France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
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US deploys second aircraft carrier as Israeli ground invasion of Gaza nears (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Lords of the Fallen’s Steam reviews improve as performance patch lands, devs advise players not to use graphics settings “their rigs cannot handle” (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
price discrimination
So we took a family vacation recently and we had to drive halfway across America and what creeped me the fuck out was how we were getting such different prices on different phones while looking at the same hotel room on Priceline. For example I would look for a hotel in Chicago and find a room for a $180, then my cousin is also...
Black bear walks into a gas station bar, takes a pack of gummy bears and leaves (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/7071122...
Analysis: Why Elon Musk might lose his latest battle with the SEC over Twitter probe (www.reuters.com)
The agency on Thursday asked a federal court to force Musk to testify for its investigation into his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, the third time the SEC has taken Musk to court....
Drake's new song mentions Android phones and green text bubbles - PhoneArena (www.phonearena.com)
Google, which is in the middle of a campaign to get Apple to support the RCS platform, used the song to help its cause....
Airlines cancel flights to Israel amid attacks (www.cnn.com)
Airlines scrambled to cancel flights into Israel early Saturday after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza into nearby Israeli towns during a Jewish holiday....
Former Bungie HR Manager Is Suing for Wrongful Termination After She Reported Potential Racial Bias (www.ign.com)
Star Trek Technobabble Rap [With Linked Lyrics!] (www.youtube.com)
I love this thing and have been meaning to post it for a while. I also, however, wanted to do a little extra. So I wrote out the lyrics and added links to all the appropriate parts. However some links may not be what they seem. There’s also one goodie in there I really enjoy. Anyway. Lyrics!...
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats over Sikh murder rift: Report (www.aljazeera.com)
India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by October 10, according to The Financial Times newspaper....
Did your basic education (i.e. pre-college/university) cover proper research skills and media literacy?
I’m sure this will vary for many people depending on their schools, where/when they were taught, and the like, so I’m interested to see what others’ experiences have been with this....
James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion (www.bbc.com)
What’s intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them....
New playthrough for the dlc LESGOOO (lemmy.world)
Philips Hue will soon require an account to use its app — here’s what that means (www.theverge.com)
According to its current privacy policy, with an account, Hue gets access to the configuration of your system to provide the right software updates to the devices. It can only use your data for marketing or share it with third parties if you provide additional consent....
KDE for Gamers – Enjoy Your Games on Plasma and Linux (kde.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/5648861...
They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people's gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects (www.rollingstone.com)
They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people’s gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects::The growing trend of gossip TikTok is putting people’s personal lives on blast — and it risks setting up a self-imposed surveillance state.
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia....
Modder Turns Framework Laptop PCB Into a Handheld Gaming PC (www.tomshardware.com)
What if the modular computing evangelists at Framework decided to make a handheld? YouTuber Pitstoptech has largely answered this question by building a “fully upgradeable gaming handheld” around one of Framework’s upgradable motherboards....
Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade (e360.yale.edu)
I am sure everyone here will pass with flying colors. (startrek.website)
Cerabyte Ceramic Storage Poised to Usher in 'Yottabyte Era' (www.tomshardware.com)
District attorney in Georgia election case against Trump and others seeks protections for jurors (apnews.com)
The preemptory step by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis comes after the grand jurors who returned the 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 others were subjected to harassment when their information was posted online. It’s a reflection of the highly polarized feelings surrounding the criminal cases against the...