Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts (www.bbc.co.uk)
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent.
Inflation was higher in metros with greater 2020 Trump support (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least four civilians, Syrian state media say (www.reuters.com)
Spanish prime minister visits China to shore up trade and cultural ties amid EV tariff spat | AP News (apnews.com)
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Kagi is announcing a AI Assistant. (blog.kagi.com)
You thought this was a post! (lemmy.world)
Is the Twin Famicom Flawed? The Case of Guardic Gaiden (nicole.express)
So recently I’ve been binge-watching RandomStranger’s Famidaily project and came across his video on Guardic Gaiden, the game we know in the west as The Guar...
Attleboro anti-abortion center stole patient data from nearby clinic, lawsuit alleges (www.wgbh.org)
A woman in Attleboro takes an at-home test and finds out she’s pregnant. She looks up nearby reproductive health clinics and finds one: Four Women Health Services, which has also been providing abortions for decades. She sends a request through an online chat on Four Women’s website to set up an ultrasound appointment....
Contribute at the Fedora Linux 41 i18n and Tuned Test Week - Fedora Magazine (fedoramagazine.org)
Here's how Android 15 blocks thieves from bypassing factory reset protection (www.androidauthority.com)
This article goes into more detail about how these new measures will actually work compared to the blog post earlier this year from Google. Namely:...
India detects 1st suspected mpox case (www.dw.com)
The Biggest Controversy in Cosmology Just Got Bigger (www.wired.com)
Would translation layers for Xbox/PS4 on win PC work on Linux via wine? (x.com)
URL is a link to a post about a Xbox one translation layer for windows. There is also work being done on a PS4 one where they recently played bloodborne using it. Would this work on Linux I would think so since wine is a translation layer for windows so if you just translate Xbox -> win -> Linux it would work… right? I’m not...
Boeing Starliner Returns Home With No Crew: NASA Expert Explains Why (www.sciencealert.com)
Israel carries out intense strikes in central Syria, killing 4, state media says (apnews.com)
A series of Israeli strikes hit multiple areas in central Syria late Sunday, killing at least four people, wounding 13 and sparking fires, state media reported....
New Ultrafast Chip Paves Way For 4K Movie Downloads in Seconds (www.sciencealert.com)
Inside Thailand's $2 billion scam industry now targeting Americans (www.newsweek.com)
“The Chinese gangs taught me how to make my profile look credible, gain followers and post regularly. After finishing my training, I started identifying my victims through social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Line,” said Narin, a 20-year-old from northern Thailand....
Peter Molyneux thinks generative AI is the future of games, all but guaranteeing that it won't be (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
The perfect way to find the police 🚨! (youtube.com)
Basically, you run a PBS style fund raising campaign. But it’s so effective because you got a gun, you are law enforcement and the donors all need to drive that one highway. Say you need $10,000,000.00 just stop 10million people who happen to have 1 dollar. Or if you stop 100k people who happen to have 100 bucks, or 10k people...
Three Israeli border guards shot dead at Allenby Crossing between West Bank and Jordan (edition.cnn.com)
Three Israeli border guards have been killed in a shooting at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, the Israeli Emergency Services said Sunday....
Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition (bmjpublichealth.bmj.com)
The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio (www.nytimes.com)
The poliovirus that paralyzed a child in Gaza, the first case in the region in 25 years, has traveled a long path....
Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris (apnews.com)
Shortly after appearing in court for an appeal of a decision that found him liable for sexual abuse, Donald Trump stepped in front of television cameras Friday and brought up a string of past allegations of other acts of sexual misconduct, potentially reminding voters of incidents that were little-known or forgotten....