How working for Big Tech lost 'dream job' status (www.cnbc.com)
"We’ve Become Addicted to Explosions”: The Israeli Military Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across Gaza (www.bellingcat.com)
Twenty days after more than 1,100 people were killed in a Hamas attack on October 7, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched its ground offensive in Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas and bringing hostages home. As of April 12, more than 33,000 people have been killed in Gaza according to UN OCHA reports. In response...
Swiss parliamentary committee backs plan to deport asylum seekers (www.swissinfo.ch)
New Star Trek: Discovery Photos — “Whistlespeak” (blog.trekcore.com)
German far-right coup plot trial to begin (www.dw.com)
The first of three trials involving a far-right network of “Reichsbürger” around ringleader Prince Reuss is about to start. The group is accused of planning to topple the government....
Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally (www.reuters.com)
Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of U.S. citizens and investors in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, said on Saturday....
Ukraine’s $61 bln lifeline is not enough (www.reuters.com)
Nato Secretary General in Kyiv: Ukraine is on an “irreversible path” to NATO, support will continue (www.nato.int)
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Monday (29 April 2024) for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the state of the war and the future of NATO’s support to Ukraine....
Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped (english.elpais.com)
More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred...
‘Like a war zone’: Emory University grapples with fallout from police response to protest | US universities (www.theguardian.com)
The university’s response was likely the quickest show of police force in response to a divestment protest among the dozens nationwide that have occurred in recent weeks. It was also probably the only one where pepper balls, stun guns and rubber bullets were used against students, faculty and community members – at one of...
The man who audited Trump's social-media company misspelled his own name 14 different ways (www.businessinsider.com)
The accountant hired to audit former President Donald Trump’s media company seemed to have a lot of trouble spelling his name, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday....
Huawei's Pura 70 contains SMIC 7 nm process node (www.theregister.com)
College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them (apnews.com)
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....
Kenya dam bursts: More than 40 killed in Kamuchiri village (www.bbc.com)
More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said....
FediGov, an initiative by GNU/Linux.ch + FSFE-CH to encourage public institutions to use federated free software solutions to communicate with their people. (fedigov.eu)
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Two Doctors, Six Others Quarantined Amid Bird Flu Outbreak in Ranchi (www.etvbharat.com)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 with ARM ‘BlackHawk’ CPU architecture surfaces (www.fonearena.com)
Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states (www.theguardian.com)
Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executions...
How to download music from YoutubeMusic (music.youtube.com)
I have a **youtube music subscription **and have not figured out how or if I can download music/playlists from it. Note this is different than just downloading music from YouTube. Just wondered if anyone know a way to download to PC or MAC? Thanks
American Airlines keeps mistaking 101-year-old passenger for baby (www.bbc.com)
A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby because of an error with an airline’s booking system....
SteamOS 3.7 Makes First Appearance on Steam Deck's Main Update Channel (steamdeckhq.com)
Moldova eyes energy lever to topple Kremlin puppet regime in Transnistria (www.politico.eu)
For the first time, Moldova can cut an energy link to its breakaway territory. Yet doing so risks Moscow’s threats and a possible humanitarian crisis....
PeerTube 6.1 is out! (joinpeertube.org)
Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find “credible or reliable” Israel’s assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo....