The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterfuck (www.404media.co)
What is Farcaster, and why did it raise 150M USD? (fediversereport.com)
I take a deep dive into crypto-based social network Farcaster, aka Torment-Nexus-on-the-blockchain....
Israel Has “Systematically Violated” Laws Regarding Civilian Harm, UN Finds (truthout.org)
Israeli forces have demonstrated a pattern of systematically targeting densely populated civilian areas across hundreds of attacks in Gaza that likely violate international wartime laws, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) found in a report released Wednesday....
Ukraine faces rolling blackouts after Russia attacks its power grid (www.pbs.org)
Ukraine, including Kyiv, is struggling to cope with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks took out half the country’s power generation capacity....
As Ukraine Expands Military Draft, Some Men Go Into Hiding (www.nytimes.com)
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Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles (www.advocate.com)
Americans take the least vacations globally. We also get the least amount of time off. (ca.style.yahoo.com)
CUDIMM Standard Set to Make Desktop Memory a Bit Smarter and a Lot More Robust (www.anandtech.com)
Fork it! It's time for a Mastodon hard fork (privacy.thenexus.today)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11571975...
The EPA's new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges (www.npr.org)
China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views (www.reuters.com)
UN expert: Unilateral sanctions against China are illegal (www.ohchr.org)
Why pick on us? Cyprus perplexed by Hezbollah threats (www.reuters.com)
‘Make Europe Great Again’: Hungary’s new motto for EU presidency has a familiar ring to it (www.wral.com)
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Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 (www.macrumors.com)
FromSoftware warns new Elden Ring Steam Deck bug making game unresponsive (www.eurogamer.net)
Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing (www.independent.co.uk)
Home price inflation is so high, it's changing American economic life (www.marketplace.org)
We’ve been dealing with high inflation in this economy over the last several years, with everything from groceries to new vehicles to construction supplies soaring in price....
The Steam Deck is one of the best ways to play Elden Ring, and now Shadow of the Erdtree too (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Megaconstellations of satellites are burning up in our atmosphere. That could have consequences (www.cbc.ca)
There are an estimated 11,500 tonnes of space objects orbiting Earth, which would include even the smallest pieces around one millimetre in size (likely satellite collisions). But there are far larger objects in space, including spent rocket stages and upwards of 9,000 functioning satellites. More than half of them are SpaceX...
47 people die in China during historic flooding with more floods expected (www.pbs.org)
At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported Friday, while authorities warned of more extreme weather ahead in other parts of the country....
Why the FDA will have a hard time properly regulating cannabis (www.statnews.com)
Car maker fined $6.4m for selling China-made vehicles as Italian (www.bbc.com)
The Italian government has fined a car company $6.4m (£5m) for allegedly branding vehicles that were made in China as being produced in Italy....
Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii (www.theguardian.com)
State’s transport department given a 2045 deadline to fully decarbonize and achieve zero emissions under agreement...
Hey Maryland! That’s not a U.S. Warship in your Fleet Week logo there. (sh.itjust.works)
www.visitmaryland.org/things-to-do/fleet-week...
