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India, Manipur genocide: Governor 'Deeply Concerned' by Violence But Ignored by Biren Govt (thewire.in)

In an interview with Karan Thapar, Brinda Karat recounts her meeting with two survivors of terrible sexual assaults as well as with the parents of two girls who were gang-raped and killed.

Some 2024 flagship phones might stick with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 instead (www.androidauthority.com)

West African leaders prepare for military intervention (www.thetimes.co.uk)

Romania to pay farmers to leave trees standing (www.politico.eu)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1290722...

Smoothing out the scrolling experience in Chrome on Android (blog.chromium.org)

In Android 14, the nanosecond API for java MotionEvents will be publicly exposed in the SDK so Chrome (and other apps with unbuffered input) will be able to call it...

International cat day! (imgur.com)

New Orleans archbishop ignored board findings on clerics accused of abuse (www.theguardian.com)

Prepped for multiple vegetable takeovers (sh.itjust.works)

Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured (www.nytimes.com)

A female bear — and one of three known as Hank — was captured with her three cubs by California wildlife authorities. She was responsible for at least 21 home break-ins, officials said.

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won. (gizmodo.com)

The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. The article describes it as "the official end of the battle," which seems an overstatement to me, but it's the certainly the end of the initial phase....

Baldur's Gate 3: Complete Guide And Walkthrough (www.dualshockers.com)

‘City On Fire’ Canceled By Apple After One Season (deadline.com)

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has opted not to pick up a second season of crime drama series City on Fire. The news comes a month and a half after Season 1 finished its eight-episode run on the streamer. It…

Can you trust AI? Here's why you shouldn't (theconversation.com)

If you ask Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant AI system, whether Amazon is a monopoly, it responds by saying it doesn’t know. It doesn’t take much to make it lambaste the other tech giants, but it’s silent about its own corporate parent’s misdeeds.

Agence France-Presse pursues copyright case against X, formerly known as Twitter (apnews.com)

The news agency announced the legal action in a statement. It said it is seeking payment under European Union intellectual property rules that cover “neighboring rights,” which allow news outlets and publishers to seek payment from digital platforms for the sharing of their work.

Jay Powell’s Federal Reserve: Protection for Bankers, Pain for Everyone Else (prospect.org)

InvidTUI: A cross-platform Invidious client v0.3.3 is released (darkhz.github.io)

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Baldur's Gate 3 is a 122GB download and you can't preload any of it (www.pcgamer.com)

Larian has finally confirmed that preloading won't be available, apparently because of a limitation with Steam.

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict (apnews.com)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf. It’s a sign that while America’s wars in the region may be finished, its conflict with Iran over its advancing nuclear program continues to worsen, with no...