Indie publisher Humble Games has reportedly been closed [from IGN, as company that lay them off] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Capcom Says Mega Man is “Highly Valued” and is Considering How to “Create Games for it on an Ongoing Basis” (noisypixel.net)
CONSCRIPT released on Steam [demo available] (store.steampowered.com)
Google to purge low-quality apps from the Play Store with new policy starting next month (alternativeto.net)
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Ubisoft Connect, Once Human, Burnout Paradise Remastered (www.gamingonlinux.com)
ChimeraOS 46 brings major upgrades and enhanced handheld support for GPD, AYANEO, OneXPlayer (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Roblox’s Pedophile Problem (archive.ph)
Sam Altman's UBI study finds that money can buy happiness • The Register (www.theregister.com)
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Thwaites Glacier's massive winter damage continues; Caltec discovers a new meltwater current. (www.dailykos.com)
Google to Block Entrust Certificates in Chrome Starting November 2024 (thehackernews.com)
See also: …googleblog.com/…/sustaining-digital-certificate-…
Chinese researchers develop ultralight sunlight-powered micro aerial vehicle for sustained flight (www.globaltimes.cn)
the paper www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07609-4
Former US Army civilian employee sentenced to 15 years for stealing nearly $109 million (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families....
Warren Bill Would Overturn Supreme Court Decision Gutting Federal Agency Power. (www.commondreams.org)
Report Exposes Trump Proposal to Stop Taxing Tips as 'Hollow Promise'. (www.commondreams.org)
Democratic delegates swiftly give Harris enough support to clinch presidential nomination. (idahocapitalsun.com)
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities (apnews.com)
A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots....
Nadler urges Republicans to investigate X's restrictions on Kamala Harris' campaign account, citing censorship concerns (www.nbcnews.com)
Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition (apnews.com)
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with their ancestral culture....
Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser (apnews.com)
Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out a technology that helps businesses tracks users online....
Commission says New York judge should be removed over profane rant at graduation party (apnews.com)
A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office, a judicial watchdog panel ruled....
Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn (abcnews.go.com)
Violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday....
Bob Menendez to quit US Senate after bribery conviction - reports (www.bbc.com)
Bob Menendez is to resign from the US Senate, according to US media, after being convicted of accepting bribes including gold bars to help foreign governments....
