Silicon Valley Investors’ Plans for a New City Put on Hold (www.nytimes.com)
Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries' (www.bbc.com)
Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean, apparently by lumps of metal on the seafloor....
Hungary stripped of EU meeting over Ukraine stance (www.bbc.com)
The European Union has stripped Hungary of the right to host the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers over its stance on the war in Ukraine....
New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050 (insideclimatenews.org)
Nigeria’s $220 million fine against Meta previews a clash over market power (www.semafor.com)
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says too many carmakers are copying Tesla (www.theverge.com)
Apple accused of underreporting suspected CSAM on its platforms (www.engadget.com)
Harris donations top $100m after Biden's exit from presidential race (www.bbc.com)
Democrats have poured more than $100m (£77m) in donations into Vice-President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, her campaign says....
Taiwan makes tough decisions as it faces its worst drought in nearly a century (www.npr.org)
Taiwan is facing a serious drought, maybe its worst in almost a century. This drought has depleted reservoirs, cut off farmers from water sources and limited some of the world’s most advanced semiconductor factories. Factories use water. NPR’s Emily Feng reports on the choices people now face....
Brazilian Sharks Test Positive for Cocaine (gizmodo.com)
Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis (www.wired.com)
Far-right trolls have launched a racist crusade against Kamala Harris (www.motherjones.com)
RFK Jr reportedly held Trump talks about endorsement and possible job (www.theguardian.com)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 7/21/2024 - “Migrant Crime” talking point debunking (edit: link fixed) (m.youtube.com)
Great breaking down of the GOPs “Migrant Crime” talking point, showing that the actual “migrant crime” level is lower than the general population, debunks the “Time Square fight” Fox News talking point, and highlights of the RNC....
At least six killed in Croatia nursing home shooting (www.bbc.com)
Trump threatens to sue FBI over Mar-a-Lago search for classified documents (www.independent.co.uk)
UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government (www.bbc.com)
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government....
New EPA Funding Boosts Clean Energy Projects Across US (www.commondreams.org)
GOP Lawmaker Introduces JD Vance By Warning If Trump Isn’t Reelected It ‘Will Take a Civil War to Save the Country’ (www.mediaite.com)
Prescription Drug Affordability Board frustrated by slow progress of cost-reduction efforts. (marylandmatters.org)
US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise (theconversation.com)
Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, Last Remaining Original Member of the Four Tops, Dies at 88 (www.thedailybeast.com)
Secret Service chief to Congress: 'We failed' (www.npr.org)
COVID makes a summer comeback in Los Angeles. (xtown.la)
