China’s FX Reserves Rise to $3.26 Trillion (dmarketforces.com)
China’s foreign exchange reserve increased by about 1.06% to $3.26 billion as of the end of July, according to data from the country’s forex regulator released Thursday....
X to pause using European user data to train AI systems (www.rte.ie)
X are being sued by the Irish data regulator for breaching the GDPR in processing European citizens’ data for Grok AI without an initial opt-out....
TSMC Arizona struggles to overcome vast differences between Taiwanese and US work culture (www.tomshardware.com)
TIL about a company that ran a Ponzi scheme building solar panel trailers ... swapping serial numbs over a few built units as customers wanted to see them. (www.youtube.com)
Some more info in the Wikipedia article. And yes, this is about DC Solar, which I guess many americans will know but as someone from europe this was totally new to me....
PSA: pipewire has been halving your battery life for a year+ (www.reddit.com)
(not really pipewire itself but an interaction with wireplumber/libcamera/the kernel, but pipewire is what triggers the problem)...
All Angels Jazz Band: When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Kensington Pedestrian Sunday) (makertube.net)
Boeing Starliner astronauts might get a ride home from SpaceX — in 2025 (www.theverge.com)
Originally set to return in mid-June, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams may be on the station until February, 2025....
UN refugee agency urges Cyprus government to process asylum seekers pushed into a UN buffer zone (apnews.com)
Are the Brits okay? (lemmy.world)
Manila decries ‘dangerous’ acts by Chinese jets (www.bangkokpost.com)
The Trap of “Profitable” Transit Routes (makertube.net)
Philippines accuses China air force of 'dangerous' acts in Scarborough Shoal within Philippine maritime zones (www.gmanetwork.com)
It was the first time the Philippines has complained of dangerous actions by Chinese aircraft, as opposed to navy or coast guard vessels, since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office in 2022....
Roblox banned in Türkiye following nationwide Instagram block (www.turkiyetoday.com)
Man Charged With Aggravated Assault Over Rampage Incident (www.youtube.com)
Volutus Clouds [OC] (Corrected) (lemmy.world)
Some volutus clouds over I-70 in Missouri.
Logitech has ‘no plans’ for a subscription mouse (www.theverge.com)
What has been the hardest thing to let go of when deciding to distance yourself from or drop social media entirely? (kbin.melroy.org)
For me it's input. I have a continually thinking mind that feels that I must have something to say on anything. Whenever I've gotten rid of a Reddit account or took even a day or two off from activity on the internet. I had an itch to say something whenever something is reported or something I've seen while browsing that peaked...
The first day we had him he hid, he started to come around yesterday, today is day 3. (lemmy.world)
Sudan readies for peace talks to end civil war (www.semafor.com)
Cat and mouse: Myanmar netizens find cracks in draconian VPN ban (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/26688024...
US slams Smotrich for opposing Gaza ceasefire deal: 'Jeopardizing' the hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israeli forces shoot US citizen in occupied West Bank (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces shot and injured an American citizen during a demonstration on Friday that was being held in Beita, a Palestinian village near the occupied West Bank town of Nablus, several Palestinian rights organisations have told Middle East Eye....
How do you track a package where the online store only provides a download link to the shop app, not the tracking number
The confirmation page says the order is confirmed but instead of providing tracking information, it has a button that says ‘Download Shop to track package’. Obviously I’m not going to do that, but I do want to track my package....
Are there any legal issues with pulling out of an interview?
Are there any big consequences apart from some annoyed reception manager if I pull reconsider the work and pull out of the planned interview?...
Is it possible to rip movie straight from cinema?
As in title, i’m just wondering whether it is possible to rip movie from cinema if one has got unsupervised access to cinema’s hardware. Maybe someone did that? I’m not talking about caming, i’m talking about making a digital copy of premiere material.