Kenya launches inquiry into claims of abuse by British soldiers at training unit (www.theguardian.com)
The Kenyan government has launched an inquiry into allegations of abuse by the British army, which MPs say could have implications for the future role of UK troops in the country....
Miss Universe Organisation cuts Indonesia ties over sex abuse claims (www.bbc.com)
The NovaCustom NV41 Series laptop is Qubes-certified (www.qubes-os.org)
Japanese universities losing battle with foreign rivals (www.dw.com)
Russia Expands Oil Exports To China Via Arctic (www.breitbart.com)
Russian tankers that would normally carry oil to European customers are instead being rerouted through the Arctic to China.
Hollywood writers union mulls proposal from studios that would end strike (www.theguardian.com)
‘Arrow’ Stars, Writers Reunite on Picket Line — Sans Stephen Amell (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The actor, who says his anti-union remarks were “misinterpreted,” did walk the line in New York, where he was visiting to show support for a former co-star appearing Broadway.
Richard Branson Blasts Daredevils a Bit High, But Definitely Not Into Space (futurism.com)
Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea? (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”
Waymo And Cruise Get Permits For Full-Day Robotaxi For Money In SF, LA, Silicon Valley (www.forbes.com)
The Global South breaks away from the U.S.-led world order (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Let trade run free. Tie your currency to the U.S. dollar. Align your foreign policy with America’s. The U.S. and its Western partners wrote these economic rules, a cornerstone of the world order prevailing since World War II.
New Fork of the Linux Streamdeck-UI app for Elgato Stream Deck (github.com)
Many of us Linux users may have been using Timothy Crosley’s excellent app for Linux. But with the Pillow library causing a problem after it was updated, we realised Timothy seems to have disappeared. Within a week or so of that realisation, the project was now forked to github.com/…/streamdeck-linux-gui and even the AUR...
North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker (www.reuters.com)
Reuters found cyber-espionage teams linked to the North Korean government, which security researchers call ScarCruft and Lazarus, secretly installed stealthy digital backdoors into systems at NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a rocket design bureau based in Reutov, a small town on the outskirts of Moscow.
The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes (www.wired.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1174480...
At least 30 killed, 67 injured after train derails in Pakistan (www.cnn.com)
Man claiming to be a missionary accused of blowing $40M in Bible donations (globalnews.ca)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an arrest warrant for a Georgia man who is accused of “misdirecting” US$30 million (about C$39.9 million) in donations to send Bibles to China.
Labadee (lemmy.world)
Meta releases AudioCraft AI tool to create music from text (www.reuters.com)
Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine war: Same Moscow skyscraper hit in new drone attack (www.bbc.com)
A skyscraper in Russia’s capital Moscow has been attacked by a drone for the second time in two days, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said.
Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into nearly limitless batteries (www.science.org)
Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival (apnews.com)
He Created the Katamari Games, but They’re Rolling On Without Him | The New York Times (archive.is)
Lemmy.one still down - does anyone have news? (lemmy-status.org)
Update: they are back! lemmy.one/post/1464480?scrollToComments=true...