks Texas from collecting info on transgender children receiving gender-affirming care (apnews.com)

A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked state Attorney General Ken Paxton from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information about transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care....

Google Messages is blocking rooted Android users from using RCS - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

CDC releases new guidance ending 5-day isolation period for recovering COVID-19 patients, stay home if sick (abcnews.go.com)

Biden orders US investigation of national security risks posed by Chinese-made 'smart cars' (apnews.com)

Citing potential national security risks, the Biden administration says it will investigate Chinese-made “smart cars” that can gather sensitive information about Americans driving them....

Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro Reignited Trilogy Dev Toys For Bob Is Splitting From Activision (www.gameinformer.com)

This is GREAT news. This means they can focus on making great original games and not be dragged into working on call of duty. Please just give me a new Spyro.

Selfhost wiki (personal) (wiki.gardiol.org)

I have finally got my selfhost wiki up to a satisfying shape. Its here: wiki.gardiol.org...

Gemini on Android can't ID songs, and it's frustrating | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

The author says that once you install Gemini (pro), when you ask “what song is this”, you get a reply like “use apple’s Shazam”....

‘Why are you asleep?’ Rahul Gandhi pleads with India’s low castes to vote out Modi (www.theguardian.com)

A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology (www.businessinsider.com)

The University of Waterloo is expected to remove smart vending machines from its campus....

Officials warn of environmental disaster after attack on cargo ship in Red Sea causes oil slick (www.pbs.org)

An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick, the U.S. military said Saturday....

US should block cheap Chinese auto imports from Mexico, US makers say (www.reuters.com)

The U.S. government should block the import of low-cost Chinese autos and parts from Mexico, a U.S. manufacturing advocacy group said on Friday, warning they could threaten the viability of American car companies.

Israel's PM Netanyahu lays out Gaza plan for after the war - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”::Tyler Perry is raising the alarm about the impact of OpenAI’s Sora on Hollywood.

Google suspends Gemini from making AI images of people after a backlash complaining it was 'woke' (www.businessinsider.com)

Google suspends Gemini from making AI images of people after a backlash complaining it was ‘woke’::After users complained Google’s Gemini had gone “woke,” the company said it will pause the image-generating feature of people while working on fixes.