AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action (apnews.com)
I asked Midjourney to create a shutterstock meme. Seems legit (feddit.dk)
midjourney.com/…/38406d6c-6edb-471c-9f02-3a4d6fd7…...
Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell U.S. secrets to Russia (www.nbcnews.com)
A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado pleaded guilty Monday to trying to sell classified information to Russia....
Radio Free Europe journalist and US citizen Alsu Kurmasheva detained in Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Biden drafts $100 billion foreign aid package, including money for Israel and Ukraine (abcnews.go.com)
The world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaul (www.theverge.com)
US deploys second aircraft carrier as Israeli ground invasion of Gaza nears (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Lords of the Fallen’s Steam reviews improve as performance patch lands, devs advise players not to use graphics settings “their rigs cannot handle” (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Black bear walks into a gas station bar, takes a pack of gummy bears and leaves (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/7071122...
Analysis: Why Elon Musk might lose his latest battle with the SEC over Twitter probe (www.reuters.com)
The agency on Thursday asked a federal court to force Musk to testify for its investigation into his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, the third time the SEC has taken Musk to court....
Drake's new song mentions Android phones and green text bubbles - PhoneArena (www.phonearena.com)
Google, which is in the middle of a campaign to get Apple to support the RCS platform, used the song to help its cause....
Airlines cancel flights to Israel amid attacks (www.cnn.com)
Airlines scrambled to cancel flights into Israel early Saturday after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza into nearby Israeli towns during a Jewish holiday....
Former Bungie HR Manager Is Suing for Wrongful Termination After She Reported Potential Racial Bias (www.ign.com)
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats over Sikh murder rift: Report (www.aljazeera.com)
India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by October 10, according to The Financial Times newspaper....
James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion (www.bbc.com)
What’s intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them....
Philips Hue will soon require an account to use its app — here’s what that means (www.theverge.com)
According to its current privacy policy, with an account, Hue gets access to the configuration of your system to provide the right software updates to the devices. It can only use your data for marketing or share it with third parties if you provide additional consent....
KDE for Gamers – Enjoy Your Games on Plasma and Linux (kde.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/5648861...
They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people's gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects (www.rollingstone.com)
They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people’s gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects::The growing trend of gossip TikTok is putting people’s personal lives on blast — and it risks setting up a self-imposed surveillance state.
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia....
Modder Turns Framework Laptop PCB Into a Handheld Gaming PC (www.tomshardware.com)
What if the modular computing evangelists at Framework decided to make a handheld? YouTuber Pitstoptech has largely answered this question by building a “fully upgradeable gaming handheld” around one of Framework’s upgradable motherboards....
Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade (e360.yale.edu)
Cerabyte Ceramic Storage Poised to Usher in 'Yottabyte Era' (www.tomshardware.com)
District attorney in Georgia election case against Trump and others seeks protections for jurors (apnews.com)
The preemptory step by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis comes after the grand jurors who returned the 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 others were subjected to harassment when their information was posted online. It’s a reflection of the highly polarized feelings surrounding the criminal cases against the...
China Decides iPhones Pose a National Security Risk (www.pcmag.com)
Employees at some Chinese ministries must stop using iPhones before the end of September.
