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World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau (www.independent.co.uk)

The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the US Census Bureau said Thursday....

WeWork founder remains a billionaire even with firm’s bankruptcy | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

You also found them really attractive too (lemmy.world)

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules (apnews.com)

A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit.

Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month (arstechnica.com)

Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month::Number of devices you can stream from simultaneously is decreasing, too.

Capcom is worried that mods “offensive to public order and morals” will ‘tarnish’ the rep of their PC games (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002'

UN reports allege murder, maiming and arbitrary detention of Palestinian children (english.elpais.com)

Ackchyually, not every Linux is a GNU Linux

Some examples:...

Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process - The Debrief (thedebrief.org)

Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process - The Debrief::An international team of scientists report that they have successfully used acoustics to deflect laser beams in an engineering first.

Newspaper in 1924 writing to historians in 2024 , Casper daily Tribune , 25th march 1924. (lemmy.world)

What’s a good place to get engagement rings that **arent* diamond?

I’m thinking about proposing to my girl, however we both think diamonds as a standard is stupid and overrated, we both prefer much more colorful and comparatively cheaper gemstones like rubies and sapphires, but I’m having trouble finding a good place for that, I’ve never done this before, any ideas?

US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza (www.reuters.com)

What were some movies you had to look up explanations of after watching?

Beau is Afraid was the last one I recall. I think it was mostly the latter half of the movie where I started to get a bit confused and needed the ending explained to me....

Israel resumes water supply to southern Gaza after U.S. pressure (www.axios.com)

Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack | CNN (www.cnn.com)

The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers beheaded babies during the attack on Saturday, contradicting an earlier statement by the Prime Minister’s office. An Israeli official stated that while there have been cases of Hamas militants committing brutal acts, they cannot confirm the...

Is this how Sealand was formed too? (loot.buckodr.ink)

‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Finds New Home At Netflix After Paramount+ Cancellation (deadline.com)

More presumed human remains recovered from submersible that imploded, killing 5, Coast Guard says (apnews.com)

The Coast Guard has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, officials said Tuesday....