Who the hell is MrBeast?
I never bothered to ask and now i’m afraid of being outed as an old for asking.
Which American warships are en route to Lebanon? (today.lorientlejour.com)
AMD's gaming revenue falls 59%, but the company posts a 115% data center revenue increase (www.tomshardware.com)
Police union will not fight the firing of sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey (www.usatoday.com)
Has anyone here ever been permanently banned from reddit? If so, is there any way to get unbanned?
Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children (www.bbc.co.uk)
Would you pay to quit TikTok and Instagram? You’d be surprised how many would (theconversation.com)
I need new glasses. The only insurance-approved place I can shop online will cost $250 with my needs. I went to a "cheap" glasses website that doesn't accept insurance: $250. Yay, America.
The optometrist recommended seamless bifocals. I have a very painful nerve condition in my face (atypical trigeminal neuralgia), so this is what I need with glasses: the lightest weight frames possible- known as ultra light- with the lightest weight lenses possible and automatically darkening lenses so I don’t need the weight...
Exclusive: New US rule on foreign chip equipment exports to China to exempt some allies (www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to unveil a new rule next month that will expand U.S. powers to stop exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment from some foreign countries to Chinese chipmakers, two sources familiar with the rule said....
Tesla recalls 1.8 million cars because their hoods can open while driving (arstechnica.com)
The electric car manufacturer Tesla had to issue a massive recall this month to fix faulty hood latches that can open while its cars are driving. The problem affects more than 1.8 million cars, which means it’s slightly smaller than the recall in December that applied to more than 2 million Teslas....
Iraq condemns 'heinous' US airstrike against security forces (thecradle.co)
On 22 July, Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad al-Abbasi led a delegation to Washington for meetings at the Pentagon to resume talks on the withdrawal of about 2,500 US combat troops that remain in Iraq....
Star Trek: Lower Decks - Buffer Time: The Card Game, reporting for duty late 2024! (modiphius.net)
Hamas and Iran say Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran. (forward.com)
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Musicians - Lemmy - a new community for people making music (lemmy.ml)
I created a new community for musicians. To create a place where the more technical and logistical aspects of being a musician can be discussed....
What is this? (Its OC!) (lemmy.world)
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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure Reviews [78/100] (opencritic.com)
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Biden, Lula press Venezuela to publish election tallies (www.reuters.com)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday they agreed the Venezuelan government must quickly publish the vote tallies of Sunday’s contested election to end the crisis in the oil-producing country....
Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India (apnews.com)
Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said....
After Furious Battles, Ukraine Loses a Pair of Hard-Won Villages (www.nytimes.com)
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Ziklag Exposed: Secretive Christian Nationalist Network Tries to Purge Voters in Battleground States (www.democracynow.org)
Judge permanently overturns part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge has permanently blocked the restrictions Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on handling race-related issues in workplace training – part of the controversial Individual Freedom Act, better known as the “Stop WOKE Act.”...
How LG and Samsung Are Making TV Screens Disappear (spectrum.ieee.org)
Iran trying to undercut Trump campaign and Russia doing opposite, U.S. officials indicate (www.cbsnews.com)
Iran has started an influence campaign designed to undercut the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, U.S. officials indicated Monday, in an apparent reprisal of a 2020 effort that U.S. intelligence agencies found with high confidence had been authorized by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei....
King Charles’ €500K lobster dinner blows hole in French presidency’s budget (www.politico.eu)
A decadent dinner costing nearly €475,000 for the U.K.’s King Charles III helped push France’s Élysée Palace — the office of President Emmanuel Macron —to a record high deficit last year....
US senators claim car makers sold driver data for pennies (www.theregister.com)
I’m hoping Lina Khan keeps up her good work (and that Harris keeps Khan as the FTC head). | archive...
