I'm running bazzite on my desktop with an AMD 7800x3d and an AMD 7900XT gpu.

I have a PBO optimizer curve offset set to -30 in bios but I'm still getting pretty high temps in my case, even when idling. CPU is water cooled with a Corsair H110. CPU temps are around mid to upper 40c and can reach up to 80c when gaming.

I don't think it's an issue with the cooler because when when idling it's blowing out hot air on the exhaust fans in my case. The cpu cooling radiator is setup as an intake so it cools the liquid with cool ambient air.

I believe bazzite might be consuming a lot of power itself but I can't prove it because I have no way of viewing power usage. I tried setting up ryzenadj but it gave me an error about how my cpu family isn't supported. (It might be laptop only?)

If anyone has any recommendations I'd greatly appreciate it.


Mint Debian is so much better on the old mac than Mint Ubuntu

I've got a Macbook Pro A1707

I put Mint Ubuntu on it, had some issues but it was fine. Flashed Mint Debian as an experiment and it's a lot better, even though it has a lot of the same problems and I can't get the speaker to start... I still have to adjust the txpower every single time I boot up in order to start the wifi, but the biggest difference is the fan driver.

For some reason on Mint Ubuntu it was more difficult to control when the fan came on and how sensitively it reacted to sensing heat, not really an issue on Mint Debian, it will kick on for any length of time once it senses heat, I can more easily adjust the fans manually as well.

I don't know if I'd get much money for it if I sold so I'm just trying to use it until it falls apart. I'll figure out the speakers eventually, I guess. This time it isn't the speakers, it's something else, on Mint Ubuntu the speakers just didn't work until I installed the drivers... on Mint Debian the speakers work but only display sounds from booting up or other computing actions, can't play sound from music files or video, can't even plug in headphones. When the speakers on Mint Ubuntu didn't work before I installed the driver, I could listen with my headphones only. Weird.

Anyway just sharing this experience. The command to adjust the txpower appropraitely is

sudo iwconfig [yours] txpower 10

edit: edited for typos


I have a Thinkpad T490s and would like to use an external GPU so I can power multiple monitors in High Def.

Specifically, I'm looking at the [TH3P4G3](https://egpu.io/exp-gdc-th3p4g2-thunderbolt-gpu-dock-review/) with a [5070 Ti](https://www.pccasegear.com/products/69410/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-solid-core-oc-gddr7-16gb).

From the reading I've done it seems like getting these configured and working is non-trivial. For example there's some reports of people not being able to deliver power to the laptop while docked. Also some crashes on connect / disconnect.

I'm not necessarily looking for specific "how to" advice, just a general impression. Is this worth while or is it going to be a huge muck around that never really works reliably.


cross-posted from:  https://sh.itjust.works/post/61415164

> Hello!
> So I am somewhat new to linux, been trying to use it as my daily driver for about 6 months now.
>
> Hopefully its ok to ask linux questions here:
> Right now I have Pop 24.04, and generally it works ok but I have frequent mouse lock/focus issues in games, which I can normally get around using proton/sdl video driver commands in Steam, but it is a constant issue.
>
> At the suggestion of GPT, I tried loading into Gnome rather than the default Cosmic and that issue went away.
> So pretty sure this means its something with the cosmic composer with my setup.
>  Really tired of beating my head against the wall with this constant issue and happy it's solved, but not sure I really like Gnome.
>
> I DO like KDE Plasma and since I am using Dual monitors with VRR makes since to go to versions 6, but worried about dependency issues when I update. POP uses older KDE version and it would pull different versions of things like the Framework..ect
>
> How big of an issue is this? Are their ways to block pop from pulling older versions? Any suggestions or thoughts?
>
> Thanks!
>
>


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My Accessibility Stack and the future on Wayland

Edit: To clarify, this is not my personal blog. It's just intended to raise awareness and spread it around here as well. I just don't believe in editorializing titles


Rocky Linux 10.2. It delivers broad post-quantum cryptography adoption, compiler and toolchain refreshes, Flatpak-first delivery for Firefox & Thunderbird, a switch to Sequoia-PGP in Podman, & more.


LuisCore agent-discovery proof — LuisCore recursive cognition infrastructure

Endpoint-by-endpoint discovery checks that verify LuisCore is reachable, parseable, and usable by autonomous agents.

