Dasung’s latest color E ink monitor is portable (www.theverge.com)
Israeli protesters storm military bases after soldiers detained for alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners (www.nbcnews.com)
After Furious Battles, Ukraine Loses a Pair of Hard-Won Villages (www.nytimes.com)
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Beta Decay is a low-poly dystopian RPG whose grimy cover-shooting shows promise (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Judge permanently overturns part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge has permanently blocked the restrictions Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on handling race-related issues in workplace training – part of the controversial Individual Freedom Act, better known as the “Stop WOKE Act.”...
How LG and Samsung Are Making TV Screens Disappear (spectrum.ieee.org)
King Charles’ €500K lobster dinner blows hole in French presidency’s budget (www.politico.eu)
A decadent dinner costing nearly €475,000 for the U.K.’s King Charles III helped push France’s Élysée Palace — the office of President Emmanuel Macron —to a record high deficit last year....
William Calley, US military officer convicted of infamous massacre of Vietnamese villagers dies. (www.voanews.com)
Spanish PM declines to testify as witness in wife's corruption case (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, July 30 (Reuters) - Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declined to testify on Tuesday as a witness in a judicial investigation into alleged corruption and influence peddling against his wife that led him to consider resigning in April, lawyers present at the hearing said....
US senators claim car makers sold driver data for pennies (www.theregister.com)
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Taiwan says reaches agreement with China over fishermen's deaths (www.reuters.com)
TAIPEI, July 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan reached an agreement with China on Tuesday over the deaths of two Chinese fishermen in a maritime incident following months of negotiations, a move that could tone down tensions in the sensitive Taiwan Strait....
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González announced Monday that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election in which electoral authorities named President Nicolás Maduro the victor....
UK antitrust body probes Google's ties with AI rival Anthropic | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Customs agents need a warrant to search your phone now (www.theverge.com)
We now know what a brain looks like on psilocybin – but what does that tell us? (theconversation.com)
Russia inches toward strategic supply route in Ukraine's east (www.reuters.com)
Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it. (theconversation.com)
I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing? (www.bromite.org)
Korean diaspora organization launches “US out of Korea” campaign (peoplesdispatch.org)
Over 500 Mexicans flee to Guatemala to escape cartel violence in Chiapas (www.theguardian.com)
Chiapas, once haven for Guatemalans fleeing genocide, sees citizens crossing border to escape tyranny of crime groups...
Banjo-Kazooie: The Bear Waker Deluxe Arrives On Early Access Next Week (retrododo.com)
Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity (www.theguardian.com)
Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found....
US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern over China (abcnews.go.com)
Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’ external defense and progress on a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact as both allies renewed their concerns over China’s continuing aggressive actions in the region....
Taliban severs ties with Afghan embassies in the West (www.dw.com)
The Taliban has said that many of its embassies in Western countries are still loyal to the country’s former government. Employees in those places have been stuck in limbo for years....
