Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan (www.theguardian.com)
Speculoos-3b, 55 light years away, is only second planetary system to be found around an ultra-cool red dwarf...
How China is helping keep the Russian economy afloat (www.dw.com)
China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....
The Superiority of American Logistics (Artist: Patso Catso) (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs, relocating majority of remote office staff (www.pymnts.com)
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been cited for multiple safety violations with workers exposed to chemical sludge (medium.com)
Biden Bans Chinese Bitcoin Mine Near U.S. Nuclear Missile Base (www.nytimes.com)
Exclusive first look: Here's Chrome OS running on an Android phone (www.androidauthority.com)
Update: New solar flare, secondary peak today in this "Extreme" solar storm (www.earth.com)
space.com/sun-fires-off-massive-x-class-solar-fla…...
UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron (www.bbc.com)
Lord Cameron said while he would not support a major ground offensive in the Gazan city of Rafah, the UK would not copy US plans to stop some arms sales....
Less than 25% of the EU’s electricity came from fossil fuels in April (www.euronews.com)
The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower....
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements (apnews.com)
Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don’t make a dent in the crisis....
Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in 10 cities, including Mexico City (www.nbcnews.com)
In San Luis Potosí at least four people died due to heat stroke and six more deaths are under investigation, according to local health services....
Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says (arstechnica.com)
The Long, Tortured Road to Biden’s Clash With Netanyahu Over Gaza War (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden laid it out for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel long before letting the public know. In a conversation bristling with tension on Feb. 11, the president warned the prime minister against a major assault on the Gaza city of Rafah — and suggested that continued U.S. support would depend on how Israel...
Apple Unleashes the M4: A Powerhouse for the New iPad Pro (www.arktrek.shop)
They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along (apnews.com)
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material...
Google Messages' text editing feature is live for beta users, and it could come to you soon (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15273527...
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8 (abcnews.go.com)
The judge…...
Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI] (www.nytimes.com)
Did Stanford just prototype the future of AR glasses? (www.theverge.com)
A research team at Stanford is developing a new AI-assisted holographic imaging technology it claims is thinner, lighter, and higher quality than anything its researchers have seen....
Save 90% on Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition 90% off on Steam [~6€/$ for Mass Effect 1/2/3 +40DLC] (store.steampowered.com)
Comparison of privacy and/or security focused Android ROMs versus "Stock" Android (eylenburg.github.io)
I stumbled across this today and thought it was worth sharing. I have used every one of these ROMs except /e/ and they are all good projects in their own right.