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US defense secretary is in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America’s security assistance (apnews.com)

S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Israel on Friday for meetings with senior government leaders and to see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with the militant Hamas group....

Recreation of online functionality of GTA V for PS3 and Xbox 360 (og.gtao.gg)

Paying rent in capitalism is not so bad with this simple trick (lemmygrad.ml)

Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights (apnews.com)

Gene therapies for rare diseases are under threat. Scientists hope to save them (www.nature.com)

As industry steps aside, scientists seek innovative ways to make sure expensive treatments can reach people who need them.

Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate murdered in prison (www.reuters.com)

US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots (apnews.com)

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax....

3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaper (www.aljazeera.com)

Iran can produce fissile material for nuclear bomb in 2 weeks - US says (www.jpost.com)

Iran can produce fissile material for nuclear bomb in 2 weeks - US says Report: Iran not pursuing a weapons program at this time, has the capacity to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb in less than two weeks. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 1, 2023...

Toshiba's 22TB disk drive arrives, catching it up to Seagate, WD – Blocks and Files (blocksandfiles.com)

Android 14 Preview: So far, so good - PhoneArena (www.phonearena.com)

Threads is struggling to retain users — but it could still catch up to X (www.theverge.com)

Element X: Ignition (element.io)

Western intelligence led to Canada accusing India of Sikh activist's assassination, US Ambassador says (www.cnn.com)

Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network led to Canada’s public accusation that the Indian government may have played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist activist on Canadian soil, the US Ambassador to Canada said Sunday....

Nearly 500 Brands Exited Smartphone Market During 2017-2023 (www.counterpointresearch.com)

Researchers discover attempt to infect leading Egyptian opposition politician with Predator spyware (apnews.com)

Anheuser-Busch says it will no longer amputate the tails of Budweiser's Clydesdales (www.npr.org)

The beermaker says it will end the practice known as tail docking after it came under pressure by animal rights group PETA.

A record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice (www.npr.org)

The referendum would enshrine in Australia's constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Voice would advise on policies that impact the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic minority.

A literary history of fake texts in Apple's marketing materials (maxread.substack.com)

Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities (news.un.org)

In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Monday.

Do You Speak Droidish? The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On A Language For Drones (www.forbes.com)

“It lets R2D2 talk to C3P0," Keven Gambold, Droidish’s mastermind and the CEO of government contractor Unmanned Experts, explained to Forbes, recalling the iconic robot duo from Star Wars....