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AI-focused tech firms locked in ‘race to the bottom’, warns MIT professor (www.theguardian.com)

Just jokes folks. (lemmy.ml)

Weighing Passengers To Become Standard For Bangkok Airways (www.buriramtimes.com)

Apple informs journalists Russia is targeting them with Pegasus spyware (www.businessinsider.nl)

Russia appears to be targeting journalists with spyware known as Pegasus....

can you imagine an American grocery chain standing up to their vendors? (www.cnn.com)

The difference between European countries and America is becoming so stark. Anyone reading or watching global news has to see how backwards this country is and that it’s only getting worse.

Webb finds molecule only made by living things in another world (mashable.com)

Webb finds molecule only made by living things in another world::undefined

Lyft now lets drivers prioritize matches with women and nonbinary riders (www.theverge.com)

Many Senior Citizens Expect To Die With College Loan Debts. (portside.org)

US broadband grant rules shut out small ISPs and municipalities, advocates say (arstechnica.com)

The biggest Internet service providers will dominate a $42.45 billion broadband grant program unless the Biden administration changes a rule requiring grant recipients to obtain a letter of credit from a bank, according to a joint statement from consumer advocacy groups, local government officials, and advocates for small ISPs....

This can't possibly go wrong (lemmy.ml)

Burning Man Right Now (lemmy.world)

Ok, this is really Woodstock. But check back in a day or two!

SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry (www.eurogamer.net)

Starfield - Review Thread (87/100 OpenCritic)

Game Information...

‘Oh my god’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery (www.theguardian.com)

Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression before doctors pulled out an 8cm roundworm normally found in pythons

FYI: Ed Sheeran is a scab. (jezebel.com)

A Judicial "Trolley Problem" (lemmy.zip)

Philippa Foot is most known for her invention of the Trolley Problem thought experiment in the 1960s. A lesser known variation of hers is as follows:...

What are some of your worst moments in life?

Edit: Im asking because I’m currently going through some serious depression and I’ve been forgetting stuff lately. I wake up every morning with a panic attack, I am too tired to do anything. I barely had any appetite to eat. I just wanted to see if I’m the only one. Hearing stories from others makes me feel less alone....

Elon Musk admits X 'may fail, as so many have predicted' (www.businessinsider.com)

Meta's news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada (www.businessinsider.com)

Meta’s news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada::Canadians are calling on Meta to lift its news ban so they can share news about the wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.

AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US Federal Judge (www.theverge.com)

AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US Federal Judge::United States District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell found that AI-generated artwork can’t be copyrighted, putting to rest a lawsuit against the US Copyright Office over its refusal to copyright an AI-generated image.

You become President of the United States. A wealthy person attempts to bribe you to do what they tell you to do for one million US Dollars per year (paid weekly). Do you take this offer?

If not, how much would you counteroffer?...