Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer (www.androidauthority.com)
After Linux reduced LTS releases from 6 years to 2, Google has committed to supporting its forks for 4 years.
Apex Legends players criticise plans to shake-up how Battle Passes works (www.videogameschronicle.com)
There will be two $10 Battle Passes per season, and they’ll only be purchasable with real money instead of earnable in-game currency
EV sales stall in US and Europe as market uncertainty persists (www.ey.com)
Paramount and Skydance agree to merge, ending Redstone era (www.cnbc.com)
Skydance founder David Ellison (son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison) will lead the combined company as CEO, while (RedBird’s Jeff Shell, the former NBCUniversal CEO) will serve as president.
Top Of The Mountain: David Ellison’s Skydance Taking Over Paramount After $8 Billion Investment (deadline.com)
Looks like it’s a done deal (serious this time), though there’s technically a 45-day window for someone to make a better offer.
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine (apnews.com)
New "Pedestrian Mod" Turns NiGHTS Into A 3D Platformer | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Why It Matters: This innovative mod shifts the classic title into an entirely new genre, appealing to fans of both the original and platform games alike....
Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil (apnews.com)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday....
Inside a violent gang’s ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree (arstechnica.com)
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims.
Falcom's Popful Mail Is Coming To Nintendo Switch | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Classic Japanese platformer Popful Mail from Nihon Falcom is making its way to the Nintendo Switch, part of D4 Enterprise and Project EGG’s “EGGCONSOLE” series. Originally released in 1991 on various platforms, including PC-8801, PC Engine CD-ROM, Sega CD, Super Famicom, and Windows PC, it’s exciting to see this...
Philippines turned down U.S. help amid South China Sea tensions (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Reformist Pezeshkian elected president of Iran in runoff vote, defeating hard-liner Jalili (www.pbs.org)
Supporters of Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker, entered the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn to celebrate as his lead grew over Jalili, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator....
Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad.
"Prodigy" artist Dominique Rossier on Artstation (www.artstation.com)
HMD View leaks with metal frames and OLED display (www.gizmochina.com)
Epic Games Calls Out Apple Over 'Roadblocks' in Launching Game Store in Europe [UPDATE] - IGN (www.ign.com)
Free Lovecraft horror game developers Bit Golem raise $50,000 for humanitarian aid in Ukraine (web.archive.org)
Sony Playstation 4 chip helped AMD avoid bankruptcy — exec recounts how 'Jaguar' chips fueled company's historic turnaround (www.tomshardware.com)
Philippines president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military chief says (www.reuters.com)
Site: "I don't feel so good...." (sh.itjust.works)
Osaka court grants refugee status to African man persecuted over homosexuality - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
The Osaka District Court on July 4 recognized an African man in his 30s who fled to Japan from his own country fearing persecution for his homosexuality as a refugee, overturning a government decision not to grant him asylum....
Some Caribbean islands see almost 'total destruction' after Hurricane Beryl (www.usatoday.com)
Using Thermite to Cast an Iron Pan | Cody's Lab (yt.artemislena.eu)
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176 gravestones at 2 Jewish cemeteries vandalized, FBI investigating | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Nearly 180 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati have been vandalized, according to the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati....
