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AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating (arstechnica.com)

Futurism report highlights the reputational cost of publishing AI-generated content.

Niger breaks off military cooperation with US (punchng.com)

Russia sees polling station protests with Putin set to extend long rule (www.cnn.com)

Russia saw protests at polling stations on Sunday on the final day of voting in an election set to extend Russian President Vladmir Putin’s long hold on power....

Israeli forces kill 20 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza health ministry says (www.theguardian.com)

The latest incident came hours after eight people were killed in an airstrike on an aid distribution centre at al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, health officials said.

President of Argentina Announces IMF Borrowing Plan (orinocotribune.com)

Mastodon tries to solve its problem with tracking down other users (www.yahoo.com)

Fatal shooting of autistic teen raises concerns about police response to people with mental health issues (www.latimes.com)

Ryan Gainer, a teen with autism, was a cross-country runner who worked out his frustrations with six-mile runs and dreamed of becoming an engineer....

‘Overthrow the system’: Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution (www.aljazeera.com)

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Corporations are Making Millions of Dollars from US Prison Labor - Human Trafficking Search (humantraffickingsearch.org)

Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Massive Franken-Sheep With Cloned Animal Parts (www.yahoo.com)

Forget the paycheck, employees really want a raise in emotional salary (www.fastcompany.com)

Divide and rule (sh.itjust.works)

A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned (apnews.com)

Helldivers 2 storms up Valve’s official Steam Deck Top 100 list (www.pcgamesn.com)

Father of Michigan school shooter found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (www.theguardian.com)

U.S. investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ reports (www.cnbc.com)

U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing documents and people familiar with the matter....

Russians cast ballots on Day 2 of an election preordained to extend Putin's rule (apnews.com)

Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly 25 years of rule....

Why Florida might sue Maine over abortion, transgender health care shield law. What to know (www.floridatoday.com)

Florida’s attorney general is one among many from red states across the country threatening Maine with legal action as the New England state considers a shield law that would protect those seeking abortions and health care from criminal repercussions in Florida....

Russia forces Ukrainians in occupied territories to take its passports – and fight in its army (apnews.com)

He and his parents were among the last in their village to take a Russian passport, but the pressure was becoming unbearable....

Helldivers 2 has "performed well ahead of expectations" and topped more than 8m sales (www.eurogamer.net)

Long shot - How to get old .sav file to work with modern gameboy color emulators? (imgur.com)

I have a very old Caanoo that I have been playing pokemon pinball for over 11 years. The game system has been repaired many times and still works(which is awesome). Recently, the system has been showing its age. It has to be plugged in to play more than 10 minutes and the joystick is getting pretty run down. I had to 3d print a...