Zilog Calls Time on the Venerable Z80, Discontinues the Standalone Z84C00 CPU Family (www.hackster.io)
China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store following a government order....
Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain its latest app • The Register (www.theregister.com)
US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine reported dead (www.theguardian.com)
This week in KDE: sprints, enhancements, and kebabs (pointieststick.com)
Can I detect my SO's presence just by smell / pheromone ? (en.wikipedia.org)
Scenario : I am in a crowd. My eyes are closed and not allowed to touch anything....
Foundations of Amateur Radio: Weaving radio into your life. (podcasts.itmaze.com.au)
A great deal of energy is expended on the notion of operating portable. I’ve talked about this plenty of times. Issues like power, antennas, suitable radios, logging, transport and time of day all come to mind. Some activities are framed specifically as portable operations. Things like Summits On The Air, or SOTA, Parks On The...
Ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s South China Sea ‘deal’ with Xi Jinping sparks calls for treason charges (www.scmp.com)
Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is coming under closer scrutiny (www.economist.com)
Firefox UX: On Purpose: Collectively Defining Our Team’s Mission Statement (blog.mozilla.org)
China’s Ambassador to Canada Leaves Post Amid Tensions (www.bloomberg.com)
China’s ambassador to Canada has left his post after nearly five years, a period marked by heightened tensions between the two countries....
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)
“Google issued a stern warning to its employees, with the company’s vice president of global security, Chris Rackow, saying, “If you’re one of the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again,” according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC.”
Josh Johnson Learns Just How Rich People Avoid Paying Taxes | The Daily Show (yt.artemislena.eu)
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‘Blatant aggression’: Reactions to US veto of Palestine’s UN membership bid (www.aljazeera.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour and two abstentions – the UK and Switzerland....
How to Escape From the Iron Age? (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels.
The 'rushed' attempt to rehabilitate Cities Skylines II is becoming a cautionary tale (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Reddit Is Taking Over Google (tech.slashdot.org)
Reddit, Quora, and other internet forums that have climbed up through the traditional set of Google links. Data analysis from Semrush, which predicts traffic based on search ranking, shows that traffic to Reddit has climbed at an impressive clip since August 2023. Semrush estimated that Reddit had over 132 million visitors in...
Tesla seeks to award Elon Musk $56bn pay package | BBC (www.bbc.com)
Germany’s suppression of the Palestine Congress and the fight against genocide and dictatorship (www.wsws.org)
Conferences for the .1% breed skepticism (www.bloomberg.com)
“…These kinds of private conferences, where business and cultural leaders interview one another free from the pesky, prying grasp of the press or public, are becoming increasingly common.”
Iran Shuts Airspace, Flights Divert as Israel Launches Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)
Vast tracts of western Iran airspace are empty after strikes...
"my pants got crusted up" (kbin.social)
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Israel conducted strike on Iran, senior U.S. official says (www.axios.com)
Israel conducted a strike in Iran early Friday morning local time, a senior U.S. official told Axios....
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...