Venezuela bans X as Maduro expands crackdown (www.semafor.com)
c/PoliceIntel is a place to discuss and share information on law enforcement technology, methodology, and activities. (lemmy.world)
How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways (www.propublica.org)
One of Washington’s largest corporate tax breaks has grown alongside a data center boom in Central Washington, including this data center in East Wenatchee owned by the Sabey Corp. Despite forgoing more than $474 million since 2018, the state can’t say how many jobs were created by the tax break. During that same time frame,...
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy. (www.theguardian.com)
TIL Guinness World Records and Ripley Entertainment (Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!) are owned by the same conglomerate based in Vancouver, BC. (www.cbc.ca)
Payday 3 fully reveals its first free new heist and kicks off 50% sale (www.pcgamesn.com)
Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia (www.theverge.com)
“We’re aware of reports that access to Signal has been blocked in some countries,” Signal says. If you are affected by the blocks, the company recommends turning on its censorship circumvention feature. (NetBlocks reports that this feature lets Signal “remain usable” in Russia.)
Trump Media reports $16 million loss for quarter as revenue falls (www.cnbc.com)
Bangladesh chief justice steps down amid demonstrations (www.dw.com)
Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan is leaving his position, with other Supreme Court justices also likely to resign. Student protesters are still making demands after they pressured PM Sheikh Hasina to flee....
Russia in 'counter-terror' mode over Ukraine attack (www.bbc.com)
Russia has imposed a “counter-terrorism operation” regime in three regions to try to halt a surprise cross-border incursion by Ukrainian troops....
Belarusian Journalist Under House Arrest In Serbia Removed From Interpol Wanted List. (www.rferl.org)
UFC Links Increase in Piracy Numbers to ESPN Price Hikes. (torrentfreak.com)
TIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules. (en.wikipedia.org)
Hey Reddit lurkers! my ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is on Android now (play.google.com)
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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Director’s Report video reveals heaps of new details about the remaster – Here’s what you need to know – WGB (wolfsgamingblog.com)
Oxford scientists are generating solar power without panels (electrek.co)
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival. (www.propublica.org)
‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates (www.theguardian.com)
Iran's President Reappoints UN-Sanctioned Official As Head Of National Nuclear Agency. (www.rferl.org)
Hackers For Harris Donate $150,000 To Kamala Harris’ Campaign (www.forbes.com)
Elon Musk’s X just sued a nonprofit advertising group out of existence (www.cnn.com)
The group, Global Alliance for Responsible Media, also known as GARM, is a voluntary ad-industry initiative run by the World Federation of Advertisers that aims to help brands avoid having their advertisements appear alongside illegal or harmful content. GARM confirmed it is still planning to defend itself in court....
‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school (news.un.org)
At around 4:30am during dawn prayer on Saturday, a mosque inside Al Tabaeen School was struck by the IDF “at least three times”, the UN rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement, adding that the attacks were “conducted with apparent disregard for the high rate of civilian...