Texas executes man who fatally shot 80-year-old woman during carjacking in 2000 (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday....
Kaiser Permanente workers start to walk off the job. It’s set to become the largest health care worker strike in US history (www.cnn.com)
On Wednesday morning, unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers, have begun to walk off the job....
China dev fined 3 yrs’ salary for VPN use (www.tradingview.com)
Former Indian diplomat claims Justin Trudeau’s plane to India was ‘full of cocaine’ (www.newslaundry.com)
Mississippi sees 10-fold increase in babies born with syphilis since 2016: Report (abcnews.go.com)
The number of babies born with syphilis in Mississippi has risen 10-fold over the last several years, according to a new report....
World recommits to 2030 plan to save humanity — despite falling short so far (www.nature.com)
RPG experts on why we love Baldur's Gate 3, and the future of the genre (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Developers and experts in CRPGs give us their takes on why Baldur's Gate 3 and RPGs in general seize the public's imagi…
9 free AI tools that run locally on your PC (www.pcworld.com)
After castigating video games during riots, France's Macron backpedals and showers them with praise (apnews.com)
Turkish psychiatry professor arrested for drugging and brainwashing several minors (www.duvarenglish.com)
Belgium and Germany Are Now Reviewing iPhone 12 for Radiation Violations (gizmodo.com)
Slowroll: openSUSE's New Take on the Rolling Release Model - FOSS Force (fossforce.com)
Today's Large Language Models are Essentially BS Machines (quandyfactory.com)
Sennheiser Exits Gaming Headphone Business (www.anandtech.com)
Technically the successor owner of the gaming brand....
Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs - Reuters News Agency (www.reutersagency.com)
Mullvad Browser (no TOR, no VPN) (monero.town)
cross-posted from: monero.town/post/422188...
Trump arraignment set for Sept. 6 in Georgia election case (www.cnbc.com)
Donald Trump will be arraigned Sept. 6 in Atlanta in the criminal case where he is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia....
Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander because of winds (www.reuters.com)
Multiple trains in poland have been stoped by an unauthorized radio transmission that included the russian anthem and a putin speech, causing massive delays. (www.wprost.pl)
Starfield leaker arrested after selling copies on Internet (www.gamescensor.com)
Ukrainian border guards confirm Wagnerites leaving Belarus (news.yahoo.com)
Lemmy Handshake - Beta release (sh.itjust.works)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/3365629...
AI Isn’t Banning Books in Iowa Schools. Republicans Are. (theintercept.com)
Excerpt:...
New law entitles child social media influencers to a percentage of earnings: ‘It’s kind of a new world’ (fortune.com)
New law entitles child social media influencers to a percentage of earnings: ‘It’s kind of a new world’::The law covers children under 16 featured in monetized online platforms as debates over “sharenting” continue.
