US government says Google pays $10bn per year to maintain market dominance (www.aljazeera.com)
New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque (apnews.com)
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an emergency public health order temporarily suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County.
Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham and 2 Georgia US senators | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, according to the special counsel grand jury report released Friday.
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 2 will be "chonky," with fixes for performance issues and other issues (www.gamescensor.com)
California takes first step in acquiring trains for High-Speed Rail (ktla.com)
California takes first step in acquiring trains for High-Speed Rail::The California High-Speed Rail took another important step toward becoming reality Thursday after the governing body’s board of directors began the process of obtaining possible vendors for the state’s most ambitious transit project in history.
Americans at high risk advised to wear masks as new Covid variant detected (www.theguardian.com)
As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an ongoing increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations....
Sup is a New Messaging App by the Creator of Pixelfed (wedistribute.org)
A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as “an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse.”
American Airlines sues Skiplagged, claiming cheap tickets are ‘classic bait and switch’ (www.dallasnews.com)
“Skiplagging” — or booking a flight with a layover to skip the last leg of travel — is a common hack for travelers who don’t want to pay for a direct flight or who to save money on airfare to a connecting destination. Airlines contend the practice results in lost revenue for seats on planes.
Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year's worth of rain on parts of the Southwest (www.cnn.com)
Seth MacFarlane Donates $1 Million to Entertainment Community Fund to Support Film and Television Workers During Strikes (variety.com)
Seth MacFarlane donated $1 million to The Entertainment Community Fund to help provide financial assistance for industry workers during the strikes.
Greg Rutkowski Was Removed From Stable Diffusion, But AI Artists Brought Him Back - Decrypt (decrypt.co)
Greg Rutkowski, a digital artist known for his surreal style, opposes AI art but his name and style have been frequently used by AI art generators without his consent. In response, Stable Diffusion removed his work from their dataset in version 2.0. However, the community has now created a tool to emulate Rutkowski’s style...
‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws (www.thedailybeast.com)
The domain X.com had previously been used by sites running afoul of the country’s rules on “negative” content.
March for Israel Rally Features Far-Right Pastor Who Once Blamed Jews for Holocaust (newrepublic.com)
Pastor John Hagee once said Hitler was sent by God....
Mother of 12-year-old carjacking suspect turned him in to police (www.nbcwashington.com)
An attempted carjacking Saturday night left a 13-year-old dead after a security officer shot him; another boy, 12, is in custody
Idaho mother and son charged with kidnapping over out-of-state abortion (www.theguardian.com)
The evolution of Pikemon (preview.redd.it)
Kids Are Attending Pro-Palestinian Protests In Roblox (kotaku.com)
A solidarity protest took place on Roblox, with 200 players reportedly attending...
Jim Jordan loses even more support on third House speaker vote (www.axios.com)
Matthew Vaughn Quit ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ Over Fake Script Written for Halle Berry: ‘I’m Out of Here’ (www.indiewire.com)
“I went into one of the executive’s offices and I saw an ‘X3’ script, and I immediately knew it was a lot fatter,” Vaughn said. “I was like, ‘What the hell is this draft?’ He went, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ and I’m like, ‘No, no. I’m the director. I’m worrying about this draft.’ He wouldn’t tell...
23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped (arstechnica.com)
23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped::Records reportedly belong to millions of users who opted in to a relative-search feature.
3 Baton Rouge police officers arrested in connection with 'Brave Cave' scandal (www.nbcnews.com)
"A plan was made to cover up the incident," Police Chief Murphy Paul said.
People considering 'cancelling' new iPhone order after seeing comparison between older generation (www.ladbible.com)
People considering ‘cancelling’ new iPhone order after seeing comparison between older generation::Some have noticed the new iPhone 15 is not as strong or as durable as the older generations of iPhones.
If Programming Languages Were Games (Comic) (toggl.com)
“The only difference between programming and games is that games have win conditions.”
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™ 1 + 2 is coming to Steam on October 3 (store.steampowered.com)
nitter.net/TonyHawkTheGame/…/1706718375270138282...
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It’s putting those people in an awkward spot::Big Tech wants to bring back some of the workers it laid off. The decision might come down to how a company handled the layoffs.
