Gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar for his sexuality is sentenced: 'This is a breach of my human rights' (www.advocate.com)
Jared Kushner’s Firm Pledged to Build Memorial to ‘Victims of NATO Aggression’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
UN Secretary-General Urges Ban on Fossil Fuel Ads as Planet Warms (www.bloomberg.com)
Vulkan 1.3 on the M1 in 1 month | Asahi Linux (rosenzweig.io)
Father of Baraboo High School graduate blocks superintendent from shaking daughter's hand (wiscnews.com)
The father of a Baraboo High School graduate forcibly pulled the district superintendent away from his daughter as she crossed the stage to receive a congratulatory handshake during the school’s graduation ceremony Friday....
Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)
Clerical error was behind Michigan man’s viral suspended license hearing (www.theguardian.com)
The reich stuff – what does Trump really have in common with Hitler? (www.theguardian.com)
The Hitler-Trump analogy is controversial. “Some of Trump’s critics – including Biden’s campaign – argue that Trump’s incendiary rhetoric and authoritarian behavior justify the comparison,” the Politico website observed recently. “Meanwhile, Trump’s defenders – and even some of his more historically-minded...
Arm Holdings CEO expects Arm chips to capture 50% or more of PC market space by 2029 (www.tomshardware.com)
My CSS ain't like the other developers... (lemmy.zip)
It’s worse
Leftist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Landslide Victory in Mexico Presidential Election (truthout.org)
Carbon free steel is on its way - Volts with David Roberts (www.volts.wtf)
This boston company has developed a new process to manufacture steel using zero carbon dioxide and a whole lot of electricity
TIL that in 2014, a photographer tried to copyright a monkey's selfie and sue Wikipedia for it. (en.wikipedia.org)
The EFF soon created a crossword, overlaid it on top of the monkey, and featured it on their website....
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico (www.cnbc.com)
You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill (www.wsj.com)
Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI (arstechnica.com)
Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process (arstechnica.com)
UK and US strike Houthis in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks (www.euronews.com)
The UK and the US struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, three US officials said....
IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025 (apnews.com)
The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025....
Israeli forces spark devastating fire at Ramallah vegetable market (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces ignited a devastating fire at Ramallah and al-Bireh’s main vegetable market in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that has destroyed dozens of shops owned by Palestinians and caused millions of shekels in losses....
TikTok offered an extraordinary deal. The U.S. government took a pass. (www.washingtonpost.com)
IRS opening free online tax filing program to all states (www.axios.com)
NBC News: Over 150 Russian fake news sites linked to former Florida deputy sheriff, report finds (www.nbcnews.com)
What's Scarier Than Unchecked AI? A 'Swarm' of 3,400 Corporate AI Lobbyists (www.commondreams.org)
