Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard’s Legacy Admissions (www.nytimes.com)
An inquiry into admissions preference for family of alumni and donors began after the Supreme Court’s decision last month limiting affirmative action.
How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat (www.bbc.co.uk)
ChatGPT for Android is going live next week as Google Play Store listing appears (www.androidcentral.com)
Chick-fil-A changing its chicken sparks backlash (www.newsweek.com)
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has sparked a social media backlash after announcing that it will soon allow certain antibiotics in the chickens it raises, citing supply issues....
Truly a Herculean task (aus.social)
Quizzle – Can you guess the word in fewer than twenty questions? (quizzle.game)
I made this game with a friend. We’re interested in your feedback!
The Analogue Pocket will soon come in eight Game Boy Pocket/Advance colors (www.engadget.com)
An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion has surrendered to it (apnews.com)
No place in the US is safe from the climate crisis, but a new report shows where it’s most severe (www.cnn.com)
Photos: Rains increase suffering of those living in makeshift tents in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Possibility of flooding raises fears of overwhelmed sewage system and spread of disease....
Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary after article criticising police (www.theguardian.com)
Israel revises Hamas attack death toll to 'around 1,200' (www.reuters.com)
Catholic charity chief in Poland quits church, calling it "mafia sheltering criminals" (notesfrompoland.com)
EU parliament strips Polish ruling party MEPs of immunity to face hate crime indictment (notesfrompoland.com)
Ransomware attack on China's ICBC disrupts Treasury market trades (www.reuters.com)
US launches 2nd round of airstrikes on Iran-backed groups it says attacked American troops (abcnews.go.com)
The U.S. military on Wednesday said American warplanes struck a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria that officials said was being used by Iran-backed militants responsible for dozens of drone and rocket attacks against American troops in the region over the last three weeks....
The Whimsical Web: "a curated list of sites with an extra bit of fun" (whimsical.club)
Hackers target Las Vegas plastic surgeons, post patient information, naked photos online (www.8newsnow.com)
Hackers target Las Vegas plastic surgeons, post patient information, naked photos online::The FBI is investigating how cyber criminals obtained medical records and naked patient photos from a Las Vegas plastic surgery office, posting them online for ransom, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
Anti-Defamation League director: 388 percent increase in antisemitism (www.politico.com)
... (lemmy.zip)
The next frontier in IP parasites: codec royalties on content. (rocknerd.co.uk)
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches and sit-ins across UK - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
EA CEO Says Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Deal Is Great For Gaming (www.gamespot.com)
Is important to have options from a moral compass such as only EA CEO’s can be.
Inside Nvidia's new hardware for Switch 2: what is the T239 processor? (www.eurogamer.net)
Pebble Shuts Down...But Starts a Mastodon Instance? (wedistribute.org)
It’s a sad time for the social network formerly known as T2, but not all hope is lost.
