TIL how video games use tricks from gambling to attract big spenders (www.theguardian.com)
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Case of man who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inventor referred to CPS (www.theguardian.com)
The case of Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of bitcoin, has been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over a potential prosecution for perjury and forgery....
Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says (www.theguardian.com)
Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...
‘Like an oven’: death at US women’s prison amid heatwave sparks cries for help (www.theguardian.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/california-heat-wave-prison-inm…
US justice department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation (www.theguardian.com)
Cannabis legalisation hampered by most German of substances: red tape (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges (www.theguardian.com)
North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service (www.theguardian.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state (www.theguardian.com)
Many prisoners clean toilets and prep food with no pay – as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration...
Spanish police arrest 10 after discovery of ‘highly sophisticated’ meth lab (www.theguardian.com)
Spanish police have arrested 10 people and seized 70kg of methamphetamine after discovering a “highly sophisticated” synthetic drug laboratory capable of producing up to 10kg of meth a day....
‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 years (www.theguardian.com)
Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war...
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...
Visitors to Greece appear ill informed about heatwave risk, warn rescuers (www.theguardian.com)
Over the past week, three search and rescue operations have been started for tourists who have gone missing during treks on far-flung islands, including one for the popular TV presenter Michael Mosley, who was found dead on the island of Symi....
Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries (www.theguardian.com)
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe...
‘Racial resentment’ a factor in violence of 6 January 2021, study says (www.theguardian.com)
Measurable in Trump supporters, psycho-social phenomenon can have consequences for democracy, authors say...
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted inside the EU with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware (www.theguardian.com)
At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers....
‘Bodies everywhere’: the horrors of Israel’s strike on a Rafah camp (www.theguardian.com)
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Royal Marine charged with spying for Hong Kong found dead in park (www.theguardian.com)
Matthew Trickett, 37, who was charged with surveillance of activists, was found on Sunday evening in Maidenhead park...
Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Oil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’...
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15619941
AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchers (www.theguardian.com)
Guardrails to prevent artificial intelligence models behind chatbots from issuing illegal, toxic or explicit responses can be bypassed with simple techniques, UK government researchers have found....
