Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans (apnews.com)
Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin (andadinosaur.com)
Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.
Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market (arstechnica.com)
Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market::“They’ve been relegated to pretty insignificant roles in the PC business.”
US campuses in uproar as Israel-Palestine conflict exposes divide (www.theguardian.com)
Tensions spill across universities like Columbia and Harvard as students on each side accuse the other of a kind of bloodlust...
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris (www.nbcnews.com)
It is on.
FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago (www.usatoday.com)
Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday....
Man who said he'd 'pluck out' VP Harris' eyes was baffled when feds appeared at door: Complaint (lawandcrime.com)
Pornhub Pulls Out of Nebraska (gizmodo.com)
Tesla loses EV market dominance, falls below 50% in US [unit sales in 2024Q2] (www.theregister.com)
Biden says he 'screwed up' debate but vows to stay in election (www.bbc.com)
“I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving," he said in a call to the broader campaign
Analysis: The fertility crisis is here and it will permanently alter the economy | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Mozilla roll out first AI features in Firefox Nightly (blog.mozilla.org)
The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report (www.businessinsider.com)
US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports....
Cyberpunk 2077 director thanks fans as the game hits a 95% positive review rating on Steam (www.eurogamer.net)
'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch (animehunch.com)
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
Colombia's Medellín declares war on sex tourism after US citizen found with two little girls at a hotel (english.elpais.com)
Arch and Gentoo users reading about NixOS (sh.itjust.works)
It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
TIL the dev of Iron Lung, an acclaimed indie horror game, faced significant backlash over increasing the price from $6 to $8 (www.ign.com)
Then, responding to those who have said he’s “only doing this for the money", Szymanski tweeted: “Yes, no fucking shit. I make games for a living. If I didn't want to earn money from them I wouldn't charge money for them.”...
Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year. How Did This Happen? (www.nytimes.com)
19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles (signpost.news)
The crying "History" button at the top right sends its regards. Yes, the World Jewish Congress has published a report that demands Wikipedia add a feature to view the history of articles, see what actions were performed by whom, and "host forums and discussions within the Wikipedia community to address concerns about neutrality...
Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April (www.aljazeera.com)
Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers (www.levernews.com)
The company that chartered the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was recently sanctioned by regulators for blocking its employees from directly reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard — in violation of a seaman whistleblower protection law, according to regulatory filings reviewed by...
Gaza War: Netanyahu rules out ceasefire (intlmonitor.com)
EU Commission fines Apple over €1.8 billion over abusive App store rules for music streaming providers (ec.europa.eu)
The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users’) through its App Store. In particular, the Commission found that Apple applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from...