Head of Israeli spy agency Unit 8200 resigns over 7 October failings (www.theguardian.com)
The commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, has announced his resignation, publicly accepting responsibility for failings that contributed to the deadly 7 October attacks....
Meme of the week (lemmy.today)
Tinder Now Letting Rizzless Sad Sacks Pay $500/Month to Message People Without Even Matching (futurism.com)
If you get a message from someone you never matched with on Tinder, it’s not a glitch — it’s part of the app’s expensive new subscription plan that it teased earlier this year, which allows “power users” to send unsolicited messages to non-matches for the small fee of $499 per month....
Google Finally Launches Android 15 (gizmodo.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/19387476Plus, one of Android’s most essential accessibility features is also getting an update with Gemini infusion.
The best part is the name (lemmy.world)
Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy
Linux only has 0.3% market share in Antarctica unfortunately
gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/…/antarctica/#…
As “Cop Cities” Spread to Nearly Every State, Activists Are Pushing Back (truthout.org)
On June 11, a week after a police training facility in Richmond, California, broke ground, organizers from the Stop Cop City Bay Area Coalition marched to the Overaa Construction headquarters in protest. Citing concerns over rising police militarization and repression in the predominantly Black and Latino area, the protesters...
Nate Silver reveals who he'll vote for in the US election (www.newsweek.com)
I am not very interested who Nate Silver will vote for; I am not very enthusiastic about Newsweek’s choice of title. I think that’s probably by far the least-worthwhile piece of information in the article....
Nicolás Mihanovich [OC]
Nicolás Mihanovich, an abandoned cruise ship sits moored on the bank of Rio Iguazú, Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, at the apex of the borders between Argentina, Paraguay and Brasil....
Where In The World Is Static Shock For GBA? (lostpixellore.com)
Republican AG Alberto Gonzales backs Harris, warns against Trump (thehill.com)
The Eurogamer 100 - 100 best games to play right now (www.eurogamer.net)
Not a particularly interesting article necessarily, but I wanted to share this as the list is actually quite good in my opinion, and it’s laid out very nicely. It’s one page that’s very easy to scroll through. Might find some things you havent played!
Poland’s Tusk slams Germany’s border checks as ‘unacceptable’ (www.politico.eu)
Why does VirtualBox keep launching on boot?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/28766034...
Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux!
Ever had a question about Linux but felt too afraid to ask? Well now’s your chance, ask any question about Linux, no matter how noob or repeated it is, and I and others will help answer them....
Chinese Youth to Develop Africa: A Mutual Salvation (thechinaacademy.org)
Make this thread look like it's your first day on the internet
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/41811290...
Navy officer lost job for secretly installing internet on warship to check social media (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/13231676...
Conan Thinks Nikki Glaser Did The Greatest Roast Of All Time | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend (12:07) (www.youtube.com)
EV sales have not fallen, cooled, slowed or slumped. Stop lying in headlines. (electrek.co)
EV sales continue to rise, but the last year of headlines falsely stating otherwise would leave you thinking they haven’t. After about full year of these lies, it would be nice for journalists to stop pushing this false narrative that they could find the truth behind by simply looking up a single number for once....
European Consumer Organisation files complaint to European Commission against exploitative microtransaction practices in video games (www.beuc.eu)
geteilt von: kbin.earth/m/[email protected]/t/323576...
CPU: Optional (web.archive.org)
How a traveling ‘health train’ has become an essential source of free care in South Africa (apnews.com)
A passenger train known as Phelophepa — or “good, clean, health” in the Sesotho language — had been transformed into a mobile health facility. It circulates throughout South Africa for much of the year, providing medical attention to the sick, young and old who often struggle to receive the care they need at crowded...