Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First (gizmodo.com)
Meta has 30 days to stop using the name
Veggietales (sh.itjust.works)
Israel warns 1.1 million people to flee north Gaza within 24 hours. The UN warned this will have "devestating humanitarian consequences" and calls Israel to revoke it (www.bbc.com)
GNOME Merge Requests Opened That Would Drop X.Org Session Support (www.phoronix.com)
A set of merge requests were opened that would effectively drop X.Org (X11) session support for the GNOME desktop and once that code is removed making it a Wayland-only desktop environment....
US tourist destroys 'blasphemous' Roman statues at the Israel Museum (m.jpost.com)
US agency sues Tesla as Black workers report “swastikas, threats, and nooses” (arstechnica.com)
Strikes against automakers spread to 38 locations in 20 states, Stellantis and GM are targeted (apnews.com)
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states....
Lyft’s new feature lets women and non-binary riders request their driver’s gender (www.cnn.com)
Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender....
16-year-old girl stabbed to death by another teen during McDonald's sauce dispute (www.cbsnews.com)
A 16-year-old girl allegedly stabbed another teenage girl to death in Washington, D.C., early Sunday, police said. The stabbing happened during an argument over McDonald’s sauces, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reported....
PornHub owner MindGeek is threatening a kebab shop in NYC with trademark infringement (www.theverge.com)
PornHub owner MindGeek is threatening a kebab shop in NYC with trademark infringement::If you’ve been listening to the Vergecast you know the standard for trademark infringement is “likelihood of confusion,” and while it’s true the Hub is known for ⚫️🟠, something tells me the folks walking into Doner Haus aren’t...
New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises (www.reuters.com)
‘Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline (www.theguardian.com)
First claimed successful replication of LK-99 (twitter.com)
"Accomplished by a team at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and posted 30 minutes ago....
Two-thirds of African leaders refuse to attend Putin’s summit (www.yahoo.com)
The summit, intended to showcase Russia’s diplomatic push to increase influence on the continent, is taking place amidst a significant boycott: only 17 out of 55 African countries will be represented by their leaders at the event scheduled for July 27-28.
Macron's call to 'cut off' social media during riots sparks backlash in France (www.france24.com)
Didier Raoult, who popularized hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid-19, is being investigated for unauthorized research on homeless people (www.lepoint.fr)
Back of the fridge supplies (lemmy.world)
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’::Shereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry
As Coal Mines Close, Displaced Miners Find Work in Renewable Energy Boom (capitalandmain.com)
As Coal Mines Close, Displaced Miners Find Work in Renewable Energy Boom::A battery startup in West Virginia and the mineworkers union may have a blueprint for those left behind in the energy transition.
Once you've seen a pair once, you want to seem 'em some more (scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net)
GOP Mayoral Candidate Says She Won't 'Discriminate' Against White Supremacists (www.rollingstone.com)
Zelenskiy secures $325m in new US aid even as Republican support wanes (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine president delivers upbeat message on war progress during second White House visit since Russian invasion...