General Motors to close information technology center near Phoenix and eliminate 940 jobs (apnews.com)
General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs....
Australia is becoming America’s military launch-pad into Asia. Are Australian voters ready for the costs of great-power rivalry in the Indo-Pacific? (www.economist.com)
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Two teens part of Lapsus$ cyber-crime spree, jury finds (www.theregister.com)
Alpine guide finds body missing on Austrian glacier since 2001 (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Hotter climate means a never-ending fire season for the National Guard (www.npr.org)
California has set up a permanent task force of National Guard members to do what used to be occasional work fighting and preventing wildfires.
Delivering aid to populations being slaughtered: The UN must rethink its approach to Myanmar (www.mizzima.com)
The press release about the recent visit to Myanmar by OCHA’s boss, Martin Griffiths, is proof positive of the UN’s institutional amnesia....
New antibiotic from microbial 'dark matter' could be powerful weapon against superbugs (www.sciencedaily.com)
A new powerful antibiotic, isolated from bacteria that could not be studied before, seems capable to combat harmful bacteria and even multi-resistant ‘superbugs’. Named Clovibactin, the antibiotic appears to kill bacteria in an unusual way, making it more difficult for bacteria to develop any resistance against it....
China helping to arm Russia with helicopters, drones and metals (www.telegraph.co.uk)
One Chinese company sent 1,000 drones to Russia in the two months before the war, according to figures compiled by Molfar Global, an open source research organisation. The drones were sent to a Russian firm called Samson, which similarly describes itself as a wholesaler of games and toys and appears to be a shell company,...
Treating Parkinson's with electronic signal to brain (mastodon.green)
AMD is gearing up to reveal new Radeon GPUs next week (www.theverge.com)
System Requirements for ARMORED CORE: VI FIRES OF RUBICON (store.steampowered.com)
Algeria bans 'Barbie' almost a month after movie's local release (abcnews.go.com)
The film “Barbie” has been pulled from theaters in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country
Cities Skylines 2 has realistic economy, layoffs and even homelessness (gamerkick.com)
Expected to arrive at the end of the year, Cities Skylines 2 increasingly shows what is his goal: after some promotional trailers, the game seems to aim for
Poland displays military might in huge parade as elections loom (www.reuters.com)
‘I’ll blow up the plane’: arrest after bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney (www.scmp.com)
Flame Fatales 2023 is live this week (www.twitch.tv)
All proceeds go to Malala Fund
Librem 5 Phone Review - August 2023 (portal.mozz.us)
[Speedrunning Event] BSG Annual 2023 is Live (www.twitch.tv)
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Stanford University just schooled Congress on AI (wapo.st)
The elite Silicon Valley university coaches Hill staffers on the benefits of artificial intelligence...
Malazan is a fucked up place (slrpnk.net)
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Ubuntu Core Desktop - Deep Dive (discourse.ubuntu.com)
Our recent blog post 2 introducing the upcoming Ubuntu Core Desktop explains what Ubuntu Core Desktop is and outlined many of the features and, more importantly, our modular approach using the capabilities of snap. This will be the first post in a series detailing the architecture of Ubuntu Core Desktop, explaining the...
A reminder that the creator of Lemmy, Dessaline, is an admin on Lemmygrad and outspoken Tankie (sh.itjust.works)
Why the ‘Barbie’ Magic Won’t Be Easy to Recapture (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
With a sequel to the $1 billion hit a long way off (if a possibility at all), Warners is keeping the Mattel momentum going by trying to push forward 'Hot Wheels' while Hollywood questions which toys can realistically become hits.
