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Microsoft won’t say if Surface Duo is getting any more Android OS releases (www.windowscentral.com)

What happened to Library Genesis?

I wanted to download a book that is no longer in print, but I discovered LibGen is down on the .onion and on the .fun domain, the .rs domain gives some scary warning message from my router about child pornography. What happened, is my dear LibGen gone?

Season 8 Episode 4 - Parasites Regained [Discussion and Spoilers] (lemmy.world)

Airing on Hulu (US) or Disney Plus (outside US) - Monday, August 14, 2023 at Eastern Time (ET) 03:00 a.m/ Pacific Time (PT) 12:00 a.m

US returns haul of stolen artefacts to Italy (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1386580...

“Instead of blocking sanctioned companies, Google could stop spreading Kremlin propaganda,” says ex-Yandex News head (theins.ru)

Lev Gershenzon, founder of The True Story news aggregator and former head of Yandex.News (Yandex.Novosti), explained why Google spreads Kremlin propaganda. Having consistently highlighted the free circulation of false propaganda news through the Google Discover service, pointed out that Google pays attention to what makes money...

Android 14 to let you block connections to unencrypted cellular networks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

U.S., Japan and South Korea to agree on annual three-way summits (www.japantimes.co.jp)

Big Gboard 13.3 update preps stylus handwriting, mini voice typing UI, gen AI stickers, more (9to5google.com)

Scott Cawthon when the 5676678th person he hires also turns out to be a pedo/groomer/asshole and gets cancelled (lemmy.world)

Judges halt Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them (www.nbcnews.com)

AI researchers claim 93% accuracy in detecting keystrokes over Zoom audio (arstechnica.com)

Laptops more susceptible to having keyboard recorded in quieter areas, like coffee shops, libraries, offices. Previous attempts at keylogging VoIP calls achieved 91.7 percent top-5 accuracy over Skype in 2017 and 74.3 percent accuracy in VoIP calls in 2018.

Next Time You Watch A Film, Think About The Props (laist.com)

Deadly floods hit China's major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns (www.cnn.com)

Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.

Florida Man Shoots 100 Poisonous Toads (futurism.com)

I guess that’s one way to take care of the problem.

Remnant 2 gets major patch aimed at improving stability, performance, and quality of life (www.vg247.com)

Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack, Ukraine sources say (www.bbc.com)

Is the Fediverse (or thrediverse specifically) going to follow the way of the old web?

People using their communities to link to like communities because the fediverse/thrediverse is so vast and it’s not as easy to navigate? Maybe, eventually finding a way to consistently open links to other instances/services in a way that opens it in your preferred instance/service (some sort of protocol or extension). Our...

[AP News] Woman’s escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from similar nightmare, FBI says (lemmy.world)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states....

Is it odd that I can't hold a grudge?

I legitimately find it difficult to long term stay annoyed with people who have wronged me. I have close friends and family telling me how ridiculous it is I’m still in touch and friendly with people I used to consider friends but briefly cut them out after they treated me horribly. I can see the logic and feel as though I...

Florida grappling with flooding and high winds, more than 100K customers without power after intense rain (www.nbcnews.com)

Intense rain in parts of Florida has submerged neighborhoods, turned roads into rivers, closed schools and left more than 108,000 customers without power....