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After a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was downed by an interceptor UAV this morning, it is only a matter of time. (sopuli.xyz)

Americans are cutting back on groceries to pay for AC (fortune.com)

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Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty (www.politico.com)

Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes (www.wired.com)

Mesa 24.3 Lands "The Juiciest Refactor Ever" [Mike Blumenkrantz from Valve :"I'm gonna go full doomguy across the whole DRI frontend and everything it touches"] (www.phoronix.com)

China sanctions US lawmaker. (www.voanews.com)

The Mexican women aiding migrants on their perilous journey north (www.bbc.com)

UAW endorses Kamala Harris for president (www.axios.com)

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure Reviews [78/100] (opencritic.com)

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White House pushes Biden's Supreme Court proposal despite Republican objections. (www.voanews.com)

US appeals court lets Texas keep river barrier against border crossings (www.reuters.com)

July 31 (Reuters) - Texas can keep a 1,000-foot (300-meter) long floating barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings by migrants at the river separating the United States and Mexico, a U.S. appeals court has ruled, rejecting a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration....

The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It's Our Last Chance To Stop It (www.eff.org)

The AI Search War Has Begun (www.theatlantic.com)

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AI search engine accused of plagiarism announces publisher revenue-sharing plan (arstechnica.com)

Disinformation peddlers use Venezuela chaos to stoke fears of anti-Trump vote-rigging (www.motherjones.com)

Suicide rates in children have continued to climb across 15 years, study finds (wapo.st)

Samsung delivers 600-mile solid-state EV battery as it teases 9-minute charging and 20-year lifespan tech (www.notebookcheck.net)

UN report finds Palestinian detainees subjected to abuse in Israeli prisons (thehill.com)

A Nearly $3 Billion Shortfall in VA Benefits Is Looming. The Senate Has Proposed a Fix, But Time Is Running Out. | Military.com (www.military.com)

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Has the AOSP project failed consumers? (www.xda-developers.com)

When Google, along with a consortium of other companies, announced the open-source operating system we call Android way back in 2007, the world was paying attention. The iPhone had launched the same year, and the entire mobile space was wary of the rush of excitement around the admittedly revolutionary device. AOSP (Android Open...

Venezuela: UN Secretary General Guterres calls for ‘complete transparency’ following disputed presidential election (news.un.org)

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