Linux distros need to take more responsibility for security - InfoWorld (www.infoworld.com)
Nadella testifies at Google antitrust trial (www.theverge.com)
Amazon customers report false email confirmations for gift cards they did not buy (www.cnbc.com)
Amazon customers report false email confirmations for gift cards they did not buy::Amazon customer service representatives have been receiving a host of inquiries from worried and confused customers.
China rejects State Dep’t report claiming Beijing spends billions to spread disinformation globally (hongkongfp.com)
China rejects State Dep’t report claiming Beijing spends billions to spread disinformation globally The State Department report alleged that China suppresses information that goes against its position on contentious issues such as its human rights record, especially in Xinjiang....
Indian refugee claims in Canada began rising after Prime Minister Modi took power, data shows (www.cbc.ca)
WSJ News Exclusive | China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland (www.wsj.com)
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India outrage as raped girl walks around seeking help (www.bbc.com)
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water (news.mit.edu)
The configuration of the device allows water to circulate in swirling eddies, in a manner similar to the much larger “thermohaline” circulation of the ocean. This circulation, combined with the sun’s heat, drives water to evaporate, leaving salt behind. The resulting water vapor can then be condensed and collected as pure,...
In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
British culture minister Lucy Frazer, together with talents from the U.K. film, TV, music and theater sectors, announced the new body, which will be ready to take cases next year.
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack (arstechnica.com)
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack::A previously unknown compression side channel in GPUs can expose images thought to be private.
SteamVR 2.0 Beta Is Here (steamcommunity.com)
There were hints yesterday, but today it’s official. Valve has started over hauling SteamVR, using the SteamDeck and Big Picture improvements as a basis. More to come....
India expels Canadian diplomat, says concerned about 'anti-India activities' (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5606904...
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated] (arstechnica.com)
Escaped Pennsylvania killer spotted twice on same day as search zone narrows in on fugitive, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was spotted twice Friday within the Chester County search area, Pennsylvania state police said, as officials appear to narrow in on the fugitive by reducing the search zone....
Complex cave rescue looms in Turkey as American Mark Dickey stuck 3,200 feet inside Morca cave (www.cbsnews.com)
Turkish and international cave rescue experts were working Thursday to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 3,280 feet in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick during an international expedition in Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, in the Mersin...
Huawei's new chip breakthrough likely to trigger closer US scrutiny, analysts say (www.reuters.com)
As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home (apnews.com)
Earlier this year, 13-year-old Mohammed Zalabani boarded a bus at an Israeli army checkpoint in the Shuafat refugee camp and lunged at an Israeli police officer with a kitchen knife.
India launches Aditya-L1 solar observatory, its 1st-ever sun probe (www.space.com)
Fresh off its success at the moon, India is now headed for the sun....
Over 100 UK schools told to close due to being "prone to collapse" (www.bbc.co.uk)
China map: India lodges 'strong protest' over territory claims (www.bbc.com)
India says it has lodged a “strong protest” with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory....
Pixelfed Groups Are Coming to the Fediverse "Very Soon" (wedistribute.org)
EPA’s new rule could strip protections from more than half of U.S. wetlands (www.washingtonpost.com)
The agency finalized the new regulation to reflect a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year...
BRICS Leaders Call for Democratic Global Order (consortiumnews.com)
Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the 'gateway from South America to Asia,' official says (apnews.com)
Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions....
We need a more user-friendly approach to telling people about the Fediverse (kbin.social)
I'm assuming most of us here want a large community. The reality is most people aren't into technology nearly as much as many of the people actually on the Fediverse. For other people who are into tech (like myself and a lot of people here), the federation technology itself being promoted as a core component of the appeal makes...
