Russia has escalated its information war against Moldova joining the European Union (www.usip.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/488027...
Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most pro-Russian leader, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday on a rare trip to Russia that drew strong condemnation from other European leaders....
X weighs adding a downvote button to replies — but it doesn't want to emulate Reddit (techcrunch.com)
Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux - 15 years old today (www.gamingonlinux.com)
France asks two Chinese spies to leave the country after attempt to forcibly repatriate exiled Chinese dissident (www.lemonde.fr)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/509234...
Elon Musk's X / Twitter is getting rid of repost, like, and reply buttons and counts (mashable.com)
Vatican Excommunicates Its Former Ambassador to the U.S. (www.nytimes.com)
Elon Musk denies tweets misled Twitter investors ahead of purchase (arstechnica.com)
Iranian in UK flees to Israel after pulling off headscarves (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
An Iranian monarchist who filmed herself pulling the headscarves off Iranians in London fled to Israel after UK police announced they were investigating her....
Flatpak haters seem to believe that if an app isn't on their distro's repos, it's the developers' fault. (lemmy.world)
Kansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access (apnews.com)
Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care professionals and a ban on a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access....
FOSS emulator shadPS4 can now get to Bloodborne's character creation screen (WIP) (shadps4.net)
Jaw-Dropping SNES Mod Fixes One Of The Console's Biggest Problems | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
What’s the Scoop?...
From Zinn to Now: New Book Chronicles Voices of Activism in the US (truthout.org)
Increasingly Isolated US Leans on Anglophone Countries Instead of Policy Changes (truthout.org)
Mexican cartels are diversifying business beyond drugs. Here's where they are profiting (www.usatoday.com)
UK Gets Its Future Back" Labour's Keir Starmer In Victory Speech (ptv-news.com.pk)
Foreign companies consider moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on “die-hard” Taiwanese independence advocates (www.taipeitimes.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/508959...
Factorio Friday Facts #418 - Space Age release date (www.factorio.com)
21st of October, let’s go!...
Tumbleweed – Review of the weeks 2024/26 & 27 – Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) (dominique.leuenberger.net)
German arms exports on track to hit record high again (www.defensenews.com)
Germany has become a key supplier of arms for Ukraine, second only to the United States. About 65% of German weapons exports so far this year have gone to Ukraine....
Japan sets world record for the fastest internet speed ever (www.newsnationnow.com)
Italian prosecutors investigate luxury brands Dior, Armani for "Made In Italy" products actually made by subcontractors within the European country exploiting low-cost Chinese labor (in.mashable.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/497258...
Multiple nations enact mysterious export controls on quantum computers (www.newscientist.com)
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