Red Hat looking to hire a bootloader developer (www.theregister.com)
APA Report Says That Media and Politicians Are Simply Wrong About Kids and Social Media; Media Then Lies About Report (www.techdirt.com)
Playing football may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease, study suggests (www.cnn.com)
Using data from a large online survey sponsored by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, researchers found that participants who had a history of playing organized tackle football were 61% more likely to report a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis or parkinsonism, an umbrella term for symptoms like tremors and...
‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy (www.theguardian.com)
Xi's Losing Bet on Putin Is Backfiring (thehill.com)
'World’s first mass-produced' humanoid robot to tackle labour shortages amid ageing population (www.euronews.com)
AI summary:...
Red-Green and Blue-Yellow: The Stunning Colors You Can't See (cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net)
The original source by Natalie Wolchover:...
Brazilian president's former lawyer takes seat as Supreme Court justice (apnews.com)
He helped Lula overturn a graft conviction stemming from Brazil’s sprawling “Car Wash” corruption investigation, getting him freed after 580 days of incarceration. The Supreme Court annulled all convictions of Lula, and ruled in 2021 that the judge overseeing the case had been biased. That allowed Lula to run successfuly...
Skepticism prevails as Chinese leaders promise to back private businesses to spur slowing economy (apnews.com)
Home sales are 30-40% below last year’s depressed level after the economy barely grew in the latest quarter, according to the owner, who would give only his surname, Cai. He has cut staff by 80% to 40 employees. Their income from sales commissions has fallen as much as 90%....
Ukrainian primitive weapons > Russian primitive weapons (media.kbin.social)
Niger coup: General Tchiani declares himself leader (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/805753...
Scientists have discovered the honey produced by Australian ants possesses unique anti-microbial activity against bacteria and fungi that could make the liquid useful medicinally. (www.scimex.org)
Western science catches up with First Nations’ medicinal use of ant honey...
Quad9 Blocks Pirate Site Globally After Sony Demanded €10,000 Fine * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
Following another setback in its legal dispute with Sony Music, Quad9 has decided to block pirate site Canna worldwide. The court-ordered block was initially restricted to Germany but the music label complained that VPNs and a mobile network still allowed Germans to access the pirate site. Quad9, meanwhile, has appealed the...
Great list of games for one of my favourite systems - the GBA. What are your picks? (www.one37pm.com)
Bluesky CEO responds | 2023-07-22 Letter to the Community (blueskyweb.xyz)
The social media platform Bluesky recently had an incident where a user created an account with a racial slur as the handle. The Bluesky team quickly removed the account but realized they should have had automated filters in place to prevent such issues. They are now implementing a two-step automated filtering and flagging...
Greece fires: Thousands flee homes and hotels on Rhodes as fires spread (www.bbc.co.uk)
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying (www.cnn.com)
Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous year, according to preliminary infant mortality data from the Texas Department of State Health Services that CNN obtained through a public records request. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%....
Seven Cuban athletes defect to Chile after Pan American Games (english.elpais.com)
According to sport journalist Francys Romero, 61 Cubans have broken their contracts or defected so far this year...
Wave-Powered Desalination System Produces 13,000 Gallons of Drinking Water a Day From Each Buoy (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Thailand drops joint patrols with Chinese police after public backlash (www.reuters.com)
'Bionic breast' could restore sensation for cancer survivors (www.livescience.com)
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)
A Seattle-based appellate judge ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors.
Chinese Tesla rival Nio cuts 10% of workforce as CEO predicts 'intense competition' (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese Tesla rival Nio cuts 10% of workforce as CEO predicts ‘intense competition’::China’s Nio has been hit by weak consumer sentiment in the world’s second-largest economy, stiff competition and a price war started by Elon Musk’s Tesla.
Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates (apnews.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the territory....