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In Wisconsin, The Ability to Read May No Longer Be a Requirement for Teachers (www.esquire.com)
What could go wrong?
Australian naval divers injured after being subjected to Chinese warship’s sonar pulses (www.theguardian.com)
Acting prime minister criticises Chinese ship’s ‘unsafe and unprofessional conduct’ after Australian sailors had requested it stay clear
Mike Johnson to publicly release 44,000 hours of sensitive January 6 footage (www.theguardian.com)
US House speaker to make good on promise to far-right Republicans including Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump
Israeli ex-PM claims Hamas centre is in the south of Gaza not hospital (www.euronews.com)
As Israel intensifies its ground offensive in Gaza, amid serious humanitarian concerns, its former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told Euronews: "the war must go on" until Israel reaches its endgame: the end of Hamas.
Former Mass Effect Lead Forms New Studio To Make Narrative-Focused Games (kotaku.com)
Mac Walters is a longtime BioWare veteran who left the studio earlier this year
No more ads on Elon’s X, EU Commission tells staff (www.politico.eu)
Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.
Surveillance Tech Companies Are Writing Press Releases For Cops. Worse, News Agencies Are Publishing Them. (www.techdirt.com)
There’s nothing new about cop shops letting their tech providers write their press releases for them. Law enforcement officers love power but often think nothing of surrendering their autonom…
Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move (www.npr.org)
Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.
Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move (www.npr.org)
Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.
Why gaming is so important to players with chronic pain (www.eurogamer.net)
A look at the true importance of gaming for people with chronic pain.
Tesla Investors Call for Musk's Suspension, Apple Pulls Ads on X (gizmodo.com)
Australia: Sydney University sacks immune-compromised academic for insisting on COVID safety (www.wsws.org)
Unless Niko Tiliopoulos’s sacking is defeated, it will set a precedent for use throughout the tertiary education industry to victimise and sack educators who refuse, for critical health reasons, to adhere to the intensifying “return to campus” offensive.
DeSantis, Florida university sued over ban of pro-Palestinian student group (www.axios.com)
A pro-Palestinian student group at the University of Florida is suing school leadership and Gov. Ron DeSantis for allegedly violating its First Amendment rights.
TikTok is ‘aggressively removing’ videos promoting an Osama bin Laden manifesto (www.theverge.com)
TikTok says the number of videos on the manifesto is “small.”
Americans flock to TikTok for news (www.axios.com)
The share of TikTok users who consume news through the platform has nearly doubled since 2020, according to new Pew Research Center data.
Charlie Kirk defends Elon Musk's antisemitism: "Some of the largest financiers of left-wing anti-white causes have been Jewish Americans" (www.mediamatters.org)
For more on Musk's remarks, see here and here.
Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson (www.404media.co)
“CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said.
Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson (www.404media.co)
“CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said.
Sixty women at MoD complain of widespread ‘toxic’ and ‘hostile’ behaviour (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Senior civil servants make serious allegations, including sexual assault, harassment and abuse, in leaked letter
Gracie Spinks: police response to stalking case ‘diabolical’, parents say (www.theguardian.com)
Michael Sellers, who killed 23-year-old, was categorised as ‘low risk’ by Derbyshire force, which admits failings
AI-powered drawing app stuns developers by turning sketches into functional games (arstechnica.com)
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down."
AI-powered drawing app stuns developers by turning sketches into functional games (arstechnica.com)
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down."
David DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attack (www.cnn.com)
A jury has found David DePape guilty on two counts in the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, last year in the couple’s San Francisco home.
Sega of America accused of trying to axe 40 percent of unionized staff (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Union members claimed the Sonic maker has clearly engaged in "bad-faith bargaining."
505 Games' parent company lays off 30% of its workforce, says gamers really only want sequels so that's what it's going to make (www.pcgamer.com)
Digital Bros joins the chorus of game companies putting people out of work in the name of "operational efficiency."
‘All men 16 years and above, raise your hands’: how al-Shifa raid unfolded (www.theguardian.com)
The end of the article jumped out at me:...
The Guardian Deletes Bin Laden Letter After It Goes Viral on TikTok (www.thewrap.com)
The Guardian removed a 21-year-old letter from Osama Bin Laden after a TikToker urged followers to read the al Qaeda leader's missive.
Heat Index in Brazil Hits 137F (58.5C) (www.okdoomer.io)
It's official, red alerts have gone out across the entire country of Brazil as the heat index hits 137F. The high temperature combined with humidity has made it impossible for most people to carry out their normal lives. There's already reports of power outages. People can't work. They can't run errands. They can barely sleep....
Elon Musk agrees with X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White people (www.cnn.com)
Agreeing with an antisemitic post on his social media platform X, Elon Musk concurred that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.”
Kongregate, Digital Bros. cut jobs in a growing wave of video game industry layoffs (www.polygon.com)
More than 6,000 people in the video game industry have been laid off in 2023
PlayStation Portal Is Out Today, But Fans Are Having a Hard Time Finding One - IGN (www.ign.com)
PlayStation Portal is out but trying to find one is about as arduous as trying to buy a PS5 in late 2020.
Man Who Attacked Paul Pelosi Says He Was Radicalized by Gamergate (www.vice.com)
The man told jurors he spent hours listening to far-right podcasts before breaking into the Pelosi home and attacking the then-Speaker’s husband with a hammer.
‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter (www.theguardian.com)
Furious colleagues denounce decision that there are ‘no compassionate grounds’ to allow the child to join her mother