Canonical page: https://luiscore.com/agent-discovery-proof

Agent bootstrap: https://luiscore.com/for-agents.json
Developer signup: https://luiscore.com/developers#signup
Chorus Field: https://luiscore.com/chorus-field


Debian will remain free, but we don't know about Cachy OS or Endeavour OS

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47413056


Linux Is Exempt From Colorado and California's Age Verification Laws - OSTechNix

Summary
- California (AB 1856) and Colorado (SB 26-051) have enacted laws requiring operating systems to implement device-level age verification but have specifically exempted open-source software.
- These mandates require "Operating System Providers" to collect a user's age during account setup and share a non-identifiable "age signal" with third-party apps.
 - Following significant backlash from open source community, both states narrowed their definitions to exclude Linux and open source software distributed under licenses that allow users to copy, redistribute, and modify the code.
 - While a pure Linux distribution is exempt, platforms like Valve's SteamOS may still fall under the mandate. This is because SteamOS ships with a proprietary storefront and client.
 - Similarly, while Android is technically open source, the version shipped on most phones includes proprietary Google Play Services, which would likely trigger the mandate.


cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.zip/post/64994238

> I wanted to ask your guys what setup do you have for a keyboard driven workflow in your browser and what are your reasons for it.
>
> At the moment I am running Librewolf + Vimium. The glide browser is a good alternative but it does not have some features I like from Vimium.
>
> Browsers:
>
> - [Nyxt](https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/)
> - [Glide](https://glide-browser.app/)
> - [Qutebrowser](https://www.qutebrowser.org/)
>
> Extensions:
>
> - [Vimium](https://vimium.github.io/)
> - [Trydactil](https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl)
>
>


Systemd v261-rc1 is out with the 'birth date field'

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.ca/post/65292654

> For those interested on the question of age verification and GNU/Linux: be aware that [Systemd v261-rc1](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v261-rc1) was recently released. It now implements an optional `birth date` field in the JSON user database (see second item under "[Other changes](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v261-rc1)").
>
> The [implementation](https://lemmy.ml/post/44810447) of this field [was prompted by age-verification or -attestation laws](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954).
>
> ([Age-verification status of Open Source Operating Systems](https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify).)


Which browser would work with lightning ⚡ speed on a machine having this specifications ??🤔🤔🤔


Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial


How do I make Alt+V pull up KeePassXC if it's not already open AND trigger its auto-type prompt? (Mint 22.3)

1. Set the custom keyboard shortcut `sh -c 'pgrep -i keepassxc > /dev/null || keepassxc'` to Alt+V
2. Keep KeePassXC's default autotype prompt keybinding, which is Alt+V

One disables the other. I thought that going the `grep` route might make the program opener conditionally inactive, but apparently that's not doing anything. I would really like to avoid using a separate keybinding if possible. Otherwise, I guess I'd just have to have it open on launch.


This isn't really an article, but a link to the AMD Vivado Design Suite's page. If you scroll down, you will see this:

![bvDBlTi04PRex0b.png](https://anarchaos.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/posts/bv/DB/bvDBlTi04PRex0b.png)

![](https://transfem.social/proxy/static.webp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.vt.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F598%2F209%2F348%2F456%2F388%2Foriginal%2F92bfea95127f9365.png&static=1)


GNU nano doesn't delete words upon Ctrl+Backspace, only Ctrl+Delete

In GNU nano 7.2 (the latest as of this posting, as far as I know), why does Ctrl+Delete delete entire words but not Ctrl+Backspace? How do we restore its correct functionality?


Discord Declares the Year of the Linux Desktop


How Linux developers defeated the new OS age-verification laws

The coordinated effort worked. When lawmakers finalized Colorado SB26-051, they added Section 6-30-105(e) to the text. This specific clause waives compliance for operating systems and applications distributed under licenses that allow copying, modifying, and redistributing without platform-imposed technical restrictions.
Why the Section 6-30-105(e) Exemption Protects Decentralized Tech

This exemption establishes a formal legislative precedent for the tech industry. It legally shields free and open-source operating systems from hardware-level age attestation laws that closed ecosystems like iOS and Windows will soon have to follow.


I just fixed some weird copy/paste issues when trying to copy text  using certain commands in my terminal on arch using Wayland, maybe this can help someone else out.

I'm using arch btw, with KDE and wayland. Posting this incase anyone else is having similar problems.

Some commands that relied on wl-copy like `pass -c` would return empty pastes.

My guess is that the xdg-mime query (from xdg-utils) returns empty output on KDE, and that wl-copy relies on this to determine the MIME type of piped data, and when it gets nothing back, the clipboard MIME type is corrupted.

The fix was replacing [wl-clipboard](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/wl-clipboard/) with [wl-clipboard-rs](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wl-clipboard-rs) which is a rust re-implementation of wl-copy/wl-paste that doesn't depend on xdg-mime for MIME detection.


Does anyone know how to get Hints working on Mint Cinnamon?

