Sunak's family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences (www.thelondoneconomic.com)
A firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law signed a billion-dollar deal with BP two months before the prime minister opened hundreds of new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea....
Brad Pitt Hits Brakes On Formula One Film Apex's Production In Support Of Strike (deadline.com)
The Oscar winner is currently filming Apex in Europe, but won’t be shooting at the Belgian Grand Prix.
‘We’re angry’: Israel tensions mount as army reservists threaten to refuse duty (www.theguardian.com)
Conflict over Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul judiciary is leading to new levels of civil disobedience – and potential security risks
False Turkey-Tail (lemmy.world)
US judge tightens Sam Bankman-Fried's bail, will consider jailing him (www.reuters.com)
US judge tightens Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail, will consider jailing him::A U.S. judge on Wednesday tightened Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions by restricting his ability to communicate publicly, and said he will consider jailing him before the trial over the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
Why do some car exhausts drip fluid?
And what is it? Always assumed it was just water but now I’m pretty sure it’s not. Also do all cars do this?
How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism (www.wired.com)
In an ‘extraordinary’ move, Mississippi AG tries to overturn officer’s manslaughter conviction (www.nbcnews.com)
The state's top law enforcement official has taken the side of an imprisoned police officer over the DA who prosecuted him.
More than 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs test positive for the opioid fentanyl, despite only 18% reporting using it intentionally (www.nyu.edu)
Study reveals widespread use of fentanyl among people who inject drugs in New York City, despite overwhelming preference for heroin
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to Feature First-Ever Star Trek Musical Episode | SDCC 2023 (startrek.com)
Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding (newatlas.com)
Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained (www.bbc.com)
Russian authorities have detained outspoken pro-war blogger Igor Girkin, a hardline nationalist critic of Russia’s flagging military campaign in Ukraine, also known as Strelkov....
My list of 40+ fake reddit posts.
Hello, I hope you remember my, I’m the fake poster. I did a full confession on Reddit, I compiled over 40 of my fake stories. I had chosen AmITheAngel because it is the most adequate place to talk about fake stories on Reddit....
Trump loses retrial bid in E Jean Carroll defamation case (www.bbc.co.uk)
Innsbruck, Austria (lemmy.world)
This AI Watches Millions Of Cars And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal (www.forbes.com)
This AI Watches Millions Of Cars And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal::Artificial intelligence is helping American cops look for “suspicious” patterns of movement using license plate databases.
Haptic suits give deaf concertgoers a way to experience music again (www.pcgamer.com)
Do any mobile apps have 'mark read once scrolled past posts' yet?
I’ve been a fan of Memmy for the most part, but post Apollo i’ve still been out of sorts with any platform. I really miss marking-read once you scroll past posts on my phone....
"Did you get all your stories finished this sprint?" (i.imgur.com)
Freshly groomed Airedoodle Olive looking at the camera (lemmy.world)
She’s the sweetest
Afternoon Nap Time (lemmy.world)
Not best friends, not worst enemies.
Plastic waste is everywhere — and countries must be held accountable for reducing it (www.nature.com)
NATO stops short of Ukraine invitation, angering Zelenskyy (www.aljazeera.com)
Would there be any benifit to host another instance?
As the question states. I have the skiils and know how to setup a new instsnce and from looking through the documentation its relatively straight forward. Im just wondering would it actually help the fediverse and lemmy as a whole? There seems to already be plenty of instances to choose from. What are your guys thoughts?