Hollo: Federated single-user microblogging software (github.com)
Gaza's missing children: Over 20,000 children estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves (www.savethechildren.org.uk)
GAZA, 24 June 2024 – Up to 21,000 children are estimated to be missing in the chaos of the war in Gaza, many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked graves, or lost from their families, said Save the Children. The agency’s child protection teams are reporting that the latest displacements caused by the offensive...
UK Retailer GAME To End All In-Store Video Game Sales (www.gfinityesports.com)
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 74 (fediversereport.com)
This weeks’ news:...
European Union regulators accuse Apple of breaching the bloc's tech rules (www.cnbc.com)
We cater any event! (sh.itjust.works)
1,300 'most vulnerable' Hajj pilgrims died from heat wave in Saudi Arabia (www.upi.com)
TimeSplitters Looks Set For PS5 Release As Part Of PS2 Classics Line-Up | Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)
Sony’s PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog is expanding with nostalgic titles....
Andy Dyer, Known For His Work In Commodore Format, Total!, And Mega Fame, Has Passed Away | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Andy Dyer, a renowned figure in the British video game magazine industry known for his work at Commodore Format, Total!, and Mega Fame, has sadly passed away....
TIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star System (en.wikipedia.org)
(it’s not a solar system because Sol is our star, specifically; we’re the only Solar system)...
Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week (www.tomshardware.com)
Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn’t install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the...
Gaza peace talks at 'dead end' as Israel rejects permanent truce (www.newarab.com)
A senior Israeli official said on Saturday that negotiations over a ceasefire deal with Hamas have reached a dead end, with Israel unwilling to support a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of its forces from Gaza....
Brodie Robinson on Manifest v2 Phase Out (piped.video)
Direct link if piped is down: youtu.be/xuwpvrtXyfk
China-backed hackers stepping up attacks on Taiwan, cybersecurity firm says (www.aljazeera.com)
Hacking group RedJuliett compromised two dozen organisations in Taiwan and elsewhere, report says....
TIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding it (en.wikipedia.org)
Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to...
Its five year plan complete, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic releases its industrial city-building into 1.0 (www.pcgamer.com)
More details on MS Flight Simulator 2024, including full 3D landscapes in 30 biomes (www.pcgamer.com)
Heads of churches say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax, upsetting status quo (apnews.com)
Total War: ROME II and Creative Assembly — My Statement Ten Years On (medium.com)
NASA faces $80,000 claim after space debris hit family home (phys.org)
An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA after a small piece of debris fell from space and smashed through the roof of their Florida home, a law firm said Friday....
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts (www.cfr.org)
Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance....