A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years (www.thehindu.com)
“Study of the moon is not the goal,” said Vitaly Egorov, a popular Russian space analyst. “The goal is political competition between two superpowers — China and the USA — and a number of other countries which also want to claim the title of space superpower.”
Fatal Tesla crash may have involved autopilot system (www.forbes.com.au)
Owners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jail (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Maui resident: 'We still have dead bodies floating in the water' (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Lahaina resident talks about the recovery efforts after a wildfire swept through the Maui town.
Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to ‘gird for war’. (edition.cnn.com)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country’s military leadership and wants his army to “gird for a war,” state media reported Thursday.
Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from sudden 'deactivation' (kuow.org)
Microsoft's £1/$1 Xbox Game Pass offer cut from a month to 14 days (www.eurogamer.net)
Earlier in the year they removed the trial offer. Now it’s returned, but worse than before.
$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers denied Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over the way it tracked... (www.theverge.com)
$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers denied Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over the way it tracked…::Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over tracking internet activity even after users activated Chrome’s...
Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya thinks Japanese devs should be proud of 'JRPG' (www.gamesradar.com)
Canvas.toast.ooo is the Lemmyverse r/place! Going on right now! (canvas.toast.ooo)
Y’all come on over and drop some pixels!
With our own image and video search, Brave Search now offers comprehensive independent results, giving users a fully-fledged, privacy-preserving choice outside of Big Tech (brave.com)
Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity (www.vice.com)
Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.
IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025 (arstechnica.com)
IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025::All documents will be digitized as soon as they arrive at the IRS.
The Perfect Linux Distribution (juliette.page)
German supermarket seeks to charge shoppers 'true' environmental cost (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/948960...
Venezuela has formally proposed to join the BRICS group, says Maduro (www.riotimesonline.com)
Uranium price hike projected after Niger coup spurs slight rise (www.aljazeera.com)
The price of uranium has risen slightly since last week’s military coup in Niger as mining operations have continued in the world’s seventh-largest producer of the radioactive metal, but a consultancy says prices may rise in the coming weeks....
'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: A Stitch in Time' Audiobook, Narrated by Andrew J. Robinson, Now Available (startrek.com)
This article features a message from Andrew J. Robinson, along with an excerpt from the audiobook.
Portugal’s bid to attract foreign money backfires as rental market goes ‘crazy’ (www.theguardian.com)
Fukushima fish with 180 times legal limit of radioactive cesium fuels water release fears (www.theguardian.com)
Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data (arstechnica.com)
July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and startup form body to regulate AI development (www.theguardian.com)
a body has been formed to regulate ai development