China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views (www.reuters.com)
Myanmar Junta Arrests Women for Wearing or Holding Flowers (www.irrawaddy.com)
China's AI-Powered Sexbots Are Redefining Intimacy, But There Will Be Limitations - Are We Ready? (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
China’s sex doll industry is embracing AI, creating interactive companions for a growing market. Though promising intimacy, technical and legal hurdles remain.
Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.12 (en.bandainamcoent.eu)
They nerfed blasphemous blade’s ability. It’s so over....
Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 armed drones in new US arms sale (www.cnn.com)
The United States has approved the $360 million sale of more than 1,000 small armed drones to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island claimed by China aims to strengthen its asymmetrical warfare abilities with an eye on successful tactics used on the battlefield in Ukraine....
VR support for GNOME Wayland is here! (gitlab.gnome.org)
South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine (apnews.com)
South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies....
Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists (www.theguardian.com)
If you ever wanted to read about fake druids vs. environmental activists, now’s your chance.
‘It is all lining up’: Plan for Ukraine to finally start using F-16 jets this summer (www.theguardian.com)
After delays in delivery and training pilots and ground staff, Netherlands says Ukraine should get first planes in summer...
Deluge of fake news websites threatens to drown out truth during US election (www.theguardian.com)
Fears that ‘pink slime’ sites could be as harmful to political discourse as foreign disinformation in 2016 and 2020...
Climate change stoked US, Mexico heatwave - report (www.bbc.com)
Human-induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the US southwest, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely, scientists say....
German lawmaker deletes post on football players' skin color (www.dw.com)
Greens lawmaker Katrin Göring-Eckardt apologized for the post made after Germany’s 2-0 win against Hungary. It comes after a survey showed 21% of Germans would like to see more white players on the national team....
Bank of America tells Detroit’s Big 3 they can’t make money in China and should just leave the hypercompetitive car market ‘as soon as they possibly can’ (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17087653
EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas (www.politico.eu)
It’s a notable evolution in strategy for the EU, and came after Germany and Hungary held up a deal for weeks....
Microsoft has begun sending out refunds for both the Xbox and Steam versions of the Redfall 'Bite Back' Edition (www.windowscentral.com)
EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control (stackdiary.com)
Moritz Körner, Member of the European Parliament, disclosed the decision on Twitter. Swedish publisher SVG said, “The question was removed at the last moment from Thursday’s ambassadorial meeting in Brussels”.
Community for the Marine Mammal Rescue centre (and marine mammals in general) (lemmy.ca)
!marinemammalrescue...
IDF spokesman says Hamas can’t be destroyed, drawing retort from PM: ‘That’s war’s goal’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari on Wednesday cast Israel’s war aim of eradicating the Hamas terror group as unattainable, appearing to underscore tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top defense officials over his handling of the war in Gaza....
US Government Criticizes Vietnam’s Decision to Host Russia’s Putin (thediplomat.com)
Chinese EV makers proposed a 25% tariff on large European ICE cars, state media reports (carnewschina.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17085528
Already 61 servers updated to Lemmy 0.19.5! (fedidb.org)
Stats: fedidb.org/software/lemmy/versions
The BIG List of Video Game Randomizers (now open source) (video-game-randomizers.github.io)
SmashManiac originally ran the site but recently converted it into an open source project. Here’s the announcement...
Taylor Swift - Delicate [electropop/synth-pop] (2018) (archive.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16687400...
Jeff Landry signs bill allowing surgical castration of some sex offenders (www.nola.com)
Louisiana judges can now sentence certain sex offenders to surgical castration, after Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday signed a bill into law that creates that penalty....
The Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Will Be Released On November 14 | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake will be released on November 14, 2024. The game is now available for pre-order and comes with several bonuses. Square Enix has provided a summary of the game’s features:...
