Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants (www.bbc.com)
Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants...
Microsoft bans China-based employees from using Android devices for work, mandates switch to iPhones (www.techspot.com)
Microsoft has told all its employees in China that they will soon only be allowed to use iPhones for work purposes. The ban on Android devices is part of a security-related Microsoft initiative for providing a unified way of managing and verifying employee identities....
Indonesia and US seal $35 million coral reef debt swap (www.msn.com)
The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in what experts estimate is the world’s most biodiverse patch of ocean.
US prepares for bird flu pandemic with $176M Moderna vaccine deal (arstechnica.com)
Philadelphia radio host who interviewed Biden leaves station | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Radio host Andrea Lawful-Sanders has stepped down from WURD after admitting that her post-debate interview with President Joe Biden included questions that had been pre-selected
Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Make Fat Cells Burn Calories (www.sciencealert.com)
‘may’ is my most despised headline word. This article sounds like they may be onto something in mice trials anyway.
'Blitz primary' could open up Democratic race if Biden drops out (news.yahoo.com)
Their idea goes something like this, according to a memo shared with Semafor that has been circulated to Democratic donors and bundlers as well as officials within the Biden campaign and administration:...
The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did. (www.propublica.org)
After Russian intelligence launched one of the most devastating cyber espionage attacks in history against U.S. government agencies, the Biden administration set up a new board and tasked it to figure out what happened — and tell the public....
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500 (www.propublica.org)
A West Texas pastor who used his parish’s resources to campaign for office and several pastors from other churches who donated to him were fined after the state’s ethics commission determined that each violated election law....
Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets (www.404media.co)
A lawsuit filed in California by concert giant AXS has revealed a legal and technological battle between ticket scalpers and platforms like Ticketmaster and AXS, in which scalpers have figured out how to extract “untransferable” tickets from their accounts by generating entry barcodes on parallel infrastructure that the...
I'm dangerous (programming.dev)
Sudachi is DmcaD and the developer want to counter it back (x.com)
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood - Mescalito [ Alternative/Blues/Folk | US/UK | 2013 ] (marklanegan.bandcamp.com)
Kerala, India’s Communist-led state, provides a model for digital literacy (peoplesdispatch.org)
“Wide But Thin Mandate”: Why U.K. Labour Party’s Landslide Is on Shaky Ground (www.democracynow.org)
How do I know if a certain movies uploader on 1337x is trusted ? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
I heard that it is possible to inject video containers with malware. I also heard malware is rampant on 1337x. And I don’t have an antivirus to scan files for the moment cuz I’m on Linux, also it would be too much for me to upload the movie to virustotal....
Biden sends defiant letter to Democrats says time to end questions, come together (abcnews.go.com)
Tesla investors to urge judge to reject record $7 bln legal fee in Musk pay case (www.reuters.com)
Tesla shareholders will appear in court on Monday to argue that an unprecedented request for more than $7 billion in attorneys’ fees to be paid by the company is “outlandish,” the latest twist in a legal showdown over Musk’s $56 billion pay package....
"Resurrected" Sega Neptune Console Gets Its First Exclusive, Sword Of The Apocalypse | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
The “Resurrected” Sega Neptune console has taken a significant step forward with the unveiling of its first exclusive game: Sword of the Apocalypse. This 2D side-scrolling action platformer echoes the style of classic titles like Shinobi, blending nostalgic gameplay with modern flair. The unreleased Sega Neptune would have...
Redmi 13 5G arrives with Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE, 108MP camera, and 120Hz screen (www.gsmarena.com)
‘Hard to argue against’: mandatory speed limiters come to the EU and NI (www.theguardian.com)
All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?...
Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East (apnews.com)
A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip....
Itch.io is also having a summer sale (including a lot of freebies) (feddit.uk)
We’re all well aware of Steam’s summer sales, but don’t forget that indie storefront itch.io also has a lot of games on sale this week. I’ve linked to my post in !freegames which covers 22 games that are currently completely free, but you can browse their games on sale page directly for a huge number of indies (of...
Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill (www.theguardian.com)
Satanic Temple objects to governor’s push for more religion in schools and says members could act as student chaplains...