YouTube rolling out stable volume, You tab, song search (9to5google.com)
Venezuela's Maduro speaks to Abbas, condemns Israel's actions (www.reuters.com)
ACT test scores fall to lowest levels in 32 years (www.axios.com)
The class of 2023 had the worst ACT performance in more than three decades, according to newly released data from the nonprofit that administers the college admissions test....
Google Messages takes a step against screen sharing apps to prevent frauds and misuse (thespandroid.blogspot.com)
Israel vows to ‘destroy’ Hamas. What happens to Gaza at the war’s end? (archive.ph)
GE-Proton8-17 Released (github.com)
added protonfix for Alan Wake (thanks FozziHi)...
More Samsung phones get a taste of Android 14 with the One UI 6 beta - Android Central (www.androidcentral.com)
A full release could happen before the end of the year.
Christian Prayer Centre Demolished in Jaunpur, Claiming It Was Built on ‘Illegal’ Land (thewire.in)
Over the last two weeks, police have arrested at least 18 persons, including some pastors, associated with the centre, under charges of attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, for allegedly attacking the police and revenue officials when they had gone to survey the site....
UK Housing: Prices Fall, Affordability Unchanged, Promises Made (stoppopulationdecline.org)
Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: U.S. will 'always be there' (www.reuters.com)
Zelensky asks to visit Israel in show of solidarity (www.axios.com)
NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water (www.nasa.gov)
A McDonald's employee has been charged with murder after a woman who was arguing with someone else in a restaurant in North Carolina was shot dead (www.insider.com)
*** An employee shot a woman who caused a “disturbance” in the North Carolina McDonald’s he worked in, police say....
The environmental impact of the AI revolution is starting to come into focus (www.theverge.com)
Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal and will stay in a Russian jail at least through November (apnews.com)
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal Tuesday to be released from jail on espionage charges, meaning he will remain behind bars at least through Nov. 30....
Mbankolo landslides kill 30 in Cameroon capital Yaoundé (www.bbc.com)
Rescue efforts are hampered by flooding, forcing locals to pull out bodies with their bare hands.
WhatsApp expands unique usernames to identify accounts on iOS (omgbulletin.com)
European leaders condemn Hamas, pledge support for Israel and halt Palestinian aid (www.npr.org)
Governments in Europe pledge support for Israel and European Union freezes aid to Palestinians after days of escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.
At least 9 Americans killed in Hamas attack on Israel (www.axios.com)
China expels former Bank of China chairman from Communist Party (www.reuters.com)
How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press (www.france24.com)
NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until the New York Times…
ICE, CBP, Secret Service All Illegally Used Smartphone Location Data (www.404media.co)
An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel (apnews.com)
Generative AI Is Coming for Sales Execs’ Jobs—and They’re Celebrating (archive.ph)
ChatGPT-style AI can tackle the drudge work of responding to RFPs faster than humans. Sales teams at Google, Twilio, and others say productivity is spiking.
Mishaal Rahman: You might be able to enable DisplayPort Alternate Mode (ie. display output over USB-C) if you root the [Pixel 8]... (twitter.com)
cross-posted from !googlepixel...