Billionaire accused of stealing sand from Malibu’s Broad Beach, lawsuit says (www.latimes.com)
California’s beaches are public, but on the sands of Malibu, one billionaire has been accused of stealing a slice of paradise — or at least a few scoops of it — for himself....
What? (imgflip.com)
Waymo to double down on winter testing its robotaxis | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
“Waymo regularly takes its autonomous vehicles on winter road trips to test the cars in snowy environments. In 2017, it was Michigan....
YouTube for Android testing a blurred bottom bar (9to5google.com)
New round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations begin without Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
A new round of negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and preventing the fighting from escalating into a region-wide conflict has begun, as the death toll in the Palestinian territory reached a grim milestone of 40,000 people, according to local health authorities....
Geekbench AI 1.0 (www.geekbench.com)
Soon You Can Store a California State ID in Apple Wallet (gizmodo.com)
Modern Warfare Remastered climbs Steam charts as MW2 multiplayer mod prepares to launch [VGC] EDIT: C&D by Activision, so nvm i guess (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Since ousting Bangladesh's prime minister, student protesters are pushing reforms, and rickshaws (www.npr.org)
DIAA HADID, BYLINE: A boy scout, neckerchief in place, whistles to halt traffic at an unruly intersection. An ambulance is coming....
Israel Has Killed 2,100 Babies Under 2 Years Old in Gaza, Rights Group Says | Truthout (truthout.org)
According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, Israel has killed 2,100 Palestinian babies under the age of two since October, out of a total of 17,000 children killed....
US Approved Another $20 Billion in Weapons for Israel Before New Ceasefire Talks | Truthout (truthout.org)
Health officials in Gaza said Thursday that the official death toll from Israel’s 10-month war has topped 40,000, though that is believed to be a vast undercount of the true figure....
Californians will vote on a $18 minimum wage. Workers already want $25 and more (calmatters.org)
Justin Simien Shares Next Gen and DS9 Inspirations Behind the In-Development Star Trek Comedy Series (blog.trekcore.com)
Pleroma git repository is unavailable (git.pleroma.social)
The git repository is unreachable since a few hours ago, when I turned off my instance for the first time months to upgrade it, removed the docker image and was cloning the source code to build a fresh one. In the middle of the clone operation the repository went down. How can I be so unlucky?
First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa in Sweden (www.bbc.com)
Reposting with direct BBC link....
Ukraine reports largest surrender by Russian troops of war (www.bloomberg.com)
Ukrainian Security Service captured 102 soldiers on Wednesday...
Detroit judge bullied teen in courtroom, turning her into a spectacle (www.freep.com)
Detroit judge who threatened sleepy teen with jail sends message to Black community...
Mobile Operator Lyca Mobile UK Handed Winding Up Petition by HMRC - ISPreview UK (www.ispreview.co.uk)
South Korean authorities find toxic substances in Shein and Temu products (www.paitowarnahk.one)
Women’s accessories sold by some of the world’s most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday....
Russian soldiers dressed as civilians sighted in occupied Kursk region (novayagazeta.eu)
Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Remains Detained As Japan Extradition Considered (plantbasednews.org)
[Myanmar's Government in Exile ]NUG has established nearly 6,000 schools (www.bnionline.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/27030947...
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. (www.propublica.org)
Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag?...