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Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation (www.washingtonpost.com)

Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Denuvo security is now on Switch, including new tech to block PC Switch emulation (www.videogameschronicle.com)

The first of the tools Denuvo is offering to Switch developers is Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection, a “revolutionary technology to protect games launching on Nintendo Switch from piracy”....

Influencers are disgusted with Amazon's paltry $25-per-video endorsement offer | It looks like full-time Amazon UCG creators are getting a 90-percent cut in pay (www.techspot.com)

Influencers are disgusted with Amazon’s paltry $25-per-video endorsement offer | It looks like full-time Amazon UCG creators are getting a 90-percent cut in pay::undefined

We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work (www.nytimes.com)

We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work...

The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 17-08-2023 (lemmy.world)

Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!...

First (I repeat, first) test of menstrual products using actual blood published last week (I repeat, last week) (mastodon.social)

Archive link to story here: archive.ph/HVNLH...

80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans (www.cnbc.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1343437...

This doctor said vaccines magnetize people. Ohio suspended her medical license. (www.cleveland.com)

“I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures all over the internet of people who have had these shots and now they’re magnetized,” Tenpenny said to the panel of lawmakers....

Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It (www.nytimes.com)

The vehicle is a key part of the justice’s just-folks persona. It’s also a luxury motor coach that was funded by someone else’s money....

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Steam Hardware & Software Survey - Go Linux! :) (store.steampowered.com)

Linux surpassed MacOS in marketshare for the first ever time this month. Let’s go! :)

FBI Made 'Inappropriate Use' of Foreign Surveillance Program To Spy on Americans (reason.com)

Young Chinese are getting paid to be 'full-time children' as jobs become harder to find | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

A thread yesterday had a variety of people asking if the unemployment is lower because the youth are well cared for....

Kevin Spacey found not guilty in sex offences trial - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

But if you close your eyes, (lemm.ee)

Matty Healy: Malaysia festival cancelled after The 1975 singer attacks anti-LGBT law (www.bbc.com)

A festival in Malaysia has been cancelled after British singer Matty Healy attacked the country’s anti-LGBT laws....

Just bought a PSP 2000. It is my first PSP, what should I know? (lemm.ee)

I was very lucky to find an almost good-as-new PSP 2000 locally. I am very excited about it! It will need a new battery though and it only came with an USB charger. Would appreciate any tips pertaining chargers and batteries. But if you have any gaming related suggestions or general tips I’m open for that too :)

Thailand is set to roll out a controversial $13.8 billion handout plan in digital money to citizens (apnews.com)

Thailand’s prime minister said Monday that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a controversial program that will cost billions of dollars and is meant to boost the lagging economy....

Migrants say border agents continue to throw away their belongings like medicine (www.independent.co.uk)

GOP Lawmaker Slammed For Calling White House Press Secretary ‘DEI Hire’ (atlantadailyworld.com)

cross-posted from: yall.theatl.social/post/3116914...

The transgender community is facing a silent genocide in the U.K. (www.advocate.com)

Rishi Sunak reveals his favourite meal is sandwiches in last-minute appeal to voters (www.independent.co.uk)

GNOME 47 Can Now Be Built With X11 Support Disabled (www.phoronix.com)

For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with...