US elections have never been more secure, says CISA chief (www.theregister.com)
The Google TV Streamer is the first device to run Android 14 for TVs (www.androidauthority.com)
Judge declines to dismiss excessive force case against city of Burlington VT for 2021 use of handcuffs, spit hood, and ketamine on disabled 14 year old accused of stealing vape pens (vtdigger.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/excessive-force-case-against-ci…
Xiaomi is developing a 7,500 mAh smartphone battery with 100W charging (m.gsmarena.com)
Here are all the combinations that are under consideration from the R&D center in Nanjing Science and Technology Park, China....
Spain demands answers after Puigdemont escape (www.dw.com)
The Catalan independence leader managed to slip into Barcelona, give a speech, and flee. A Spanish judge has accused local police of collusion....
Cannabis: Drug production booming in UK's empty high streets (www.bbc.co.uk)
SUNSOFT Retro Game Selection Arrives on September 6 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
SUNSOFT Retro Game Selection: Coming to PS5, Xbox Series, Switch & PC...
Ukraine’s Push Into Russia Is a Surprising Turn in the War (www.nytimes.com)
Meta and Google secretly targeted minors on YouTube with Instagram ads (www.theverge.com)
Meta and Google teamed up to run a secret campaign that deliberately targeted 13 to 17-year-olds with Instagram ads on YouTube according to the Financial Times, breaking the search giant’s own rules against advertising to children....
ICANN approves use of .internal domain for your network (www.theregister.com)
NASA Says Boeing Starliner Astronauts May Fly Home on SpaceX in 2025 (www.nytimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18401352...
Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022 (www.washingtonpost.com)
Trump took the flight to speak at a Heritage Foundation conference, where he said, “They’re going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do."
British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots (www.politico.eu)
Elon Musk could be summoned for a grilling by British MPs over X’s role in race riots that have rocked the U.K. over the last week, as well as his own incendiary comments about the violence....
Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terrorist plot targeted shows (www.nbcnews.com)
Two men were arrested in what police said were terrorist plots at major events in Vienna. One was a 19-year-old who authorities said pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
Washington primary voters again are saying: 'Go away, Trump' (www.seattletimes.com)
Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits (www.engadget.com)
Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says (www.reuters.com)
UK police deploying 6,000 specially trained officers this week as more far-right disorder expected (apnews.com)
Is there a good reason why journalists keep calling this “far-right disorder” instead of what it really is: Fascist Terrorism?
US, China stage concurrent exercises in the South China Sea (www.dw.com)
The Philippines and three Western allies kicked off two days of operations in the South China Sea to uphold “the rules-based order.” China launched its own patrols around the Scarborough Shoal....
LILYGO T-Deck Plus is a $70 handheld with GPS, LoRa, and a BlackBerry keyboard - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39601325
The many, many signs that Kamala Harris’ rally crowds aren’t AI creations (arstechnica.com)
How Elon Musk uses his X social media platform to amplify right-wing views (www.pbs.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/19117230...
Baby twins killed in Gaza as father registered births (www.bbc.com)
Netanyahu added new conditions to ceasefire proposal: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added new conditions in late July to a ceasefire proposal delivered to American, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators, which has hardened Israel’s position and complicated negotiations, according to documents seen by The New York Times....