Billionaire Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang convicted of fraud by New York jury (www.theguardian.com)
Archegos Capital Management’s founder guilty of 10 of 11 criminal counts over investment firm that collapsed in 2021...
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Is Coming To MiSTer And Analogue Pocket This Week | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
FPGA developer Jotego has announced the upcoming release of a core for Moonwalker, the iconic 1990 Sega System 18 arcade game. Known for its isometric beat 'em up gameplay and distinctive visual style, Moonwalker originally captivated gamers on the Sega Genesis and Master System, but now it’s making its way to modern platforms...
Utah drag queen Tara Lipsyncki was forced to sell her childhood home & go into hiding after far-right attacks (www.advocate.com)
A grieving mom’s TikTok videos spark online speech battle (www.washingtonpost.com)
The grift behind Project 2025: Leader John McEntee made an app to hustle cash from lonely MAGA men (www.salon.com)
Double Dragon 3D revival announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (www.gematsu.com)
South Korean politician links rising male suicides to women (www.bbc.com)
A politician in South Korea is being criticised for making dangerous and unsubstantiated comments after linking a rise in male suicides to the increasingly “dominant” role of women in society....
Columbia removes 3 deans for texts that touched on "antisemitic tropes" (www.axios.com)
These are the texts in question
Cuba foils plot to sneak arms onto island from U.S., official says (www.reuters.com)
US heatwave tied to four Oregon deaths as temperature records are shattered (www.theguardian.com)
More than 146 million Americans under extreme heat alerts as dangerous weather fuels outbreak of new wildfires...
Modi and Putin talk trade as Ukraine mourns airstrike (www.dw.com)
The Russian and Indian leaders met on the heels of a deadly attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The US urged Modi to press Putin to respect international law....
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe (www.politico.eu)
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels....
Sudachi is DmcaD and the developer want to counter it back (x.com)
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500 (www.propublica.org)
Chinese developers scramble as OpenAI blocks access in China (www.theguardian.com)
Mask bans are growing in popularity. Critics call the trend a 'dog whistle' to quell protest. (www.nbcnews.com)
Goldman Sachs put out a 31-page-report titled "Gen AI: Too Much Spend, Too Little Benefit?” (www.goldmansachs.com)
Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants (www.theguardian.com)
In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are...
France’s Macron keeps prime minister in place for “stability of the country” after chaotic election (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo....
Facing China, Philippines and Japan forge defense alliance (www.dw.com)
Tokyo and Manila have long been allies of the United States, which has been strengthening its alliances to counter China’s growing military strength and influence in the region....
ASML CEO says world needs the legacy chips China is producing, Handelsblatt reports (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17754665
Frick! (lemmy.world)
Google: AI Potentially Breaking Reality Is a Feature Not a Bug (www.404media.co)
cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/18541226...
Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — Photos of blood-red hands on a Holocaust memorial. Caskets at the Eiffel Tower. A fake French military recruitment drive calling for soldiers in Ukraine, and major French news sites improbably registered in an obscure Pacific territory, population 15,000....
This week in KDE: autoscrolling (pointieststick.com)
