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Kroger and Albertsons to close these 63 grocery stores in California under proposed merger (www.foxla.com)

HP forced to ditch popular printer range following user backlash (www.techradar.com)

HP has discontinued its e-series LaserJet printers following widespread consumer dissatisfaction with the printers’ mandatory online connection of the HP+ scheme....

Global security alliance warns of Russian disinformation campaign using Meliorator AI software allowing for the creation of authentic appearing fictitious personas to post content on X (www.cyber.gc.ca)

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GameCube Gets Achievements Thanks To The Dolphin Emulator | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

The GameCube, once a beloved console from Nintendo’s library, is now joining the ranks of other platforms with an achievement system thanks to the wonders of emulators. Starting on July 15th, GameCube titles will finally get their own achievements when played under the Dolphin emulator....

Olympics chiefs face fury over Putin allies in top jobs (www.politico.eu)

Kremlin cronies holding senior Olympic positions “is an official recognition of Russia’s triumph against international law,” Lithuanian PM told POLITICO....

Make No Mistake: Destroying Hospitals Is Part of the Kremlin’s Strategy -- [Opinion] (www.themoscowtimes.com)

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Air taxis cleared for Paris Olympics, Macron offered seat on flight (thenextweb.com)

Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked (arstechnica.com)

Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company (arstechnica.com)

Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale.”

Chatbot use in the workplace: helpful or harmful? (www.tmemploymentlaw.co.uk)

Where better to start than with the subject itself…...

Los Angeles-Orange County home prices 10 times greater than incomes, report finds (www.ocregister.com)

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Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding (www.politico.eu)

France’s far-right chief faces corruption investigation....

Two-year-old becomes sixth child to die in a hot car so far this year (www.independent.co.uk)

Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength (apnews.com)

Schumer Hints at Bill to Carve Trump’s Jan. 6 Acts Out of Presidential Immunity (truthout.org)

Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them (www.xda-developers.com)

Microsoft removes guide on converting Microsoft accounts to Local, pushing for Microsoft sign-ins....

Trump-backed GOP platform says states should be allowed to extend constitutional rights to embryos (www.salon.com)

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma dies at 89 (apnews.com)

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89....

Microsoft bans China-based employees from using Android devices for work, mandates switch to iPhones (www.techspot.com)

Microsoft has told all its employees in China that they will soon only be allowed to use iPhones for work purposes. The ban on Android devices is part of a security-related Microsoft initiative for providing a unified way of managing and verifying employee identities....