Automaker Ford recalls almost 42,000 F250, F350 trucks for safety (scrippsnews.com)
U.S. automaker Ford has issued a recall involving potentially 41,555 trucks, including certain 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 vehicles “equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5-inch rear axle shaft,” the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said....
New research showed men who consumed less than 40% of their total energy from carbohydrates experienced significantly higher risks of all-cause and cancer-related mortality (medicalxpress.com)
French govt seeking to double list of groceries subject to price cuts-source (www.reuters.com)
Germany agrees 32 bln euro tax cuts to give economy 'big boost' (www.reuters.com)
Most ferocious and intelligent Russian officer spotted (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Soulframe is Elden Ring meets Ghost of Tsushima, but with 'Disney princesses' - PCGamesN (www.pcgamesn.com)
First observations ever of the outskirts of a supermassive black hole's accretion disk (phys.org)
Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali form military pact (www.dw.com)
The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also seized power in coups....
In Reversal Because of A.I., Office Jobs Are Now More at Risk (www.nytimes.com)
The American workers who have had their careers upended by automation in recent decades have largely been less educated, especially men working in manufacturing....
Early testing suggests variant BA.2.86 has been detected in US wastewater, according to new CDC report (www.cnn.com)
Android lays the foundation for eSIM transfer tool (9to5google.com)
I wonder how this will affect Dual Connect or multiple SIM options?
Scientists Trapped Light Inside a Metamaterial and Made It 10x More Magnetic (www.popularmechanics.com)
This guy is my best friend. Dylan. (imgur.com)
The future of open source is still very much in flux (www.technologyreview.com)
One surviving Reddit app plans to charge based on how much you use it (www.theverge.com)
An Iowa school district is using AI to ban books (www.engadget.com)
Will I ever need math? A mathematician explains how math is everywhere – from soap bubbles to Pixar movies (theconversation.com)
Will I ever need math? A mathematician explains how math is everywhere – from soap bubbles to Pixar movies::Math is more than memorizing times tables and doing homework problems. It is woven into more aspects of your life than you might think.
Video of a flash mob of thieves ransacking a Nordstrom department store in southern California (ktla.com)
Video captured a mob of thieves swarming a Nordstrom in Canoga Park as they cleared out the store during a destructive robbery on Saturday....
How did Netflix know I was gay before I did? (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1386796...
Player stats for the first weekend of Baldur's Gate 3 (store.steampowered.com)
We’ve cooked up some statistics highlighting data from the opening weekend following launch and prepared a handy infographic outlining player choices, actions, deaths, and the like. Some inspiration as we head into our second weekend, if you will.
Judge Throws Bankman-Fried Back in Jail (gizmodo.com)
Google Pixel Update - August 2023 (support.google.com)
What’s included...
Scientists replicate fusion ignition (www.afr.com)
Until December no group able to produce more energy from reaction than it consumes. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory repeated breakthrough in experiment on July 30. Scientists believe fusion power stations still decades away.
Why did the US credit rating just get dinged? (www.vox.com)
On August 1, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ for only the second time in the nation’s history, in what’s generally seen as a signal of concern about the US’s creditworthiness....