A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak.
Maryland House Democrats introduced a controversial gun safety bill requiring gun owners to forfeit their ability to wear or carry without firearm liability insurance....
Retailers increasingly are using facial recognition software to patrol their stores for shoplifters and other unwanted customers. But the technology’s accuracy is highly dependent on technical factors — the cameras’ video quality, a store’s lighting, the size of its face database — and a mismatch can lead to dangerous...
Impossible for a non-Islamic state to invade Saudi Arabia. There would be a profound religious war. The crown’s whole legitimacy comes from them protecting Mecca.
Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the world’s fossil fuel car fleet....
The mayor of Elyria has ordered a probe after the woman who lives at the home accused police of raiding the wrong house, an incident that she said left her baby with severe burns....
A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and charged with making an interstate threat and a weapon violation, federal court records show....
Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul after the state’s legislative session kicked off this week....
Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back....
That’s what I’m getting at. It’s an upgrade for most users and certainly novices. I thought I was being cleaver with a password manager and they got hacked twice (you know who).
edit: GUYS fuck stalin and fuck tankies, period. i understand that this community is more sensitive than most to pro-stalinist vibes, and i apologize for unintentionally twinging that nerve, but you need stop calling each other (and me) slurs...
Florida man seriously injured and unable to speak after encounter with police, daughter says after her father was falsely accused of stealing a banana (wiredposts.com)
A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak.
Maryland bill would force gun owners to get $300K liability insurance to wear or carry (foxbaltimore.com)
Maryland House Democrats introduced a controversial gun safety bill requiring gun owners to forfeit their ability to wear or carry without firearm liability insurance....
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declares that Texas law supercedes Federal authority and hints at secession (boingboing.net)
Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault (www.washingtonpost.com)
Retailers increasingly are using facial recognition software to patrol their stores for shoplifters and other unwanted customers. But the technology’s accuracy is highly dependent on technical factors — the cameras’ video quality, a store’s lighting, the size of its face database — and a mismatch can lead to dangerous...
Saudi Arabia won’t recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state, top diplomat says (apnews.com)
Electric Cars (lemmy.world)
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities (theconversation.com)
Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the world’s fossil fuel car fleet....
'It's the wrong house': Audio of Ohio police raid that left a baby injured raises new questions (www.nbcnews.com)
The mayor of Elyria has ordered a probe after the woman who lives at the home accused police of raiding the wrong house, an incident that she said left her baby with severe burns....
Forty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxes (www.theguardian.com)
I have played several games in my Steam library for more hours than it takes to become a police officer. (lemmy.world)
Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled (www.wsj.com)
Researchers are trying to figure out what is making more young adults sick, and how to identify those at high risk...
FBI arrests Florida man accused of threatening ‘mass casualty event’ (www.cnn.com)
A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and charged with making an interstate threat and a weapon violation, federal court records show....
‘Better be scared’: threats of political violence foretell tense election year (www.theguardian.com)
Several years of sustained harassment of election workers and judges have led to security concerns and high a high turnover...
SpaceX executives worried Elon Musk was on drugs during 'cringeworthy' all-hands meeting, WSJ reports (www.businessinsider.com)
The Journal reported executives at SpaceX worried Elon Musk was on drugs after an "unhinged" all-hands meeting in which he slurred and rambled.
New York governor pushes for paid medical leave during pregnancy (apnews.com)
Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul after the state’s legislative session kicked off this week....
Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month (www.cnbc.com)
It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge (apnews.com)
Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back....
23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Hope this isn’t a repeated submission. Funny how they’re trying to deflect blame after they tried to change the EULA post breach.
Russia announced it had deployed, to Ukraine, its best new artillery-detecting radar. Hours later, the Ukrainians blew it up—with artillery. (www.forbes.com)
Ukraine plinking a Russian GPS-jammer with a GPS-guided bomb. Ukrainian drones blowing up Russian drone-jammers. Ukraine’s cruise missiles striking Russian air-defense sites whose missions include, you guessed it, shooting down cruise missiles....
It's wild that they get away with charging for it (startrek.website)
Pornhub blocks North Carolina and Montana as porn regulation spreads (www.theverge.com)
Hmm (lemmy.world)
reminder rule (lemmy.cafe)
edit: GUYS fuck stalin and fuck tankies, period. i understand that this community is more sensitive than most to pro-stalinist vibes, and i apologize for unintentionally twinging that nerve, but you need stop calling each other (and me) slurs...