The Traitor attends wake for fallen NYPD officer as he ramps up rhetoric on crime
Former President Americas Worst Traitor arrived Thursday at the wake of New York police officer Jonathan Diller., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ubuntu 24.04 Switches Webcam App from Cheese to Snapshot
Cheese (left) and Snapshot (right) in action Ubuntu 24.04 is switching its default webcam app from Cheese to Snapshot, a modern GTK4/libadwaita camera tool that’s part of the GNOME Core Apps set. Cheese has been part of Ubuntu’s default software lineup since 2010, having first been added in the UbuntuContinue Reading
Two more deaths linked to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s keni-boji products
Two more deaths were reported Thursday linked to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s beni-koji supplement ingredients, according to the company. A total of four deaths have been reported so far., Read MoreContinue Reading
Iraq’s overreliance on oil threatens economic, political strife
More than 90 percent of Iraq’s government revenue comes from oil, leaving the country hostage to global prices., With an economy so reliant on oil, Iraq has long faced a tough balancing act between the short-term gains that can come from ramping up production and the long-term problems that canContinue Reading
Babies are dying of hunger and dehydration in Gaza
Starving two-month-old Laila Junaid was brought to hospital in northern Gaza weighing a fraction of what she should., Video Duration 02 minutes 57 seconds NewsFeed Starving two-month-old Laila Junaid was brought to hospital in northern Gaza weighing a fraction of what she should. Doctors there say babies are dying fromContinue Reading
March 2024 Deal Announcements
Adult Fiction Rosiee Thor and Kat Hillis‘s THE DEAD & BREAKFAST, a cozy mystery about two vampires who open a small town B&B and must prove their innocence when the local mayor shows up dead in their garden with something that looks suspiciously like puncture marks on his neck, to Michelle Vega at Berkley, in aContinue Reading
China’s latest EV is a ‘connected’ car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi
BEIJING (AP) — Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country’s booming but crowded market for electric cars with a sporty high-tech sedan. The tech company began accepting orders in China via an app on Thursday night, after founder Lei Jun wrapped up aContinue Reading
VP Harris says US agencies must show their AI tools aren’t harming people’s safety or rights
U.S. federal agencies must show that their artificial intelligence tools aren’t harming the public, or stop using them, under new rules unveiled by the White House on Thursday. “When government agencies use AI tools, we will now require them to verify that those tools do not endanger the rights andContinue Reading
Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens on Corporate Profits Data: “Inflation has more room to fall if corporations stop their excessive profiteering”
Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released new data showing that domestic nonfinancial corporate profits increased $136.5 billion in Q4, compared with an increase of $90.8 billion in Q3. Groundwork’s Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted with the following statement: “Even as supply chains have normalized and input costs haveContinue Reading
UK Comedian Faces Hot Dog Removal Due To Junk Food Ban
Ed Gamble’s poster for his upcoming show was allowed to be posted in London subway stations once the offending weiner was replaced with a cucumber., Read MoreContinue Reading
James Comer Is Mad
The House Oversight Committee chair has been increasingly lashing out at reporters covering his impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden., Read MoreContinue Reading
KDE Plasma 6 Experience: A Practical Review
I did a comparison and a detailed review of KDE Plasma 6 from a general user perspective. Here’s what I found. It’s been almost a month since the KDE Plasma 6 “megarelease” is out. Overall, the feedback is positive across the user base. There are a few reports of bugs,Continue Reading
End-of-line production testing system for EV inverters (Webinar)
Inverters are critical components in electric and hybrid vehicles, influencing performance, efficiency, and overall vehicle reliability, so, ensuring the quality and reliability of automotive inverters is crucial. In this webinar, presented by NI—now part of Emerson—we will discuss a new technological approach proposed for end-of-line (EOL) testing, which integrates advancedContinue Reading