My current brand of coffee (7/17/2024) (lemmus.org)
Many US solar factories are lagging. Except those China owns (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18089617
October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Hamas-led Groups (www.hrw.org)
nano 8.1 released (www.nano-editor.org)
New Release Audacity 3.6 (support.audacityteam.org)
More Tech and Venture Capital Execs Are Coming Out as MAGA Believers (www.rollingstone.com)
new sharkey instance now open: cyberpunk.gay (cyberpunk.gay)
cyberpunk.gay is now open for registrations!!!...
Gemini AI platform caught scanning Google Drive files without user permission (www.techradar.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18014226
‘If you want to have a good party, ask your friends not to take photos’: Carissa Véliz, expert in ethics applied to technology, advocates for a system of digital anonymity (english.elpais.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/806357...
That photo of a smiling Secret Service agent is fake: Beware the disinfo around the Trump shooting. (www.politico.com)
Indian Man Consumes 39 Coins, 37 Magnets In Belief Of Zinc's Bodybuilding Benefits (knovhov.com)
China, Russia announce joint naval exercises (www.voanews.com)
China and Russia announced Friday that they are conducting joint naval exercises in the waters and airspace near Zhanjiang city in the south of China.
'Gay furry hackers' disband after Project 2025 data theft (www.theregister.com)
5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park (apnews.com)
Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser, park officials said Friday....
Former Bungie, Pokémon Lawyer Explains How They Caught Leakers (www.bloomberg.com)
NATO’s Pledges to Ukraine Fall Short for a Counteroffensive This Year (www.nytimes.com)
Despite billions of dollars in additional weapons and security assistance that NATO announced this week, allied officials said Ukraine would not be ready to launch a dramatic counteroffensive or retake large swaths of territory from Russia until next year....
Naked men save tourist from random assault in Castro (sfstandard.com)
Justice went full frontal in the Castro last week when two nudists took down a man attacking a tourist on the street....
BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Finite Carbon, created in 2009 and bought by British multinational oil and gas giant BP in 2020, is responsible for more than a quarter of the US’s total carbon credits, which it says it generates from protecting more than 60 “high credibility, high integrity projects” across 1.6m hectares (4m acres)....
Russian plot to kill European weapons chief foiled by US and Germany (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/24848057
Benji Gregory, Child Star of ‘Alf,’ Dies at 46 (variety.com)
Dead of heatstroke at 46. The poor guy also got a medical discharge from the Navy in 2005 and had a service dog, so that may have been a contributing factor, whatever the issue was.
Language Is a Tool for Communication, Not for Thought, MIT Researchers Argue (www.technologynetworks.com)
Apple Watch Series 10 Rumours: Expect Larger Screens, Faster Chip, But Health Features In Trouble (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
It is still unclear whether Apple will brand the new Apple Watches as unique anniversary models or wait until next year
Urban heat island effect making temperatures 8F hotter in 65 US cities – study (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly 34 million people in those cities, or 15% of the US population, experiencing temperatures higher than in surrounding areas...
Tesla Cybertruck Fail: Fan Frustrated By Repeated Breakdowns Of Not Just One But Two Vehicles! (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Two weeks after taking possession of the vehicle, his Cybertruck malfunctioned on the road, displaying multiple error messages. This ordeal is documented on his YouTube channel.