Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now, Thanks to AI Deal (www.404media.co)
Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments (apnews.com)
As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial...
Star Trek Online Brings Back Some Classic Trek Gaming With Heritage Starship Bundle (trekmovie.com)
‘Unacceptable Levels’ of Hazardous Substances in Temu Products, UK investigation finds (sourcingjournal.com)
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Colombia's president signs bill to ban bullfighting in the South American country (apnews.com)
Israel flagbearer at Paris Olympics ‘signs bombs’ targeting civilians in Gaza (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Israel’s male flagbearer at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is believed to have signed bombs prior to them being fired against the Palestinians in Gaza, Anadolu has reported. Peter Paltchik, 32, used social media to show him writing “From me to you with pleasure” on munitions destined for Gaza....
Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit | Web puzzles don't protect against bots, but humans have spent 819 million unpaid hours solving them (www.theregister.com)
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Concord’s second free weekend on PS5 defies logic with 8% player drop [premise of what's coming to PC] (www.truetrophies.com)
Other data structures exists? (sh.itjust.works)
Germany bans Muslim association for pursuing radical Islam (www.reuters.com)
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas (www.nbcnews.com)
The law enforcement officer spent months methodically gathering evidence. He leafed through thousands of pages and highlighted key passages amid reams and reams of paper. He wore his body camera to record his interactions with witnesses and suspects. And he photographed what he saw as instruments of the alleged crime:...
51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says. (www.texastribune.org)
Google's Exclusive Reddit Access (www.404media.co)
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Reports: Russia Hits NATO Member Romania With Kamikaze Drone (www.kyivpost.com)
A Russian kamikaze drone on Wednesday flew into NATO air space and detonated near a Romanian village, Ukrainian news reports said, but official Bucharest said the fact of the strike wasn’t confirmed and that they would check....
Flintlock Is As Good As A 2024 Video Game Needs To Be - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B (arstechnica.com)
Proton Now Has a Bitcoin Wallet (www.howtogeek.com)
'I was given a choice of bosses to sleep with': Life as a female paramedic in the UK (news.sky.com)
Katie* is one of three female paramedics who have shared their experiences of being “hounded” for sexual favours in return for passing training, getting a promotion or simply keeping their jobs....
Proton releases a self-custody bitcoin wallet | Proton Wallet is open source and has been audited by a third-party firm, the company said (techcrunch.com)
Proton isn’t reinventing the wheel with this crypto wallet. But it’s another solid option for people looking to create a crypto wallet for the first time. However, cryptocurrencies tend to be a polarizing topic, so let’s see if Proton Wallet doesn’t hurt Proton’s brand image in the future....
Not Welcome: Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu’s Address to Congress, 400 Arrested (www.democracynow.org)
Google Play wants to make it easier to discover new apps and great content (www.androidfaithful.com)
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Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are in part to blame (apnews.com)
When Benson Wanjala started farming in his western Kenya village two and a half decades ago, his 10-acre farm could produce a bountiful harvest of 200 bags of maize. That has dwindled to 30. He says his once fertile soil has become a nearly lifeless field that no longer earns him a living....
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes (apnews.com)
Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds....
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning' (apnews.com)
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday....
Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks (apnews.com)
For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned. Just as in the case of Sandra Hemme, actions by the state’s attorney general are keeping Christopher Dunn locked up....
