BRICS, the economic group of America’s rivals and friends alike, explained (www.vox.com)
When leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa meet this week, many observers may ask: Could this group of countries challenge the US and West?...
Children trapped in Pakistan cable car after line snaps over ravine (www.reuters.com)
The students have been stuck in the cable car since 7 a.m. (0200 GMT) when they were travelling to school in a remote mountainous area in Battagram, about 200 km (125 miles) north of Islamabad, officials said....
Saudia Arabia, border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers, rights activists say (www.hrw.org)
In some instances, Saudi border guards asked migrants what limb to shoot, and then shot them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who were attempting to flee back to Yemen.
Board votes to change Concord High School's mascot to be more inclusive (abc7news.com)
The cost to change the mascot is estimated to be around $200,000.
China Evergrande seeks Chapter 15 protection in Manhattan bankruptcy court (www.reuters.com)
China Evergrande (3333.HK), which is the world’s most heavily indebted property developer and became the poster child for China’s property crisis, on Thursday filed for protection from creditors in a U.S. bankruptcy court....
'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span (theweek.com)
30 years after Yugoslavian socialism, Slovenian unions fight for the workers capitalism has forgotten (therealnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1553531...
Bad software destroyed my doctor’s memory (www.theregister.com)
US to send Ukraine new security aid worth $200 million, State Dept says (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1463469...
How They Bypass YouTube Video Download Throttling (blog.0x7d0.dev)
New Zealand's youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg (www.iflscience.com)
First Extinction Alert Issued In 70 Years For Rarest Marine Mammal On Earth (www.iflscience.com)
Bill Maher Bashes ‘Barbie’ as a “Preachy, Man-Hating Zombie Lie” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The 'Real Time' host ran down his issues with the Greta Gerwig film, while insisting "I'm not the one who's out of step."
Microsoft's £1/$1 Xbox Game Pass offer cut from a month to 14 days (www.eurogamer.net)
Earlier in the year they removed the trial offer. Now it’s returned, but worse than before.
Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions (www.aljazeera.com)
Part of response from United States after alleged seizures of several civilian ships by Iran, US Navy said.
Virtual reality game transforming youngsters' lives at Sheffield Children’s Hospital (uk.news.yahoo.com)
NVK Has landed! (www.collabora.com)
Google Enhances Privacy Tools To Protect Personal Data (www.searchenginejournal.com)
This sounds like a good change.
Successful growth and room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic levitation of LK-99 (arxiv.org)
Amazon's Amp is now available on Android (play.google.com)
Last spring, Amazon launched its live audio-streaming platform, Amp, which aims to reinvent radio with “an infinite dial of shows.” Amp offers users access to a vast, built-in music library to create their own DJ sets with. No need to buy songs or flirt with the DMCA, just make a playlist, go live, talk in between tracks,...
How the false Ukrainian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right (www.npr.org)
NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year (techcrunch.com)
NASA is getting in on the “+” streaming action. The government agency announced that it’s going to launch a new streaming service later this year called NASA+. The ad-free, no-cost streaming service will include live coverage of future launches, documentaries and new original series that will be exclusively available on...