Former Google recruiter shares 7 toxic phrases bosses use that are 'major red flags' (www.cnbc.com)
Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago: a new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals. (www.nature.com)
Court Says Texas’ Adult Content Age Verification Law Clearly Violates The 1st Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
We’ve been talking a lot by the rush of states to push for age verification laws all over the world, despite basically every expert noting that age verification technology is inherently a problem for privacy and security, and the laws mandating it are terrible. So far, it seems that only the Australian government has decided...
X, formerly Twitter, is now letting paid users hide their likes | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
X, formerly Twitter, is now letting paid users hide their likes | TechCrunch::Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is now rolling out a feature for paid users to let them hide their likes.
'Safe and delicious': Japan's PM eats Fukushima fish to dispel worries after water release (www.euronews.com)
Japan’s Prime Minister ate fish caught off Fukushima’s coast on Wednesday to alleviate fears after the controversial release of water from the disabled Ōkuma nuclear power station....
Belgium to no longer provide shelter to single male asylum seekers (www.aljazeera.com)
Its government has been criticised for failing to provide enough shelter to thousands of people seeking asylum....
The annual cost of owning a car has skyrocketed in the last year to over $12K (www.theverge.com)
26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says (thehill.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week....
Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets (www.middleeasteye.net)
Tweets made from anonymous account with nine followers, focused on unemployment, inflation, mismanagement of resources, release of political prisoners.
US shouldn’t preach morality to Israel, Smotrich says, backing Ben-Gvir (www.jpost.com)
The United States is in no position to go after Israel on human rights issues given how its army acted in Iraq and Afghanistan, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) said.
Lara Croft will be joining Call of Duty as an Operator in September (www.gamescensor.com)
Judge sets start date of March 4 for Trump's federal election interference trial (abcnews.go.com)
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case has ordered the trial to begin on March 4, 2024....
Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander because of winds (www.reuters.com)
Family of pregnant woman killed in police shooting hold candlelight vigil, seek answers (www.dispatch.com)
The family of a 21-year-old shot and killed by police Thursday search for answers, saying her death was senseless.
Destiny 2 players are pre-ordering and cancelling The Final Shape just to get an exotic gun (www.eurogamer.net)
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON runs well on Steam Deck and desktop Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on (apnews.com)
Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change....
Paramount Invites Fans to a Special Global 'Star Trek Day' Celebration on September 8 (startrek.com)
Goodbye Bathtub and Living Room. America’s Homes Are Shrinking (www.wsj.com)
Faced with high mortgage rates, cost-constrained Americans are embracing smaller homes
Back in my day we called them jokes (lemmy.myserv.one)
Something tells me this is Q's doing (sh.itjust.works)
UK microchip giant Arm files to sell shares in US (www.bbc.com)
British microchip designing giant Arm has announced it has filed paperwork to sell its shares in the US....
James Gunn Says He’s Not Making a “Young Superman” Movie Despite Ditching Henry Cavill (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The director is clarifying his story for 'Superman: Legacy,' which stars David Corenswet....
Saudi Arabia discusses defense cooperation with Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran (saudigazette.com.sa)
Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
