DC-ROMA Laptop II packs an octa-core RISC-V processor, 16GB of RAM and Ubuntu Linux - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
How long have you been in there?! A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed. (edition.cnn.com)
A video recently shared on various Chinese news and social media sites shows a set of timers installed above a row of toilet cubicles in a female washroom, with each stall getting its own digital counter....
Google to add extra layer of protection when installing sketchy apps (APK teardown) (www.androidauthority.com)
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Leaked Memo Claims New York Times Fired Artists to Replace Them With AI (futurism.com)
Whistleblower Says Microsoft Dismissed Warnings About a Security Flaw That Russians Later Used to Hack U.S. Government (www.propublica.org)
G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets (www.npr.org)
Portrayal of character in Steve Coogan’s film The Lost King is defamatory, judge rules (www.theguardian.com)
The portrayal of a former university official in Steve Coogan’s film about the discovery of the remains of Richard III is defamatory, a high court judge has ruled....
Anti-LGBTQ+ student thought he'd get away with urinating on a family's Pride flag. He got busted. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Everything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does (gizmodo.com)
Why the pope has the ears of G7 leaders on the ethics of AI (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
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The Dairy Industry Must Act Faster to Keep H5N1 Bird Flu from Starting a Human Epidemic (www.scientificamerican.com)
Germany Trying to Prevent or Soften EU Tariffs on China EVs (www.bloomberg.com)
Canada confirms ‘elements’ of alleged Israeli misinformation campaign targeting politicians - National (globalnews.ca)
Uber says new B.C. rules will increase costs, Eby says companies can 'suck it up' (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
Saudi Arabia ends 80-year petrodollar deal with US for multi-currency sales (www.indiatoday.in)
Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions (www.aljazeera.com)
Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com)
American Airlines passenger sued by FAA after being duct taped to seat (www.independent.co.uk)
America’s assassination attempt on Huawei is backfiring (www.economist.com)
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Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in: 'Candidly, it's not the same situation it was 10 years ago' (www.pcgamer.com)
Did Donald Trump Jr just break the law by meeting with Viktor Orban? (www.independent.co.uk)
DeSantis Declares Emergency Over Floods After Cutting Stormwater Funds (www.commondreams.org)
China's government launched additional "local communication centers" to increase propaganda efforts worldwide (chinamediaproject.org)
The addition of external propaganda bases in Zhejiang and Tianjin over the past two weeks brings the total number at the provincial level to 23. These International Communication Centers (ICCs), also being launched at the city level, are meant to remake China’s approach to delivering its message externally....
Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds (www.propublica.org)
