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Encrypted email service Skiff gets acquired, will shut down in six months (arstechnica.com)

at least half of you need to double check this switch (lemmy.world)

Estonia Says Russia Is Preparing For A Military Confrontation With The West (www.rferl.org)

Financial Times: “Russia intends to double the number of its troops stationed along its border with the Baltic states and Finland as it prepares for a potential military conflict with NATO within the next decade, according to Estonia’s foreign intelligence service.”

Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have 'credible' plan to protect civilians (apnews.com)

The makers of Palworld are desperate to hire more developers: 'We are overwhelmingly short of people' (www.pcgamer.com)

the CIA on there way to do a russian FSB (sh.itjust.works)

Meta Considering Increased Censorship of the Word “Zionist” (theintercept.com)

For years, Meta has allowed its 3 billion users around the world to employ the term “Zionist,” which refers to supporters of the historical movement to create a Jewish state in the Middle East, as well as backers of modern-day nationalism in support of that state and its policies....

Biden criticises Israel military campaign in Gaza as ‘over the top’ (www.theguardian.com)

US President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel’s military response in Gaza has been “over the top” and said he is seeking a “sustained pause in the fighting” to help ailing Palestinian civilians....

Taylor Swift deepfakes on X falsely depict her engaging in election denialism — and have been viewed millions of times (www.nbcnews.com)

Taylor Swift deepfakes on X falsely depict her engaging in election denialism — and have been viewed millions of times::Taylor Swift is being targeted again by deepfakes, with supporters of Donald Trump posting manipulated media falsely showing her supporting Trump.

Why do we use mean instead of mode?

Doesn’t using mode just make a lot more sense? You are much more likely to be the mode than you are likely to be average in the mean class...

Macron calls Hamas attacks ‘biggest antisemitic massacre of our century’ (www.theguardian.com)

Grandpa still got it (lemmy.zip)

US admits it did not give Iraq notice of strikes despite earlier claims (www.aljazeera.com)

The United States has admitted it did not notify the Iraqi government before its recent air strikes in the country after a top White House official claimed Baghdad had been informed in advance....

Reddit exodus - Using Lemmy from my existing Mastodon (vijayprema.com)

Crew Member Dies Following Accident On Marvel Studios’ ‘Wonder Man’ Production (deadline.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/6466469

Israeli forces open fired on a crowd of Palestinians during aid handout (www.youtube.com)

Has anyone seen zipper merging work in America?

I went on a trip yesterday and I tried it, it sure didn’t seem to work at all, one person who is stubborn, slow or whatever can mess the whole thing up.

Trader Joe’s argues National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional — and other labor news - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)

cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/8284923...

PSA: You can block instances in your settings (last tab) if your instance is running version 0.19.X

Hello everyone,...

US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say (www.bbc.com)

Is there any scientific study about where should the bed be facing?

This is something I always wondered because some people have a bunch of theories about whether your head should face north or south or whatever, because of the earth magnetic field. Is there any science in this or just “superstition”?...

The Cult of AI: How one writer's trip to an annual tech conference left him with a sinking feeling about the future (www.rollingstone.com)

From the (middle of the) story: The reason CES was so packed with random “AI”-branded products was that sticking those two letters to a new company is seen as something of a talisman, a ritual to bring back the (VC) rainy season.