Russia, China, Iran state media see boost on X after removal of ‘state-affiliated’ labels (thehill.com)
The accounts of several Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media outlets saw a 70 percent increase in engagement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after it removed labels identifying them as “state-affiliated,” according to a new report released Tuesday....
Chicken fajitas with scratch corn tortillas, pickled red onions, and spicy crema (lemmy.world)
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Creating a Utopian City Is Harder Than Tech Billionaires Think (www.thedailybeast.com)
Creating a Utopian City Is Harder Than Tech Billionaires Think::The man who created Sandy Springs, Georgia, has some advice for those who want to a build a metropolis in northern California.
Vaping linked to higher risk of asthma in teens - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes....
Mastodon 4.2 - Mastodon Blog (blog.joinmastodon.org)
In Brazil we always go big (lemmy.eco.br)
If I don’t eat beans I haven’t eaten that day.
Shopping App TEMU reported as Spyware by Grizzly Research group (grizzlyreports.com)
EPA Dragged Its Feet On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Train Derailment, Emails Show (www.huffpost.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency waited a month to consult some of its top experts about the risk of dangerous chemical exposure around East Palestine, Ohio, following the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train hauling toxic materials, internal emails show....
Revealed: undercover UK police officer deceived woman into 19-year relationship (www.theguardian.com)
An undercover police officer used his fake identity to deceive a woman into a 19-year relationship in which they became partners and had a child together, the Guardian can reveal....
Starfield players create famous faces in-game, and a Todd Howard flashlight (www.eurogamer.net)
Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to sleep (www.reuters.com)
Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to sleep::India switched off its moon rover, the first craft to reach the lunar south pole, after it completed its two-week assignment conducting experiments, the country’s space agency said.
Extensions in GNOME 45 - New import system is not backwards compatible (blogs.gnome.org)
By now it is probably no longer news to many: GNOME Shell moved from GJS’ own custom imports system to standard JavaScript modules (ESM)....
Just a normal weekend (sh.itjust.works)
26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says (thehill.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week....
Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen (apnews.com)
Vladimir Putin will not attend India G20 in person (www.dw.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be going to the G20 summit in India in early September in person....
Implanted microchips restore feeling, movement for first time in man with quadriplegia (knowridge.com)
FDA approves first RSV vaccine for pregnancy to protect newborns (www.cbsnews.com)
Expectant parents could soon have another new option this fall to protect their newborns from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, the most common cause of hospitalization in American infants, after the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has widened its approval for Pfizer’s Abrysvo vaccine to include...
Wind-assisted Cargo Ships (www.reuters.com)
“The five-year old Pyxis Ocean has been retrofitted with WindWings, large wing sails measuring up to 37.5 meters in height fitted to the deck of the cargo ship.”
Cyberpunk 2077’s Johnny Silverhand Blew Up Arasaka Tower On This Exact Date (www.forbes.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 also has roots in its “past,” which is our present. And fans are now celebrating a very important date in Cyberpunk history.
No ammo? No problem. (i.postimg.cc)
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LinkedIn accounts hacked in widespread hijacking campaign (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Six Colombians arrested over Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassination (thehill.com)
Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of six people for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito Thursday.