TIL that Judy Garland was the mother of Liza Minelli 😱 (it.wikipedia.org)
Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power (arstechnica.com)
Studio working on the Dark Forces [1995] remaster says the game has been 'difficult to change' because LucasArts created its own version of multi-threading years before it became popular (www.pcgamer.com)
Massive protests in Spain against the amnesty proposed by the socialist government. (www.elmundo.es)
The socialist party, which secured the second-largest number of votes in the recent elections, has finalized an accord with separatist groups to ensure their support in the upcoming investiture vote. This agreement includes a disputed amnesty law that has been criticized by legal experts as unconstitutional....
Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack (www.msn.com)
Comic Books - Under New Management! (lemmy.world)
The Comic Books group has existed for a few months now with an inactive mod....
Myanmar risks breaking apart amid attacks by rebel militias: junta (www.bangkokpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9066729...
Toxic foam coats sacred river near New Delhi as Indian capital battles hazardous pollution (www.cnn.com)
A thick layer of toxic foam has once again coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city....
WhatsApp can now hide your IP address during calls (www.theverge.com)
New restrictions placed on Xiaomi's bootloader unlocking process (www.androidauthority.com)
Seems like Xiaomi is heavily clamping down on bootloader unlocking in China. Global versions also have a new restriction: no updates without locked bootloader.
Luminous 'mother-of-pearl' clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming (theconversation.com)
Back when there were Arctic alligators and turtles, ‘polar stratospheric clouds’ kept their world warm. Research suggests these clouds contribute to the ‘missing warming’ in climate models.
Portugal's prime minister resigns over a corruption investigation (www.npr.org)
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa resigned Tuesday after his government was involved in a widespread corruption probe, sending a shock wave through the normally tranquil politics of the European Union member.
The arrested Putin's superyacht has been launched in Italy (newsinfrance.com)
How did it happen?...
Narges Mohammadi: Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate begins hunger strike (www.bbc.com)
Jailed Iranian human right activist Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike, a month after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, her family says....
Revamped Raspberry Pi OS boasts Wayland desktop and improved imager tool (www.theregister.com)
New Google Trial Docs May Explain Why Search Sucks So Bad Now (gizmodo.com)
A weird storage bug in Android 14 is locking users out of their phones (www.techspot.com)
German-Israeli woman taken hostage by Hamas at music festival is dead, Israel says (www.reuters.com)
Israel says its forces freed soldier held captive in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Mbin is a community fork of Kbin focused on what the community wants, pull requests can be merged by any repo member. (github.com)
Hamas sees all its hostages as Israelis, official tells Russian state media (www.reuters.com)
Vatican synod ends with divide over women deacons and LGBTQ+ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Slovakia’s Fico announces halt of military aid to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged on Thursday to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine, just one day after taking office....
15 years of Android memories – When did you get your first Android phone? (blog.google)
My first one was a Samsung Galaxy S1 that I got in 2013 and it was a great little device that was easy to open up and repair. It had only 512MB of RAM but that was plenty for basic phone needs, web browsing and running some Android apps like AnkiDroid at the time.