First interest rate cut in 4 years likely on the horizon as the Federal Reserve meets (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the end of their two-year fight against inflation in sight, Federal Reserve officials are likely Wednesday to set the stage for the first cut to their key interest rate in four years, a major shift in policy that could eventually lower borrowing costs for U.S. consumers and businesses....
Hayden Valley [OC] (lemmy.world)
Grenada estimates damages from Hurricane Beryl at up to a third of economy (www.reuters.com)
July 30 (Reuters) - Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said on Tuesday that early estimates suggest that losses from deadly Hurricane Beryl, which hit the Caribbean earlier this month, likely total as much as a third of economic output.
Europeans can save gaming! (youtu.be)
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Too Far Gone - Grabbitz (www.youtube.com)
Tumbleweed Monthly Update - July 2024 (news.opensuse.org)
Welcome to the monthly update for openSUSE Tumbleweed for July 2024. Last month was busy with events like the Community Summit in Berlin and the openSUSE Conference. Both events were productive and well-received. Despite the busy schedule and follow on discussion from the conference about the Rebranding of the Project, a number...
Amazon can now be held responsible for dangerous products sold on its platform, government (www.cnn.com)
A US safety regulator announced Tuesday that it voted unanimously to hold Amazon responsible for faulty or unsafe products sold by third-parties on its website and app....
Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion in facial recognition case (www.texastribune.org)
Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.
The AI Search War Has Begun (www.theatlantic.com)
12ft.io/https://www.theatlantic.com/…/679294/
Independent observers invited by Venezuelan officials slam poll - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Hacker Shows How to Get Free Laundry For Life (www.404media.co)
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Man sued for YouTube product review reinstates video in blow to Deep Cycle Systems. (odysee.com)
What are the top 10 racing games available on Nostra, the premier game hosting platform?
Dome Keeper just got a massive update that ups replayability and helps generate better worlds (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
The Daily Mail Song (www.youtube.com)
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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....
