Big Tech passkey implementations are a trap | Proton (proton.me)
Big Tech has implemented passkeys in a way that locks users into their platforms rather than providing universal security...
Beeper is joining Automattic [WordPress] (blog.beeper.com)
I’m excited to announce that Beeper has been acquired by Automattic. This acquisition marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we continue our mission to create the best chat app on earth....
The bloody turtle video that sparked a plastic straw revolution (www.bbc.com)
Bloody and in pain, when a plastic straw became lodged in the nostril of a turtle, a video showing its removal shook the world – sparking a movement to rid the world of plastic straws....
EPA seeks to cut “Cancer Alley” pollutants (arstechnica.com)
Oh Crap, Am I Pro-Slavery? (medium.com)
Japan's 2 Trillion Yen Manga & Anime Piracy War Gets New Hollywood Backing (torrentfreak.com)
China trying to gain space through force, US admiral says (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19066229...
The "Me Time" trap of parenting (slrpnk.net)
I like to double down and do the healthy thing: get up at 5:30 and go to the gym.
Toyota signs Huawei to help accelerate smart driving development (www.arenaev.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14229483...
Two [US] military members denied promotions for having HIV just won their lawsuit (www.advocate.com)
Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating (www.usatoday.com)
In his sentencing memo Thursday, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney made it clear why he was letting Tyler Laube off lightly....
For the Discerning Geologist (slrpnk.net)
Without support, many menopausal workers are quitting their jobs (www.bbc.com)
Menopause-related symptoms can be debilitating. Many workers say they lack employer programmes – and have no choice but to leave their roles....
Norfolk Southern, victims reach $600M settlement for 2023 East Palestine train derailment (www.usatoday.com)
El Salvador offers 5,000 passports to skilled foreign workers (edition.cnn.com)
'Shaun Of The Dead' returning to cinemas for 20th anniversary (www.rollingstone.co.uk)
Shaun Of The Dead will return to cinemas later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of the iconic British comedy....
Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Iran says Israeli presence in the UAE is a threat. (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Trump posts bizarre solar eclipse ad – with his head plunging US into darkness (www.independent.co.uk)
A new investigation of a deadly fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked detention cell in Mexico shows that keys and fire extinguishers were readily available, but withheld (www.texasobserver.org)
Until now, injustice has impeded serious faults, abuses, and negligence from that night from coming to light. These actions contributed to the fatalities that occurred inside the overcrowded locked cell without fire extinguishers, ventilation, fire sprinklers, and working smoke detectors, a death trap for migrants from...
Do you run anything on a RISC-V processor? (supermeter.social)
Lately I've been really liking the idea of having something hosted on a RISC-V machine. RISC-V is a non-proprietary instruction set that is a competitor to ARM. The idea of having a something running on an open source operating system, running on an open standard CPU, served from my house, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling....
Dwarf Fortress hits 800,000 sales and no sign of it stopping (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Wikipedia is gauging interest for an extension that uses AI to see if any claim is cited on Wikipedia (meta.wikimedia.org)
A prototype is available, though it's Chrome-only and English-only at the moment. How this'll work is you select some text and then click on the extension, which will try to "return the relevant quote and inference for the user, along with links to article and quality signals"....
Karen Ethnic Army Launches Final Push to Capture Myawaddy on Thai Border (www.irrawaddy.com)
Myawaddy is economically vital to Myanmar and the military regime as it is the main conduit for trade between Myanmar and its second largest trade partner Thailand....