GOP senator says Biden ‘may not be’ impeachable since he wasn’t in office during accused actions (www.washingtontimes.com)
Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's 'iMessage to Android' solution (techcrunch.com)
Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper’s ‘iMessage to Android’ solution::U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is throwing her weight behind Beeper, the app that allowed Android users to message iPhone users via iMessage,
Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to save costs (www.bbc.com)
Younger veterans feel uncomfortable when told thank you for service: Poll (thehill.com)
A majority of younger veterans said they feel uncomfortable when they are told “thank you for your service,” a new poll found....
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights (apnews.com)
Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans (apnews.com)
Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin (andadinosaur.com)
Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.
Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market (arstechnica.com)
Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market::“They’ve been relegated to pretty insignificant roles in the PC business.”
US campuses in uproar as Israel-Palestine conflict exposes divide (www.theguardian.com)
Tensions spill across universities like Columbia and Harvard as students on each side accuse the other of a kind of bloodlust...
The lengths we have to go to (sh.itjust.works)
UK Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies at Chester Hospital (www.bbc.com)
Unlike previous attempts at trying reddit alternatives (like Voat), kbin and much of the lemmyverse doesn’t seem to be plagued with extreme far right buffoonery. (kbin.social)
It’s one thing to have differing views, but I’ve seen enough attempted reddit migrations to be relieved that the popular communities in the fediverse so far haven’t been about crazy racist stuff or other extreme right bullshit....
Court documents show that not only is Valve a fraction the size [only 336 employees in 2021] of companies like EA or Ubisoft, it's smaller than a lot of triple-A developers (www.pcgamer.com)
Biden says he 'screwed up' debate but vows to stay in election (www.bbc.com)
“I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving," he said in a call to the broader campaign
Analysis: The fertility crisis is here and it will permanently alter the economy | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Mozilla roll out first AI features in Firefox Nightly (blog.mozilla.org)
Animal homosexual behaviour under-reported by scientists, survey shows (www.theguardian.com)
The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report (www.businessinsider.com)
US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports....
Cyberpunk 2077 director thanks fans as the game hits a 95% positive review rating on Steam (www.eurogamer.net)
'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch (animehunch.com)
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
Colombia's Medellín declares war on sex tourism after US citizen found with two little girls at a hotel (english.elpais.com)
Arch and Gentoo users reading about NixOS (sh.itjust.works)
It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
TIL the dev of Iron Lung, an acclaimed indie horror game, faced significant backlash over increasing the price from $6 to $8 (www.ign.com)
Then, responding to those who have said he’s “only doing this for the money", Szymanski tweeted: “Yes, no fucking shit. I make games for a living. If I didn't want to earn money from them I wouldn't charge money for them.”...
Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year. How Did This Happen? (www.nytimes.com)
19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles (signpost.news)
The crying "History" button at the top right sends its regards. Yes, the World Jewish Congress has published a report that demands Wikipedia add a feature to view the history of articles, see what actions were performed by whom, and "host forums and discussions within the Wikipedia community to address concerns about neutrality...