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SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry (www.eurogamer.net)

Key issues up for negotiation include pay and conditions, but also “protections against unrestrained use of artificial intelligence”, specifically the impact upon performance capture artists....

This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers. (www.khou.com)

KHOU 11 Investigates discovered more than half of the cops in the Coffee City Police Department had been suspended, demoted or fired from their previous jobs....

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel (www.propublica.org)

The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.

Parts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C. (www.euronews.com)

Apple’s China ties under Congressional scrutiny after Jon Stewart cancellation (arstechnica.com)

Suella Braverman says rough sleeping is ‘lifestyle choice’ (theguardian.com)

The home secretary, Suella Braverman, has described rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” while defending her decision to restrict the use of tents by homeless people on the streets of Britain....

Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates (www.theverge.com)

Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.

Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building (www.cnn.com)

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building....

Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes (phys.org)

A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit (apnews.com)

Roku lays off 300 workers and removes streaming content to save money (www.engadget.com)

Roku looks to be seriously tightening its pursestrings. The company’s laying off a full ten percent of its workforce, over 300 employees, in addition to a conducting a number of other cost-cutting measures, as reported by Variety. These job cuts are just the beginning, as Roku’s also removing streaming content, consolidating...

Humans before they* sleep (sh.itjust.works)

And it didn't tip either (sh.itjust.works)

Norway to fine Meta $98,500 a day over user privacy breach from 14 August (www.theguardian.com)

Norway to fine Meta $98,500 a day over user privacy breach from 14 August::Country’s data protection regulator said firm cannot harvest user information such as physical locations for showing targeted ads

Netflix removes its basic tier in the US and the UK (techcrunch.com)

When you have to update the server (pawb.social)

Realtors found liable for $1.8 billion in damages in conspiracy to keep commissions high | CNN Business (www.nytimes.com)

How To Turn Off Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” Ad Tracking—and Why You Should (www.eff.org)

Google did it again.

A.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supply (fortune.com)

Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 counts of felony child abuse (www.nbcnews.com)

Ruby Franke, the mother of six behind the family YouTube channel “8 Passengers,” has been charged with six counts of felony child abuse by the Washington County Attorney in Utah, a spokesperson for the attorney’s office confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday....

'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out. (www.businessinsider.com)

‘Where ambition goes to die’: These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they’re desperate to get out.::Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.