US top court deals blow to LGBTQ rights in web designer case (www.aljazeera.com)
European Council of Foreign Relations openly talks about vassalisation of Europe by the US (ecfr.eu)
The report is absolutely scathing. Some choice quotes:...
Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to the US (www.bbc.com)
The internet entrepreneur faces several criminal charges in the US, including copyright infringement.
Tesla Cybertruck Proves Doubters Wrong, Flexes Power On The Farm: 'Feels Like A Good Fit For Work' (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
A farmer proves the Tesla Cybertruck is a workhorse, defying critics with a video showcasing impressive features.
US soldier pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China (www.bbc.com)
A US Army analyst has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has said....
FDA rejects ecstasy as a therapy: what’s next for psychedelics? (www.nature.com)
But Marks points out that the FDA typically follows the advice of its independent advisory committees — and the one that evaluated MDMA in June overwhelmingly voted against approving the drug, citing problems with clinical trial design that the advisers felt made it difficult to determine the drug’s safety and efficacy. One...
Boaters in Florida find 56 pounds of barnacle-covered cocaine (www.independent.co.uk)
Former Kansas police chief formally charged over Marion newspaper raid (www.nbcnews.com)
Putin says Ukraine's incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Russia's eastern offensive (www.pbs.org)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the Ukrainian army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee and embarrassed the Kremlin, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and gain leverage in possible future peace talks.
Why Iran Has Waited to Retaliate Against Israel for Hamas Leader’s Killing (www.nytimes.com)
The crisis comes at an especially delicate moment in Iran, which analysts say is trying to formulate a response that doesn’t let an assassination on its soil go unpunished, while avoiding an all-out war against a powerful adversary. It also comes as a new government in Tehran has taken office, which could be slowing a decision...
Horses are smart enough to plan and strategise, new study shows (www.bbc.com)
You can lead a horse to water and, it turns out, convince it to drink if the reward is great enough, researchers have found....
Schools to teach children how to spot fake news and ‘putrid’ conspiracies online (www.independent.co.uk)
Children will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under planned changes to the school curriculum....
Almost all Windows 10 systems can be upgraded to the new version — so why are businesses holding back? (www.techradar.com)
512-bit RSA key in home energy system gives control of “virtual power plant” (arstechnica.com)
Alpaca Simplifies Running Advanced AI Language Models on Linux (freedomproject.pages.dev)
Firefox Sidebar and Vertical tabs: try them out in Nightly Firefox Labs 131 – Firefox Nightly News (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
I tried this last night and I actually really like it. The default theme seems to have changed also and looks much cleaner....
Russia says Ukranian troops have crossed into it's border. (www.yahoo.com)
Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has hinted that in future some subreddits could be paywalled, as the company seeks to devise new sources of income....
New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones (apnews.com)
Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather....
Elon Musk’s Tesla is promising to sell a humanoid robot. It could be the first of many. (theconversation.com)
JD Vance reiterates false claim that Democrats "tried to kill" Trump (www.motherjones.com)
Mali cuts diplomatic relations with Ukraine after terrorist attack (www.aa.com.tr)
Mali announced Sunday that it is cutting off diplomatic relations with Ukraine following an admission of Ukrainian involvement in a recent deadly terrorist attack in the West African country....
Palestinian prisoners describe widespread abuse in Israel’s jails (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk's X is spreading deepfakes of Kamala Harris (www.motherjones.com)
Ukraine accuses Russian forces of killing, dismembering prisoner-of-war (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine’s human rights commissioner urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations to investigate an image widely shared online on Saturday that he said likely showed a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war killed and dismembered by Russian forces....