Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion in facial recognition case (www.texastribune.org)
Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.
CEO 'Brought To Tears' And Praises Employee For Returning To Work Two Days After Giving Birth; Gets Slammed Online (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
he faced online criticism for equating desperation with resilience—the original post has since been deleted but was retweeted by Danny Thompson, Director of Technology at This Dot Labs.
Shakedown cruise (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
Boeing names aerospace veteran Kelly Ortberg CEO to steer turnaround (www.reuters.com)
New CEO will have to rebuild trust, reputation...
Europeans can save gaming! (iv.melmac.space)
Eric Adams Escalates His Defense of Top Aide Accused of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation. (www.thecity.nyc)
Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity (www.theguardian.com)
How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark (apnews.com)
In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war....
Income gap between Black and white US residents shrank between Gen Xers and millennials, study says (apnews.com)
The income gap between white and Black young adults was narrower for millenials than for Generation X, according to a new study that also found the chasm between white people born to wealthy and poor parents widened between the generations....
The newest victims of Australia's homelessness crisis (www.bbc.com)
This isn’t the retirement that Mary had dreamed of....
Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians (edition.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18104350
Dome Keeper just got a massive update that ups replayability and helps generate better worlds (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Exclusive: Citi breached a rule meant to keep banks safe, made liquidity reporting errors (www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Citigroup repeatedly breached a U.S. Federal Reserve rule that limits intercompany transactions, leading to errors in its internal liquidity reporting, according to a Citi document from December seen by Reuters....
China adjusts restrictions on unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes (apnews.com)
BANGKOK (AP) — China says it will prohibit the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and that certain drone features will be restricted as the East Asian country faces repeated Western criticism for its stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine....
Looper is a mind-bending puzzle game that challenges you to think inside the box (www.polygon.com)
Nearly 1 in 5 LGBTQ adults have never come out, Gallup survey finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Thousands rally in various Serbia towns to protest against lithium excavation deal (apnews.com)
IOC and Saudi Arabia agree on 12-year deal for video gaming Esports Olympics (apnews.com)
Heavy metal in most chocolates may not pose health risk, researchers say (www.reuters.com)
Concentrations of heavy metals found in single servings of some chocolates and cocoa-based products are too low in most cases to pose a health risk to consumers, research set to be published on Thursday in the journal Frontiers shows....
Across Venezuela, statues of Hugo Chávez are being attacked over alleged stolen election (www.pbs.org)
Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro....
Divorces on the Rise in D.C. Due to Political Differences (www.thedailybeast.com)
Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees (apnews.com)
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees....
2 Kids Killed, 9 Injured in Knife Attack at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Event (www.thedailybeast.com)
Amazon can now be held responsible for dangerous products sold on its platform, government (www.cnn.com)
A US safety regulator announced Tuesday that it voted unanimously to hold Amazon responsible for faulty or unsafe products sold by third-parties on its website and app....
