Poor Tankie gets banned from a discord server for being hateful -- Proceeds to say "the kulaks deserved it", and also apparently being anti-authoritarian is not leftism. (sh.itjust.works)
Kagi Small Web (blog.kagi.com)
How awesome is this!...
Mesa 23.1.7 Released (www.linuxcompatible.org)
Remember, this is bugfix release
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg (www.bbc.co.uk)
Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation - bellingcat (www.bellingcat.com)
Gabon election results were a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to oust unpopular president, analysts say (apnews.com)
The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said....
Never tell a scientist it’s “just a theory” (bigthink.com)
Ronimo Games reportedly files for bankruptcy | GamesIndustry.biz (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Awesomenauts developer Ronimo Games has reportedly filed for bankruptcy....
Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces more charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew developer announces closure (www.eurogamer.net)
The living things that feast on plastic (knowablemagazine.org)
Niger junta orders troops on maximum alert in case of attack (www.france24.com)
The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Friday that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic.
PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99 – PlayStation.Blog (blog.playstation.com)
Hands On: youtu.be/7XsXNw8vZFo?si=c48GYX5CkjLGtc56
Zerospace: RTS/RPG mash up now on Kickstarter (www.pcgamer.com)
Fallout 4 GOTY Released on GOG (www.gog.com)
Inside the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season Finale: Evil Gorn! Shocking Ending! And Introducing [SPOILER]! (variety.com)
The New York Times prohibits AI vendors from devouring its content (arstechnica.com)
The paper of record pokes holes in the absorb-everything AI business model.
School district uses ChatGPT to help ban library books (www.popsci.com)
Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain a description or depiction of a sex act.'
Exploring the internals of Linux v0.01 (seiya.me)
Exploring the internals of Linux v0.01
Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK (www.bbc.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/2Y3u6...
Global Sea-Ice Concentration Is Alarmingly Low (zacklabe.com)
At least six killed, 12 hurt in Somalia bus explosion (www.reuters.com)
Russia’s oil sales to China hurt Saudi revenue despite increased demand (www.al-monitor.com)
Chrome to shield encryption keys from promised quantum computers (www.theregister.com)
Devon O’Brien, technical program manager for Chrome security, explained on Thursday that starting in Chrome 116 – due August 15 – Google’s browser will include support for X25519Kyber768, an alphanumeric salad that desperately needs a catchy name....
U.S. FDA approves Johnson & Johnson's blood cancer therapy (www.cnbc.com)
Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a difficult-to-treat type of blood cancer.
