Samsung mocks Apple’s crushing iPad Pro ad with its own ‘UnCrush’ pitch (www.theverge.com)
Direct link to video: video.twimg.com/…/wisC0cfRP427swkT.mp4?tag=12
Texas attorney general probes connected-car companies’ data privacy practices (therecord.media)
At least four car companies’ data collection and sharing practices are under investigation by the Texas attorney general’s office for potentially violating state law on deceptive trade practices, according to documents obtained by Recorded Future News....
Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar (www.bbc.com)
A man has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar after going missing about 26 years ago....
Maine Cybertruck Owner Sad Everyone Hates His Truck (jalopnik.com)
SteamOS 3.6.3 Preview for Steam Deck up, plus a new stable Steam Client Update for all (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves (arstechnica.com)
Biden driving China, Russia into 'shocking' partnership, expert warns: 'Blunder of the highest order' (www.foxnews.com)
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift (www.pbs.org)
Google's call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn (techcrunch.com)
A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent a collective shiver down the spines of privacy and security experts who are warning the feature represents the thin end of the wedge. They...
Microsoft's carbon emissions up nearly 30% thanks to AI (www.theregister.com)
Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: leminal.space/post/6656708...
France declares state of emergency, bans TikTok in New Caledonia amid deadly riots (www.scmp.com)
Laughing online across the world (mymodernmet.com)
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says (apnews.com)
Microsoft offers to relocate nearly 10% of China-based staffers to the US or allied nations — AI and cloud engineering exodus from China begins (www.tomshardware.com)
[Exclusive] Motorola Razr 50 5G, Razr 50 Ultra 5G design, specifications revealed (www.91mobiles.com)
Reddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’ (www.theverge.com)
The company said it’s golden upvote system “missed the mark.” (Bwaahahahaha)
openSUSE Tumbleweed – Review of the weeks 2024/19 & 20 – Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) (dominique.leuenberger.net)
Save 100% on ENDLESS™ Legend on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
I Don’t Want To Spend My One Wild And Precious Life Dealing With Google’s AI Search - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit (www.nbcnews.com)
The ten stages of genocide (www.hmd.org.uk)
Palestinians are at #8.
KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta Base in Gold, Amber Mining Hub in Kachin (www.irrawaddy.com)
Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running (arstechnica.com)
Reports on China’s Bad Lending Data Disappear on Chinese Social Media (www.bloomberg.com)
- Total credit demand in China fell in April for first time since 2005*- China has increasingly hidden negative data in recent years*...