US releases $6bn in frozen Iran funds for prisoner swap (www.bbc.co.uk)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that the money would provide "limited benefit" to Iran as it could only be used for humanitarian trade....
Head of NATO says Russia invaded Ukraine because of NATO expansionism (www.nato.int)
From the guy’s own mouth.
Russia says there's a problem with billions of rupees it has in India that need to be converted (markets.businessinsider.com)
No Direct Condemnation Of Russia In New Delhi Declaration Even As G20 Calls For 'Peace' In Ukraine (www.freepressjournal.in)
In a New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration issued on Saturday, the G20 nations conveyed that the “use, or threat of use, of nuclear weapons is inadmissible”, with the statement being notably brief regarding Russia’s actions in Ukraine and devoid of direct condemnation of Moscow....
GNOME 45.rc Brings GDM Wayland Multi-Seat, More libadwaita Adoption (www.phoronix.com)
How to disable Chrome’s new targeted ad tracking (www.theverge.com)
New Survey Reveals That Many Game Developers Consider Their Career Unsustainable (www.ign.com)
IGN can exclusively reveal the details from IATSE's 2023 Gameworkers.org Rates and Conditions Survey, where the organization asked hundreds of video game developers about their pay, benefits, and working conditions.
Grilled Ice Is Apparently a Real Street Snack in China (www.odditycentral.com)
Videos of people grilling ice cubes and seasoning them with sauces and spices have been doing the rounds on Chinese social media and leaving people with unanswered questions....
Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules (www.reuters.com)
PiBoy Mini: just add a Raspberry Pi and you've got a handheld retro gaming system (www.raspberrypi.com)
Retro gaming is a massively popular Raspberry Pi application, and while loading your favourite old video games onto an SD card is pretty straightforward, building the physical shell of a gaming system can be daunting for those of us without 3D printers or design skills of any kind. PiBoy Mini bridges that gap by providing...
Dev of Shadow Tactics, Desperados III, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew shutting down (www.gamingonlinux.com)
China’s summer of climate destruction (www.bbc.com)
‘Technical issue” is causing a major disruption to UK flights (www.theverge.com)
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency, pledging to fix China ties (www.theguardian.com)
The billionaire founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou, has announced he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate, pledging to fix cross-strait relations and boost Taiwan’s economy....
Identity of body recovered from River Thames a decade ago remains a mystery (news.sky.com)
US military aicraft crashes off northern Australia, 20 Marines on board (www.aljazeera.com)
Friday Facts #373 - Factorio: Space Age (factorio.com)
The guy who made the space exploration mod is the same one that worked on this expansion. Thought I would put that here, judging by the comments on steam lol.
Boston.com: Visitors blocked a Vermont road just to see this wooden troll. Now no one can view it. (www.boston.com)
Gunfire at a California biker bar kills 4 people, including the shooter, and wounds 5 more (apnews.com)
Three people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a Southern California biker bar, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. The gunman was also killed by deputies....
#SaveStarTrekProdigy - fans have booked a skywriter for LA! (mastodon.social)
@GoodAaron has shared the news on Mastodon....
A self-hosted file sharing platform that combines lightness and beauty, perfect for seamless and efficient file sharing. (github.com)
Mewgenics Devlog: Isaac vs Mewgenics (store.steampowered.com)
Edmund McMillen talks about how the upcoming game Mewgenics compares to Isaac.
Counter-Strike 2 Makes Significant Development Towards Release (www.gamescensor.com)
Little Rock Nine criticize Arkansas’s AP African American Studies course restrictions (thehill.com)
Some surviving members of the Little Rock Nine are pushing back against the Arkansas Department of Education’s decision to drop the Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course from its schools.
Iran arrests 12 female activists in crackdown ahead of protest anniversary (www.washingtonpost.com)
Iran on Wednesday detained at least 12 female activists in what rights groups say is an escalating campaign to deter protests to mark the anniversary of the “woman, life, freedom” uprising that swept the country last year....