Belarus supplied arms to Azerbaijan in 'betrayal' to Armenia (kyivindependent.com)
Hezbollah changes tactics and reveals new strengths to force Gaza ceasefire (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israel’s assassination of a top Hezbollah field commander on Tuesday has raised, once again, concerns over a wider Israeli war in Lebanon after months of clashes....
What's Inside This China Factory? Eerie Humanoid Robots! [Video] (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
A Chinese company creates hyper-realistic humanoids that mimic emotions for healthcare and education, raising questions about ethics and job displacement.
‘We are just asking to continue to exist’: Hawaiian midwives sue the state (www.independent.co.uk)
Android List Apps for a de-googled phone (darkham.fr)
Cross posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16551969
NASA's Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission (gizmodo.com)
Shark saved the turtle’s life 😱 #impossible - YouTube (youtube.com)
Elon Musk bets Tesla on Optimus, says over 1,000 robots working in factories next year (electrek.co)
Elon is the gift that keeps on giving. He’s decided that because it’s Friday, we should all have a pile in....
No more extra taps: Google Play Store will soon open installed apps automatically (APK teardown) (www.androidauthority.com)
"Training future authoritarians": How China promotes its authoritarian capitalism model by teaching government officials in the Global South on how to infringe people's freedom and undermine democracy (www.atlanticcouncil.org)
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Saudi Arabia ends 80-year petrodollar deal with US for multi-currency sales (www.indiatoday.in)
600 US troops remain in Niger as withdrawal continues (www.voanews.com)
Dutch lorry drivers could stop bringing goods to UK if post-Brexit delays not cut (www.theguardian.com)
Himalayan region landslides kills 10, leaves 2,400 tourists stranded in northeastern India (www.cnn.com)
A follow-up to the legendary Disco Elysium might have been ready to play within the next year—ZA/UM's devs loved it, management canceled it and laid off the team (www.pcgamer.com)
International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case said....
Everything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does (gizmodo.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16505118
Russia is producing artillery shells around three times faster than Ukraine's Western allies and for about a quarter of the cost (news.sky.com)
1 of 2 abducted Louisiana children is found dead in Mississippi after their mother is killed (apnews.com)
A Louisiana woman was found dead in her home Thursday, and her two young daughters were abducted and found hours later in Mississippi — one dead and the other alive, police said....
Elon Musk Offered Horse To Flight Attendant In Exchange For Sex: Report (www.ndtv.com)
Japanese band pulls 'Columbus' video after slavery backlash (www.bbc.com)
A Japanese rock band has pulled the music video for its new song “Columbus” after drawing flak for scenes that depicted Christopher Columbus with ape-like men....
Israel using trebuchet to fire flaming projectile at Hezbollah (www.newsweek.com)
Israeli soldiers on the northern border have been seen using a medieval catapult-like weapon to shoot flaming projectiles into Lebanon, igniting plantations to prevent Hezbollah fighters from infiltrating into the south....
Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes (arstechnica.com)
If Apple aren’t paying OpenAI and OpenAI aren’t playing Apple, it means that consumers are paying both.
Maybe we could convince other billionaires to join him on the trip? (sopuli.xyz)
Just because my last Elon meme seems to have pissed someone off so much that they’ve gone through pages of my old comments to downvote them.
