‘This is barbarism’: shock at Russian strike on Odesa cathedral (www.theguardian.com)
TIL that In 2005, Sony BMG installed DRM software without knowledge or consent of the user, that included a rootkit which created a security vulerability (en.wikipedia.org)
In 2005, Sony BMG installed DRM software on users’ computers without clearly notifying the user or requiring confirmation. Among other things, the software included a rootkit, which created a security vulnerability. When the nature of the software was made public much later, Sony BMG initially minimized the significance of the...
2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba after visit to hot spring (www.nbcnews.com)
The infection, caused by the ameba Naegleria fowleri, is rare and almost always fatal, according to health officials.
Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity (www.independent.co.uk)
TSMC plans to build second Arizona chip plant for 3nm process (www.fierceelectronics.com)
St. Louis police have failed to solve nearly 60% of homicides committed since 2017 (news.stlpublicradio.org)
[In Helsinki, Finland] Thousands march in antiracist protest against government, call for [far-right minister] Riikka Purra resignation (yle.fi)
“I would say this was one of the most important days of my life living in Finland,” Eugene Ufoka told the crowd of thousands from the steps of Parliament building in Helsinki on Wednesday evening....
Kevin Mitnick has died at age 59 (www.securityweek.com)
Kevin Mitnick - the world’s first famous “hacker” - has died at age 59 after succumbing to pancreatic cancer....
Chemicals for Mexican fentanyl not from China, embassy in Mexico says (www.reuters.com)
MEXICO CITY, July 18 (Reuters) - Precursor chemicals used by Mexican cartels to make the deadly opioid fentanyl do not come from China, its embassy in Mexico said on Tuesday, rejecting U.S. officials’ accusations....
Framework Laptop 16: our exclusive hands-on - theverge.com (www.theverge.com)
“Reviews of the original Framework Laptop 13 were a little skeptical; my colleague Monica repeatedly pointed out that an upgradable laptop’s value “hinges on future support.” But in 2022, her headline was “promises kept.” And this year, as Framework shipped its third set of CPU upgrades for the Framework 13 while...
Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limits (gizmodo.com)
America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), on Thursday marked up a GOP appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. A Republican fact sheet celebrates proposed “cuts to wasteful spending” and “claw-backs of prior appropriations,” highlighting that it “reins...
Generative AI Goes 'MAD' When Trained on AI-Created Data Over Five Times (www.tomshardware.com)
Shit in -> shit out 📤
Floods, fires and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink (www.washingtonpost.com)
TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible. (beemission.com)
Where was the world’s oldest honey found? We thought it would be fun to look at the three oldest known honey finds in the world as of September 2019. Just think, these honeys can still be eaten today because antimicrobial honey never goes bad. The world’s oldest known references to collecting honey are from the 8,000 y
Twitter is putting its TweetDeck behind a 'verified' paywall after 30 days (www.androidcentral.com)
Boy, 7, dies after falling from ferry and mother killed trying to save him (www.nbcnews.com)
The tragedy occurred Thursday when the child fell into the water and the mother jumped in after him, Swedish Maritime Administration spokesperson Jonas Franzen said. He said the child fell from a height of about 20 meters.
[VERGE] Twitter has started blocking unregistered users (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/32518...
GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse. (theconversation.com)
‘The Squad’ Is Coming Around to Kamala Harris for President (www.thedailybeast.com)
Non-paywall link: 12ft.io/thedailybeast.com/cori-bush-ayanna-pressley-ilhan…
Historically Black frat Alpha Phi Alpha moves to ban trans members (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Pelosi voiced support for an open nomination process if Biden drops out (www.politico.com)
Some California House Democrats don’t want the process to replace the president on the ticket to seem like a Kamala Harris coronation.
The White House Has a Plan to Slash Plastic Use in the U.S. (www.nytimes.com)
Paystile: archive.ph/YQjGo
USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap (techcrunch.com)
'Very aggressive' homeless camp crackdown coming in August, mayor says (sfstandard.com)
Mayor London Breed said a “very aggressive” sweep of San Francisco homeless encampments will start in August, after a recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for widespread enforcement....
