kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Peruvian democracy weakened as government consolidates control: Report (www.aljazeera.com)

U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly (www.nytimes.com)

The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.

~ Sinsational ~ (slrpnk.net)

America’s Magical Thinking About Housing: The city of Austin built a lot of homes. Now rent is falling, and some people seem to think that’s a bad thing (www.theatlantic.com)

If you want to understand America’s strange relationship with housing in the 21st century, look at Austin, where no matter what happens to prices, someone’s always claiming that the sky is falling....

Russian authorities say at least 40 killed in Moscow concert hall shooting (www.aljazeera.com)

Apple, Meta, Google to face EU Digital Markets Act probes, sources say (www.reuters.com)

Dismay as Louisiana lookback law for child sexual abuse victims struck down (www.theguardian.com)

Rich Indians Own 40% of Wealth in Extreme Inequality Under Modi (www.bloomberg.com)

Ukraine denies US requested to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries (newsukraine.rbc.ua)

Ukraine did not receive calls from the United States to cease attacks on Russian oil refineries, according to the advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podolyak. Earlier, the media reported on Washington’s alleged request to Kyiv....

AMD’s new budget APU with the graphics switched off gives you less cache for less cash – MoreThanGames (morethangames.co.uk)

BMXS (BMX Streets) - Official Trailer (yt.artemislena.eu)

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Israel seizes 800 hectares of Palestinian land in occupied West Bank | Al Jaseera (www.aljazeera.com)

AI is creating fake historical photos, and that's a problem (marinaamaral.substack.com)

Germany legalises possession of cannabis for personal use (www.theguardian.com)

After long discussion and frequent delays, the legalisation is finally here to stay.

Exclusive: Texas AG Ken Paxton could see criminal charges dropped in deal with prosecutors (www.statesman.com)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is nearing a resolution to the 9-year-old securities fraud charges that have dogged his tenure as the state’s top attorney through a special agreement with prosecutors, the American-Statesman has learned....

Dragon's Dogma 2 released on Steam [mixed reviews so far] (store.steampowered.com)

OpenCat: An open source quadruped robot pet framework (github.com)

XpoLog Center Latest Version (crackpcstore.com)

I recently read a case study on the impact of video content in digital marketing. It’s fascinating how visual storytelling can enhance engagement. Check it out XpoLog Center Latest Version.

MLB opens formal probe into Shohei Ohtani betting scandal (www.washingtonpost.com)

Italy prime minister Giorgia Meloni seeks €100,000 damages over deepfake porn videos (www.independent.co.uk)

Giorgia Meloni will testify at a court in the Sardinian city of Sassari in a bid to send a message about the problem...

DOJ escalates price-fixing probe on housing market (www.politico.com)

Arkansas airport executive killed in shootout was under investigation for weapons sales (www.nbcnews.com)

Bryan Malinowski, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, was fatally wounded in a shootout as ATF agents tried to serve a search warrant at his home....