AI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Name (www.404media.co)
US withholds $95 million in assistance from Georgian government. (www.voanews.com)
Zuckerberg bets on personalized AI models for all • The Register (www.theregister.com)
So we’ll all have our own familiar soon?
Why don't we simply fling our decommissioned warships at our enemies? Are we stupid? (i.imgur.com)
Doctors told Pelosi of concern for Trump’s mental health, ex-speaker says in book (www.theguardian.com)
In early 2019, at a memorial service for a prominent psychiatrist, a succession of “doctors and other mental health professionals” told Nancy Pelosi they were “deeply concerned that there was something seriously wrong” with Donald Trump, “and that his mental and psychological health was in decline”....
Families seek answers after inmates' bodies returned without internal organs (www.ctvnews.ca)
Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison’s honor dorm, Moore said....
Update Faker - Fake a system update (updatefaker.com)
F11 for full immersion
[FAKE NEWS] "I could literally cry right now…": Bloodborne Hits PC as Fans Take the Decision Out of Sony and Hidetaka Miyazaki's Control (fandomwire.com)
These Private Youth Care Centers Lack Oversight. Cuyahoga County Ohio Judges Send Kids Anyway. (www.themarshallproject.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/juvenile-justice-detention-pris…
'Genocide Olympics': Israeli Soccer Team Plays in Paris as IDF Bombs School in Gaza (therealnews.com)
Star Trek Adventures 2E is available as PDF now! (www.drivethrurpg.com)
The Beijing Declaration: How Chinese Diplomacy United Palestinian Groups (scheerpost.com)
$1 million starter home? It's the norm in 237 cities, according to Zillow (abc7.com)
Israeli military says it killed Hamas armed wing leader Mohammed Deif in Gaza airstrike last month (www.cnbc.com)
How Adobe’s bet on non-exploitative AI is paying off (archive.is)
The company says it’s proof that quality AI models don’t have to include controversial copyrighted content. Adobe trained Firefly on content that had an explicit license allowing AI training, which means the bulk of the training data comes from Adobe’s library of stock photos, says Greenfield. The company offers creators...
Texas woman's lawsuit after being jailed on murder charge over abortion can proceed, judge rules (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday....
Putin Gets Ready to Swap U.S. Captives for Russian Assassin (www.thedailybeast.com)
12ft.io/…/russian-prisoner-swap-deal-a-go-after-t…
COVID-19 hits Paris Olympics: Athletes forced to withdraw and mask up - National (globalnews.ca)
U.S. upgrades military command in Japan, warns of China threats (www.reuters.com)
Warring drug gangs turn up the heat on Sweden’s government (www.politico.eu)
A surge in gang violence during a brutal summer spells trouble for the ruling parties....
UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states (apnews.com)
Biden administration's LGBTQ+ education protections upheld by Trump judge in major victory (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Ohio Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison After Threatening a Planned Parenthood (feminist.org)
Planning a vacation for a terrorist leader is hard sometimes. (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges....
