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Internal TikTok memo: the company is "disappointed" the US House passed the TikTok divestment bill, and plans to lobby the Senate not to pass the legislation (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

TikTok Tells Staff That Strategy Stays the Same After House Vote
TikTok told employees the company isn’t planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed a bill to ban the app in the country unless its Chinese owner sells it.

Feed The Greed: Mapping How Republicans Rob The Poor To Feed The Rich https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/13/how-republicans-rob-the-poor-for-the-rich-map/

How Republicans Rob The Poor To Feed The Rich
Vote for Democrats to give everyone a fair shot and end welfare for billionaires.

Meet the kowari: a pint-sized predator on the fast track to extinction 😢
http://theconversation.com/meet-the-kowari-a-pint-sized-predator-on-the-fast-track-to-extinction-219598

Meet the kowari: a pint-sized predator on the fast track to extinction
Blink and you’ll miss it. The kowari is a charismatic marsupial carnivore that needs our help.

The GÉANT #Network #eAcademy - our training programme dedicated to network orchestration, automation and virtualisation - now includes content from the GlobalNOC at Indiana University.
- A new unit on the Global Network Automation Tool (GNAT)
- Documentation on the YAML, JSON, XML, Ansible, an…

The Guardian: EU to propose funneling billions in profits generated by Russian assets to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/14/the-guardian-eu.html

The "Waiting for Mueller" Mistake and the Right Wing Bubble - emptywheel
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/03/14/the-waiting-for-mueller-mistake-and-the-right-wing-bubble/

The "Waiting for Mueller" Mistake and the Right Wing Bubble - emptywheel
Simon Rosenberg is optimistic about Joe Biden's chances in November. But he notes that Democrats can't wait for Jack Smith like they waited for Robert Mueller.

Antonio Pierce talks about the huge problem the Raiders encountered during the 2024 NFL Draft https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/antonio_pierce_talks_about_the_huge_problem_the_r…

Antonio Pierce talks about the huge problem the Raiders encountered during the 2024 NFL Draft
It was very obvious that the Las Vegas Raiders went into the 2024 NFL Draft with the intent to draft a franchise quarterback. That's not a shot at Aidan O'Connell or Gardner Minshew, but we knew they wanted to go after a quarterback because that's what head coach Antonio Pierce had been saying all offseason. Obviously, it didn't happen that way. The Atlanta Falcons threw a wrench in the Raiders' plans when they drafted Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick just shortly after signing Kir…

Microsoft starts testing ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 in the Insider builds in the US, and says the app promotions can be disabled in Settings (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128640/microsof…

Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
The first ads in the Windows 11 Start menu will be very similar to the app recommendations Microsoft used in Windows 10.

Microsoft starts testing ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 in the Insider builds in the US, and says the app promotions can be disabled in Settings (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128640/microsof…

Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
The first ads in the Windows 11 Start menu will be very similar to the app recommendations Microsoft used in Windows 10.

As the House votes on a TikTok bill, expected to pass, the Senate lacks a companion measure and the bill faces an uncertain path; Rand Paul may block the bill (Washington Post)
https://wapo.st/3PhF8nr

TikTok bill, racing toward House passage, faces a minefield in the Senate
Widely expected to pass the House, it lacks a companion measure in the Senate and faces opposition from a key senator.