As governments crack down on fast fashion’s harms, could Shein lose its shine? (theconversation.com)
By Elaine L Ritch, Reader in Fashion, Marketing and Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University...
Lisa Su says AMD is on track to a 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027 — CEO outlines AMD’s advances during keynote at imec’s ITF World 2024 (www.tomshardware.com)
Mario Batkovic Solo: RESTRICTUS (Accordion) [Official Music Video] (piped.video)
Mixing classical and contemporary sound, Mario Batkovic seeks to explore the sonic possibilities of the accordion, without effects or loops, rather through a mutualist symbiotic relationship between man and instrument. Challenging, hypnotic and grandiose; Batkovic’s symphonic vision is unique and he has received widespread...
Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue (www.404media.co)
Archive link: archive.ph/GtA4Q...
13 Massachusett municipalities and 1 university use ShotSpotter. Critics wonder: Is it worth it? (www.wgbh.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/13-mass-municipalities-and-1-un…
Boogie Belgique - Goodnight Moon (piped.video)
Boogie Belgique is a Belgian experimental hip hop and electro swing band (self-described as swing hop) started by Oswald Cromheecke in 2012....
Atari just bought Intellivision, putting an end to the very first console war (www.engadget.com)
Singapore Airlines: More than twenty treated for spinal injuries after turbulence flight (www.bbc.com)
More than 20 people who were on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence are in intensive care with spinal injuries, the head of a Bangkok hospital has said....
Delachute - Shoot The Seagull (piped.video)
Delachute is a Canadian indie music project hailing from Montreal, Quebec. Known for its dark and atmospheric soundscapes, Delachute often incorporates elements of electronic music, ambient, and post-punk into its work. This unique blend creates music that is both introspective and emotive, exploring themes of love, loss, and...
How the FBI built its own smartphone company to hack the criminal underworld (www.theverge.com)
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Google's AI search feature suggested using glue to keep cheese sticking to a pizza (www.businessinsider.com)
Israeli officials fear ICJ will rule to halt Gaza fighting, brace for sanctions (www.haaretz.com)
Senior Israeli officials voiced concern Thursday over the tougher stance that the International Court of Justice may take in its ruling, to be announced Friday afternoon, against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza....
Staffing Crisis at Federal Prisons Highlighted at FCI Sheridan in Oregon (www.nytimes.com)
An inmate at a federal prison in Oregon faked a suicide attempt to obtain medical treatment for a serious infection because health care staffing levels were so low that patients were forced to wait days, or even weeks, for basic care, an independent watchdog found....
Norway bans entry for most Russians (www.politico.eu)
Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons
Samsung’s smart fridges mistakenly warned users its free TV service was ending (www.theverge.com)
Minnesota Just Became The Latest State to Eliminate Prison Gerrymandering (boltsmag.org)
In 2010, ahead of the decennial redistricting process, Minnesota’s legislature considered adopting a bold reform: It would stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they were incarcerated, and instead count them as residents of the districts from which they hailed before prison. At the time, this was a...
Dupont is splitting into 3 organizations. (www.cnn.com)
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive in case by South Africa (www.middleeasteye.net)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must halt its offensive in Gaza’s Rafah, following a plea from South Africa....
Critics fear catastrophic energy crisis as AI is outsourced to Latin America (news.mongabay.com)
America must face reality and prioritise China over Europe (www.ft.com)
Looks like US sees the writing on the wall and will leave Europe holding the bag when the proxy war in Ukraine collapses....
China's BYD Could Apply Pressure to European EV Industry With Inexpensive Seagull Hatchback (www.techtimes.com)
The European electric vehicle industry is set to welcome a new inexpensive EV from China’s BYD Co. next year, reportedly pressuring automakers within the continent over new competition.
EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group (www.theguardian.com)
The far-right German party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has been expelled from its pan-European parliamentary group after a string of recent controversies over its policy choices and the conduct of some of its leaders....
Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis (apnews.com)
On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat....
Security Council approves resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers and demanding protection (apnews.com)
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday that strongly condemns attacks on humanitarian workers and U.N. personnel and demands that all combatants protect them in accordance with international law....
