We’re Entering an AI Price-Fixing Dystopia (www.theatlantic.com)
Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not “Health Care” (www.propublica.org)
For these voters, Tim Walz is a reminder of their dad - before they were lost to partisan division (www.independent.co.uk)
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz embodies everything liberal women see in their own fathers – except for their political views. For some, it makes them hopeful but also very sad....
Asus ROG Ally mentioned in latest SteamOS 3 beta release notes — Valve's platform expansion ambitions take shape (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18537065
The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated (apnews.com)
Bacteria Encode Hidden Genes Outside Their Genome — Do We? (www.cuimc.columbia.edu)
Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes seemed like an open book. By reading and decoding our chromosomes as linear strings of letters, like sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes in our genome and learn why changes in a gene’s code affect health....
Palestinian horse centre in rebuild vow after West Bank demolition (www.bbc.com)
60% of Venezuelans Trust Presidential Election Results Announced by National Electoral Council (orinocotribune.com)
Today I learned that a schoolteacher called Angela Ruiz Robles invented the precursor to the e-book in 1948 (blog.codeweek.eu)
The Witcher 4 won’t “focus on Geralt,” but he will be in it [Geralt's voice actor: "Geralt will be part of the game, we just don’t know how much, and the game won’t focus on Geralt"] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Intel Raptor Lake 0x129 CPU Microcode Performance Impact On Linux (www.phoronix.com)
The rumored Valve game Deadlock has just hit 10,000 concurrent players on Steam, potentially suggesting an imminent reveal for the shooter. (www.pcgamesn.com)
[XFCE] I had some nostalgia for Old Macs, a sacrificial laptop, a free afternoon and a Debian Pendrive. (imgur.com)
Icons and themes courtesy of github.com/shadyproject/Platinum9Wallpaper: none
TIL the film "Close encounters of the Third Kind" is shown every single night at the Devil Tower KOA, making it one of the most screened movies ever. (cowboystatedaily.com)
SteamOS could see a general distribution release, work with other handheld gaming PCs soon (www.techspot.com)
The Final Earth 2, a skyscraper(s) management and base building hybrid game, releases their 4.1 patch (store.steampowered.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18479931
Owner of Southport’s Windsor Mini Mart: ‘My shop was looted by rioters, then saved by strangers’ (www.bbc.co.uk)
Chanaka Balasuriya, the 47-year-old owner of Southport’s Windsor Mini Mart, has been deeply affected by the violent unrest that spread across the UK - but also by the acts of compassion that followed.
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 79 (fediversereport.com)
This week’s news:...
Tunisia's electoral commission accepts just three candidates for presidential election (www.reuters.com)
TUNIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Saturday it had preliminarily accepted only three presidential candidates, including incumbent Kais Saied, amid widespread criticism of what the opposition says are moves to exclude serious contenders....
Sierra Leone court sentences soldiers to long jail terms for failed coup (www.reuters.com)
FREETOWN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November.
Sudanese consultations with US on peace talks conclude without agreement, Sudan official says (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Sudan’s consultations with the U.S. concluded without reaching an agreement on whether a delegation representing the army or the government will participate in peace talks in Geneva on Aug. 14, the head of Sudan’s delegation said on Sunday.
Rwanda's President Kagame sworn in to extend lengthy tenure (www.reuters.com)
KIGALI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn into office on Sunday for a five-year term, after a landslide win in last month’s election extended his near quarter century in office....
Death toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 21 (www.reuters.com)
KAMPALA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors....