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Daylight DC-1 tablet hands-on: an Android tablet with a new kind of screen (www.theverge.com)

Botanists vote to remove racist references from plants’ scientific names (www.theguardian.com)

Plant names are only a part of the taxonomic controversy, however. Naming animals after racists, fascists and other controversial figures cause just as many headaches as those posed by plants, say scientists. Examples include a brown, eyeless beetle which has been named after Adolf Hitler. Nor is Anophthalmus hitleri alone. Many...

Factory Entertainment Unveils Star Trek: The Next Generation Medical Tricorder Replica, Shipping in Late 2024 (blog.trekcore.com)

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China: Researcher explains how Uighurs are exploited in Xinjiang's forced labor regime where Western companies benefit from an opaque system (eurasianet.org)

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For a belated celebration of Tetris' 40th birthday, here's a highly partisan look back at Tetris DS (www.eurogamer.net)

Bangladesh’s internet blackout immobilizes its booming tech industry. (restofworld.org)

LAPD warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells (www.tomshardware.com)

The Los Angeles Police Department has warned residents to be wary of thieves using technology to break into homes undetected. High-tech burglars have apparently knocked out their victims’ wireless cameras and alarms in the Los Angeles Wilshire-area neighborhoods before getting away with swag bags full of valuables. An LAPD...

Years of miscalculations by U.S., NATO led to dire shell shortage in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

Elon Musk's X is fighting a subpoena in a lawsuit between Jeffrey Epstein accusers, further delaying an already drawn-out case (www.businessinsider.com)

Bella Hadid's Adidas advert dropped after Israeli criticism (www.bbc.com)

(Israel’s influence is insane)

Republicans united on Trump, divided on abortion. (www.voanews.com)

After spurning China for years, Brazil reveals plan to join Belt and Road Initiative (www.scmp.com)

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Official Famicom Controllers for Nintendo Switch | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)

Nintendo has announced the availability of official Famicom controllers for the Nintendo Switch. Originally exclusive to Switch Online subscribers, these controllers are now accessible to everyone at a price point of approximately $42 USD each, but only through the official Japanese store....

New Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup 'ZPF' Is Coming To Steam | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

Mega Cat Studios has announced that the highly anticipated Genesis / Mega Drive shmup ZPF will be released on Steam, providing PC gamers with a chance to experience the game without owning an original console....

'G Warrior', A New Super Contra-Style Run ‘N’ Gunner For PC | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

‘G Warrior’, a new indie action game from Liao Kai, the developer of 2023’s hit GanaBlade. G Warrior is described as a retro, hardcore shooting game, taking players on an epic mission to defeat an army of robots and aliens in a colorful pixelated world reminiscent of classic NES games....

I Drank Every Flavor Of Red Bull In A Row To See If It Would Give Me Wings (defector.com)

European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants (apnews.com)

Airlines resume services after global IT crash wreaks havoc. (www.voanews.com)

Forced labour is widespread and institutionalized across North Korea, maintained through violence and recrimination, the UN human rights office says (news.un.org)

In a report based on 183 interviews with victims and witnesses of forced labour who managed to escape DPRK and now live abroad, the UN human rights office OHCHR cited one person’s testimony that if a daily work quota was not met, workers would be beaten and have their food ration cut....