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Carrying too many potatoes in your car was illegal in Australia as recently as 2021 (www.drive.com.au)

US Supreme Court halts Pudue Pharma deal that shields Slackers (www.theguardian.com)

YSK: You can use alexandrite (alternative lemmy web front-end) to switch your default post layout and easily switch between lemmy accounts (alexandrite.app)

I use alexandrite to switch between different lemmy instances and change the default post layout to card style. When I first started using lemmy, the I found the difference between the reddit and lemmy in the post feed to be jarring as I was used to a card style layout....

B.C. woman buried in Amazon packages she did not ask for and does not want (www.cbc.ca)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1246913...

Netflix launches a game controller app for playing games on your TV (techcrunch.com)

5 Victorian-era diseases that are back in the West (www.politico.eu)

Russia officials say Ukraine hit Donetsk university with cluster shells (www.reuters.com)

This content was produced in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations

With our own image and video search, Brave Search now offers comprehensive independent results, giving users a fully-fledged, privacy-preserving choice outside of Big Tech (brave.com)

How it feels as an iOS user right now (sh.itjust.works)

Passenger arrested on Delta flight after cutting himself and a flight attendant, authorities say (apnews.com)

Several airline passengers rushed to subdue a man who held a sharp object to a flight attendant’s neck shortly after landing in New Orleans, keeping him immobile until deputies could take him into custody, authorities said Thursday.

Worldcoin says will allow companies, governments to use its ID system (finance.yahoo.com)

Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations (apnews.com)

Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago.

A Desperate Push to Save Florida’s Coral: Get It Out of the Sea (www.nytimes.com)

The extreme heat has devastated corals.This is a truly heartbreaking read:...

The Emmys are reportedly delayed due to ongoing strikes | Engadget (www.engadget.com)

The Primetime Emmys won’t take place on September 18th, according to Variety.

The fight over a bill targeting credit card fees pits payment companies against retailers (www.cnbc.com)

A bipartisan push in Washington to clamp down on credit card fees is pitting retailers like Walmart against network payment processors such as Visa.

Wipeout Phantom Edition: A New Source Port for the 1995 Original (www.retrorgb.com)

A new source port of the classic 1995 sci-fi racer, Wipeout, has just popped up on GitHub.

Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions (www.bbc.co.uk)

Ukraine has taken back 50% of territory that Russia seized, Blinken says (www.reuters.com)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has reconquered half the territory that Russia initially seized in its invasion, Kyiv faced a “a very hard fight” to win back more.

Pro-war nationalist Putin critic Girkin charged with inciting extremism (www.reuters.com)

What is KDE Neon, in simpler or more practical terms? How's your experience with it? (neon.kde.org)

I have read the FAQ of KDE Neon: it is well made and answers ground questions like “Is it a distro?” or “Can I turn Kubuntu into KDE Neon?”...

AI creates a complete South Park episode: It's SHOW-1 time! (the-decoder.com)

A.I. experts downplay ‘nightmare scenario of evil robot overlords’. Over 1,300 sign letter claiming it’s a ‘force for good, not a threat to humanity’ (fortune.com)

In an open letter published on Tuesday, more than 1,370 signatories—including business founders, CEOs and academics from various institutions including the University of Oxford—said they wanted to “counter ‘A.I. doom.’”...