EVs still have major quality problems, and it’s mostly about the software (www.theverge.com)
Bill Gates says not to worry about AI's energy draw (www.theregister.com)
FCC proposes ending cellphone carrier locks after 60 days (www.theregister.com)
Long-term carrier lock-in could soon be a thing of the past in America after the FCC proposed requiring telcos to unlock cellphones from their networks 60 days after activation....
Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Who could replace him? (www.bbc.com)
The first presidential debate is done and the aftermath has not been good for the incumbent, Joe Biden....
Panic "Screen of Death" To Gain Monochrome Fat Tux Logo In Linux 6.11 (www.phoronix.com)
Colorado oil and gas wells can’t fund their own cleanup. Taxpayers may foot the bill | A Carbon Tracker report shows the cost to safely shut down low-producing wells is $3bn more than what they earn (www.theguardian.com)
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Linux market share passes 4% for first time; macOS dominance declines (arstechnica.com)
I know this might be a couple months old, but I didn’t know we already passed 4%.
TIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first elected (www.thestreet.com)
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? (www.theguardian.com)
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
Supreme Court shifts power over federal regulations from agencies to judges (www.politico.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday killed off a judicial doctrine that has protected many federal regulations from legal challenges for decades — delivering a major victory for conservatives and business groups seeking to curb the power of the executive branch....
‘The Movement to Convince Biden to Not Run Is Real’ (www.politico.com)
One House Democrat said he spoke for others in the wake of the president’s stunningly feeble debate performance on Thursday: “The movement to convince Biden to not run is real.”...
Fun fact: If you use your bank to threaten adobe, they will waive the cancellation fee (imgur.com)
Not mine but this is actually what I did too....
Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift (www.cbsnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.
Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside, even when shelter space is lacking (www.pbs.org)
The Oregon case decided Friday is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live.
Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising (www.techradar.com)
Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...
IRS plans to make its free tax filing program permanent (edition.cnn.com)
Fact-checking CNN’s presidential debate: How accurate were Joe Biden and Donald Trump? (www.poynter.org)
Joe Biden's chances of winning election plummet after debate (www.newsweek.com)
TIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abou (en.wikipedia.org)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel’s new mandatory military service ruling (apnews.com)
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service....
Undecided voter focus group disappointed in Biden's debate performance (www.axios.com)
All undecided voters in a U.S. swing states focus group hosted by pollster Frank Luntz said President Biden should be replaced as the Democratic nominee after watching his first presidential debate against former President Trump.
N Korea makes shitty phones that only display govt approved propaganda. Hexies fall over themselves to explain why that's actually good (old.lemmy.zip)
CD Project devs want to "call out" big problems like homelessness and the wealth gap in Cyberpunk 2077 sequel (web.archive.org)
Neuroscience Explains Women's Reaction to Sexual Harassment (www.inc.com)
The CEO of Ubisoft has confirmed that some early Assassin’s Creed games will be remade, looking to modernize them for a new audience. (www.pcgamesn.com)
