FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (arstechnica.com)
Biden says US will withhold weapons from Israel if it invades Rafah (www.reuters.com)
May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza....
Xbox Has Had More Studio Closures Than First Party Game Releases So Far In 2024 (twistedvoxel.com)
We've almost reached the end of the 1st half of 2024, and Xbox has had more studio closures than first party game releases in the year so far.
Orange #cats are just different (mstdn.social)
Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March (apnews.com)
Gambling can be Deception vs Insight, or Sleight of Hand vs Perception... or raw INT, or Strength (if it's arm wrestling) or Intimidate or- (ttrpg.network)
This comic follows on from the Previous comic which might help provide context....
Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally (apnews.com)
Biden, in an interview with CNN, said the U.S. was still committed to Israel’s defense and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms, but that if Israel goes into Rafah, “we’re not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used.”
Camelot Rule (lemmy.world)
Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says (apnews.com)
Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday....
A breather before the end of the world (lemmy.ml)
Legendary creator Shinji Mikami has one word for Microsoft shutting down the studio he founded: 'Sad' (www.pcgamer.com)
Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings (www.bloomberg.com)
Google employees questioned leadership about cost cuts, layoffs and “morale” issues following the company’s better-than-expected first-quarter earnings report. (www.cnbc.com)
Biden confirms that American bombs killed Palestinian civilians (www.nbcnews.com)
They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either. (theintercept.com)
A serious red line has been crossed: America’s democratic freedoms, expansive on paper, will simply not tolerate serious dissent on the U.S.–Israel relationship. As criticisms of Israel have become more mainstream, the attempt to shut them down entirely has become more extreme....
Disconnection (lemmy.world)
In today's earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson says he has been playing the next Battlefield game with the development team and it will be a "tremendous live service." (twitter.com)
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"You couldn't handle my undivided attention." (lemmy.world)
Chris Pine Was Surprised by New ‘Star Trek 4’ Writer Hire Because ‘I Thought There Was Already a Script…I Was Wrong or They Decided to Pivot’ (variety.com)
