Krafton acquires Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush IP from Xbox (www.gamesindustry.biz)
China trials cargo drones, air taxis as low-altitude economy gains speed (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39431806
Greek officials advise staying in with windows shut due to fires near Athens | Athens | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
TIL that in the work, An Instinct for Dragons, an anthropologist argues that the universality of dragons across human societies is due to evolutionary reasons, with common primate predators being merg (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that in the work, An Instinct for Dragons, an anthropologist argues that the universality of dragons across human societies is due to evolutionary reasons, with common primate predators being merged into a hybrid monster.
Barack Obama Summer 2024 Playlist: Charli XCX, Shaboozey, Beyonce (www.rollingstone.com)
Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study | Continent is warming at much faster rate than other parts of world, leading to fires, drought and health problems (www.theguardian.com)
The study is here
Designing Friction (philosophical essay about technology) (designingfriction.com)
Interesting essay exploring the role of friction as it relates to human progress, and how the reduction or removal of friction, through a particular conception of the role of technology in our society, actually limits our autonomy, rather than enhancing it.
Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged police to let him talk to the gunman (apnews.com)
DALLAS (AP) — The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to a 911 call included in a massive trove of recordings and transcripts released by city officials Saturday....
Intel Battlemage GPU has surfaced in the wild — GPU spotted with 24 Xe2 cores, 19 Gbps memory, 12GB VRAM, 192-bit bus (www.tomshardware.com)
Venezuela opposition calls for global protests – DW – 08/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
Infamous $30 Logitech F710 called out in $50M lawsuit over Titan sub implosion (arstechnica.com)
Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold (globalnews.ca)
Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold....
Ukrainian troops are digging trenches in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. It’s a sign they plan to stay. (www.forbes.com)
On the sixth day of Ukraine’s advance into Kursk Oblast in southern Russia, there’s growing evidence the Ukrainian invasion corps—some or all of up to five 2,000-person brigades plus at least one 400-person independent battalion—plans to stay....
TIL that African naked mole rat do not feel the sting of capsaicin (main component of chilies) and acids (link.springer.com)
The Witcher 4 won’t “focus on Geralt,” but he will be in it [Geralt's voice actor: "Geralt will be part of the game, we just don’t know how much, and the game won’t focus on Geralt"] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have developed a “holy grail” insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real-time and could revolutionise treatment for millions of people with type 1 diabetes worldwide....
Far-right disorder had ‘clear’ Russian involvement, says ex-MI6 spy (www.theguardian.com)
There is “clear” Russian involvement in the far-right riots and security services will be looking closely at the instigators, a former head of the MI6 Russia desk has said....
Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not “Health Care” (www.propublica.org)
Arizona Republican becomes first fake elector to plead guilty for role in Trump scheme (www.politico.com)
It’s the second victory for Arizona prosecutors this week in their sweeping case against many Trump allies....
Australia: 'Unauthorized' helicopter crashes into hotel (apnews.com)
A helicopter pilot has died after crashing into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Cairns, Australia, igniting a blaze on top of the building. Australian media reported the helicopter was stolen.
And, it can't run Doom (sh.itjust.works)
‘Fallout: London’ Sets GOG Record, Gets Hotfixes In Big Update (www.forbes.com)
(Note that Fallout London is a fan-mod, not an official new fallout game)
Rikers Inmates Are Routinely Denied Medical Care, Court Filing Says (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/R7Mmj
not everyone is cut out for this lifestyle (beehaw.org)
[alt text: a screenshot of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The player is on the create-a-class screen, and a pop-up prompt says, “Are you sure you want to be a Crackhead?”.]
Fuck-up Assessment Form (sh.itjust.works)
