Musk’s Criticizing Tweet on Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Sparks Yet More Outrage (ptv-news.com.pk)
Early treatment of child obesity is effective (www.sciencedaily.com)
The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers report.
Possible misconduct found in papers from Italian minister of health (www.science.org)
An Italian newspaper has found duplicated images in eight cancer papers co-authored by the country’s minister of health, Orazio Schillaci. Schillaci, a physician with a Ph.D. in nuclear medicine, published the papers between 2018 and 2022 while working in the faculty of medicine of the University of Rome Tor Vergata....
Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east (apnews.com)
Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a corruption scandal, officials said, as heavy fighting continued in the east....
My Review of Zardoz (1974) (forums.sufficientvelocity.com)
I’ve been watching a bunch of older movies, mostly Sci-Fi and Exploitation flicks, and reviewing them on SufficientVelocity and Letterboxd. I might as well post them here as well, so here’s a link to my most recent review on SV....
Guatemalan President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo Suspends Government Transition (peoplesdispatch.org)
‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests (www.theguardian.com)
The majority of Iranians wish for a “normal life and for a government similar to the governments based on the liberal democratic system”, one of Iran’s most prominent political activists has said, as he prepares to start a six-year jail sentence, leaving his wife and three-year-old daughter behind....
Paramount+ Brings Star Trek: Lower Decks to New York Comic Con on October 14 (blog.trekcore.com)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a PlayStation 5 exclusive for at least three months | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Is this significant? (www.npr.org)
I have questions about this event....
Google Find My Device network readies location-based privacy settings (9to5google.com)
How a 13-year-old Canadian tech prodigy is taking the video game industry by storm (www.ctvnews.ca)
The 13-year-old from White Rock, B.C., is the video game developer behind the highly anticipated “Astrolander,” an action-adventure, co-operative game that is set to release exclusively on PlayStation 5....
A.I. usage fuels spike in Microsoft’s water consumption (fortune.com)
cross-posted from !microsoft
Unity introduces new fees for game devs based on revenue and game installs (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Presumably Unity decided they had too many customers and needed to get rid of most of them. Not only is this an insane thing to charge developers for, there are all kinds of concerns like:...
New Research Exposes 5 Global North Countries Responsible for 51% of Planned Oil and Gas Expansion Through 2050 (www.commondreams.org)
Finnish Left Slams Government's Decommunization Attempts in the Name of Anti-Discrimination (peoplesdispatch.org)
There Are Too Many Handheld Gaming PCs To Choose From Now (www.inverse.com)
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (yewtu.be)
David Zaslav Says Content Companies Are Talking About Building New Bundles (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO also addressed the ongoing writers and actors strikes, and the Disney-Charter dispute: "It feels like this is a moment."
The US-led Military Buildup in Australia Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before (www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)
Pakistan’s tech workers are fleeing the country in droves (restofworld.org)
I didn't believe some of the stories about the current state of Reddit. I was wrong. (old.reddit.com)
Yes, I’ve read many posts the current state of reddit. But today, somehow I thought it can’t be that bad if I just go looking for some funny videos....
China’s foreign minister warns Asean ‘external forces’ are ‘sowing discord’ (www.scmp.com)
Niger and the Sahel are Pushing Back Against Insecurity, Exploitation, and France (peoplesdispatch.org)
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee presides over evidentiary hearing (youtu.be)
Scott McAfee is the Fulton County, Georgia judge who will preside over the GA RICO case. He has recently made it clear that all proceedings in that case will be televised, and livestreamed on YouTube....
