Apple introduces M4 chip (www.apple.com)
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect....
Shafik authorizes NYPD to sweep ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ officers in riot gear arrest over 100 (www.columbiaspectator.com)
Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
accidentally posted this in world news before bcs i forgot about the no internal US news rule by accident...
U.S. likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide, President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law (www.nbcnews.com)
Population tipping point could arrive by 2030: global fertility will drop below replacement level years earlier than expected. (www.science.org)
Please help preserve your 3DS and Wii U SpotPass data before it's too late! (lemm.ee)
(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)...
AI bots hallucinate software packages and devs download them (www.theregister.com)
The World’s E-Waste Has Reached a Crisis Point (www.wired.com)
Figuring things out (lemmy.world)
Father of Michigan school shooter found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (www.theguardian.com)
Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California....
Google is quietly blocking RCS on rooted devices. (support.google.com)
Wendy’s Wants to Start Uber-like Surge Pricing in 2025 (gizmodo.com)
Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent.
West Virginia House passes bill allowing prosecution of librarians (www.newsandsentinel.com)
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecution in the off chance a minor encounters books and content some consider to be obscene.
Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI (techcrunch.com)
Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses (arstechnica.com)
While we can be pretty confident that Reddit has its own motivations (i.e. self-interest) for fighting these lawsuits, this is still a good news story for pirates.
Trans people in Florida can no longer update their driver’s licenses: A new state rule may expose trans people to criminal or civil penalties if they try to update their documentation. (19thnews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/florida-trans-drivers-license-u…
U.S. health officials ask DEA to reclassify marijuana following review (www.upi.com)
Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump (apnews.com)
“We thank you for the upcoming election, Lord — or caucus, as we call it in Iowa,” said Hundley, speaking from the sanctuary of his evangelical Christian church in his slight Texas drawl as his parishioners bowed their heads....
Beer drinking in America falls to the lowest level in a generation (www.nbcnews.com)
TIL if you live in Pennsylvania and make minimum wage you'd have to work 105 hours a week to afford a "modest" one bedroom rental. (nlihc.org)
This site has these sorts of stats for each state.
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates (www.nytimes.com)
Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds....