Russian-UK dissident Kara-Murza disappears from jail in latest sign a prisoner swap with West may be close (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-British national jailed on treason charges for 25 years, has been moved from his prison in Siberia and is being sent elsewhere, Russia’s prison service told Reuters.
The official Olympics game ditched Mario & Sonic in favour of mobile & PC - but it's also pushing NFTs (web.archive.org)
Colorado water officials dream big, team up after feds drop $450 million for water projects (coloradosun.com)
The federal government has planned since 2022 to spend $450 million on water projects in four Western states, including Colorado. Last week, water officials finally learned which projects are eligible — and they’re planning to dream big....
Europeans can save gaming! (iv.melmac.space)
4029tv: Law professor discusses legal developments in Arkansas abortion amendment case (www.4029tv.com)
“Arkansans for Limited Government” submitted roughly 101,000 signatures. The Secretary of State’s Office says about 87,000 of those signatures were collected by volunteer canvassers, and those signatures will count toward the nearly 91,000 requirement....
YouTube's server-side ads resulted in a black screen for ad blocker users (www.ghacks.net)
Mashable reports that users ran into a black screen on YouTube, and that it stayed for about 6 seconds before the video began playing. The reports indicate it affected several browsers including Firefox, Edge, Vivaldi....
Drillers emit far more methane than US estimates, aerial survey shows (www.reuters.com)
EDF said that result was an emissions-rate about four times what the Environmental Protection Agency estimates. EPA derives its estimates mainly from industry reports to a database....
The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It's Our Last Chance To Stop It (www.eff.org)
Did the king just get a pay rise? How the crown estate and the royal family’s income work. (theconversation.com)
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule amid escalating conflict (www.reuters.com)
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Looper is a mind-bending puzzle game that challenges you to think inside the box (www.polygon.com)
A day of chaos in Israel as far-right protesters storm military bases (www.axios.com)
My Technical Romance (sopuli.xyz)
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Hacker Shows How to Get Free Laundry For Life (www.404media.co)
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Loss of popular 2FA tool puts security-minded GrapheneOS in a paradox (arstechnica.com)
Losing access to Authy leads to another reckoning with Google's security model.
Fastidious Kitty (i.imgur.com)
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in raid on Iran residence, says Palestinian group (www.theguardian.com)
Upstate NY judge faces removal over 'racially offensive' rant at graduation party [Gary Craig | July 23, 2024 | DemocratAndChronicle.com] (www.democratandchronicle.com)
New York’s judicial watchdog has decided that an Oneida County judge should be removed from the bench because of a “racially offensive, profane, prolonged public diatribe outside a high school graduation party.”
Would you pay to quit TikTok and Instagram? You’d be surprised how many would (theconversation.com)
Can a church exist exclusively on the internet? (restofworld.org)
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