The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics (english.elpais.com)
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Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work (english.elpais.com)
India's Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon (www.bbc.com)
It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)
Two years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’ (english.elpais.com)
World race to the seventh continent: the Moon (english.elpais.com)
US suicides hit an all-time high last year (english.elpais.com)
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.
Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff (arstechnica.com)
The amount of plastic that reaches the sea is ten times less than previously thought, but that is not good news (english.elpais.com)
The good news is that, according to a new study, some 500,000 tons of plastic — over ten times less than previous estimates — reach the sea every year, according to a new study. The bad news is that this plastic lasts longer than it was believed to, sometimes decades longer.
Do our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated. (english.elpais.com)
Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.
New Player in Human Aging: Neural activity emerges as a factor in longevity. (hms.harvard.edu)
IEA says coal use hit an all-time high last year — and global demand will persist near record levels (www.cnbc.com)
The best camera smartphones of 2023 reviewed - Samsung makes progress, Sony redeems itself (www.notebookcheck.net)
Sinéad O’Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56 (www.irishtimes.com)
Japan records steepest population decline while number of foreign residents hits new high (english.elpais.com)
UN global heat officer: ‘It’s criminal to build squares that do not have shade or cooling elements’ (english.elpais.com)
In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113°F degrees (45 °C) for more than 20 days (english.elpais.com)
People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars (www.theverge.com)
For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.
Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding (newatlas.com)
Slackware wasn't the first Linux distro, but it's the oldest still alive and kicking (www.theregister.com)
This week the Slackware Linux project is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It is the oldest Linux distribution that is still in active maintenance and development.
Slackware Linux Turns 30 Years Old (www.theregister.com)
Google's interpretation of Apple's AirDrop, Nearby Share, is now officially out of beta for Windows. (www.gsmarena.com)
Nearby Share is a very apt name - it basically describes exactly what the entire point of it is. You can use it to quickly (and easily) share stuff between Android phones, regardless of maker. And starting today, you can use it to share files between Windows PCs and Android devices.
Google's interpretation of Apple's AirDrop, Nearby Share, is now officially out of beta for Windows. (www.gsmarena.com)
'Welcome to EV dongle town': the future of EV charging for non-Tesla owners may not be as bad as it looks. (www.theverge.com)
The birth of id Software (www.theverge.com)
In 1990, John Romero, John Carmack, and Tom Hall were working at Louisiana software maker Softdisk. There, they had an idea that would change PC games forever.
