FBI, DHS warn of U.S. hate crimes increase amid Israel-Hamas war (www.politico.com)
Federal law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that Israel’s ongoing war with Palestinian militants could encourage more hate crimes in the U.S....
Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off (www.theregister.com)
Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off::Public Accounts Committee demands timetable for replacements, because things have run so smoothly so far…
Judith and Natalie Raanan: Hamas frees two US hostages (www.bbc.com)
Hamas has released two US hostages who were abducted during the Palestinian group’s deadly raid on Israel this month....
WhatsApp will now let users log into two accounts simultaneously (news.retiolus.net)
At least 300 dead in Gaza hospital bombing, local authorities say (www.reuters.com)
SSH Hardening with ssh-audit (thoughts.greyh.at)
FileList.io shutting down by the end of the year :( UPDATE: not anymore :) (filelist.io)
One of the best private trackers out there. Sorry to see it go… You can read the reasons why in the link (in Romanian and English)....
Pentagon to send ships, aircraft closer to Israel in show of force (www.politico.com)
Google Pixel nears 40 million shipments since 2016 (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from !googlepixel
Hamas militant group has started a war that 'Israel will win,' [Israeli] defense minister says (apnews.com)
Israel’s defense minister announced that the Hamas militant group has started a war against Israel and pledged that "Israel will win.”...
Nanny convicted in California of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care (apnews.com)
A nanny who worked for families across Southern California was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care and showing another boy child pornography, prosecutors said....
Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president (www.cnn.com)
In a historic first, Harvard University inaugurated new president Claudine Gay on Friday, the first Black person and second woman to lead the university....
33 Amazon Japan workers halt deliveries over nonpayment of 'Prime Day' incentives: union (www.msn.com)
Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules (www.cbsnews.com)
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Friday....
Massive police operation in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after hospital shooting (www.dutchnews.nl)
Trolling chatbots with made-up memes (www.aiweirdness.com)
Senate leaders reach deal on short-term spending bill in push to avert shutdown (www.cnn.com)
With just days to go before the government runs out of money, the Senate has unveiled a bipartisan stopgap bill in a bid to avert a shutdown – but there’s no guarantee that it will be able to pass in the House....
Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates—even more than an iPhone (arstechnica.com)
Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates—even more than an iPhone::Just about everything has leaked about the $699 Pixel 8 and $999 8 Pro.
U.N. report accuses Russia of 'widespread and systematic' torture in Ukraine - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A United Nations commission accused the Russian forces on Monday of "widespread and systematic" use of torture during its invasion of Ukraine, along with other war crimes, including purposely attacking civilians and non-military infrastructure.
S Korea passes new law to protect teachers from bullying parents (www.bbc.com)
Teachers across the country have been protesting for weeks, demanding more rights in the classroom.
Tom (media.discordapp.net)
In the Google antitrust trial, defaults are everything and nobody likes Bing (www.theverge.com)
In the Google antitrust trial, defaults are everything and nobody likes Bing::US v. Google kicked off this week in the District of Columbia as the Justice Department and Google squared off over the dominant search engine.
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called (arstechnica.com)
I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life. (www.businessinsider.com)
I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.::After accepting a job at Amazon, Alexander Nguyen moved to Seattle, where he experienced a period of intense loneliness.
Covid cases reported on luxury cruise ship run aground in Greenland (www.nbcnews.com)
The operator of a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with 206 people on board said Thursday at least three passengers have contracted Covid-19. The announcement followed a third failed attempt to free the cruise liner, after a fisheries research vessel attempted to pull the ship free at high tide on Wednesday....
