How TikTok Became a Hotbed of Brand Misinformation (www.newsweek.com)
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Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says (apnews.com)
Why the 2024 Olympic Games may drive out Paris’ beloved booksellers (www.lonelyplanet.com)
Japan condemns pseudo-elections in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine (ptv-news.com.pk)
Arstechnica: “AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Arstechnica: “AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator::Meanwhile, readers say that some AI-penned articles switch languages halfway through.
uwu [notices ur ammo dump] (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Teardown of Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Huawei Technologies and China’s top chipmaker SMIC have built an advanced 7-nanometre processor to power its latest smartphone, according to a teardown report by analysis firm TechInsights....
South Korean teachers stage walkout over harassment by parents and students (www.theguardian.com)
Linux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August (gs.statcounter.com)
Chrome OS saw a good raise too. OS X(Mac) saw a decrease.
Sources: Pixel 8 Pro will keep physical SIM card and add Night Sight for video (9to5google.com)
Korea's Q2 fertility rate drops to record low of 0.7 amid population decline - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea (m.pulsenews.co.kr)
Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law (www.wbez.org)
Behind the lower-than-expected numbers is the Prisoner Review Board, a state body appointed by Pritzker and confirmed by the Illinois Senate with final say on medical release requests....
Russia and North Korea 'actively advancing' in arms deal negotiations, says US (www.cnn.com)
Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for different types of weapons systems, including artillery, in the latest indication that the Kremlin is desperate to obtain further materiel for its faltering invasion of Ukraine,...
New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages (www.propublica.org)
I'm just throwing out ideas here (sh.itjust.works)
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal (www.washingtonpost.com)
An invasive hornet that hunts honeybees is spotted in the U.S. for the first time (www.npr.org)
Agriculture officials are raising the alarm after an invasive yellow-legged hornet was seen near Savannah, Ga. The insects are devastatingly effective at preying on honeybees and other pollinators....
Astronomer Claims 'Direct Evidence' of Gravity Breaking Down (www.vice.com)
What’s that saying again? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence? I don’t think we’re quite there yet, but for all of you MOdified Newtonian Dynamics fans (and Dark Matter haters) out there here’s a bit of good news.
Republican Rep. Says China Hacked His Emails Thanks to Microsoft Bug (gizmodo.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3 Is One Of 2023's Best Games, Don't Turn It Into A Weapon (kotaku.com)
The success of the Dungeons & Dragons RPG has kicked off a fiery debate about game development, AAA costs, and players’ expectations
Opinion | AI Causes Real Harm. Let's Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype (www.scientificamerican.com)
Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced (in absence) to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.pcgamer.com)
Fortunately for Glukhovsky, he is not actually in Russia, and was sentenced in absentia. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Research shows snoops can decipher keystrokes during Zoom calls (techxplore.com)
Z-Library Rolls Out Browser Extensions in Anticipation of Domain Name Troubles (torrentfreak.com)
