Google Fiber Introduces 5Gbps Bundle in Austin (www.telecompetitor.com)
Phone (2) camera improvements with Nothing OS 2.0.2a (nothing.tech)
Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 31 (fediversereport.com)
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule (www.newyorker.com)
How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
Hebron terror attack: Mother shot dead in front of daughter (www.jpost.com)
Has anyone tried Inkbox? (github.com)
It’s a free software firmware replacement for ereaders based on Alpine Linux....
Moscow Сourt Orders Sakharov Center's Dissolution - The Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com)
A Russian court has ordered the closure of the Sakharov Center, one of the country’s oldest human rights groups, Interfax reported Friday....
‘One big adventure’: the Russian minister who fled the draft to drive trucks in the US (www.theguardian.com)
After years navigating the byzantine corridors of provincial Russian power, Denis Sharonov now works as a truck driver, steering his way through the vast highways of the US.
German prosecutor investigates possible poisoning of Russian journalist (www.theguardian.com)
In an article published with Russian-language outlet Meduza and US publication n+1 on Tuesday night, journalist Elena Kostyuchenko said she was tipped off by a source in Ukrainian military reconnaissance last March about Russian plans to assassinate her. Kostyuchenko, who was at the time reporting for the now-shuttered...
Ukraine’s top Freedom Caucus ally gets cold feet (www.politico.com)
He [Rep. Andy Harris] said of Ukraine’s springtime offensive that was intended to turn the tide of the war: “I’ll be blunt, it’s failed.” And he was blunt, too, about the prospects for a victory ahead: “I’m not sure it’s winnable anymore.”
Mishaal Rahman: [Google] Assistant is already disabled for me [on the TicWatch Pro 3 running WearOS 2]. The Assistant icon no longer appears for me when I swipe to the left page. RIP. (twitter.com)
nitter.net/MishaalRahman/…/1691832965880246479
Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 30 (fediversereport.com)
Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions (jasoneckert.github.io)
Out of Print Archive - classic video game magazines (www.outofprintarchive.com)
found this account on Mastodon and seems like a cool project trying to preserve some nice video game history...
Perseid Meteor Shower 2023 Is This Weekend (earthsky.org)
Five dead, 40,000 evacuated as monsoon floods hit Myanmar (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Indian Minister of Home Affairs blames Manipur violence on Myanmar refugees (www.mizzima.com)
The emergence of prompt engineers: The next in-demand role in AI - DataScienceCentral.com (www.datasciencecentral.com)
Got it running, now how do I back it up? (kbin.social) German
Hey there,...
ROK police investigating claims pastor molested 8 North Korean defector students (www.nknews.org)
Seoul police are investigating a South Korean pastor who runs an alternative school for North Korean defectors on charges of sexually assaulting eight youth and child escapees from the DPRK....
Smoke from forest fires engulfs city in Russia's far east (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1253039...
Demand slump drags global manufacturing to financial crisis levels (asia.nikkei.com)
Digesting the "Child Safety on Federated Social Media" Report (wedistribute.org)
An in-depth report reveals an ugly truth about isolated, unmoderated parts of the Fediverse. It’s a solvable problem, with challenges.
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1091152...
