A pic from a nearby wildfire last night (slrpnk.net)
Not OC. Picture captured by Francis Ventura
TikTok is the most popular news source for 12 to 15-year-olds, says Ofcom (www.theguardian.com)
Google employees typically work more than eight hours a day: Internal memo (www.cnbc.com)
Google employees typically work more than eight hours a day: Internal memo::Employees said they were eager to share the HR representative’s response with their relatives.
Yes Alfredo (beehaw.org)
By www.gocomics.com/sunny-street
‘ChatGPT detector’ catches AI-generated papers with unprecedented accuracy (www.nature.com)
Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire (apnews.com)
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment (www.technologyreview.com)
Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment::She can hear her mother and dance to the music. But why is it so noisy at night?
41 states sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook are addictive, harm kids (www.washingtonpost.com)
41 states sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook are addictive, harm kids::undefined
Jan. 6 defense lawyers ‘gobsmacked’ by Trump ally’s plea deal (www.politico.com)
Many rioters who stormed the Capitol received long prison sentences. Sidney Powell, an architect of the effort to subvert the election, negotiated a misdemeanor plea deal and cooperation agreement....
‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’ as settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)
Sydney police plan to use ‘extraordinary’ powers to search pro-Palestinian protesters and demand ID (www.theguardian.com)
Reject Modernity, Return to Hole-in-the-ground (i.postimg.cc)
The Response to Google's 7 Year Pixel Update Promise is Getting Weird (www.droid-life.com)
Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists (www.cnn.com)
A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world’s lingua franca in the country’s education system after years of rising nationalist sentiment under leader Xi Jinping....
French reporter arrested over leaked secrets (www.bbc.com)
A cold day on a cutline (slrpnk.net)
But I got to see a corona!
Unity introducing new fee attached to game installs (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Meta uses your Facebook data for AI training, but opting out is a "review" game (stackdiary.com)
Recent updates to Meta’s help center reveal the company’s tentative steps towards transparency and user control (or lack thereof) over personal data.
3-screen Ridge Racer arcade sim left to rot, then salvaged (www.pcgamer.com)
Ridley Scott Has a ‘Fantastic’ Cut of ‘Napoleon’ That Runs Four-and-a-Half Hours and Features Way More Joséphine (variety.com)
Amazon CEO tells staff ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ unless they visit office three days a week (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon’s CEO has told workers “it’s probably not going to work out” for them at the tech company unless they are prepared to come into the office at least three days a week....
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish, Kyodo reports (www.reuters.com)
Japan’s fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium, Kyodo news service reported.
Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work (english.elpais.com)
Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400K (www.npr.org)
Over the past 20 years, Kevin Ford from Las Vegas virtually never took a sick day because his job didn't offer paid sick leave. People across social media chipped in for him to finally afford a break.
