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US aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthi's false online claims of hitting his ship (apnews.com)

Palestine's first Olympian Majed Abu Maraheel dies in Gaza (www.siasat.com)

Israeli companies banned from world’s largest arms fair in Paris (www.aljazeera.com)

World's smallest, cheapest network switch developed by US high school robotics team — Murex Robotics makes the hardware fully open-source (www.tomshardware.com)

Designed for use in a remotely piloted underwater rover, the mrxSwitch v2.0 supplies five 100 Mbps Ethernet ports at a footprint of only 44.9mm by 42.2mm. Network switches of this form factor are typically reserved for highly embedded systems; the team prioritizes its use in remote-operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) or...

President Zelensky calls China and Brazil uncivilized for not signing Communiqué (unn.ua)

AI trained on photos from kids’ entire childhood without their consent (arstechnica.com)

Opinion | Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms (www.nytimes.com)

I dislike linking to the NYT, but it seems to be the original source....

Mod support in Baldur's Gate 3 will be final handover moment to players, says Larian CEO (www.eurogamer.net)

Israeli Protesters Mass in Jerusalem to Call for Elections (www.nytimes.com)

The protesters demanded an end to the war and the release of hostages from Gaza, and also called for elections that many hoped would oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Who tried to steal Graceland? (www.nbcnews.com)

The search for the mysterious company behind a scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate ended last week, not in Nigeria–where initial clues seemed to lead–but at the front door of “a grandmother in Branson, Missouri, a con woman with a decades long rap sheet of romance scams, forged checks and bank fraud totaling...

Prebunker Mentality (www.bugeyedandshameless.com)

Sir lan McKellen falls off stage at Noel Coward Theatre in London during Player Kings performance (news.sky.com)

'Mysterious' monolith similar to column seen in 2020 appears in Las Vegas desert: Police (abcnews.go.com)

Sir Ian McKellen falls off stage during performance (www.bbc.com)

That is a hell of a fall for an 85 year old…

Teen self-immolates in front of Winnipeg Mosque to protest the genocide against Palestinians and Muslims in Gaza and the rest of Palestine (x.com)

Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) (www.spacebar.news)

Proton is taking its privacy-first apps to a nonprofit foundation model (arstechnica.com)

Proton, known for its secure email and productivity services, is transitioning to a nonprofit foundation model, ensuring it remains mission-focused without reliance on external subsidies....

Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers (www.wired.com)

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Creator Mike McMahan On Making His “Dream Animated” Series: “Five Years Later, It Still Feels Like A Miracle” (deadline.com)

Hacking Millions of Modems (and Investigating Who Hacked My Modem) (samcurry.net)

Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’ (www.nytimes.com)

Dozens of environmental, labor and health care groups banded together on Monday to file a petition to push the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters,” like floods and tornadoes.The petition is a major push to get the federal government to help states and local...

TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." (en.wikipedia.org)

From Wikipedia: In 1958, while he was an airman first class, his commanding officer recommended him for an early honorable discharge. “In summary, this airman, although talented, will not be guided by policy,” chief of information services Colonel William S. Evans wrote to the Eglin personnel office. “Sometimes his rebel...