How working for Big Tech lost 'dream job' status (www.cnbc.com)
Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store, says it complied with orders from the Chinese government (arstechnica.com)
Apple said it complied with orders from the Chinese government to remove the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. Apple also removed Telegram and Signal from China....
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas (apnews.com)
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas....
Hamas rejects Israel's ceasefire response, sticks to main demands (www.reuters.com)
Trump posts bizarre solar eclipse ad – with his head plunging US into darkness (www.independent.co.uk)
Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent (www.techspot.com)
Sanctions have crippled Baikal’s production and packaging capabilities...
Texas GOP meets group suggesting death penalty for women who seek abortions (www.newsweek.com)
For a Universal Declaration on Fediverse Rights, or: At the Core of the Threads-Debate lies a deeper problem: how can the Fediverse grow without losing its soul in the process? (fungiverse.wordpress.com)
United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage (www.theverge.com)
IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states (arstechnica.com)
“Direct File provides a free, secure option for taxpayers with simple tax situations in 12 states to file their taxes directly with the IRS,” the Treasury Department said. “Direct File is easy to use, with no hidden junk fees, and works as well on a smartphone as it does on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. Direct...
Pope says Ukraine should have 'courage of the white flag' of negotiations (www.reuters.com)
US Supreme Court sets April 25 Trump criminal immunity argument (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss - the last day of oral arguments of its current term....
Trump's White House Was 'Awash in Speed' -- and Xanax (www.rollingstone.com)
Surge in Wendy's complaints exposes limits to consumer tolerance of unstable prices (apnews.com)
Wait. Why is Reddit losing so much money? (web.archive.org)
Reddit kind of anticipates this critique in its investor docs, and argues that it didn’t really start operating as a serious business until 2018 when it finally started “meaningful monetization efforts” — that is, trying to make money for real....
South Korean companies are offering workers $75,000 to have babies amid the country's desperate bid for more children (www.businessinsider.com)
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million (www.theguardian.com)
Results confirm how uncommon known complications are as researchers confirm benefits from vaccines still ‘vastly outweigh the risks’...
Nvidia’s finally replacing GeForce Experience with this all-in-one ‘Nvidia app’ - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
RIP Gamestream?
Disney+ has started cracking down on password sharing in the US (www.engadget.com)
Disney+ started getting strict about password sharing in Canada last year, and now it’s expanding the restriction to the US. According to The Verge, the streaming service has been sending out emails to its subscribers in the country, notifying them about a change in its terms of service. Its service agreement now states that...
“My next child could be retarded. So could yours.” Barbra Streisand for The National Association for Retarded Children (NARC) - Imgur (imgur.com)
Tesla plunged into Norway fjord before ‘screaming’ occupants rescued by passing floating sauna (nypost.com)
“I don’t think people could hold there more than five minutes in this water, especially with clothes on,” he added. It was very good luck this floating sauna was nearby.”...
Biden's retaliatory strikes in Middle East come with significant political risk: Experts (abcnews.go.com)
NASA invented wheels that never get punctured (www.zmescience.com)
NASA invented wheels that never get punctured::Would you use this type of tire?
Alaska Airlines CEO: We found 'many' loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster (www.nbcnews.com)
Israel drops leaflets on under-siege Palestinians asking for their help to find Israeli hostages, as Gaza death toll hits 25,000 (www.businessinsider.com)
