Major Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit (www.ecowatch.com)
Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art (arstechnica.com)
I’ve generally been against giving AI works copyright, but this article presented what I felt were compelling arguments for why I might be wrong. What do you think?
U.S. likely to tighten tech curbs as China advances chip production (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Beijing’s success in making advanced 7-nanometer (nm) semiconductors will likely result in Washington further tightening its tech export restrictions on China, experts say, as the current curbs have failed to prevent Chinese firms from finding loopholes....
First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route (www.bbc.com)
Arson attacks at schools in Belgium are believed to be connected to a controversial sex ed program (apnews.com)
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday that he will seek the help of government experts on extremism in the wake of a series of school arsons. Officials believe the attacks are connected to a controversial sexual education school program....
Second Australian woman this year dies after being shot by police taser | CNN (www.cnn.com)
‘Disgusting’ and ‘entitled’: MPs slam Gurner’s call for job losses (www.afr.com)
Politicians from both sides, and US left-wing icon Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have slammed billionaire Tim Gurner’s comments about unemployment needing to rise.
Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea (www.bbc.com)
Tankie's Wikipedia, Prolewiki, is also banned in China (sh.itjust.works)
Syria demands UN hold Washington accountable for oil-theft operations (new.thecradle.co)
Brazil’s President promises not to arrest Putin if he visits the country (ptv-news.com.pk)
Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found (www.chemistryworld.com)
Factorio Friday Facts #375 - Quality (factorio.com)
All I can say is; Oh dear....
How Our Property Tax System Robs the Poor to Pay the Wealthy (www.youtube.com)
Schools dismiss early, teach online as blast of heat hits northeastern US (apnews.com)
A blast of late summer heat caused disruptions Wednesday for schools from Michigan to Virginia, with some districts dismissing students early and others holding classes online just days into the new academic year....
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Well then, that's settled. With Bard, at least. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
'Starfield' glitch makes it hilariously easy to get a great spacesuit (mashable.com)
Enrique Tarrio's 'terrorism' should have gotten him an even longer sentence: Ex-FBI agent Andrew McCabe (www.rawstory.com)
Longtime Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the seditious conspiracy to stop the electoral count — the longest sentence handed down yet for any of the January 6 defendants. But that's not enough, argued former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
Kasprowy Wierch, Poland (lemmy.world)
IT needs more brains, so why is it so bad at getting them? (www.theregister.com)
IT needs more brains, so why is it so bad at getting them?::Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough
Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy 16's PC version and DLC (www.gamescensor.com)
Saying Goodbye to WordPad: Windows' Staple for 28 Years Gets the Chop (www.tomshardware.com)
Incompatable (i.imgur.com)
As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks Down (www.nytimes.com)
The professor of artificial intelligence was a rising star at Iran’s elite Sharif University of Technology. He gained wider fame for his vocal support of the women-led uprising that rocked Iran last year. At one point, he refused to teach until Sharif students arrested in the government’s crackdown against protesters were...
