Elon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For $50,000 (www.forbes.com)
I'm going to have the coolest dustrunner ever (feddit.it)
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’::Shereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration is sending out tax rebates during election week (www.nbcnews.com)
Not a good look…
UN describes Gaza as ‘scene of death and destruction’ amid food, water challenges (thehill.com)
“I visited a school, hosting thousands of displaced persons,” Lazzarini continued. “The place was overcrowded. The level of distress and the unsanitary living conditions were beyond comprehension. Everyone was asking for water and food. Instead of being at school to learn, children were asking for a sip of water and a loaf...
Humble has a bundle full of awesome games IGN gave 9s and 10s (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Israel admits airstrike on ambulance near hospital that witnesses say killed and wounded dozens | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
US warns Israel amid Gaza carnage it doesn’t have long before support erodes | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Drivers Stunned To See Racial Slur On Digital Sign In North Carolina (jalopnik.com)
NCDOT says the sign was hacked, but the roadside display wasn't even locked.
FOSS 'Ploopy' headphones (github.com)
Also if anyone knows how to design PCB boards github.com/ploopyco/headphones/issues/28
IRS raises 401(k), IRA contribution limits for 2024 (www.foxbusiness.com)
Beginning in 2024, workers will be allowed to contribute up to $23,000 to their 401(k), an increase of $500 from this year. The increase applies to other retirement savings accounts, including the 403(b) plan, most 457 plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan.
Housing market affordability is so bad that Zillow says it will take you 13.5 years to break even on a purchase from July onward (finance.yahoo.com)
Birth rate in Italy reaches new record low (www.ansa.it)
One Regulation Could Have Stopped a Nationwide Car Theft Wave. Why Don't We Have It? (www.vice.com)
In 2007, Canada started requiring all vehicles to have a cheap, effective anti-theft device. The U.S. didn't. Now, it is paying the price with a surge in Kia and Hyundai thefts.
'North Korea sent 1 million rounds of artillery to Russia' (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Court arguments on blocking Trump from the presidential ballot under the ‘insurrection’ clause begin (apnews.com)
A weeklong hearing on one lawsuit to bar Trump from the ballot in Colorado begins Monday, while on Thursday oral arguments are scheduled before the Minnesota Supreme Court on an effort to kick the Republican former president off the ballot in that state....
Apple might reveal a proper gaming product at its October event (www.techradar.com)
Apple might reveal a proper gaming product at its October event::I’ll take one gaming MacBook please, Apple!
‘Gonna shoot up’: Cornell University’s Jewish students on lockdown (www.jpost.com)
Scientists raise the alarm about vivid sexual hallucinations under anesthesia (www.psypost.org)
CCleaner says hackers stole users' personal data during MOVEit mass-hack | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
General Motors' robotaxi service suspends driverless operations nationwide regulators (apnews.com)
General Motors’ Cruise says it's suspending its driverless operations nationwide as the robotaxi service works to rebuild public trust.
Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media says (apnews.com)
An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday....