JD Vance reiterates false claim that Democrats "tried to kill" Trump (www.motherjones.com)
Mali cuts diplomatic relations with Ukraine after terrorist attack (www.aa.com.tr)
Mali announced Sunday that it is cutting off diplomatic relations with Ukraine following an admission of Ukrainian involvement in a recent deadly terrorist attack in the West African country....
Palestinian prisoners describe widespread abuse in Israel’s jails (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk's X is spreading deepfakes of Kamala Harris (www.motherjones.com)
Ukraine accuses Russian forces of killing, dismembering prisoner-of-war (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine’s human rights commissioner urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations to investigate an image widely shared online on Saturday that he said likely showed a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war killed and dismembered by Russian forces....
The Maduro government still shows no signs of surrendering power in Venezuela (www.cbc.ca)
As the deadline expired yesterday for the Maduro government in Venezuela to show detailed poll-by-poll voting records, opposition candidate Edmundo González was recognized as president-elect of Venezuela by the governments of Argentina, the United States and Uruguay. (Peru already recognized him on Tuesday)....
Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation (apnews.com)
I decided to find and share an article that included perspectives from Navajo Nation after finding one (Police1) that curiously exempted their reasoning while presenting PR and excuses from the mining company.
Home taping is killing music, 1981 (libranet.de)
(Where I first found this)...
It Was Supposed to Be Trump’s Administration in Waiting. But Project 2025 Was a Mirage All Along. (www.politico.com)
On a Thursday morning in early June, I hopped off a train at Washington’s Union Station and walked a few blocks east to get a glimpse into the headquarters of one of the most secretive — and most hyped — organizations in America: Project 2025, tucked away inside the main offices of the Heritage Foundation on Capitol Hill....
Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say (apnews.com)
Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country....
14 arrested in human trafficking sting at comic convention in US. (www.voanews.com)
Strict rules about flying with dogs start Thursday, after months of confusion (www.usatoday.com)
What do the new rules say?...
Google ads push fake Google Authenticator site installing malware | The ad displays "google.com" and "https://www.google.com" as the click URL, and the advertiser's identity is verified by Google (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Google has fallen victim to its own ad platform, allowing threat actors to create fake Google Authenticator ads that push the DeerStealer information-stealing malware....
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered the course of the United States...
Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Other Games, and Gamers, Should Follow (www.scientificamerican.com)
Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Gone Too Far (www.theatlantic.com)
Non-paywall link: 12ft.io/https://www.theatlantic.com/…/679302/
Meta Has Run Hundreds of Ads for Cocaine, Opioids and Other Drugs (www.wsj.com)
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that. (theconversation.com)
Former GTA dev says 'it's time for a revolution' where 'animation is more AI-driven and physics-driven' than done by hand (www.pcgamer.com)
"Extreme": FBI says Trump shooter may be behind “antisemitic and anti-immigration” posts (www.salon.com)
Covid-era whiz kid is back, and he brought a Friend — a wearable, always listening, $99 AI companion (www.geekwire.com)
This isn’t a joke, though it almost seems like one. It uses Llama 3.1, and supposedly the conversation data stays on the device and gets forgotten over time (through what the founder calls a rolling “context window”)....
Elon Musk accused of spreading lies over doctored Kamala Harris video (www.theguardian.com)
Doctored campaign video featuring US vice-president reposted by Tesla chief executive watched 128m times...
French police arrest ultra-left activist after sabotage attacks: Source | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Switzerland mandates government agencies use open-source software and disclose the source code of software developed by or for the public sector unless third-party rights or security concerns apply (www.tomshardware.com)
Switzerland has recently enacted a law requiring its government to use open-source software (OSS) and disclose the source code of any software developed by or for the public sector. According to ZDNet, this “public body, public code” approach makes government operations more transparent while increasing security and...
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’ (apnews.com)
The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday....
