Italy to seize $835M from Airbnb in tax evasion inquiry (www.bbc.co.uk)
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'I Am a Man Who Stands By His Words': Unapologetic North Dakota GOP Leader Quits After Racist Tweet Suggesting Black People Should 'Move to Wakanda' Resurfaces (atlantablackstar.com)
Billionaire Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, the biggest owner of commercial real estate says remote employees 'didn't work as hard' (fortune.com)
prepare for the spook (lemmy.ml)
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (www.wsj.com)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut...
Epic Games is laying off about 830 employees, divesting Bandcamp (www.reuters.com)
No one is safe (lemmy.world)
@gonegozzle.exe
Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws (www.theverge.com)
GOP congressman calls for execution of “sodomy-promoting” US Army general (www.lgbtqnation.com)
This bag is just way too comfy (feddit.de)
Terraria dev Re-Logic donates $100K to Godot Engine and FNA, plus ongoing funding (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Taking a firm stand against what Unity have been doing, Terraria developer Re-Logic announced today they've begun funding Godot Engine and FNA with a big donation and ongoing funding.
Gotta take the small victories in retail (lemmy.zip)
Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....
Google AI said "For the proletariat" (lemmy.world)
Google Now was the better phone assistant, no AI or LLMs needed (9to5google.com)
Houston school libraries turned into 'discipline centers' in 'hostile takeover' by state (youtu.be)
In an unwelcomed assertion of state power, the Texas Education Agency has implemented a "New Education System" in the Houston Independent School District, re...
Racist Jacksonville shooter wore Rhodesian army patch, a symbol of white supremacy, law enforcement sources say (www.nbcnews.com)
The white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend wore a Rhodesian army patch on his tactical vest, law enforcement sources say, a reference that has been used before during white supremacist attacks....
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines (edition.cnn.com)
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region and are expanding a wedge toward the strategic town of Tokmak, while stepping up attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea....
What kind of science is this? (lemmy.world)
Texting (lemmy.world)
FBI arrest California police officers involved in racist text messages scandal (www.theguardian.com)
A grand jury had indicted officers from Antioch and Pittsburg for a wide range of offenses, including criminal conspiracy.
GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’ (www.rollingstone.com)
Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing.
Google paid Samsung $8 billion to be the default search engine, app store and voice assistant (www.cnbctv18.com)
Firefox Development Is Moving From Mercurial To Git (groups.google.com)
For a long time Firefox Desktop development has supported both Mercurial and Git users. This dual SCM requirement places a significant burden on teams which are already stretched thin in parts. We have made the decision to move Firefox development to Git....