Google admits AI viral video was edited to look better ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-Texas) threatens to prosecute over court-ordered emergency abortion of unviable, life-threatening fetus ( boingboing.net )
US sets policy to seize government-funded drug patents if price deemed too high ( www.reuters.com )
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/6252553...
The gentrification font: how a sleek typeface became a neighborhood omen ( www.theguardian.com )
Forestry and Land Scotland have killed up to 2,000 baby red squirrels ( theferret.scot )
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Newly elected school board president sworn in on stack of banned books ( www.dailykos.com )
Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District was one of the places where Moms for Liberty lost big in the 2023 elections, with a right-wing school board majority swept out and replaced with Democrats. On Monday night, Karen Smith—who had been serving on the board in the Democratic minority prior to this election—was sworn...
Annual reminder: 23andMe is a dangerous Christmas gift that could have unforeseen impacts on your entire family, your children, etc. ( www.404media.co )
Some discussion points on wider understandings on semantics in the context of `context` within Fediverse environments ( kbin.social )
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Microwave forgot to mount cas! My hotpocket lost it's model! Nooooooo ( lemmy.world )
A Pint for the Alewives ( daily.jstor.org )
Until the Plague decimated Europe and reconfigured society, brewing beer and selling it was chiefly the domain of the fairer sex....
Mice Pass the ‘Mirror Test,’ Suggesting They Recognize Themselves ( gizmodo.com )
Scientists put mice through a classic test of self-awareness....
Trump declines to rule out abusing power or seeking retribution if he returns to the White House ( apnews.com )
"NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he wins the presidency again after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric....
Republicans in New Hampshire Want to Ban Abortion After 15 ... Days | That’s just one day after at-home tests can confirm a pregnancy ( www.rollingstone.com )
Republicans currently hold a trifecta in New Hampshire, with GOP majorities in the House and Senate and a Republican occupying the governor’s mansion. But control of the House — the largest in the country with 400 members — sits on a knife’s edge. There are 198 Republicans and 195 Democrats, three independents, and four...
Amnesty International now available as .onion | Tor Project ( blog.torproject.org )
Amnesty International is launching their website as a .onion site to provide unrestricted access to its human rights resources, enabling more people to safely and securely engage with the vital work of speaking truth to power, and defending human rights.
AI could judge if user is of porn-watching age under new UK guidance ( www.reuters.com )
Firefighters rescue injured owl from crows ( www.bbc.co.uk )
It seems animal rescue is all part of the job for firefighters in Russia too but in Smolensk it was a bit more serious than a cat up a tree.
Amazon latest to criticise Microsoft in UK cloud market probe ( www.reuters.com )
New in Symfony 6.4: Workflow Profiler (Symfony Blog) ( symfony.com )
Symfony 6.4 includes a new Profiler feature to introspect the workflow definitions and render them as a visual chart.
Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised ( arstechnica.com )
for real tho ( hexbear.net )
Code quality tool PHP_CodeSniffer has a new maintainer but needs corporate support ( cu.be )
In a recent shift of maintainership, Juliette Reinders Folmer has taken the helm of the PHP_CodeSniffer project, injecting fresh energy and vision into its development. This transition marks a pivotal moment, emphasizing the importance of community support, particularly from corporate entities. As a vital tool for maintaining...
Photographer Annie Wang reframes perceptions of motherhood in Taiwan ( s.rfi.fr )
cross-posted from: jlai.lu/post/2651294...
Did The West Deliberately Prolong The Ukraine War? ( responsiblestatecraft.org )
US Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) demands detailed info on College Football Playoff's exclusion of team he was rooting for ( floridapolitics.com )
The Tiny Miracle That Resulted In Huge Local Conservation Success ( lighthouse-eco.co.za )
Despite their extinction in Eastern Cape due to dwindling game herds and harmful cattle dips, the red-billed oxpeckers were successfully reintroduced into the region in the 90s. The upbeat Birding Day event, showcased on Shamwari TV, lauds their pivotal role in the ecosystem. Shamwari now plans to reintroduce Cape vultures,...
