Iran’s supreme leader writes letter to US students, says they stand 'on right side of history' (www.aa.com.tr)
Incumbent Democrat Who Voted to Ban Gender-Affirming Care in Texas Loses Primary (truthout.org)
‘Psychologically tortured’: California city pays man nearly $1m after 17-hour police interrogation (www.theguardian.com)
A California city has agreed to pay $900,000 to a man who was subjected to a 17-hour police interrogation in which officers pressured him to falsely confess to murdering his father, who was alive....
Microsoft is one of the greatest promoters of the Linux desktop (lemmy.zip)
Climate protesters try to break into Tesla's Germany factory, multiple people arrested (www.cnbc.com)
TikTok sues to block prospective US app ban (www.cnn.com)
AI Computing on Pace to Consume More Energy Than India, Arm Says (news.bloomberglaw.com)
AI’s voracious need for computing power is threatening to overwhelm energy sources, requiring the industry to change its approach to the technology, according to Arm Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas.
Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack (apnews.com)
Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income countries (www.nbcnews.com)
Experts say there can be long-term health consequences for babies and infants who consume too much sugar at a young age....
Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows (mashable.com)
Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu (www.independent.co.uk)
DuckDuckGo AI Chat (duckduckgo.com)
DDG is now offering free/private AI chat using several models.
AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday (apnews.com)
Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts....
EU wants to undo Brexit, a little bit, for people 18 to 30 (www.dw.com)
The European Commission argues it was Europe’s students and young graduates who were most affected by Brexit’s mobility restrictions. The UK has reportedly responded cooly to the proposal....
VirtualBox 7.0.16 Released with Initial Support for Linux 6.8 and 6.9 Kernels (9to5linux.com)
All I wanted to do was just watch pr0n... (sh.itjust.works)
Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin 'may launch all-out bid to seize second city' - as Western officials fear major Russian advance (news.sky.com)
China will use AI to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India, Microsoft warns (www.theguardian.com)
Beijing did a test run in Taiwan using AI-generated content to influence voters away from a pro-sovereignty candidate...
You Can Now Follow President Biden on the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
Um, yay?
reddit (sopuli.xyz)
Not Again: United Airlines Boeing 777 Makes Emergency Landing In Denver (simpleflying.com)
Russia and China Veto U.S.-Led Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. (www.nytimes.com)
Edit: It looks like the argument here is that the US is not calling for an instant ceasefire, but instead saying that one is very important to have. China and Russia say it should be immediate. The US also tied it to hostage talks....
Dynamic pricing is coming to grocery stores (www.npr.org)
is this the moment spez became Heisenberg? Reddit CEO warns users: "We know your dark secrets' (www.mirror.co.uk)
China wants to rid itself of Western tech by 2027 -- outlines domestic alternatives in 'Document 79' (www.tomshardware.com)
The WSJ reports that China is on an extensive push to drive out Western tech companies from the country and replace them with domestic alternatives. China reportedly started its domestic expansion in 2022 with a highly secretive “Document 79,” an initiative focused on deleting Western tech companies from the country. Since...
