SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say (arstechnica.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/KYO3X...
Getting a "Little Free Library" for my birthday: (littlefreelibrary.org)
I’m being gifted a “Little Free Library” for my birthday and I’m super excited to get started....
Snake season starts early as unusually high temperatures hit Australia | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Warming global temperatures are dangerous for people in many ways, but they’re proving ideal for one type of animal: venomous snakes.
HMD’s repairable Nokia phone initiative lands stateside (www.theverge.com)
HMD is bringing its repairable phone initiative to the US with the Nokia G310, a $186 smartphone that’ll be available from T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile on August 24th. This is technically the third smartphone HMD has released with a design that makes it easier to replace commonly broken components like its battery and...
Rats on The Boat: BitTorrent search engine with integrated torrent client. Available on desktop + can be self hosted, and has a P2P torrent search that doesn't need trackers/search sites. (github.com)
Just a heads up: on my testing, the app seems to crash on Mac. Works fine on Linux though!
Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane (apnews.com)
The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers and cargo planes and perhaps eventually be used to carry airline passengers.
iTWire - Musk's X delays links from rivals loading, then backtracks (itwire.com)
Oracle, SUSE and others caught up in RHEL drama hit back with OpenELA (www.theregister.com)
A non-profit called the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA) has been formed by Oracle, SUSE, CIQ, and other organizations that make Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS rebuilds....
Bankman-Fried heads to Brooklyn jail notorious for poor conditions (www.reuters.com)
The Ukraine War might really break up the Russian Federation (thehill.com)
29 Best Retro Handhelds Of 2023 [All Reviewed] (retrododo.com)
Do you have one of these? Do you use it? I want one but I’m afraid it’s going to end up another plastic brick in a drawer.
Indigenous peoples and their fight for conservation (www.dw.com)
Indigenous peoples around the world are defending their human rights and culture as well as nature and their homeland. Time and again, they are faced with massive repression, discrimination and racism. There are approximately half a billion Indigenous people worldwide....
‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects? (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects?::It’s revolutionising building – but could AI kill off an entire profession? Perhaps not, finds our writer, as he enters a world where Corbusier-style marvels and 500-room hotels are just a click away
Chip companies join forces to form new RISC-V venture (www.theregister.com)
Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints
Ukraine claims it broke through part of Russia's fearsome defensive line in its counterattack. The next layer is even worse. (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia used concrete to build its deeper defenses, presenting a tougher challenge for Ukraine's counteroffensive, per a top official.
PC graphics cards to get more expensive again "thanks" to AI boom (archive.is)
Trader Joe's recalls its frozen falafel for possibly having rocks in it (www.npr.org)
Trader Joe’s has recalled its frozen falafel for potentially having rocks in it, after it recalled two of its cookie products for the same reason recently.
‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case passes 400 (www.france24.com)
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case passes 400...
AlmaLinux No Longer Aims For 1:1 Compatibility With RHEL (www.phoronix.com)
Israel wants to turn Jenin into another Gaza, siege by siege (www.aljazeera.com)
To Palestinians, Gaza is a symbol of resistance. To Israel, Gaza is a template to pummel and isolate that resistance....
Genshin Impact Voice Actors Say They Haven't Been Paid In Months (www.gamespot.com)
Despite the game's massive profits, its voice actors say they aren't getting paid, with some even choosing to leave their roles.
‘In Palestine, there’s no PTSD. Trauma is chronic and enduring’ (www.aljazeera.com)
I created a php client for Lemmy and a ChatGPT bot for Lemmy (packagist.org)
The php client will help with creating bots and/or mod tools. ChatGPT bot can reply to your comment....
U.S. military base in Tokyo admits leaks containing PFAS (english.news.cn)
TOKYO, July 5 (Xinhua) – U.S. Yokota base in Japan’s western Tokyo area has acknowledged three incidents of leakage involving foam fire extinguishers containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of organic fluorine compounds that raise health concerns, local media reported....