Google paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywhere (www.theverge.com)
Russia hikes interest rates to 15% as inflation soars (www.bbc.com)
Microsoft and Alphabet results show Wall Street only cares about AI (www.marketwatch.com)
Kyrsten Sinema said she doesn't care if she loses reelection because she 'saved the Senate by myself' and can go serve 'on any board I want to,' book says (news.yahoo.com)
Kyrsten Sinema doesn’t care one bit if she wins re-election, according to a new book....
Taco Bell's effort to 'liberate' Taco Tuesday nationwide comes to fruition (www.nrn.com)
Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference (apnews.com)
X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet (fortune.com)
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Microsoft to kill off VBScript in Windows to block malware delivery (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Murena 2 is a de-Googled Android phone with a privacy kill switch that disconnects mic and camera (liliputing.com)
Comments on Trump lawyer Alina Habba's use of "gaming laptop"
First of all, this is not criticising or taking a cheap shot or really political at all. I am fascinated that a lawyer uses/brings a gaming laptop to trial and I can’t help but think it was contrived as another distraction....
How would you spend $20 million a year?
Pretend the $20 million is guaranteed, and if anything will increase slightly over time....
X drops headlines from articles, as new report details its bleeding ad revenue (www.marketwatch.com)
X drops headlines from articles, as new report details its bleeding ad revenue::Elon Musk’s X revamped its look to eliminate headlines on article links Wednesday, the same day that Reuters reported the platform has seen massive monthly…
This is why I cleverly have no RAM (startrek.website)
What is the attraction to kids?
There has been a ton of CSAM and CP arrests in the US lately, especially from cops and teachers, along with at least one female teacher seducing boys as young as 12. I cannot understand the attraction to kids. Even teens. Do these people think they are having a relationship, or it is somehow okay to take away another human...
Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters (popular.info)
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries. The guidance by Charlotte County Superintendent Mark Vianello and the school board's attorney, Michael McKinley, was obtained by...
China's 1.4 billion population isn't enough to fill the country's empty homes, former official says (www.businessinsider.com)
My Journey (telegra.ph)
but i use ddg btw
US offers almost 500,000 Venezuelans legal status (www.bbc.com)
Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration....
Terraria developer bashes Unity, donates $200k to open source alternatives (twitter.com)
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You did it Mary! (lemmy.ml)
She also made $29,000,000 in 2022 for herself, cause she worked so hard and made so many cars herself. Ha
First Day in the UK, tested the most casual thing I could think about. Your English Breakfast is awesome! (slrpnk.net)
Ford lays off 600 workers at plant targeted by UAW strike (www.barrons.com)
Ford lays off 600 workers at plant targeted by UAW strike::Ford is laying off workers while the UAW is striking against Ford, GM, and Stellantis. This is getting complicated.
That guy used to be cool. (mander.xyz)
Judge who signed off on raid of Kansas newspaper is facing a complaint about the decision (www.cnn.com)
The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.
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