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A scrap of cloth found in Goodwill turns out to be part of American history (whyy.org)

Itch.io is also having a summer sale (including a lot of freebies) (feddit.uk)

We’re all well aware of Steam’s summer sales, but don’t forget that indie storefront itch.io also has a lot of games on sale this week. I’ve linked to my post in !freegames which covers 22 games that are currently completely free, but you can browse their games on sale page directly for a huge number of indies (of...

Selfie-based ID raises eyebrows among infosec experts (www.theregister.com)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/36566249...

Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years (www.wired.com)

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the number and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth have doubled over the past two decades....

Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Make Fat Cells Burn Calories (www.sciencealert.com)

‘may’ is my most despised headline word. This article sounds like they may be onto something in mice trials anyway.

Columbia University suspends three deans for 'antisemitism' in private text messages (www.middleeasteye.net)

The three deans include Cristen Kromm, the former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, the former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, the former vice dean and chief administrative officer....

China’s AI overload: Baidu CEO warns of too many models, too few applications (www.scmp.com)

Russian court finds playwright and director duo guilty over Isis wives play (www.independent.co.uk)

A military court in Moscow convicted a Russian playwright and a theatre director for “justifying terrorism” in a play about Isis brides and sentenced them to six years in prison each....

Australia's cybersecurity agency says China-backed hackers behind online crimes (www.nbcnews.com)

Australia’s Cyber Security Centre said the hackers, named APT40, had conducted malicious cyber operations for China’s Ministry of State Security....

Redmi 13 5G arrives with Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE, 108MP camera, and 120Hz screen (www.gsmarena.com)

Germans' dissatisfaction with ruling coalition at record high, poll shows (www.reuters.com)

Insurers Pocketed $50 Billion From Medicare for Diseases No Doctor Treated (www.wsj.com)

Will Linux’s New run0 Command Run sudo Out of Town? (www.howtogeek.com)

Wii And GameCube Emulator Dolphin Gets A Version Number Overhaul | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

Dolphin, a popular emulator for playing Wii and GameCube titles, has recently undergone an overhaul of its version numbering system. The old version 5.0 is now replaced by the new version number 2407, reflecting the current month of July in the year 2024....

High-ranking corrupt officials in China earn eight to fourteen times their regular salary by profiting from corruption, study based on official data says (www.zew.de)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/610385...

Tensions in Nahr al-Bared camp as Lebanese Army conducts raids (today.lorientlejour.com)

Indonesia and US seal $35 million coral reef debt swap (www.msn.com)

The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in what experts estimate is the world’s most biodiverse patch of ocean.

The Internet Archive Rescues MTV News’ Web Site, Making 460,000+ of Its Pages Searchable Again (www.openculture.com)

Despite Paramount Global’s corporate decision to purge MTV News’ online content (as well as that of Comedy Central, TVLand and CMT), much of the site has been resurrected on the Internet Archive, which now offers “a searchable index of 460,575 web pages previously published at mtv.com/news.”