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Why the Pixel 8's Face Unlock upgrade is a big deal (www.androidcentral.com)

US expels two Russian diplomats to retaliate for the expulsion of two American diplomats from Moscow (apnews.com)

The Biden administration on Friday ordered two Russian diplomats expelled from the United States in retaliation for the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats from Moscow last month....

Retired US Army sergeant arrested for alleged attempts to spy for China (www.bbc.com)

A former US Army sergeant has been arrested for illegally retaining classified information and attempting to provide it to China’s spy service....

Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain (www.reuters.com)

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Bangkok: Three die and 14-year-old held over Siam Paragon mall shooting (www.bbc.com)

A 14-year-old is arrested on suspicion of opening fire at the iconic Siam Paragon mall, officials say.

Superbugs are on the rise. How can we prevent antibiotics from becoming obsolete? (www.livescience.com)

Microsoft’s Nadella to Testify at Google Antitrust Trial Monday - Bloomberg (www.bloomberg.com)

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WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines (www.statnews.com)

The WHO has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid pandemic.

A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says (apnews.com)

The recommendation came in a report from a three-member Democratic majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch, and was made despite the opposition of Biden administration officials who warn that such a requirement could snarl fast-moving terrorism and espionage...

India ‘weaponising global anti-terror fund’ to target NGOs, says Amnesty (www.independent.co.uk)

More than 20,600 NGOs had their licences cancelled in India in last ten years, Amnesty says

Blizzard bans 250,000 Overwatch 2 cheaters, says its AI that analyses voice chat is warning naughty players and can often 'correct negative behaviour immediately' (www.pcgamer.com)

Blizzard bans 250,000 Overwatch 2 cheaters, says its AI that analyses voice chat is warning naughty players and can often ‘correct negative behaviour immediately’::Overwatch 2 has not been having a good time of it in 2023. May brought the unwelcome news that Blizzard’s original plans for the game’s post-launch support...

Almost 7% of adults and 1% of kids have struggled with long Covid, survey finds (www.cnn.com)

Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from the National Center for Health Statistics says the condition may have affected as many as 962,000 children and 17.9 million adults.

3M agrees to pay almost $10 million to settle apparent Iran sanctions violations (edition.cnn.com)

How El Nino will affect the US this winter (abcnews.go.com)

The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 25-09-2023 (lemmy.world)

Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!...

‘I am sorry’: Unity partially walks back on controversial monetization plans | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)

This week in KDE: an unfrozen panel for NVIDIA Wayland users (pointieststick.com)

The Man Amazon Erased (www.tabletmag.com)

A man who got kicked off a service because of an alleged remark.

A grasshopper made from old typewriter parts (ibb.co)

The building where I work is decorated exclusively with art donated by local artists. I think this one is super cool.

Google Pixel 8a leaks absurdly early with rounded design [Gallery] (9to5google.com)

French government defends arrest of teen in classroom over transgender bullying claims (www.theguardian.com)

The 14-year-old boy was put in handcuffs and marched out of his classroom on Monday.

Adidas chief exec: Kanye West ‘didn’t mean what he said’ with antisemitic comments (www.theguardian.com)

Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has lamented the end of the company’s lucrative partnership with Kanye West, saying, “I don’t think he meant what he said,” regarding the rapper’s antisemitic comments in October 2022....