Malaysia PM Anwar slams Meta after Facebook removes post on Hamas’s Haniyeh (www.aljazeera.com)
Freedom of speech with Western characteristics.
More than 900 indigenous children died in federal boarding schools: Interior Department [Zack Budryk | 07/30/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The report is the culmination of an investigation ordered in 2021 by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to hold that role in government....
Animal homosexual behaviour under-reported by scientists, survey shows (www.theguardian.com)
Why the world's anti-doping agency feels stuck between superpowers (www.bbc.com)
Secret Pakistani Program Directs Military Officers to Attack Social Media Critics and "Digital Terrorists" (open.substack.com)
Outsourcing emotion: The horror of Google’s “Dear Sydney” AI ad | The company suggests using AI to write a child’s fan letter and the ad is so bad that Google turned off comments for it on YouTube (arstechnica.com)
If you’ve watched any Olympics coverage this week, you’ve likely been confronted with an ad for Google’s Gemini AI called “Dear Sydney.” In it, a proud father seeks help writing a letter on behalf of his daughter, who is an aspiring runner and superfan of world-record-holding hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone....
Super Mario 64 On Dreamcast (www.retronews.com)
There has been a recent increase in community-driven ports of popular games to new platforms, aided by skilled hackers who have dissected source code. Notable titles like Zelda, GTA III, and DOOM 64 have seen native versions emerge, and now the Dreamcast is set to receive a port of Super Mario 64....
Gen X, millennials face higher risk of 17 cancers than older generations (www.nbcnews.com)
Nothing CMF Phone 1 review (www.gsmarena.com)
Anti-Muslim mob attacks Southport mosque after misinformation campaign (www.middleeasteye.net)
A far-right mob chanting “English till I die” clashed with police outside a mosque in the UK town of Southport on Tuesday, after a misinformation campaign claimed that the 17-year-old who killed three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class was a Muslim....
Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes. (www.texastribune.org)
Roses are red, Meta is blue, Reality Labs lost $4.5 billion during Q2 (www.gamedeveloper.com)
What the hell are they even spending all this money on when they don’t have much to show for it?
Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
DKNY, Tom Ford and Reebok among companies to score 0% in Fashion Revolution report ranking top 250 firms...
US safety agency moves probe of Dodge Journey fire and door lock failure a step closer to a recall (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety regulators are a step closer to seeking a recall of nearly a million Dodge Journey SUVs after a woman was trapped and died when her vehicle caught fire in 2022....
Ordinary workers ‘can’t keep up’ with mortgages, rent and bills – even with multiple jobs (www.smh.com.au)
Paywall removed: archive.is/Cxz9t
Samsung Galaxy Ring initial review: First-gen growing pains (www.androidcentral.com)
Pros...
The Bitcoin community goes MAGA (www.theverge.com)
Tunisian presidential candidates complain of restrictions and intimidation (www.reuters.com)
TUNIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Tunisian opposition parties, presidential candidates and human rights groups have accused the authorities of using “arbitrary restrictions” and intimidation in order to ensure the re-election of President Kais Saied in a vote set for Oct. 6....
Why we investigated Matthew Trewhella, the far-right Wisconsin pastor influencing Republican politics (www.propublica.org)
Some people said militant anti-abortion activist Matthew Trewhella was a ’90s figure who’s no longer relevant, but our reporting shows he’s influencing policies, bills and movements today....
Revealed: Corporate lobbyists were at heart of Labour’s election campaign [Ethan Shone | 1 August 2024 | OpenDemocracy.net] (www.opendemocracy.net)
Lobbyists described work for Labour – which was not declared to authorities – as ‘great for future relationships’...
Posting the song that is in my head when I wake up #1: You Rock Me, by she (sheofficial.bandcamp.com)
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The TERF propaganda machine has already superspreaded the boxer's Imane Khelif's Olympics row is about trans identification. In fact she appears to be born woman with DSDs (thepinknews.com)
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s participation at the Paris 2024 Olympics is “not a transgender issue”, a spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. Khelif beat Italy’s Angela Carini on Thursday (1 August), in a fight that has reignited an online storm about her participation in the Games, despite...
Kansas v. Missouri stadium battle shows how states are reigniting border wars. (stateline.org)
Is Ismail Haniyeh's assassination a setback for Israel-Hamas peace talks? (www.firstpost.com)
The death of Haniyeh, a significant figure in Hamas’s political and diplomatic structure, has raised serious questions about the future of ongoing ceasefire negotiations. American officials had recently indicated that these talks, mediated by Qatar, the United States, and Egypt, were close to yielding a temporary ceasefire and...
British prime minister announces policing plan to deal with violence after fatal stabbing of girls (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the “tiny mindless minority” behind unrest that has plagued several cities after a horrific stabbing at a children’s dance class and vowed to put a stop to it as the 17-year-old suspect was named Thursday in part to counter misinformation blamed as one cause of...
