Google won’t repair cracked Pixel Watch screens (www.theverge.com)
French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy (English translation) (l.bfmtv.com)
FRENCH Title: Putsch au Niger: Macron annonce que l’ambassadeur de France est “pris en otage”...
Republicans launch probe into Biden administration’s response to Maui fires (thehill.com)
A group of Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee announced Friday that they will launch an investigation into the Biden administration’s response to the deadly wildfires in Hawaii....
A man in Sweden found guilty of storing his partner’s dead body in a freezer to cash in her pension (apnews.com)
A Swedish court on Monday sentenced a 57-year-old Norwegian man for fraud and falsifying records for putting his dead partner in a freezer and cashing in her pension. He was given a 3.5-year prison term....
Credible Roman Legionary (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Japan foreign minister and business leaders meet Ukrainian leader and vow support for reconstruction (apnews.com)
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday during his visit in Kyiv, promising Tokyo’s backing and agreeing to start negotiations on security cooperation between the two countries....
*guitar shreds* (sh.itjust.works)
Pennsylvania schools close as law enforcement continues manhunt for escaped killer (www.foxnews.com)
Linux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August (gs.statcounter.com)
Chrome OS saw a good raise too. OS X(Mac) saw a decrease.
Five rail workers killed in Italy after being hit by train (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2133566...
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service blocks [far-right minister] Purra's choice for media advisor role due to China links (yle.fi)
IL: Supo blocks Purra’s choice for media advisor role due to China links...
Former CIG employee speaks out about Star Citizen’s design trajectory and money burn (massivelyop.com)
UN experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change (www.digitaljournal.com)
Bodhi Linux 7 brings Enlightenment to Ubuntu (www.theregister.com)
"Checkmate" - Monke, Pokemon Master (lemmy.world)
Baldur's Gate 3 will be released on Xbox this year, with split-screen features removed for Series S (www.gamescensor.com)
The US mall is not dying (www.cnn.com)
Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the US....
With HR 3557, Broadband Monopolies Are Pushing A Bill That Would Crush Your Town’s Ability To Stand Up To Them (www.techdirt.com)
XPipe status update: SSH tunnel and config support, many new features, and lots of bug fixes (github.com)
Hello selfhosted community,...
Returning to Xfce 4.18 after years of Gnome 3/4 (xfce.org)
After years of using Gnome 3/4 with a modified setup on Debian, I returned to Xfce, and am quite impressed by the state of Xfce 4.18....
In 2023, console video game players will spend $21B on in-game items and subscriptions, as "live service games" make the market more akin to mobile (www.ft.com)
Games console industry tries to adapt to rise of free-to-play titles...
Chrome extension maker tells of pressure to sell out (www.theregister.com)
Taiwan will not back down in face of threats, William Lai says on US trip (www.aljazeera.com)
Taiwan’s vice president has declared that the self-governed island will not back down in the face of authoritarian threats after China pledged to take “forceful and resolute measures” following his stopover in the United States....
Notes on using a single-person Mastodon server (jvns.ca)
Julia Evans (@bork) writes about her experience of running and using a single-person Mastodon server. The post also links to other people’s experiences in-between.
The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids” (www.eff.org)
