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SAG-AFTRA and Studios Achieve AI Breakthrough; More Negotiations Set For Later Tuesday (deadline.com)

Beta update allows Steam Deck users to limit the frame rate to an additional 10fps and 20fps (www.pcgamesn.com)

U.S. Investigating Whether Adams Received Illegal Donations From Turkey (www.nytimes.com)

Federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. are conducting a broad public corruption investigation into whether Mayor Eric Adams’s 2021 election campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign donations, according to a search warrant obtained by The New York Times....

After the sting of Ariane 6, Europe finally embraces commercial rockets (arstechnica.com)

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Amazon's drone delivery program is the joke it always sounded like. (news.yahoo.com)

Only one item can be delivered at a time. It can’t weigh more than 5 pounds. It can’t be too big. It can’t be something breakable, since the drone drops it from 12 feet. The drones can’t fly when it is too hot or too windy or too rainy....

Swedish port workers, electricians and cleaners pledge to join strike against Tesla (www.thelocal.se)

Workers at Swedish ports blocked the unloading and loading of Tesla cars on Tuesday while cleaners and electricians threatened to join the strike against the company for its refusal to sign a collective agreement.

Baidu placed AI chip order from Huawei in shift away from Nvidia (www.reuters.com)

Dick Picts (slrpnk.net)

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Expel Palestinians From the Country (newrepublic.com)

Republicans have a racist new idea amid the war on Gaza.

Minister robbed and bodyguards’ guns stolen in South Africa (www.theguardian.com)

Where are the young Cosettes from Les Misérables in the West End now? (www.whatsonstage.com)

On stage, the role of Young Cosette is alternated by young actors, many of whom have gone on to star in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, School of Rock, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Matilda – both on stage and recently in the musical movie. For some, like Frozen favourite Emily Lane, Olivier winner Cleo...

Astarion's wishes (lemmy.zip)

Brace yourself, Baldur's Gate 3 might be getting a new difficulty mode even tougher than tactician (www.vg247.com)

Yahtzee Croshaw: Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. (twitter.com)

YouTube app is testing a new button to start playing random videos. (9to5google.com)

Assassin’s Creed Publisher Continues To Downsize, Lays Off More Staff (kotaku.com)

"Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned. Educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders. " - GOP 2025 Mandate For Leadership (www.project2025.org)

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Luminous 'mother-of-pearl' clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming (theconversation.com)

Back when there were Arctic alligators and turtles, ‘polar stratospheric clouds’ kept their world warm. Research suggests these clouds contribute to the ‘missing warming’ in climate models.