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Ancient CRT monitor hits astonishing 700Hz — resolution reduced to just 120p to reach extraordinary refresh rate (www.tomshardware.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18305395

What does an Erdogan-Assad rapprochement mean for Syrian Kurds? (www.rudaw.net)

Chinese takeover of European seaports: EU turned a blind eye on security risks for years, experts say (www.ftm.eu)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/1095536...

Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent (www.bbc.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/1095217...

Pack it up boys. We have come full circle. (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

So excited! (i.imgur.com)

Ethiopia landslide rescuers pull 229 bodies from mud (www.the-star.co.ke)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18344012

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns: Sources - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)

She was criticized for failing to prevent the assassination attempt on Trump.

A Shahed drone from Russia struck the town of Plauru, Romania, approximately 45 minutes ago. (x.com)

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan and US NGO with MgBot Malware (thehackernews.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/1095016...

Saudi Arabia: Executions rise despite pledge to human rights (www.dw.com)

The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has risen sharply in the first half of this year. As of July 15, the state executed 98 men and two women for charges related to murder, terrorism and drugs. This marks a 42% increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to a recent report...

Pornhub Pulls Out of Nebraska (gizmodo.com)

AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry (www.wired.com)

Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists (www.nature.com)

Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer (apnews.com)

Almost two weeks after Beryl hit, heat-related deaths during the prolonged power outages have pushed the number of storm-related fatalities to at least 23 in Texas....

Good Die Young by Cal Scruby (song.link)

Interview: The Company That Brought Resident Evil Back To PC Wants To Resurrect More Capcom Classics (www.timeextension.com)

"We worked very closely with Capcom, and our relationship definitely grew in the process"

Diablo Coming to Sega Dreamcast (www.retronews.com)

A port of the classic dungeon crawler Diablo is being developed for the Sega Dreamcast by @azi_hassan, using the Devilutin platform....

Has anyone been on the Star Trek cruise and have some advice for a first-timer? (startrekthecruise.com)

I’m fed on the 2025 cruise with my buddy, thanks to our scheming wives, and am curious if there is any advice or “pro-moves” we should know about....

Harris donations top $100m after Biden's exit from presidential race (www.bbc.com)

Democrats have poured more than $100m (£77m) in donations into Vice-President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, her campaign says....

Nato summit: Ukraine on 'irreversible path' to membership (www.bbc.com)

Nato members have pledged their support for an “irreversible path” to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid....

Dear AWS, please let me be a cloud engineer again (lucvandonkersgoed.com)

As an AWS focused solutions/systems architect, I’ve been feeling this for the last 10ish months too. I attended the first 9 re:Invent conferences (up until Covid upended things) but I was glad I didn’t attend last year; and re:Inforce sounds like it was even worse.