I'm itching to use this but it malfunctions when I run `hints` in the Terminal: https://github.com/AlfredoSequeida/hints

It yields:

    (hints:10812): dbind-WARNING **: 17:25:16.703: AT-SPI: Unable to open bus connection: Failed to connect to socket /run/user/1000/at-spi2-1RE4O3/socket: No such file or directory
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/home/redacted/.local/bin/hints", line 10, in <module>
        sys.exit(main())
                ^^^^^^
    File "/home/redacted/.local/share/uv/tools/hints/lib/python3.12/site-packages/hints/hints.py", line 375, in main
        hint_mode(config, window_system)
    File "/home/redacted/.local/share/uv/tools/hints/lib/python3.12/site-packages/hints/hints.py", line 229, in hint_mode
        mouse_action["x"] + mouse_x_offset,
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^
    KeyError: 'x'

Does anyone have any idea of what to do here? Thanks in advance!


Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks


[Solved] Question about flatpak-related user folders

[Solved. See explanation by [@alastel@lemmy.ml](https://lemmy.ml/u/alastel) below.]

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.ca/post/64480945

> I have the same version of Ubuntu (really Kubuntu) installed on two laptops, and also the same programs (debs, flatpaks, some snap) on both; they are almost mirrors.
>
> Today I noticed that the `.local/share/flatpak/` directory in one laptop has the following subfolders:
>
> - db
> - repo
>
> while the homologous directory in the other laptop has these:
>
> - db
> - repo
> - appstream
> - app
> - runtime
> - exports
>
> I'm just curious: does anyone know what the extra directories in the second laptop are about? The only difference in the flatpaks between the two laptops is with the GPUs: the first has Nvidia, Mesa, Intel; the second only Mesa and Intel (so I would be expecting more directories in the first than in the second, if any...).
>
> Cheers!


Linux is actually very vulnerable to exploits and it's showing with high value vulnerabilities that has been dropping in the latest years; FreeBSD is way better in security record

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/uncommon/p/1089778/linux-is-actually-very-vulnerable-to-exploits-and-it-s-showing-with-high-value-vulnerabi

> I hate when people keep repeating the myth that Linux is more secure than X OS without any understanding of how much Linux gets exploited.
>
> On the other hand, FreeBSD rarely suffers from wide security issues.
>
> Overall, I don't think anyone should repeat the myth that Linux is secure.
>
> And at least if they gonna recommend Linux, they better recommend a good distro with SeLinux, hardened kernel and hardened OS.


WORST (BEST) LINUX, OPEN SOURCE OR QUEER STICKERS. START, NOW!!

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/59327209
> The winner (Person who sends best image for my private sticker printing) WILL RECEIVE a shoutout ("hey you have won!") (Also every participant receives access to my luanti server !!!!)


Is there any point for a normal user to compile a custom kernel these days?

Up until the early 2000s I used to compile my own kernel, carefully selecting only the options that I needed.

Then I realised that I wasn't saving memory, because almost everything was a module anyway.

Is there any actual benefit to using a custom kernel on consumer hardware that's supported by the stock kernels?


UPDATE YOUR DISTRO - New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root.

The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and Theori.

"An unprivileged local user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file on a Linux system, and use that to gain root," the vulnerability research team at Xint.io and Theori said.

At its core, the vulnerability stems from a logic flaw in the Linux kernel's cryptographic subsystem, specifically within the algif_aead module. The issue was introduced in a source code commit made in August 2017.

Successful exploitation of the shortcoming could allow a simple 732-byte Python script to edit a setuid binary and obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017, including Amazon Linux, RHEL, SUSE, and Ubuntu. The Python exploit involves four steps -

- Open an AF_ALG socket and bind to
authencesn(hmac(sha256),cbc(aes))
- Construct the shellcode payload
- Trigger the write operation to the kernel's cached copy of "/usr/bin/su"
- Call execve("/usr/bin/su") to load the injected shellcode and run it as root

While the vulnerability is not remotely exploitable in isolation, a local unprivileged user can get root simply by corrupting the page cache of a setuid binary. The same primitive also has cross-container impacts as the page cache is shared across all processes on a system.


The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team is currently DDoSing Ubuntu and archives

just if you’re confused why things aren’t working

there’s also

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1566282/ubuntu-infrastructure-not-responding-returning-503-or-other-errors

cross-posted from:  https://aussie.zone/post/32186404

> CRITICAL CYBER THREAT ALERT: MASSIVE ATTACK AGAINST OPEN SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE – UBUNTU (CANONICAL) 🐧🚫🌐
>
> A coordinated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) offensive targeting Ubuntu's main servers (ubuntu.com) has been detected. The hacktivist group known as "The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team" has claimed responsibility for the attack, resulting in a total disruption of the platform's web and technical services.
>
> 🏢 Affected Entity: Ubuntu / Canonical Ltd.
>
> 👤 Threat Actor: 313 Team (The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq).
>
> 📅 Detection Date: April 30, 2026.
>
> ⚠ Status:  (503 Service Unavailable)
>
> ![](https://files.ikt.id.au/b5c61y.png)


