Star Trek and Doctor Who Unite for Game Crossover Celebrating International Friendship Day (www.startrek.com)
Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs (apnews.com)
BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning....
FTC chair, Colorado AG pledge to crack down on “abusive and predatory practices” of corporate landlords (coloradosun.com)
The tenant roundtable focused on hidden fees, habitability and rent-setting algorithms accused of driving up the cost of housing...
AM RGB 65 Mechanical Keyboard Takes Inspiration From A Nintendo Icon | Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)
Just when you thought your desk setup was complete, Angry Miao introduces the AM RGB 65 mechanical keyboard. Inspired by Nintendo’s beloved Game Boy, this keyboard not only elevates typing but brings a nostalgic twist to daily routine....
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have finally won the Prop 22 gig worker battle (www.theverge.com)
Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education (apnews.com)
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some Democrats who called the appointment politically motivated....
Latest One UI 7 leak showcases Dynamic Island clone, more interface alterations (9to5google.com)
Some more new features including the Samsung's version of the Dynamic Island have surfaced courtesy of another One UI 7 leak.
A Russian Navy research vessel is suspected of violating Finnish territorial waters (apnews.com)
A Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish defense ministry said on Friday....
Department of Education Sued Following Markup Investigation Into FAFSA Data Shared with Facebook. (themarkup.org)
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’ (apnews.com)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak, the Philippine coast guard said Friday, and plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment to prevent a major spill that could...
AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems (deepmind.google)
Today, we present AlphaProof, a new reinforcement-learning based system for formal math reasoning, and AlphaGeometry 2, an improved version of our geometry-solving system. Together, these systems solved four out of six problems from this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), achieving the same level as a silver...
Top Russian economist dies after falling out of window (www.newsweek.com)
Several top Russian officials have plunged to their deaths from windows in recent years, including a top oil executive and a defense official.
Boeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flight (www.cnn.com)
After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight....
Steam adds more functionalities to demos. Demos can now have their own page and reviews (store.steampowered.com)
SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talks (deadline.com)
from the SAG-AFTRA press release:...
Olympic officials try to crush U.S. probes of China doping, threaten Salt Lake Games (www.npr.org)
In a shocking move on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee moved to crush U.S. inquiries into a Chinese sports doping scandal, by threatening to reject Salt Lake City’s bid to host the Winter Games in 2034....
Chinese students arrested over drone footage of U.S. aircraft carrier (www.newsweek.com)
Three Chinese students are under investigation over footage captured by a drone of a United States aircraft carrier and naval facilities in South Korea in June, local police said on Wednesday....
Tennessee woman gets over 3 years in prison for blocking clinic access during protest (abcnews.go.com)
A Tennessee woman was sentenced Wednesday to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere with the operation of a New York City reproductive health center in the early days of the pandemic in 2020....
Gov. Gavin Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California (www.cnn.com)
We made a cat drink a beer with Runway’s AI video generator, and it sprouted hands (arstechnica.com)
Turkey’s new Stray dog law would kill dogs after 30 days (ecnetnews.com)
North Korean trash balloons cause flights to be suspended in South Korea (www.nbcnews.com)
Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged from Army for serious misconduct (ipmnewsroom.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey-…
Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it. (apnews.com)
In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their “world debauchery tour” of “boozing and whoring” on the government’s dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at one point they even joked about “forcible...
