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U.S. lawmaker seeks answers from Meta, X, Google, TikTok over Israel-Hamas false content (www.reuters.com)

U.S. lawmaker seeks answers from Meta, X, Google, TikTok over Israel-Hamas false content::U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Tuesday sought information on how tech giants Meta , X, TikTok and Google were trying to stop the spread of false and misleading content about the Israel-Hamas conflict on their platforms.

The Plucky Squire devs explain how challenging the wild 2D to 3D gameplay was to pull off: "Can we do this? Is this even possible?" (www.gamesradar.com)

'I feel like Salman Rushdie' – Bangladeshi atheist blogger on the run has been hiding in India (theprint.in)

Gaza aid in doubt as Israel, Hamas deny border ceasefire (www.reuters.com)

Two Egyptian security sources had told Reuters that a ceasefire in southern Gaza to last several hours had been agreed to begin at 0600 GMT on Monday to allow for the entrance of aid, as well as limited evacuations of foreign passport holders from Gaza....

NYCC Starfleet Academy confirmation (collider.com)

StarfleetAcademy ‘will be funny’ according to Alex Kurtzman....

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism (apnews.com)

A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said.

Google Nest Team: Update regarding recent changes to speaker groups for Nest speakers, displays, and Chromecast (www.googlenestcommunity.com)

cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2157354 (!google)...

German police arrest members of Reichsbuerger group accused of coup plot (www.reuters.com)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expected in Moscow, Russian media reports (www.scmp.com)

‘An agreement has been reached that Mr Abbas will come here to Moscow,’ Russia’s RBC news said, citing Palestine’s ambassador to Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin last met Abbas a year ago on the sidelines of a regional conference in Kazakhstan...

Hundreds evacuated from central Zurich after chemical spill (www.swissinfo.ch)

Biden considering huge ‘one and done’ Ukraine aid package (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Full article: imgur.com/a/3rRKzbA

Counter Strike 2 update - Configured SDL to prefer X11 over Wayland on Linux (steamcommunity.com)

Due to declining attendance, the Van Gogh Museum launched a limited-edition merch collab with Pokemon, hoping Pokemania would reignite public interest. The usual hypebeast scalpers promptly descen... (news.artnet.com)

US-China tech war: RISC-V chip technology emerges as new battleground (www.reuters.com)

So the US wants to ban US companies from working with the Chinese on Risc-V technology. I believe this is the reason why the RISC-V Foundation based itself in Switzerland, to avoid the US government from interfering with the spirit of open source. Your thoughts?

AI beats human sleuth at finding problematic images in research papers (www.nature.com)

An algorithm that takes just seconds to scan a paper for duplicated images racks up more suspicious images than a person.

US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm (www.theguardian.com)

Nintendo Support: Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software (en-americas-support.nintendo.com)

Steam Deck 2 delay was right choice for Valve as mid-generation refresh would fare better (www.notebookcheck.net)

UAW targets more Ford and GM plants as union expands autoworker strike (www.cbsnews.com)

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday announced additional work stoppages as the union continues its historic strike against the Big Three carmakers, expanding the walkouts to a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan, and a Ford plant in Chicago....