Black death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US (www.theguardian.com)
A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve finds...
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order (www.reuters.com)
Some experts on China’s tech industry said the government order on WhatsApp and Threads could be related to a new rule last August that requires all apps available in China to register with the government or risk being removed....
Which one should I play first? (lemmy.today)
Just got an amazing deal for these three and wondering where I should start!
Ukraine says downs Russian bomber as 8 die in missile attack (www.dw.com)
Ukraine’s military says its forces have destroyed a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber used to attack Ukrainian cities. This comes as Russian missile strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region are reported to have killed eight people....
EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy (www.theregister.com)
The EU’s Data Protection Board (EDPB) has told large online platforms they should not offer users a binary choice between paying for a service and consenting to their personal data being used to provide targeted advertising....
Software Architecture is Overrated, Clear and Simple Design is Underrated (blog.pragmaticengineer.com)
Israel-Palestine War: How Famine and Starvation Could Affect Gazans for Generations to Come (revealnews.org)
Famine is already happening in parts of Gaza, a top U.S. humanitarian official publicly acknowledged last week for the first time. After six months of Israeli war and blockades, an estimated 2.2 million people are facing acute or catastrophic food shortages. One in three children in northern Gaza are malnourished, and deaths due...
Do We Really Want a Food Cartel? (www.theatlantic.com)
Just heard the interview on NPR. Worth a read.
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO (www.theguardian.com)
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, which has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans....
Should the Scottish Government Bring in a New 'Ecocide' Law? By the Looks of it, Yes. (www.thecanary.co)
Fedora Linux 40 Cleared For Release Next Week (www.phoronix.com)
OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022 | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Attack on Myanmar Junta's Arms Factory in Magway Region NUG Claims (www.narinjara.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19654099...
ABC4.com: Students walk out of Utah middle school to protest 'furries' (www.abc4.com)
“A lot of the information that’s been put out there is completely incorrect and inaccurate,” Nebo School District Public Information Officer Seth Sorensen told ABC4.com....
Mangamura Manga Pirate Site Owner Ordered to Pay 1.7 Billion Yen to Manga Publishers Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kadokawa (www.animenewsnetwork.com)
India delivers first batch of BrahMos missiles to Philippines (www.deccanherald.com)
Despite 155 Piracy Incidents in Cinemas, Pirates Suffer Worst Year Since 2012 * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
Smash-hit Huawei Pura 70 series to zoom past 10 million in sales as company is predicted to take back top spot in China (www.notebookcheck.net)
California readies itself as ‘abortion sanctuary’ while Arizona gears up for ban (www.theguardian.com)
Golden state expanded abortion access after Roe was repealed in 2022 while neighboring state is set to enact near-total ban...
Venezuela and Vietnam Sign Cooperation Agreements (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vietnamese Vice Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang signed five “Work Commitment Documents” in Caracas....
HiSilicon Kirin 9010: Flagship SoC debuts with lower clocks and near-Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 performance (www.notebookcheck.net)
‘Wake-up call’: pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say (www.theguardian.com)
Estimated 2,548 barrels of carbon dioxide leaked from Exxon pipeline in Louisiana on 3 April, triggering alarm among residents...
TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time. (www.biography.com)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2699121...
Software updates causing green line display issues on some Galaxy phones (www.sammobile.com)
cross-posted from: reddthat.com/post/17555405...