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Galaxy S24 Ultra To Switch To Titanium Next Year Just Like The iPhone 15 ‘Pro’ Models according to Ice Universe (twitter.com)

India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US (apnews.com)

Chatter on one of Prabha Rao’s WhatsApp groups exploded last week when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggering worry among the Indian diaspora in the United States that access to a food staple from home might soon be cut off.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 521 (www.aljazeera.com)

Here is the situation on Saturday, July 29, 2023....

Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem (www.technologyreview.com)

Roddenberry Enterprises weighs in with support for Prodigy (movieweb.com)

In an exclusive interview with MovieWeb, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth identify Prodigy as the best entry point to the franchise. No official comment on the cancellation on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon, but positive energy nevertheless....

Study Suggests Social Media Doesn’t Fuel Polarization (politicalwire.com)

Hilariously it wasn’t easy finding a source that wasn’t bias or factually off.

Blizzard may ban you for using simple mods in Diablo 4 (www.dsogaming.com)

Blizzard has announced that it will ban everyone that uses game-modifying software in Diablo 4, including simple mods.

Typhoon Doksuri shuts businesses, grounds flights in Taiwan (www.reuters.com)

TAIPEI, July 27 (Reuters) - Southern Taiwan on Thursday shut businesses and schools while airlines cancelled hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides and floods as Typhoon Doksuri churned past the island en route to China where it will make landfall later this week....

Taters, you say?? (files.catbox.moe)

First lady Jill Biden celebrates US' re-entry into UNESCO in Paris (www.euronews.com)

Samsung might make a shock return to Exynos for the Galaxy S23 FE and Galaxy S24 models (www.pocket-lint.com)

Pocket-lint has been told by a reliable source that Samsung may be considering using its own Exynos hardware again for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and potentially the 2024 Galaxy S24 series in some regions, moving away from Snapdragon....

Eating healthy was never an option (media.kbin.social)

The Low Code Wall (www.spiffworkflow.org)

Rapper Punchmade Dev Teaches You How to Commit Wire Fraud on Viral Hit (www.complex.com)

I ain’t gonna lie this is definitely not significant news but I have yet to see a community for funny news a la /r/nottheonion. If anybody has a better place to post please let me know.

Macron on how to stop young rioters: Get mum and dad to restore order (www.politico.eu)

"I can’t help but feel a pang of inadequacy when I see the accomplishments of my old classmates." (medium.com)

Linda went to an Ivy League university, but, like many others, found that the prestigious education came with its own set of challenges and pitfalls....

'Android's now better than iOS': Instagram boss weighs in on the age-old iPhone vs. Android debate (www.businessinsider.com)

‘Android’s now better than iOS’: Instagram boss weighs in on the age-old iPhone vs. Android debate::Instagram head Adam Mosseri’s best tech “hot take”? He believes Google’s Android platform has surpassed Apple’s iOS.

Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service (www.bbc.co.uk)

British Comics (feddit.uk)

British Comics - community to discuss British comics and comic creators....

Italy PM Meloni says illegal migrant flows damage all nations (www.reuters.com)

Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates (edition.cnn.com)

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 514 (www.aljazeera.com)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kyiv’s counteroffensive was failing despite military and financial support from Western countries. “Neither the colossal resources that have been pumped into the Kyiv regime nor the supplies of Western weapons, tanks, artillery, armoured vehicles and missiles are helping,” he said....