Calm down and rub one out (slrpnk.net)
China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology (apnews.com)
Morgan Spurlock dead: Super Size Me director dies at 53 (www.bbc.com)
At least 66 members of far-right group in rural Oregon standing for office (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy...
Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members...
Latin American voters ditch socialism for free enterprise (www.dw.com)
Jose Raul Mulino’s election victory in Panama confirms a shift in Latin America economic policies. Disenchanted with years of state intervention in the economy, voters now hope free markets will improve their lives....
Political consultant indicted for deep-faked Biden ad telling people not to vote (www.rawstory.com)
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space (apnews.com)
Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions (www.ft.com)
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Israel recalls its ambassadors from Ireland and Norway over their recognition of a Palestinian state (abcnews.go.com)
Yellen Calls for EU-US Cooperation to Counter Surge in Chinese Green-Tech Exports (eletric-vehicles.com)
Snapdragon X Elite spotted running Baldur's Gate 3 at around 30fps, supporting claims that Windows games 'just work' on ARM chip (www.pcgamer.com)
IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more (www.gamesindustry.biz)
this is already leading to layoffs, including “GamesIndustry.biz managing editor Brendan Sinclair” and “Alice Bell, deputy editor at Rock Paper Shotgun”
Secret meeting between Apple and TSMC reported, possibly to reserve all 2nm capacity (9to5mac.com)
California grocery store selling a limited-edition pineapple for $400 (www.independent.co.uk)
Google declares the end of the World Wide Web (unherd.com)
GSMArena | Sony Xperia 10 VI review (www.gsmarena.com)
Got to agree with the conclusion of the review, while this seems like a decent offering (and I personally like the “retro” look), for Є400, you might as well get a A55 with a much better screen and probably longer security support (Android OS updates aren’t that important these days).
Coroner's Report Reveals Boeing Whistleblower's Cause of Death (gizmodo.com)
North Koreans stole Americans' identities and took remote-work tech jobs at Fortune 500 companies, DOJ says (fortune.com)
They took er jobs!! Derpa DERR!!!
US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier (www.bbc.com)
The first shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived in Gaza via a temporary floating pier, the US military has confirmed....
Apple limits third-party browser engine work to EU devices (www.theregister.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12739856...
Gaza Strip pier project is completed, U.S. military says (www.pbs.org)
California university president put on leave for ‘insubordination’ after meeting Gaza protesters’ demands (www.politico.com)
California State University placed Sonoma State campus President Mike Lee on leave Wednesday after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel.
Biden invokes executive privilege on special counsel recording demanded by GOP (thehill.com)
President Biden has invoked executive privilege to block House Republicans from obtaining audio recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur over his handling of classified documents....