TIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percent (www.nber.org)
Chinese military harassed Dutch warship enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, Netherlands says (www.cnn.com)
A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters....
Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes (arstechnica.com)
US variant of Galaxy Tab S10 Plus, comes equipped with MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ (twitter.com)
Apple surpasses Microsoft as world's most valuable company after unveiling AI plans (www.cnbc.com)
Assistência técnica e manutenção de caldeiras e aquecimento central (ampliseason.com) Portuguese
Assistência e manutenção de caldeiras, aquecimento central e energia solar térmica
Here's Why Microsoft Buying Valve Is A Terrible Idea (www.thegamer.com)
China's government launched additional "local communication centers" to increase propaganda efforts worldwide (chinamediaproject.org)
The addition of external propaganda bases in Zhejiang and Tianjin over the past two weeks brings the total number at the provincial level to 23. These International Communication Centers (ICCs), also being launched at the city level, are meant to remake China’s approach to delivering its message externally....
Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board [The Verge] (www.theverge.com)
How the IRS went soft on billionaires and corporate tax cheats - ICIJ (www.icij.org)
Hogwarts Legacy fans rejoice as new Harry Potter game officially announced for September (www.gamingbible.com)
Kari Lake continues losing streak as appeals court confirms she is not, in fact, the real governor of Arizona (lawandcrime.com)
Cope & Seethe Treaty Organization (sh.itjust.works)
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SELACO IS MAGIC [Civvie 11] (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Framework open sources the 3D CAD design files for its modular 16 inch laptop (liliputing.com)
Protests sweep France against far right threat (freedomnews.org.uk)
Senate Republicans block bill that establishes right to IVF across the US (www.theguardian.com)
EXO-6 Unveils Museum-Grade Collectible Captain Picard Figures from Star Trek: The Next Generation (www.startrek.com)
Pope repeats gay slur in closed-door meeting, ANSA reports (www.reuters.com)
Rare white bison sighted in Yellowstone evokes Native American prophecy (www.bbc.com)
An incredibly rare white bison calf has been photographed in Yellowstone National Park, exciting Native American tribes who view its arrival as a religious prophecy heralding major change....
Kuwait building blaze: Victims worked for firm whose MD was behind film on misery of workers (indianexpress.com)
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Bad Bunny Concert Was Targeted By Mass Shooter, Feds Reveal In Indictment (deadline.com)
False promise of biometrics: Digital IDs in Africa failing to deliver promised democratic and development boost while making fortunes for tech vendors, investigations finds (www.lighthousereports.com)
Some of the world’s poorest countries have been investing heavily in digital ID systems which it is claimed will deliver democratic and development dividends. Africa has been at the forefront of this push supported by the World Bank, UN agencies and the international community. Some of Africa’s most fragile states have been...