Microsoft keeps pushing toward repairability, now with Xbox controller parts (arstechnica.com)
Dietflation? How inflation is forcing the developed world to eat less (sh.itjust.works)
The food inflation crisis in the developing world has been front-page news. But spiraling food prices are much of a developed world problem, too....
Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans (www.npr.org)
Movie extras worry they’ll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans::undefined
Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth, scientists find - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
(AP) -- Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boos
Hollywood Gets Snubbed in Saudi Arabia as Local-Language Films Begin to Dominate (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
If they’re not being banned in the Middle East's biggest market (where there are rumors even 'Barbie' potentially isn't safe from censors), studio tentpoles are being muscled out of the box office, sparking a trend that looks set to continue as local moviegoers sour on "Americanized" releases.
PAYDAY 3 will use Denuvo anti-piracy technology in its PC version (gamerkick.com)
The official Steam page for Deep Silver and Starbreeze’s PAYDAY 3 game has been updated to show the use of this ever-controversial third-party DRM.
The charges facing Trump in the Jan. 6 investigation, explained (www.npr.org)
The criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election are some of the most serious allegations facing him, one law professor told NPR.
Protests erupt in Italy over cuts to poverty relief scheme (www.reuters.com)
ROME, July 31 (Reuters) - Discontent mounted on Monday in Italy over cuts to a poverty relief scheme by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightist government that will affect hundreds of thousands of people....
Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors (apnews.com)
New Vaccine Targets Alzheimer’s Disease at its Roots - Neuroscience News (neurosciencenews.com)
Google Play Store tests semipermanent bottom bar (9to5google.com)
Google is testing a curious change to the Play Store on Android that sees a somewhat persistent bottom bar.
Christie on new Trump charges: ‘These guys were acting like the Corleones with no experience’ (thehill.com)
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ® compared new charges against former President Trump that accuse him of working with Mar-a-Lago employees to delete surveillance footage at the club to the tactics of the fictionalized Corleone organized crime family....
The Witcher season 4 filming on hold until 2024 (www.gamesradar.com)
Help grow [email protected] ! (lemmy.world)
Help grow the great Factorio game here on lemmy.world
Putin says Russia does not reject talks with Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
July 29 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that an African initiative could be a basis for peace in Ukraine but that Ukrainian attacks made it hard to realise....
Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data (arstechnica.com)
Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data::undefined
Anon predicts Vietnam War 2020. (sh.itjust.works)
12-year-old boy apprehended for ‘raping’ baby girl in UP’s Aligarh (indianexpress.com)
Ford recalls 870K F-150 pickups in US because parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly (apnews.com)
The recall covers certain pickups from the 2021 through 2023 model years with single exhaust systems. Ford’s F-Series pickups are the top-selling vehicles in the U.S.
Pinepods - Self Hosted podcast management system (www.pinepods.online)
For the last 6 months or so I’ve been working on Pinepods. I have never been able to find the perfect self-hosted podcast app that I wanted to use. podgrab’s player is rather lackluster and misses a lot of features that I would like....
New Imaging Technology Provides a Quick Look Inside a Human Being, Radiation Free (scitechdaily.com)
Zachary Levi Says ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Critics Rating Was “Oddly and Perplexingly Low” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The actor opens up about being taken aback by the film's reviews following its box office flop, saying, "People were insanely unkind.”
Dish Network partners with Amazon to offer wireless services (www.reuters.com)
Dish Network (DISH.O) said on Wednesday its unit Boost Infinite had partnered with Amazon.com (AMZN.O) to sell postpaid wireless plans through the e-commerce platform in the United States....
[News, Call for Action] The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
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