US judge rules Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores ~tech google.play android Article 479 words 56 votes
Roblox: Inflated key metrics for Wall Street and a pedophile hellscape for kids ~games Article 16 623 words 24 votes
PimEyes says Meta glasses integration could have ‘irreversible consequences’ ~tech privacy Article 769 words 23 votes
Continuing crackdown on churches and NGOs moves Nicaragua further from democracy to authoritarianism ~society politics Article 899 words, published Sep 25 2024 8 votes
We only learnt of our son’s secret online life after he died at 20 ~life family parenting Link 42 votes
Look at this photo of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team – and tell me the EU doesn’t have a diversity problem ~society politics Article 1084 words 16 votes
When is it time for an older doctor to hang up their stethoscope? We owe it to their patients to get it right. ~health healthcare Article 995 words 14 votes
Human-powered Turing Machine constructed out of Legos ~creative Article 748 words, published Oct 3 2024 15 votes
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores ~enviro pollution.water pollution.ground plastics Article 750 words, published Aug 30 2024 32 votes
I quit teaching because of ChatGPT ~creative writing.generative Article 983 words, published Sep 30 2024 58 votes
Kyiv will not extend gas transit deal, Ukraine tells Slovakia ~enviro energy Article 437 words 10 votes
Pathologic 3 announced with time travel mechanic, due for release in 2025 ~games Article 510 words 10 votes
Sweden to issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month – new version adapted to better reflect today's security policy reality ~society politics Article 321 words 8 votes
The rise of the right-wing tattletale ~society politics Article 5617 words, published Oct 3 2024 11 votes
How to build greener, affordable AC for high humidity and hotter summers ~engineering Article 3185 words 27 votes
No one’s laughing now: ‘Joker Folie à Deux’ falls down with $39m-$40m opening: How the sequel went sideways ~movies spoiler Article 2641 words 31 votes
New titans of Wall Street: how Jane Street rode the ETF wave to ‘obscene’ riches ~finance Article 2048 words 7 votes
Philippine chipmakers are embracing automation — and leaving low-skilled workers behind ~tech Article 973 words 9 votes
Italian court orders seizure of real estate and vehicles in pirate IPTV investigation ~tech Article 650 words 5 votes
Study of 500,000 medical records links viruses with Alzheimer's again and again ~health Article 524 words 29 votes
Sports celebrate physical variation—until it challenges social norms ~life.women Article 1429 words 15 votes
Brazil's top court says X paid pending fines to wrong bank ~tech social media Article 371 words 21 votes
Satu Rämö has caused a publishing sensation across Europe – all thanks to her novels about Hildur, a mindful cop who solves murders with her needle-clacking sidekick ~books fiction.crime Article 1521 words 5 votes
Paralyzed man unable to walk after maker of his powered exoskeleton tells him it's now obsolete ~health Article 609 words, published Sep 27 2024 44 votes
Trondheim set to welcome PoMo museum in 2025 – minimum of 60% of its acquisition budget to women artists to tackle gender inequality in museum collections at large ~arts art.modern art.contemporary Article 364 words 8 votes
Roads in Africa are among world’s deadliest despite few cars ~transport Article 546 words, published Oct 2 2024 9 votes
‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit ~books Article 3076 words 19 votes
New study shows that hurricanes lead to excess mortality long after the storm has passed ~health Article 2200 words, published Oct 2 2024 20 votes
Cement is a big polluter. Heidelberg Materials in Norway is betting it can profit from carbon capture that will reduce the carbon dioxide. ~enviro pollution energy climate change Article 400 words 10 votes
How chain restaurants use smells to entice us ~food cooking restaurants.chain Article 1359 words, published Sep 26 2024 16 votes
A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, four Americans are still being held hostage ~society politics Article 995 words 11 votes
Starlink is offering free internet access for thirty days for folks affected by Hurricane Helene ~tech internet.satellite Article 366 words 22 votes
A lawmaker representing Greenland in Denmark's Parliament was asked to leave the podium of the assembly after she refused to translate her speech delivered in Greenlandic into Danish ~humanities.languages Article 681 words 19 votes
Kris Kristofferson, revered songwriter who transcended genre, dead at 88 ~music country Article 2515 words 16 votes
In Canada, Brantford-area child dies from rabies after contact with a bat, health official says ~health Article 364 words 27 votes
The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted. ~tech internet social media Article 845 words 27 votes