Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew developer announces closure (www.eurogamer.net)
The living things that feast on plastic (knowablemagazine.org)
Niger junta orders troops on maximum alert in case of attack (www.france24.com)
The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Friday that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic.
PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99 – PlayStation.Blog (blog.playstation.com)
Hands On: youtu.be/7XsXNw8vZFo?si=c48GYX5CkjLGtc56
Zerospace: RTS/RPG mash up now on Kickstarter (www.pcgamer.com)
Fallout 4 GOTY Released on GOG (www.gog.com)
Inside the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season Finale: Evil Gorn! Shocking Ending! And Introducing [SPOILER]! (variety.com)
The New York Times prohibits AI vendors from devouring its content (arstechnica.com)
The paper of record pokes holes in the absorb-everything AI business model.
School district uses ChatGPT to help ban library books (www.popsci.com)
Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain a description or depiction of a sex act.'
Exploring the internals of Linux v0.01 (seiya.me)
Exploring the internals of Linux v0.01
Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK (www.bbc.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/2Y3u6...
Global Sea-Ice Concentration Is Alarmingly Low (zacklabe.com)
At least six killed, 12 hurt in Somalia bus explosion (www.reuters.com)
Russia’s oil sales to China hurt Saudi revenue despite increased demand (www.al-monitor.com)
Chrome to shield encryption keys from promised quantum computers (www.theregister.com)
Devon O’Brien, technical program manager for Chrome security, explained on Thursday that starting in Chrome 116 – due August 15 – Google’s browser will include support for X25519Kyber768, an alphanumeric salad that desperately needs a catchy name....
U.S. FDA approves Johnson & Johnson's blood cancer therapy (www.cnbc.com)
Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a difficult-to-treat type of blood cancer.
Hawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating’ fires as island landscape dries and warms (www.theguardian.com)
US suicides hit an all-time high last year (apnews.com)
Fewer Russians seeking asylum in Finland (yle.fi)
Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated Following Campaign Rally (peoplesdispatch.org)
Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead (apnews.com)
Next-gen OSDP was supposed to make it harder to break in to secure facilities. It failed. (arstechnica.com)
The toughest plastic bag ban is failing: A tale of smugglers, dumps and dying goats (www.npr.org)
Kenya was hailed for its decision to outlaw single use plastic bags in 2016, with remarkably hefty penalties. So why are the bags back in stores, piling up in dumps — and being ingested by livestock?
What's your favorite memory from childhood? (kbin.social)
I'm too tired now to give a nice explanation, but probably playing with Legos with my dad as a kid. Either that or waking up on a REALLY stormy summer morning and going to grandma's house.
Downfall attacks targets a critical weakness found in billions of modern processors used in personal and cloud computers (downfall.page)
“Downfall attacks targets a critical weakness found in billions of modern processors used in personal and cloud computers. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-40982, enables a user to access and steal data from other users who share the same computer. For instance, a malicious app obtained from an app store could use...
