California governor issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments. (www.voanews.com)
Author left the job (sh.itjust.works)
AMD delays its Ryzen 9000 launch due to unspecified quality issue — new launch in August; chipmaker pulls back all units shipped globally for quality checks (www.tomshardware.com)
Marc Andreessen thinks comedy is basically dead. He believes AI could save it. (www.businessinsider.com)
I’m not sure if I should be laughing or crying. Probably both.
When ChatGPT summarises, it actually does nothing of the kind (ea.rna.nl)
Joe Manchin weighs run against Kamala Harris (www.semafor.com)
Germany to halve military aid to Ukraine from €8bn a year to €4bn (www.telegraph.co.uk)
(sorry I’m two days late with the news, but I thought it was interesting)
Windows Blue Screen of Death crisis: what we know so far (www.techradar.com)
Services around the world seem to be affected. Reports of chaos at airports and hospitals emerge.
Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive (www.politico.eu)
Emmanuel Macron’s party formed a last–minute agreement with right-leaning lawmakers to win a key vote in parliament on Thursday that opens the door to the French president playing a greater-than-expected role in forming the country’s next government....
J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows (www.wired.com)
Conservative Organizations Are Quietly Scurrying Away From Project 2025 (theintercept.com)
THE MORE PEOPLE learn about it, the more unpopular and politically toxic Project 2025 has proven to be. This has led the Trump and Vance campaign to attempt to distance itself from the effort. Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller now says he had “zero involvement with Project 2025,” despite appearing in a promotional video....
OnePlus Nord 4 review (www.gsmarena.com)
‘It is not sustainable for a democracy’: Tighter security likely at political events after shooting at Trump rally (www.bostonglobe.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/tighter-security-after-trump-ra…
Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Expect more enshittification coming your way.
This is supposed to be a joke but it's true... (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
A nightly Waymo robotaxi parking lot honkfest is waking San Francisco neighbors (www.theverge.com)
[UK] Children to be taught how to spot fake news and 'putrid' conspiracy theories online in wake of riots (news.sky.com)
Changes to the curriculum could mean schoolchildren analyse articles in English lessons to weed out fabricated stories, learn how to identify fake news in computer classes and analyse statistics in maths....
Dropped a paperclip on my laptop and it landed like this (fedia.io)
Fuckin magnets man
Sober is a new way to play Roblox on Linux from the Vinegar team (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Hey Reddit lurkers! my ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is on Android now (play.google.com)
I was asked to post here. cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18458440...
TIL the Japanese words 青 (ao) and 青い (aoi) can refer to either blue or green depending on the situation. (en.wikipedia.org)
Game developers are still feeling the pull of last-generation consoles (www.gamedeveloper.com)
World of Goo 2 has been released (Linux included) (worldofgoo2.com)
Hamas names architect of Oct. 7 attack as new leader (www.axios.com)
Who is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick? (abcnews.go.com)
