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Paradox has confirmed that Prison Architect 2 is delayed yet again as it aims to fix performance and content woes, and offers compensation. (www.pcgamesn.com)

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty (apnews.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered the course of the United States...

Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests (www.cnn.com)

As cancer cases rise among young adults in the United States, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older age groups....

Israel’s military starts drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews – but the battle over serving ‘the army of God’ vs. the army of the state isn’t over, and points to key questions for the country’s future. (theconversation.com)

Google ads push fake Google Authenticator site installing malware | The ad displays "google.com" and "https://www.google.com" as the click URL, and the advertiser's identity is verified by Google (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Google has fallen victim to its own ad platform, allowing threat actors to create fake Google Authenticator ads that push the DeerStealer information-stealing malware....

It Was Supposed to Be Trump’s Administration in Waiting. But Project 2025 Was a Mirage All Along. (www.politico.com)

On a Thursday morning in early June, I hopped off a train at Washington’s Union Station and walked a few blocks east to get a glimpse into the headquarters of one of the most secretive — and most hyped — organizations in America: Project 2025, tucked away inside the main offices of the Heritage Foundation on Capitol Hill....

Konami reports record-breaking profits, confirms upcoming releases for 2024 and beyond - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com)

Game Informer, the longest running video games magazine in the United States, will shut down after 33 years of operation (www.gematsu.com)

A Sign [OC] (lemmy.world)

Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 | Kodak Ultramax 400

yawning snep (oddballs.online)

literally just a big cat, I will pet

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A murderer goes free: Germany blanches at grim moral calculus (www.reuters.com)

BERLIN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Relatives of the man murdered by a Russian hitman in a Berlin park have voiced disappointment at the killer’s release, reflecting unease in Germany at the moral equation that secured freedom for 16 political prisoners in Russian and Belarusian jails....

Venezuela says US 'at the forefront of coup attempt' (www.reuters.com)

CARACAS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said on Friday that the United States is “at the forefront of a coup attempt” against the South American country amid a dispute over presidential election results that sparked protests.

Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here’s How Some States Are Tackling the Industry’s Impact. (www.propublica.org)

There are cracks forming in the US jobs market (www.cnn.com)

The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones (theintercept.com)

THE WAR IN Gaza has been good for the drone startup XTEND. Since October 7, the Tel Aviv company has pivoted to providing the Israeli military with cheap, nimble robot aircraft. This demand helped the company secure $40 million in new venture capital funding, bringing its total raised to $60 million. That money will go toward...

The Supreme Court's costly decision to constrain regulators (www.piie.com)

my thoughts after using arch as my first distro

I’ve been daily driving arch Linux as my main distro for quite a while now, as a replacement for windows 11 (I refuse to use windows 11 for longer than it takes to download a Linux iso and format it into a usb). Installing it on my laptop wasnt my first time ever using it, but it was my first time really getting into any Linux...