Nigerian kidnappers demand $620,000 for release of school hostages (www.reuters.com)
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn sex trafficking conviction (www.reuters.com)
In her appeal, Maxwell’s lawyers said prosecutors scapegoated her because Epstein was dead and “public outrage” demanded that prosecutors pin blame somewhere....
California’s minimum wage isn’t enough to keep up with workers’ costs of living, new report says (calmatters.org)
Are We Watching The Internet Die? (www.wheresyoured.at)
Congress is getting less productive (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Congress is navigating yet another government funding deadline — the eighth in less than six months — and are at an impasse over sending aid to key allies in Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Divisions among Republicans in the House and Senate killed a major bipartisan border policy bill. Reforms to bedrock programs like...
Europe's world-first AI rules are set for final approval. Here's what happens next (apnews.com)
European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year....
Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU (with restrictions), in compliance with the Digital Markets Act (www.pcmag.com)
Developers interested in distributing iOS apps on their websites also have to cross a high bar. This includes being registered or incorporated in the EU, being a member of “good standing in the Apple Developer Program for two continuous years or more,” and having an app that received “more than one million first annual...
Cyberpunk 2077 is done, but may still get the odd update 'here or there' (www.destructoid.com)
The Messy Reality Behind a Silicon Valley Unicorn (spectrum.ieee.org)
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Arika’s vice president has shared an image of a mysterious Mega Man design | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
VLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streaming (news.itsfoss.com)
Americans Embracing Possibility of Living to 100, Many Expecting Over Three Decades of Retirement (finance.yahoo.com)
Long Lost Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain's Chair Will No Longer Go Up For Auction (gizmodo.com)
Microsoft waited 6 months to patch actively exploited admin-to-kernel vulnerability (www.theregister.com)
Methane emissions from energy sector remain at historic highs, fueling climate crisis (english.elpais.com)
Firefox looks so much better than Chrome (tux.social)
A little admiration of how easy UI customization is on Firefox, and how shitty Chromium looks.
Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law (www.nytimes.com)
Roku got hacked (www.theverge.com)
CALLED IT
This year people in prison also elect president (article in Spanish) (elpais.com)
PS2 emulator AetherSX2 removed from Google Play Store (gbatemp.net)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Apple A18 Pro rumoured to launch with LPDDR6 memory (www.notebookcheck.net)
God of War (PC) is now available on GOG (www.gog.com)
A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say (abcnews.go.com)
A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said....
EA's freaky red and blue non-humans are back for EA Sports FC 24 (archive.is)
Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war is to totally cut off funding, says Putin's closest EU ally (www.businessinsider.com)
Trump “will not give a penny” more to Ukraine if he becomes president, Hungary’s prime minister said....
