Russian oil and gas revenue soars 41% in first half, data shows (www.reuters.com)
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill (www.reuters.com)
Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online (www.mintpressnews.com)
With Words of Iron, social media users are encouraged to amplify pro-Israel content by commenting with autogenerated text created by the website’s developers, as well as mass-report content deemed “anti-Israel.”...
German car industry urges EU to drop tariffs on China-made cars (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17574296
Google’s carbon emissions soar by 48% due to AI (www.climateaction.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/461229...
The new MultiPi console sports a Raspberry Pi CM4 and GPIO cartridge slot (www.tomshardware.com)
China to see biggest millionaire exodus in 2024 as many head to U.S. (asia.nikkei.com)
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17146902...
Hamas accuses Israel of trying to evade negotiations (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
A member of the Hamas political bureau has accused Israel of trying to evade negotiations for a ceasefire and prisoner exchange. Husam Badran added on Wednesday that the occupation regime is trying to distract attention from this obvious fact....
Why is Google launching the Pixel 9 so early? (9to5google.com)
Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz makes record time in qualifying for the Paris Olympics (www.lgbtqnation.com)
TP-Link Gaming Router Vulnerability Exposes Users to Remote Code Attacks (thehackernews.com)
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Trump Says ‘You Can Be Evil’ Because ‘There’s Only One Thing That Matters, and That’s Ratings’ (www.mediaite.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17164041
Is social media fuelling political polarisation? (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/341702...
Let's address the significant issue confronting the nation today.. Which Mr/Mrs Men are you? (mrmen.com)
After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises [July 02 2024 | The Associated Press] (apnews.com)
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The Hulk jabs Macron ahead of key French election (www.politico.eu)
Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right (www.aljazeera.com)
France’s left-wing and centrist parties have withdrawn hundreds of candidates from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, in a move aimed at thwarting the formation of the country’s first far-right government since World War II....
GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide (apnews.com)
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards....
Drew DeVault on the biggest threats to FOSS and some proposed solutions (fosstodon.org)
The community won the battle [in game challenge], so PvP battler Fishards is now open source [for Godot Engine] (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Best Crypto Youtube channels (coinfomania.com)
Crypto YouTube channels are invaluable resources for learning about the assets. They help you learn different aspects of crypto coins, ranging from fundamentals to market insights and technical stuff. The best part is that this educational content is available for free.
Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? -- spoilers: better employment laws (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Layoffs and studio closures have been an unfortunately-common occurrence across the industry since last year, with layoffs in 2024 already matching 2023’s total of over 10,000 developers being put out of work. Yet if there is one bright spot to find in this bleak reality, it is, ironically, in the same city as the departed...
Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate (truthout.org)
Donald Trump’s overarching narrative for the debate was that Joe Biden has diminished U.S. power by opening the border and allowing millions of “Illegal immigrants” released “From prisons, jails and mental institutions” to come into the country to “Take our jobs,” overwhelm our health care and Social Security...