Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel::Japan has successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform, as it continues to advance its defenses in the face of burgeoning regional security threats.
Israel's spin about hospital massacre quickly comes apart (electronicintifada.net)
Sowing confusion to deflect blame is Tel Aviv's usual propaganda strategy.
By 2035, falling satellites will kill or injure someone every two years, says FAA (www.gizchina.com)
a tale as old as time (lemmy.zip)
4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones (www.gizchina.com)
4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones::Find out how smartphone ownership has reached 4.3 billion people worldwide. Dive into the GSMA’s Mobile Internet Connectivity 2023 Report.
Canadian-Israeli woman, missing since Hamas ambush at musical festival, dead: family (www.ctvnews.ca)
Family of a Canadian-Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Isreal last Saturday, says she has died(opens in a new tab)....
Europe gives TikTok CEO 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation (www.cnbc.com)
Europe gives TikTok CEO 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation::Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation, graphic content
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem. (www.theverge.com)
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.
Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (apnews.com)
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday voted to audit the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, delving into an unusual controversy that’s prompted questions about the seemingly high cost of the item and claims that the governor’s office violated the state’s open-records law....
“MP3 is dead” missed the real, much better story. MP3 is supported by everything, everywhere, and is now patent-free. (marco.org)
Cheese (sh.itjust.works)
Image of a news headline with a photo of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak toasting pints of beer in a pub. Headline reads:...
US ad revenue at Musk's X declined each month since takeover -data (www.reuters.com)
US ad revenue at Musk’s X declined each month since takeover -data::Monthly U.S. ad revenue at social media platform X has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since billionaire Elon Musk bought the company formerly known as Twitter in October 2022, according to third-party data provided to Reuters.
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover being probed by SEC (www.reuters.com)
The investigation — which escalates a long-running feud between the SEC and Musk — concerns whether Musk broke federal securities laws in 2022 when he bought stock in Twitter, which Musk renamed X, as well as statements and SEC filings he made in relation to the deal....
Certificate to own car in Singapore rockets to $106,000 (www.theguardian.com)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Kia, Hyundai recall 3.37 million US vehicles over fire risks (www.reuters.com)
Apple blames iOS 17 bugs and apps like Instagram for making iPhone 15s run hot (www.theverge.com)
Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with the phone’s hardware design. Forbes noted an update to Instagram has already rolled out with version 302, released September 27th, to address some of the...
Epic Games sheds 830 people due to 'spending way more money than we earn' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Philips Hue will soon require an account to use its app — here’s what that means (www.theverge.com)
According to its current privacy policy, with an account, Hue gets access to the configuration of your system to provide the right software updates to the devices. It can only use your data for marketing or share it with third parties if you provide additional consent....
Quadlets might make me finally stop using docker-compose (major.io)
Archaeologists discover half a million-year-old wooden structure -- and it's not built by Homo sapiens (www.zmescience.com)
The researchers don’t know which ancient human species made the structure and the tools, but it’s unlikely to have been Homo sapiens. The earliest fossils of Homo sapiens found so far date from around 300,000 years ago and were found in Israel, Dull told CNN. He believes the people who made the structure were cognitively...
Reddit revamps gold system with opportunities to earn real money for posts (mashable.com)
The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died (www.wired.com)
Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.