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EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power - The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from !android...

Wayland and screen savers (www.jwz.org)

Wayland does not support screen savers: it does not have any provision that allows screen savers to even exist in any meaningful way. If you value screen savers, that’s kind of a problem....

Kazakhstan / Prime Minister Announces Plans For Referendum On Country’s First Nuclear Station (www.nucnet.org)

Kazahkstan Number One!

Friday Facts #374 - Smarter robots | Factorio (factorio.com)

Hello, today we are going to talk about some flying robot behavior improvements. Some of the problems we fixed were reported countless times, so I hope that some people will appreciate it :).

Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for most minors to take effect Friday (www.cnn.com)

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed efforts to temporarily block the state’s near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clearing the way for the measure to take effect Friday....

U.S. Air Force Selects Fast Microreactor for Nuclear Power Pilot (www.powermag.com)

The Defense of Logistics Agency (DLA), acting on behalf of the Department of Air Force (DAF), on Aug. 31 issued a Notice of Intent to Award (NOITA) that selects the Santa Clara, California–based nuclear technology firm’s Aurora Powerhouse for its Eielson Air Force Base pilot and initiates an acquisition process to...

Opinion | Not Everything We Call Cancer Should Be Called Cancer (www.nytimes.com)

NYT gift article expires in 30 days....

EU imports record volumes of liquefied natural gas from Russia (www.ft.com)

“It’s shocking that countries in the EU have worked so hard to wean themselves off piped Russian fossil gas only to replace it with the shipped equivalent. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a pipeline or a boat — it still means European companies are sending billions to [Vladimir] Putin’s war chest.”

He survived sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. Now he wants justice (www.theguardian.com)

(Including the initial portion of the article. It gets very graphic after this portion.)...

How scientists engineered a see-through squid with its brain in plain view (www.npr.org)

As a fellow member of order decapodiformes, I am, of course, mortified.

"You die on our command. Not a moment before." - South Korea to 70 year-old hardware (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

Recovery of British Museum artefacts under way, says George Osborne (www.theguardian.com)

Institution’s chair of trustees admits its reputation has been damaged by suspected thefts

The Community Pushing AI-Generated Porn To 'the Edge of Knowledge' (www.slashdot.org)

The Pickle Strikes Again! (sh.itjust.works)

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin feared dead after Russia plane crash (www.bbc.com)

Breaking News image Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane which crashed in Russia, killing all 10 on board....

Ecuador Will Keep Some Oil in the Ground (www.nytimes.com)

Archive: [ archive.is/gi5VC ]...

The secret to Colombia’s drop in deforestation? Armed groups (www.aljazeera.com)

Bogota, Colombia – In July, when Colombia announced that deforestation had dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade, the news was hailed as a victory for left-wing President Gustavo Petro....

This was definetlh it (lemm.ee)

Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)

Archived version: archive.ph/4QzFt...

DeSantis debate memo urges him to defend Trump and take 'a sledge-hammer' to Ramaswamy (www.nbcnews.com)

A memo written by leaders of a pro-DeSantis super PAC outlined the “overarching goals” for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in next week’s first GOP presidential primary debate.

Microsoft Teams is now part of the Xbox Game Bar so you can stream gameplay to friends - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

Microsoft has integrated Microsoft Teams with the Xbox Game Bar, allowing users to stream their gameplay in real-time to friends over Teams video calls. Up to 20 people can join a call to watch and chat together while gaming. The viewer can see both the game and overlaid video of friends. However, streaming performance is...

Xbox adopts an eight-strike suspension policy | Players who strike out won't be able to use Xbox's social or multiplayer features for an entire year. (www.engadget.com)