New York City: Social Media Is a Public Health Threat ( www.govtech.com )
Europe Keeps Breaking Heat Records as Fastest-Warming Continent ( www.bloomberg.com )
Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering ( arstechnica.com )
Missing Titan submersible is operated by a cheap game controller ( videogames.si.com )
the Logitech F710 is a solid controller to get if you’re on a tight budget, but perhaps not exactly the type of equipment you want to stake your life on. [...] Reviewers on sites like Amazon frequently mention issues with the wireless device's connection....
Swiss voters approve net-zero climate law to accelerate the country’s shift from fossil fuels to renewable energies and reach zero emissions by 2050 ( web.archive.org )
It’s the first time that citizens have approved a net-zero law in a direct vote. In all, 59.1% of voters approved the government’s new climate and innovation law. The government and all major parties, except for the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, had called to vote in favour of the bill.
"I’m beginning to understand that we’re not on the right side" - Russian soldiers who surrendered say morale on the Russian side is very low ( web.archive.org )
One captured Russian soldier says he worries about what will happen if he is returned to Russia in a prisoner swap. “If I have the opportunity, I’ll refuse to be exchanged." Another fighter reported that a doctor declared him unfit for combat after he was wounded in March, but his commander ordered him back to the front.
AI Artist Creates Satanic Panic About Hobby Lobby ( www.vice.com )
Our fall COVID boosters will likely be a monovalent XBB formula ( arstechnica.com )
Greg Abbott Axes Water For Texas Construction Workers Amid 3-Digit Temperatures ( www.huffpost.com )
‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags ( web.archive.org )
In 2015, many liberal residents in Hamtramck, Michigan, celebrated as their city became the first in the United States to elect a Muslim-majority city council. They viewed the power shift and diversity as a meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. This...
UPS Drivers Officially Vote to Authorize a Strike ( gizmodo.com )
“I receive death threats on a daily basis": Chinese artist's exhibition in Poland will be attended by Western officials to prevent censorship by Beijing ( web.archive.org )
On 9 June, executives at Ujazdowski Castle, a museum in Warsaw, expressed their “concern and astonishment” after the Chinese ambassador entered the museum and demanded the exhibition by Chinese artist Badiucao to be closed down. On 12 June, Yao Dongye visited the museum a second time to repeat his demand. Chinese-Australian...
Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko, who replaced supermarket price tags with anti-war statements, faces a 10-year sentence ( web.archive.org )
Skochilenkos lawyers began presenting proof of her innocence. They weren’t able to question the prosecution’s experts, as they both failed to show up to the court hearing, saying that they had both ended up in a hospital. But the defence still has a lot of unanswered questions towards the experts. They are now planning on...
Bill Cosby sued by nine women in Nevada for alleged sexual assaults ( www.abc.net.au )
Tesla battery material supplier tops list of human rights abuses for second year in a row ( www.theverge.com )
Fox News chryon text called Biden a 'wannabe dictator' who got 'his political rival arrested' during broadcast of Trump's post-courtroom speech ( www.businessinsider.com )
Lebanese parliament fails to elect president in 12th attempt ( m.jpost.com )
Florida man insists he didn't violate the law by keeping Top Secret docs ( www.theregister.com )
Elizabeth Holmes objects to government requesting she pay $250 a month to victims after prison | CNN Business ( edition.cnn.com )
At least 9 injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police say ( www.cnn.com )
Reddit CEO warns employees not to wear Reddit swag in public as users revolt ( www.businessinsider.com )
Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout “will pass” ( www.theverge.com )
Dude this article gives me work PTSD. I hate working for CEOs and stupid fucking managers. Open source forever.
Redditors Go To War With The Company As It Enforces Eye-Watering Prices For Reddit API ( www.forbes.com )
Declassified report reveals that the US government is buying troves of data about its citizens ( web.archive.org )
Perhaps most controversially, the government believes it can “persistently” track the phones of “millions of Americans” without a warrant, so long as it pays for the information, a newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI, reveals. Were the government to simply demand...
India is now the most populous country in the world. And it’s ready to become a tourism force | CNN ( edition.cnn.com )
