The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz (www.theverge.com)
Two of Silicon Valley’s famous venture capitalists make the case for backing Trump: that their ability to make money is the only value that matters.
Putin ‘peddling lies’ about ailing Russian economy, say EU ministers (www.theguardian.com)
Group of finance ministers call for sanctions to be ratcheted up amid signs Moscow’s war machine is weakening...
Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris (www.cnn.com)
The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing money raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign....
Is Game Pass underperforming? (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Once Hamas’s Sworn Enemy, a Palestinian Exile Rises as a Potential Postwar Strongman (www.wsj.com)
Some U.S., Israeli and Arab officials see Palestinian Mohammed Dahlan as a viable leader of an interim security force...
Apple Foldable iPhone Launch Faces Delay Until 2026, Faces Design Roadblocks (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Apple’s rumoured foldable iPhone (possibly iPhone Flip) might launch in 2026, but display crease, and design are roadblocks.
So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it? (www.nature.com)
The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot (www.businessinsider.com)
The UK said it test-fired a laser beam weapon in a “groundbreaking” trial....
Tekken 8 Interview: Why Harada Lied to Us and How Heihachi Found His Way Back to Tekken 8 [Harada: "we were kind of feeling that the players kind of missed him as well"] (www.ign.com)
Poland Leverages China’s Rail Link in Europe to Rein In Belarus (www.bloomberg.com)
Poland has threatened to choke off a key Chinese rail export route to the European Union in a diplomatic gambit to slow escalating the migration crisis on its eastern border.
Germany shuts down Islamic Center Hamburg (www.dw.com)
The Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) was under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon’s Hezbollah group which is backed by Iran. Hezbollah is classified as a terrorist group by Germany....
ChatGPT lanceert 4.o Miniversie (chatgptopenai.nl) Dutch
Wat is ChatGPT 4.o Miniversie?...
UN expert urges probe of Iran 'atrocity crimes,' 'genocide' in 1980s (www.voanews.com)
Putin meets Syria's Assad in Moscow (www.reuters.com)
Disability campaigner unable to collect award on stage due to no ramp (www.bbc.com)
An unwelcome attendee has joined the Paris Olympic Games: Covid-19 (www.cnn.com)
What we know (and don’t know) about Kamala Harris and tech policy (www.theverge.com)
Forbes: A Big Mideast War Is Unavoidable (www.forbes.com)
College student slips on Yosemite's Half Dome cables, falls to her death (www.sfgate.com)
Unreal Engine supervisor at ModelFarm blasts 50% failure rate with Intel chips — company switching to AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, praises single-threaded performance (www.tomshardware.com)
Canadian wildfire reaches Jasper, firefighters battle to protect oil pipeline (www.reuters.com)
A wildfire reached the Canadian town of Jasper, Alberta on Wednesday, one of hundreds ravaging the western provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, as firefighters battled to save key facilities such as the Trans Mountain Pipeline, authorities said....
NeoDB is a Review System for Culture (wedistribute.org)
Today, we sat down and reviewed NeoDB, a Fediverse review system that lets you track books, movies, music, tv shows, games, podcasts, and more. There’s some really incredible ideas beneath the surface.
Five Men Behind Huge Pirate Streaming Site Want Their Convictions Overturned. (torrentfreak.com)
software to archive small files (poliverso.org)
a few days ago i saw a post on the reddit datahoarder community asking how to backup keys and other small files for a long time....
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will come to Game Pass on August 8 according to reliable source (wolfsgamingblog.com)
