Poland will continue to block Ukrainian grain whatever the EU commission decides (rmx.news)
Poland would not hesitate to issue an order to block the import of Ukrainian grain if the European Commission refused to extend the grain embargo on Ukraine, according to Polish Development Minister Waldemar Buda....
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa -- with a lot of water (apnews.com)
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa – with a lot of water::As they race to capitalize on a craze for generative AI, leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools carries hefty costs, from expensive semiconductors to an...
US says 52 mln air bag inflators should be recalled over rupture threat (www.reuters.com)
Linux updates tease Valve 'Galileo' and 'Sephiroth' - Steam Deck refresh? Or new VR? (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline (apnews.com)
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline....
U.S. Spy Agency Dreams of Surveillance Underwear It’s Calling "SMART ePANTS" (theintercept.com)
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is throwing $22 million in taxpayer money at developing clothing that records audio, video, and location data....
Manhunt underway for 'extremely dangerous' escaped murderer in Pennsylvania (www.nbcnews.com)
Local, state and federal authorities are searching for a recently convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison Thursday morning....
Former Afghan Guantanamo Prisoner Calls for Compensation (www.telesurenglish.net)
Mohammad Nasim has been suffering from psychological diseases since he was arrested by U.S. troops....
Latvia PM: Let EU countries with no colonial past lead diplomacy with BRICS+ (www.politico.eu)
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ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON runs well on Steam Deck and desktop Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Parents are smashing eggs on their kids heads in new TikTok prank. Doctors say they should stop. (www.nbcnews.com)
The hashtag #eggprank has more than 670.7 million views. But some commenters have expressed concern that parents might be hurting or humiliating children.
Quebec judge gives go-ahead for lawsuit over sterilisation of Indigenous women (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: The Authors Whose Pirated Books Are Powering Generative AI (www.theatlantic.com)
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Russia’s Lunar Lander Crashes Into the Moon (www.nytimes.com)
A Russian robotic spacecraft that was headed to the lunar surface has crashed into the moon, Russia’s space agency said on Sunday, citing the results of a preliminary investigation a day after it lost contact with the vehicle....
David Mack posts that he’s submitted ‘Firewall’ his Seven of Nine novel scheduled for release in February 2024 (wandering.shop)
Looking forward to this ‘Picard’ tie-in novel telling the backstory of how Seven joined the Fenris Rangers....
StarLite: A Tablet Computer Made for Linux (us.starlabs.systems)
Not many linux tablets look appealing to me, but this one got my attention. Not just its hardware, but also the open firmware....
New indicators MR merged for Gnome 45 (gitlab.gnome.org)
Russia's central bank raises interest rates to 12% after the ruble plunges (www.cnn.com)
Russian Central Bank to hold extraordinary meeting as rouble tumbles (www.euronews.com)
This jerk was laid out like this on the floor so I went to go lay with him. He got up to lay in the exact same position on the bed (imgur.com)
The World’s Largest Time Capsule Won’t Be Opened For Another 6,000 Years (www.iflscience.com)
The World’s Largest Time Capsule Won’t Be Opened For Another 6,000 Years::“The world is engaged in burying our civilization forever, and here in this crypt we leave it to you.”
Inflation: Consumer prices rise 3.2% in July as inflation slowdown stalls (finance.yahoo.com)
[Corp Blog] Facial recognition tech lands innocent woman with bogus carjacking charge (www.malwarebytes.com)
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Ukraine creates database of art linked to sanctions-hit Russians (www.theguardian.com)
From Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi to Andy Warhol’s Four Marilyns, it amounts to an art collection that could grace any gallery in the world....