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Hey, y’all! Just another random, loudmouthed, opinionated, Southern-fried nerdy American living abroad.
I’m moving off kbin to lemmy, so I won’t be posting from here (unless kbin social gets it together).
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Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)
Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”
Poll Majority blames gov’t for Hamas massacre says Netanyahu must resign (www.jpost.com)
An overwhelming majority of 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership.
Israel tells UN to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours (www.axios.com)
DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion (www.cnbc.com)
Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle's emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.
SAG-AFTRA Alleges ‘Bully Tactics’ as Studios Suspend Negotiations (variety.com)
SAG-AFTRA negotiations have been suspended, as the AMPTP says the union is seeking an untenable streaming residual.
Microsoft warns of incorrect BitLocker encryption errors (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments....
Remote work may cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half (www.tucsonsentinel.com)
The growth of remote and hybrid work during the COVID-19 pandemic showed limiting trips to the office can reduce the carbon footprint of simply working by as much as 58% in the United States.
Adobe adds more AI models to its palette (www.axios.com)
Adobe debuted several new AI models Tuesday, including what it says is the first tool that can generate the kinds of vector based illustrations used to design products, logos and other images that need to be resized and reshaped in a variety of ways....
‘Their privacy matters’: Prosecutors want judge to set limits on Trump’s social media use ahead of jury selection in Jan. 6 trial (lawandcrime.com)
Special counsel prosecutors have asked a federal judge to set protective measures for prospective jurors in Donald Trump's election subversion case in Washington, D.C. and more.
DNC sues North Carolina over Republican-backed election bill (thehill.com)
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the North Carolina Democratic Party on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Election immediately after a pair of GOP-backed …
Police fatally shoot driver who crashed into Chinese consulate in San Francisco (www.axios.com)
A person who crashed a car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Monday was shot by police and later died in hospital....
Woman buying pot from NYC deli maced, dragged by hair, kicked in head by cashier who mistook her for trans (www.nydailynews.com)
A Staten Island woman buying pot from a local deli got into a misunderstanding with the cashier — who ended up macing her, dragging her outside by her hair, kicking her in the head and mistakenly calling her trans.
Mbankolo landslides kill 30 in Cameroon capital Yaoundé (www.bbc.com)
Rescue efforts are hampered by flooding, forcing locals to pull out bodies with their bare hands.
Lindsey Graham Proposes U.S. Start Bombing Iran: ‘Time to Take the War to the Ayatollah’s Backyard’ (www.mediaite.com)
European leaders condemn Hamas, pledge support for Israel and halt Palestinian aid (www.npr.org)
Governments in Europe pledge support for Israel and European Union freezes aid to Palestinians after days of escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.
‘I Felt Hunted’: Israeli Rave Fan Describes Fleeing Massacre (www.rollingstone.com)
“I couldn’t dream in my worst nightmare something like this,” says Amir Ben Natan, an attendee of the Supernova Sukkot Gathering rave where hundreds died in Hamas attack
Afghanistan earthquake: More than 1,000 dead as villagers dig for survivors (www.bbc.com)
Villagers are searching through what is left of their homes with shovels and bare hands.
‘Dream’ AI Girlfriend Randomly Turns Into Nude Jennifer Lopez, Has Four Legs (www.404media.co)
A nightmare scenario previously only imagined by AI researchers, where AI image generators accidentally spit out non-consensual pornography of real people, is now reality.
Verified accounts spread fake news release about a Biden $8 billion aid package to Israel (www.nbcnews.com)
The edited White House news release has sparked false headlines that rose to the top of Google search results.
Children’s picture book flagged at Alabama library because author’s last name is ‘Gay’ (www.al.com)
Madison County Public Library administrators were asked to go over a list of potentially "sexually explicit" books to be moved from the children's and young adult section to the adult section. The majority of these books were about the LGBTQ community. At least one was added to the list because the author's last name is Gay.
