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TikTok pushed far-right AfD party on young voters in Germany (arstechnica.com)

cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/14914636

Ukraine ambushes Russian convoy in Kursk as Kremlin declares emergency (www.theguardian.com)

Ukrainian forces staged an overnight ambush on a Russian convoy 25 miles inside the international border in Russia’s Kursk province, as the Kremlin declared a federal emergency and said it was transferring extra forces to try to snuff out a four-day incursion that has badly damaged its credibility....

First Tesla Cybertruck Crash Kills Driver In Baytown Area, Electric Pick-up Bursts Into Flames (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

A Tesla Cybertruck driver was killed in what appears to be the first reported fatal crash involving the electric pickup truck, which has yet to undergo third-party crash testing.

A Two-Pound Ukrainian Drone Just Shot Down A 12-Ton Russian Helicopter (www.forbes.com)

It may be the first time a drone has destroyed a helicopter in mid-air....

Americans Are Sharing The "Normal, Everyday" Aspects About The US That Are Actually Dystopian, And I Can't Believe We Tolerate Some Of These (www.yahoo.com)

I Worked For MrBeast, He's A Fraud (yt.artemislena.eu)

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Republican attacks on Kamala Harris to get ‘as ugly and bigoted as they can’ (www.theguardian.com)

Rightwing playbooks used in past election campaigns are being dusted off for an all-out assault on the vice-president...

Man accused of stabbing transgender teen 18 times at Miami airport (www.nbcnews.com)

The 17-year-old was having a meal on the floor when she was attacked with a butcher knife Sunday. Officials say they aren’t yet ruling out hate crime charges....

A 12-year-old girl is accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone (apnews.com)

A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept. A relative said they had been arguing over an iPhone....

Trump Shooter Crooks Wasn’t on Rifle Team or Bullied, According to School (www.thedailybeast.com)

Bethel Park High School officials have contradicted reports that Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was bullied, threatening, and a member of the school’s rifle team....

Starbucks’ CEO is out. Chipotle’s Brian Niccol is taking over (www.cnn.com)

The struggling coffee chain has tapped Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to be its new chairman and CEO, effective September 9. Starbucks’ stock soared more than 13% in premarket trading, while Chipotle’s dipped 8%....

62% of Funded Blockchain and Web3 Companies Attract Fewer Than 100 Monthly Organic Visitors (guerrillabuzz.com)

Israeli Leaders Demand Probe of IDF Rape Video—To Find Out Who Leaked It (www.commondreams.org)

Russia map shows over 130 square miles now under Ukraine's control (www.newsweek.com)

Firefox CTO Responds On Collecting User Advertisement Data (libreddit.bus-hit.me)

Reddit link: reddit.com/…/a_word_about_private_attribution_in_…

Iran: Woman left paraplegic after being shot by police over hijab (www.bbc.com)

A mother of two has been left paraplegic after being shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the country’s strict hijab rules, a source with knowledge of the case has told the BBC....

MAGA fans call for boycott of Dunkin Donuts: ‘The Bud Lite treatment’ (www.independent.co.uk)

4 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people (DRAFT!) (privacy.thenexus.today)

Feedback welcome! Here’s the TL;DR list...

As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children (apnews.com)

They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old....

Riot police on standby across England and Wales for further far-right protests (www.theguardian.com)

Democrats hail Biden's decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign (apnews.com)

Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he’s unable to serve as president....

Samsung going all in on Google Messages in US, stops pre-installing Samsung Messages on Galaxy phones (9to5google.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17792695...

Windows 11 is nagging users to try OneDrive to "fully backup" your PC (www.windowslatest.com)

Windows 11 and Windows 10 were recently updated with “Windows Backup”, which has now become a system app. While the feature initially appeared as “optional” or something that could be easily dismissed, Microsoft is slowly getting aggressive with its new OneDrive backup campaign on Windows 11....