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Commodore 16 and Plus/4 community (retrolemmy.com)

I created a community specifically for the Commodore Plus/4 (and related such as the C16), as it needs more love! Also retrolemmy.com is underutilised for actual retro communities....

I was on campus when ‘Animal House’ debuted. It changed everything. (archive.today)

Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason (ground.news)

Russia fires warning shots and boards cargo ship in Black Sea (amp.cnn.com)

Assassin’s Creed Mirage release date moved up to October 5 - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)

The One UI 6 beta for the Galaxy S23 adds Opus and LC3 encoders (twitter.com)

Mishaal Rahman: LC3 is the standard codec for BLE Audio, while Opus is recommended for head tracked spatial audio due to its low latency. Surprised there’s no aptX HD here, though, since Qualcomm submitted the encoder to AOSP

Mark Zuckerberg says 'time to move on' from Elon Musk cage fight (news.sky.com)

What happens when you open a terminal and enter ‘ls’ (www.warp.dev)

Iran, South Africa sign agreement in Pretoria ahead of BRICS summit (www.al-monitor.com)

Iran is looking to join BRICS. “We hope to obtain the opportunity of accelerated membership under strong support we hope to receive from South Africa.” Iran has been accused of supplying Russia with drones for use in Ukraine.

Islamic State attack on army bus kills 23 Syrian soldiers (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1338545...

Escape Simulator is getting a free Portal cross-over DLC (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Niger: Former Nigerian emir of Kano meets the putschists (www.africanews.com)

One of West Africa’s most prominent traditional and religious leaders flew to Niger’s capital, Niamey, Wednesday to meet with the country’s coup leaders....

Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1294125...

The Ready Room: "Hegemony" (startrek.com)

Disney Considering “Variety of Strategic Options” for Linear TV Networks (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

CEO Bob Iger further pushes the idea that its broadcast and cable assets might be on the block.

To Compete With Netflix, RTL Launches German “All-in-One” Streaming Bundle (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

The new "all-inclusive" platform is promising German subscribers a one-stop-shop for video, live-sports, music, podcasts, audiobooks and digital magazine subscriptions at a time when "everyone is talking about bundling."

China’s consumer prices fall for the first time in 2 years, as fears of deflation grow (www.cnbc.com)

China’s central bank has pushed back against deflation fears and said it expects consumer prices to pick up after a dip in July.

Brief update on Prodigy S2 production from writer Aaron J. Waltke (@[email protected]) (mastodon.social)

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Red Dead Redemption: Comparing the new version for PS4 and Switch with the original (gamerkick.com)

Red Dead Redemption, the John Marston adventure comes to new consoles in a few days and the first comparisons show some small change in the graphics.

No ONE is ready for what's coming in weeks, it's going to be bad | Redacted with Clayton Morris (rumble.com)

CIA plans for Zelensky...

Cambodia’s king signs royal decree to nominate Hun Manet as PM (www.rfa.org)

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday issued a royal decree to appoint Hun Sen’s eldest son Hun Manet as the country’s prime minister, ensuring that the transfer of power from father to son will occur later this month....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 already has a release date (gamerkick.com)

Activision has published the first teaser trailer for the new installment in the Call of Duty series, Modern Warfare 3 that will be released next November on PC and consoles.

‘Incredible Hulk’ Director Reveals Plans for Scrapped Sequel: “Grey Hulk, Red Hulks — A Lot of Good Stuff We Were Planning” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

The 2008 film starred Edward Norton in the title role; Mark Ruffalo has since taken over as the Hulk following Disney's acquisition of Marvel Studios.