CD Projekt Red devs unionise after its third round of layoffs in three months (www.eurogamer.net)
Staff at CD Projekt Red are uniting with others in the Polish video game industry to unionise. The union was formed aft…
Man charged with arson, hate crime after setting Douglas churches on fire (www.kgun9.com)
Indictment states he set the churches on fire because they had women and members of LGBTQ community serve as church leaders
TikTok-Famous Police Chief Swapped Incest Vids on Secret Twitter Account: Feds (www.thedailybeast.com)
Joel Justice Womochil went by “@ictbaddad” on the social media platform now known as X, with a profile picture of “Pedobear,” prosecutors say.
Historic change for tipped workers: Subminimum wage to end in Chicago restaurants, bars (www.usatoday.com)
Tipped restaurant and bar workers in Chicago will make $15.80 per hour through raises over the next few years as subminimum wages are banned.
23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)
At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.
23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)
At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.
Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game (www.theguardian.com)
Climate activists condemn oil giant for paying influencers to showcase marketing game from new gasoline campaign
Microsoft Plans to Close The Activision Blizzard Acquisition Next Week, Says Report (insider-gaming.com)
A new report from has claimed that Microsoft is planning to close its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week.
How Unions CRUSH Capitalists (youtube.com)
Hustle culture has infected America. But the truth is, the only real way to get ahead isn’t by working harder or out-competing your co-workers -- it’s by teaming up and collectively REFUSING to work.
Widow of driver killed in Troy collision files negligence suit (www.timesunion.com)
Sabeeh Alalkawi, 30, died after his Honda was broadsided by a police SUV traveling at high speed through a red light
Record national strike wave swells as 300,000 hit the picket lines (peoplesworld.org)
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.—Across the country a wave of strikes has grown to tsunami proportions with some 300,000 workers now out on strike and walking the picket lines.
Everybody Hates This YouTube Channel’s AI-Filtered Video Game Faces (kotaku.com)
Corridor Digital’s hyper-realistic AI renders of gaming icons like Metal Gear Solid’s Big Boss are hard to look at
New U.A.W. Chief Has a Nonnegotiable Demand: Eat the Rich (www.nytimes.com)
A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital (jezebel.com)
Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.
Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes – The Markup (themarkup.org)
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time
Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes – The Markup (themarkup.org)
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time
What Happens When Nurses Are Hired Like Ubers (themarkup.org)
“You basically just hope that nothing goes wrong,” a nurse said about a shift with the app Clipboard
A Disney World water slide caused a painful 'wedgie' and severe injuries, suit says (www.npr.org)
A woman was hospitalized after a ride down Typhoon Lagoon's tallest water slide left her with severe vaginal lacerations and internal organ damage, according to the lawsuit.
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for defamation (iowacapitaldispatch.com)
Two police officers whose traffic-stop video went viral and sparked a false-arrest lawsuit are claiming defamation and invasion of privacy.
Man accused of sex abuse at wife's Baltimore County daycare can be released on home detention, judge rules (www.cbsnews.com)
James Weems Jr., who was shot by his wife after he allegedly sexually abused children at her daycare in Baltimore County, can be released on home detention while he awaits his trial, a judge ruled on Tuesday....
Demands on Waffle House - Union of Southern Service Workers (ussw.org)
Waffle House workers are rising up across the South to demand 24/7 security, an end to unfair paycheck deductions, and a fair wage from the iconic Southern restaurant.
Australian Aboriginal child separation at ‘devastating rates’: Commissioner (www.aljazeera.com)
UN Indigenous experts are visiting Australia while a new report warns of the risk of a new stolen generation.
Australian Aboriginal child separation at ‘devastating rates’: Commissioner (www.aljazeera.com)
UN Indigenous experts are visiting Australia while a new report warns of the risk of a new stolen generation.
ADL says it will resume advertising on X following feud with Elon Musk (www.cnn.com)
The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday said it plans to resume advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, following a spat with owner Elon Musk.
Windows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows users (www.ghacks.net)