Russia Is Trying to Leave the Internet and Build Its Own (www.scientificamerican.com)
Social Media is broken. Can we fix it? (beehaw.org)
Most people agree that Social Media is broken and that we need to find new solutions. Max DeMarco embarked on a journey to find out more about a new invention called NOSTR. This is his documentary about that journey and his interview with key players....
Sony is investing $2.1B in gaming R&D, focusing on live service. (insider-gaming.com)
In a report published by Nikkei, it was revealed that Sony intends to ‘pour’ financial resources into gaming research and development – to the tune of around $2.13 billion. That’s reportedly an investment that’s being made before the end of fiscal year 2024, and it’ll account for a whopping 40% of Sony’s entire R&D...
Chinese Military Aircraft, Ships Make Provocative Passes Near Taiwan - USNI News (news.usni.org)
You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You: On Meta and Mastodon (tracks.ranea.org)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/fediverse/t/173527...
titan times at r*ddit (lemm.ee)
array[1] (feddit.de)
Google should bring Samsung’s Maintenance Mode to Pixel phones (www.androidcentral.com)
Zelenskyy brings home five Azov battalion commanders from Turkey (www.politico.eu)
Rinkevics sworn in as Latvian president, first gay EU head of state (www.euronews.com)
Spain: 6 injured in Pamplona bull run (www.dw.com)
Dutch government reportedly collapses after migration deal fails (www.euronews.com)
Creator of ElonJet Moves His Musk Flight-Tracking Account to Threads (gizmodo.com)
Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else (www.theverge.com)
Another threat from Reddit management.
Wagner boss Prigozhin is in Russia, Belarus says (lemm.ee)
BBC News - Wagner boss Prigozhin is in Russia, Belarus ruler Lukashenko says www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66118007
Mexico Has Fully Recognized the State of Palestine (jacobin.com)
In fealty to US foreign policy, Mexico has long refused to recognize Palestinian statehood. Last week, that finally changed, with AMLO’s government officially acknowledging Palestinian statehood and establishing a full embassy in Mexico City....
Twins born right near midnight could have different birthdays (lemmy.world)
Philadelphia mass shooting leaves 5 dead, police say (www.axios.com)
TIL of Dead Internet Theory that asserts the Internet now consists almost entirely of bot activity and automatically generated content (en.wikipedia.org)
Meta’s Twitter competitor launches on July 6th, according to the App Store (www.theverge.com)
Favorite cookware? (lemm.ee)
What is everyone’s preferred cookware around here? I have usually preferred cast iron cookware for most things that don’t involve acids but have recently started using carbon steel and prefer it for the lighter weight, longer handles and similar cooking properties. Enameled dutch oven for braising of course. I tried to stop...
Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter 'canceling' an oil industry conference | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Rosemary Penwarden, [a 64 year old] climate activist in New Zealand, faces more than 10 years in jall for a fake letter canceling an oil conference....
YSK: Google to Block Access to Canadian News for Anyone Living in Canada (www.thestar.com)
The Online News Act passed last Thursday and would force platforms like Google and Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, to strike deals with Canadian media publishers for sharing, previewing and directing users to online Canadian news content.
Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out (arstechnica.com)
Don't like this article 😠 posting it in search of rebuttals. The word "moderation" is not to be found anywhere in it.
Hot take: 18 years of user contributions to reddit will serve as a base model for an AI that generates content and conversations. the reddit experience continues as a simulation, to harvest clicks, sales and ad revenue. (kbin.social)
most of the time you'll be talking to a bot there without even realizing. they're gonna feed you products and ads interwoven into conversations, and the AI can be controlled so its output reflects corporate interests. advertisers are gonna be able to buy access and run campaigns. based on their input, the AI can generate...
