China lists 10 Taiwan ‘diehard separatists’ for potential death sentence in absentia, calls for people to denounce their supporters (www.tibetanreview.net)
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US weapon used in Gaza City school massacre that killed 100 (electronicintifada.net)
CNN reported that “at least one US-manufactured precision-guided bomb” was used in the strike on the Gaza City school on Saturday....
Don’t trust the inevitability myth touted by the tech determinists (www.theguardian.com)
Scratch a digital capitalist and you’ll find a technological determinist – someone who believes that technology drives history. These people see themselves as agents of what Joseph Schumpeter famously described as “creative destruction”. They revel in “moving fast and breaking things” as the Facebook founder, Mark...
China trials cargo drones, air taxis as low-altitude economy gains speed (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39431806
US publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions (www.reuters.com)
India cannot fix its problems if it pretends they do not exist (www.economist.com)
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Asus ROG Ally mentioned in latest SteamOS 3 beta release notes — Valve's platform expansion ambitions take shape (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18537065
The Final Earth 2, a skyscraper(s) management and base building hybrid game, releases their 4.1 patch (store.steampowered.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18479931
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 79 (fediversereport.com)
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Sudanese consultations with US on peace talks conclude without agreement, Sudan official says (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Sudan’s consultations with the U.S. concluded without reaching an agreement on whether a delegation representing the army or the government will participate in peace talks in Geneva on Aug. 14, the head of Sudan’s delegation said on Sunday.
United States and China fight to 40-40 draw for most Olympic gold medals (www.nbcnews.com)
It’s the first standoff in summer games history and it took a nail-biting U.S. women’s basketball win, in the final action of Paris 2024, to make happen....
Israel broadens its evacuation orders after deadly strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter (apnews.com)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Israel said it targeted a militant command post, killing 19 fighters....
French cinemas record their best July ticket sales in over a decade. (www.rfi.fr)
Uvalde shooting: uncle begged police to let him talk to gunman, 911 call shows (www.theguardian.com)
How Olympic athletes are fighting for fair pay and working conditions (www.motherjones.com)
c/PoliceIntel is a place to discuss and share information on law enforcement technology, methodology, and activities. (lemmy.world)
Meshtastic VS PMR Walkie Talkies (adrelien.com)
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TIL Guinness World Records and Ripley Entertainment (Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!) are owned by the same conglomerate based in Vancouver, BC. (www.cbc.ca)
Russia in 'counter-terror' mode over Ukraine attack (www.bbc.com)
Russia has imposed a “counter-terrorism operation” regime in three regions to try to halt a surprise cross-border incursion by Ukrainian troops....
‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school (news.un.org)
At around 4:30am during dawn prayer on Saturday, a mosque inside Al Tabaeen School was struck by the IDF “at least three times”, the UN rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement, adding that the attacks were “conducted with apparent disregard for the high rate of civilian...
The ‘Unsettling,’ Nearly Normalized Surveillance Tech Monitoring the U.S.-Mexico Border. (themarkup.org)
Cat and mouse: Myanmar netizens find cracks in draconian VPN ban (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
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Intel’s shareholders are suing the firm, alleging “fraudulent scheme” (www.pcgamesn.com)
From the dev of Fallout 4’s Sim Settlements, Bards College is an unofficial new Skyrim DLC that feels like the real thing, and it’s out now. (www.pcgamesn.com)
