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Nearly 400 monkey skulls seized at Paris airport, destined for US (www.aljazeera.com)
Primate skulls likely meant for collectors and hunting clubs in the US, where they are reportedly given as gifts and prizes....
A blood test for long Covid is possible, new research suggests (www.nbcnews.com)
Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec (www.businessinsider.com)
Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec::In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he “absolutely” believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa
Russian Black Sea Fleet commander killed in strike, Ukraine says (www.nbcnews.com)
Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only (mashable.com)
Just around 24 hours after Musk made his comments, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making it the biggest signup day yet for the currently invite-only platform that launched earlier this year....
Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested him (apnews.com)
One of the FBI’s most wanted hackers is trolling the U.S. government | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
One of the FBI’s most wanted hackers is trolling the U.S. government | TechCrunch::Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev is making T-shirts featuring his FBI most wanted poster, and asking his followers if they want to buy merch.
Why We’re Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras (www.nytimes.com)
After six years of reviewing a variety of Wyze security cameras at Wirecutter, we’ve made the decision to suspend our recommendation of them from all our guides....
Starfield is the latest game to be boycotted by conservatives. This time because of pronouns (theconversation.com)
Starfields is one of the biggest games of 2023 – but it’s joined other recent games like Baldurs Gate 3 in being boycotted by conservatives because of the way it interacts with gender.
Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall (www.forbes.com)
“I simply fell short of my values”: Lauren Boebert issues apology after being removed from “Beetlejuice” performance (coloradosun.com)
The Republican congresswoman said “while none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that”
Philly Fringe performer imagines eating her twin sister: ‘It gave me a lot to digest’ (whyy.org)
John Jarboe, the founder and director of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Philadelphia, came out as trans a few years ago....
Republicans launch probe into Biden administration’s response to Maui fires (thehill.com)
A group of Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee announced Friday that they will launch an investigation into the Biden administration’s response to the deadly wildfires in Hawaii....
Sean Penn: Will Smith slap wouldn’t have happened if Oscars had let Zelenskiy speak (www.theguardian.com)
Contradicting federal health officials, Florida Gov. DeSantis recommends against new COVID booster (apnews.com)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health department official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against getting a new COVID-19 booster, saying there’s not enough evidence it provides benefits that outweigh risks....
'We will fight imperialism together', North Korea's Kim tells Putin (www.euronews.com)
Russia’s president and Kim Jong Un are set to explore a range of “sensitive topics” during talks on Wednesday....
Unity will start charging developers each time their game is installed (www.engadget.com)
Landlords Throw Party to Celebrate Being Able to Evict People Again (www.vice.com)
The Berkeley Property Owners Association’s fall mixer is called “Celebrating the End of the Eviction Moratorium.”...
US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall (apnews.com)
The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter....
We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time. (www.abc.net.au)
CRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the lab (www.livescience.com)
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech (apnews.com)
Nebraska governor signs executive order defining men as "bigger, stronger and faster" (boingboing.net)
Nebraska governor Jim Pillen, a Republican not noted as a women’s rights supporter, yesterday issued an executive order “defining” males and females and the attributes thereof. The anti-transgender political grandstanding offers fusty explanations of the sexes–men are “bigger, stronger and faster” on average–in...
X’s new terms of service insist that tweets are now posts (www.theverge.com)
X’s new terms of service insist that tweets are now posts::X is rolling out a new terms of service on September 29th, and one adjustment is a single instance of “retweet” to “repost.” There are other changes regarding data scraping and class action lawsuits.
Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic (www.npr.org)
Police called to yoga class mistaken for mass killing. (www.theguardian.com)
Delta flight returns after passenger has diarrhea ‘all the way through’ plane (www.theguardian.com)
All signs point to a rise in Covid (www.nbcnews.com)
Signs in the U.S. continue to point to a rise in Covid activity as fall approaches....
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)
Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history…
Musk threatens Anti-Defamation League with defamation lawsuit (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft to stop forcing Windows 11 users into Edge in EU countries (www.theverge.com)