Apple plans fees and restrictions for non-App Store apps in the EU (bgr.com)
Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle (9to5mac.com)
Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle::Project Titan, the Apple electric car project, has been underway since 2015. But the project has faced numerous delays and…
Amid a national shortage, the US Adderall black market is booming (www.theguardian.com)
With pharmacies unable to fill prescriptions, many ADHD patients are turning to Craigslist to buy illicit pills online...
THE FINALS now appears to work on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)
EU antitrust chief to Tim Cook: Apple must allow third-party app stores (appleinsider.com)
EU antitrust chief to Tim Cook: Apple must allow third-party app stores::The European Union’s Margrethe Vestager has met with leaders of US Big Tech firms to discuss their operations in the EU, and with Apple’s Tim Cook concentrated on the App Store and Apple Music.
Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought (www.euronews.com)
Men on vegan diets perceived as less masculine, highlighting gender stereotypes in diet choices. (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)
Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep (www.theregister.com)
Russia reduces number of air strikes after losing three Su-34 jets (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore. Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world. (archive.ph)
The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore. Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world.::undefined
NASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million miles (www.cbsnews.com)
Instances that didn't block facebooks- thread.net (lemmy.sambands.net)
Threads and the Fediverse | Kev Quirk (kevquirk.com)
Here’s a very different take on Threads by a Fosstodon admin.
Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Charges Against Texas 11-Year-Old Put in Solitary Confinement (themessenger.com)
A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement....
Apple Makes It Harder for Police to Access Your Push Notifications (gizmodo.com)
Hamas not responding to attempts to get hostage negotiations back on track (www.cnn.com)
Zelenskyy will arrive on Capitol Hill to grim mood as Biden's aid package for Ukraine risks collapse (apnews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive on Capitol Hill to a darker mood than when he swooped in last winter for a hero’s welcome, as the Russian invasion is grinding into a third year and U.S. funding hangs in balance....
Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty (www.scmp.com)
Palestinian professor who reported on Gaza’s suffering dies before replying to final message (english.elpais.com)
Refaat Alareer, the teacher and writer who had shared the hardships of war with EL PAÍS, was killed along with six family members in an Israeli attack
Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza (apnews.com)
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week announced that Israel would retain an open-ended security presence in Gaza. Israeli officials talk of imposing a buffer zone to keep Palestinians away from the Israeli border. They rule out any role for the Palestinian Authority, which was ousted from Gaza by Hamas in 2007...
[Facebook] Messenger is finally getting end-to-end encryption by default - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com)
Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why::The share of workers being called back to the office has flatlined, suggesting remote work is an entrenched feature of the U.S. labor market.
Nearly Half of CD Projekt Now Working on The Witcher 4 (www.ign.com)
Google is ‘crooked’ and a bully, CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games testifies in Play Store trial (fortune.com)
Google is ‘crooked’ and a bully, CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games testifies in Play Store trial::Epic alleges that Google has been engaged in illegal price-gouging by collecting commissions ranging from 15% to 30% on in-app digital transactions.
This Southern California solar farm is using retired EV batteries for storing the power and then send to the grid when needed. This way the retired batteries can extend their usefulness for several... (grist.org)
This Southern California solar farm is using retired EV batteries for storing the power and then send to the grid when needed. This way the retired batteries can extend their usefulness for several…::A Southern California company is showing how repurposing EV batteries for stationary storage can extend their usefulness for...
