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Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet (arstechnica.com)

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Families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal criticize Biden at GOP convention (apnews.com)

Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday in an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden’s presidency....

The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases (www.vox.com)

Why Bernie Sanders Is Thanking Elon Musk. (www.commondreams.org)

Google is close to making its biggest acquisition ever | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Google owner Alphabet is in advanced discussions to buy fast-growing cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN....

FBI joins probe into deaths of 6 foreigners at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

The Future of Odysee (odysee.com)

Eindhoven University of Technology is near ASML’s hometown. US ambassador questioned why it has so many Chinese students. (www.bloomberg.com)

Case of man who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inventor referred to CPS (www.theguardian.com)

The case of Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of bitcoin, has been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over a potential prosecution for perjury and forgery....

Patty Cake, Patty Cake (i.imgur.com)

A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants answers (apnews.com)

When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend....

How to properly clear a room (i.imgur.com)

Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip (apnews.com)

Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training,” the court’s chief judge said Thursday....

[Texas] Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues General Motors for Unlawfully Collecting Drivers’ Private Data and Selling It To Several Companies, Including Insurance Companies (www.texasattorneygeneral.gov)

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here. (theconversation.com)

The Final Fantasy 9 upscale mod just got a surprise update after 3 years, including a 'full rework' of its backgrounds, 120 fps, ultrawide, and more (www.pcgamer.com)

Australia lawmaker calls opposition leader racist over opposition to Gaza refugees (www.reuters.com)

The leader of Australia’s main opposition party was told to “stop being racist” by another parliamentarian during a heated discussion on Thursday in which he said that Australia should not take in any refugees from Gaza....

The 1992 Chrysler Town & Country (lemmy.world)

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STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems (en.wikipedia.org)

A paper[1] presented in June at the NAACL 2024 conference describes "how to apply large language models to write grounded and organized long-form articles from scratch, with comparable breadth and depth to Wikipedia pages." A "research prototype" version of the resulting "STORM" system is available online and has already...