John Deere lays off hundreds of employees, after a $10B profit year (franknez.com)
US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts (www.reuters.com)
Netflix Starts Booting Subscribers Off Cheapest Basic Ads-Free Plan (www.macrumors.com)
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk....
LGBTQ+ orgs blast Joe Biden's "cowardly" statement opposing surgeries for trans youth (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Kevin Bacon Dons Elaborate Disguise To Experience Life As Non-Famous Person, Concludes “This Sucks” (deadline.com)
World's largest sodium-ion battery goes into operation - Energy Storage (www.ess-news.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17558715
Judge orders surprise release of Epstein transcripts (www.bbc.com)
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Heritage Head Roberts: The 2nd American Revolution can be bloodless, if the Left allows it to be (nytimes.com)
Archived version...
China starts smartphone inspections to boost 'anti-espionage efforts', raising fears among expatriates and foreign business people about arbitrary enforcement (english.kyodonews.net)
- China implemented new regulations on Monday under its toughened counterespionage law, which enables authorities to inspect smartphones, personal computers and other electronic devices, raising fears among expatriates and foreign businesspeople about possible arbitrary enforcement....
Neil Gaiman Denies Sexual Assault Allegations Made by Two Women (www.rollingstone.com)
Neil Gaiman — the best-selling author whose work includes comic book series *The Sandman *and the novels Good Omens and American Gods — has denied sexual assault allegations made against him by two women with whom he had relationships with at the time, Tortoise Media reports....
Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag (techcrunch.com)
Top Biden allies say he's still the best bet to win against Trump in November (www.nbcnews.com)
More confusion for recruiters (sh.itjust.works)
Nexus mods want feedback from Linux / Steam Deck users on their new cross-platform app (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Yesterday, July 1st, they announced the Alpha release of this next-generation mod manager and their new Product Manager got in touch to mention they “would be really keen to get feedback from Linux users”. So this is your chance to ensure Linux (and Steam Deck) finally become a first-class citizen for game modding.
Site: "I don't feel so good...." (sh.itjust.works)
PC gamers are finally embracing the controller, as usage triples [increase to 15% from 5% over the last six years] (www.pcgamesn.com)
People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are (gizmodo.com)
Airport security missed live ammo in tourists’ hand luggage. The TSA doesn’t know how (www.independent.co.uk)
Apple Rumored to Be Working on AirPods With Built-in Cameras (gizmodo.com)
Iranian in UK flees to Israel after pulling off headscarves (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
An Iranian monarchist who filmed herself pulling the headscarves off Iranians in London fled to Israel after UK police announced they were investigating her....
France's 'Excalibur' sword vanishes from the stone after 1,300 years (local12.com)
According to The New York Post, citing a report by The Telegraph, n sword that is regarded as France’s “Excalibur” has vanished from its stone. Per the publication, locals in the French town of Rocamadour believed the sword, Durandal, had been lodged in rock for around 1,300 years. A main attraction for the town, the sword...
Toyota builds experimental hydrogen-powered pizza oven and grill. (www.autoblog.com)
I wish I got to do fun little projects like this at my job. Anyway, this proof of concept shows that hydrogen would be a great alternative to propane and natural gas for cooking. Hat tip to @hypx.
These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them (www.advocate.com)
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse (www.theguardian.com)
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received....
