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California moves closer to historic caste discrimination ban (www.reuters.com)

California moved closer to becoming the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination after a bill to outlaw the practise passed the California Assembly late on Monday....

FOSS keyboard: Simple Keyboard by RKKR, swipe typing and AOSP looks. (www.f-droid.org)

Anyone tried this? Works perfectly for me. Any reason why I should go back to the OpenBoard fork with Swipe?

Keep on truckin’ (sh.itjust.works)

Good luck, Flathub, with convincing companies to sell their software in your planned store 🤡. (feddit.de)

The title says it all. Browsed Flathub and saw this fat warning label on the Steam Flatpak. Maybe not the best idea if you want to compete with Canoncial’s Snapstore, but hey, what do I know 🤷

France to ban disposable e-cigarettes, PM says (www.reuters.com)

So-called “puff” devices generate habits among young people that can lead to tobacco addiction, she added....

Call Of Duty using AI to listen out for hate speech during online matches (news.sky.com)

Call Of Duty using AI to listen out for hate speech during online matches::The tool, which will monitor voice chat for any bullying and harassment, will be part of Modern Warfare III - the next game in the series - when it launches in November.

Narcan — the opioid overdose medication — will finally be available over the counter (www.vox.com)

In just a few days, drugstores like Walgreens will have it in stock, for everyone. Here’s how to use it, and who it will help.

Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn (techcrunch.com)

Lies of P will be released on Mac as part of the game's official launch on September 19 (www.aroged.com)

U.S. Natural Gas Production Sets New Record High (www.forbes.com)

In 2022, U.S. production grew by 3.6% to a new all-time high of 94.7 billion cubic feet per day....

My grandfather was an aircraft inspector for De Havilland in WWII. This is one of the notebooks he used to study for the job. He drew all the pictures. (ibb.co)

Not the same thing, my dudes (slrpnk.net)

Google just made it a lot easier for people to begin automating their smart home (www.engadget.com)

Google has really tried to go all in on automation since the rollout of its redesigned Home app in May. There’s been the introduction of a new script editor, Nest Cam Indoor integration and, now, a whole slew of new routines to use. The company has announced 18 new routines — half starters and half actions — immediately...

Google Pixel 8 will get more OS updates with longer lifespan than Samsung (9to5google.com)

While the Pixel 6 ushered in three years of major Android OS version updates and an additional two for security patches, that’s still nowhere near the longevity of the iPhone. Google hopes to change that on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with noticeably more OS updates.

Russian Embassy Releases Map Recognizing Crimea as Ukraine's (www.newsweek.com)

The Russian Embassy in South Africa has shared a map online that shows illegally annexed Crimea as part of Ukraine....

U.S. government hits Bankman-Fried and attorneys with 4 million pages of discovery. His lawyers argue that the government is overwhelming their client, without allowing him to prepare for court. (cryptoslate.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/2935925...

Russia says genetic tests confirm Prigozhin died in plane crash (www.reuters.com)

Moscow was again forced to shut down its major airports after Ukraine drones again targeted Russia's capital (www.businessinsider.com)

Prigozhin’s Body Identified in Morgue by Missing Finger: Report (www.thedailybeast.com)

Pittsburgh active shooter: What we know about the suspect, William Hardison Sr. (www.wpxi.com)

William Hardison Sr. was killed during the shooting situation.

Rich Men North of Richmond by Oliver Anthony (Slight Language Warning) (yewtu.be)

Lyrics:...

Wagner-linked Telegram Gray Zone says Prigozhin's jet was shot down by Russian (MOD) air defense forces (t.me)

Wagner-linked Telegram Gray Zone says Prigozhin's jet was shot down by Russian (MOD) air defense forces

Harvesting almost-unlimited energy (in tiny amounts) from ripples in graphene (interestingengineering.com)

Scientists have figured out how to harness Brownian motion – literally the thermal energy of individual molecules – to make electricity, by cleverly connecting diodes up to pieces of graphene, which are atom-thick sheets of Carbon. The team has successfully demonstrated their theory (which was previously thought to be...