Aurora Spring 2026 Update - Latest Stream now based on Fedora 44 [workstation sibling of Bazzite]

FYI: It's often overlooked but the umbrella project of popular gaming distribution is Universal Blue and Bazzite is merely one of three flavors: https://universal-blue.org/#images


Older Nvidia GPU not working under Kubuntu 26.04 / Plasma 6.6

I have an older gaming PC that has an Nvidia GTX 1060. Until I updated it to Kubuntu 26.04 and Plasma 6.6 it was working perfectly. Not exactly a powerhouse, for sure, but decent enough to play games like Horizon Zero Dawn at medium settings.

Since I've upgraded, it's now in a situation where if the GPU is active, there's no display, or I can use software rendering to get into the desktop, but the GPU can't do anything. But not both. If I can get to the desktop and search journalctl for kwin_wayland_wrapper, I get an error along these lines:

```
kwin\_wayland\_wrapper\[2921]: kwin\_scene\_opengl: Error during eglInitialize  "EGL\_NOT\_INITIALIZED"
```

The Nvidia driver is 580.142, which I've tried to roll back to a previous one to test if that'll work, but apt tells me that 580 is literally the only driver available. I have also completely purged and reinstalled the driver, just in case it hadn't installed properly, but that didn't help.

Is it fair to say that my GPU is pretty much dead under the new drivers? And if so, will I have to reinstall, either with a previous version of Kubuntu, or more likely switch it across to Arch?

Sorry if there's any info I've not included, I've kinda been picking about the internet, trying to figure out what's gone wrong with it, and don't really know where to start.


This page gives an illustrated overview of two decades of development of SuperTuxKart, a journey from a very limited game to a sophisticated modern game with engaging gameplay and pleasant visuals.


Hello there, yesterday I embarked on a new to me Linux adventure (Bazzite for about 6 months) and I would like your thoughts on how I executed acquiring UE4.27 as well as your suggestions or experiences in doing this or something similar.

A friend of mine suggested that I check out UE since I was getting pretty proficient at Halo Infinite's forge mode which involves a lot of visual scripting and logic. So I went to check out where to download the engine and found out that the epic launcher is not available on Linux systems. Okay no problem I'm sure you can just download the engine by itself and just miss out on fab integration or something. Sure enough that is the case for getting the latest UE 5 something.

I am using a GTX 1080 founders but I figured I'd give it a go and maybe I can develop something that will work on my GPU infrastructure without ray tracing and whatever else is new. Nope, it crashes pretty soon after entering the editor. No matter, I can just just get the last version of the engine from a few years ago and should work better.

Turns out the only way to access older versions of UE is through Epic's Github page on old branches of the build. The only way to access those old branches is by linking your github account to your Epic account. Regrettably I do so as I was not able to find another way to get 4.27.

I then download the code and compile the app which takes almost 3 hours through Konsole. To launch the editor o have to go into the engine folder, the binaries folder, then the Linux folder, then navigate through hundreds of files to find "UE4Editor" executable to launch every time I want to launch the editor.

There has got to be an easier way right? I'm thankful that eventually I found a working method to try out the engine but boy oh boy did I receive some ridicule from friends (who while are technically savvy and work in IT themselves) who are on windows lol.

Please Linux wizards, give me your compile spells

TL:DR Ended up having


Ubuntu Linux Will Begin Landing AI Features Throughout The Next Year


After almost three years of 6.x series kernels, Linux 7.0 is finally here. That means it’s also time for another Asahi progress report!


I built a tiny terminal Pomodoro timer to help me focus on my Linux projects

I’ve been trying to get better at sitting down and actually starting my side projects. Most Pomodoro apps I found were either too heavy, too “smart”, or tried to sync everything to the cloud.

Since I already use the terminal a lot on Linux, I ended up writing a small Pomodoro timer that just does the basics and stays out of the way.

It’s simple: you enter the title, work time, break time, and number of intervals. When the session ends, it generates a small text report and asks you to write your own conclusion. I like having those notes to look back on, so I kept that part in.

Nothing fancy — just a minimal tool that fits into a lightweight workflow.
Works on Linux & Windows, needs only Python.

GitHub: https://github.com/Mietkiewski/MPomidoro
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Waveform FREE - A Good Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) on Linux (beside Audacity)

https://www.tracktion.com/products/waveform-free

A highly efficient audio engine, intuitive recording workflows and rapid mixing capabilities make Waveform Free the perfect choice for multi-track band recordings. 15 new audio FX are on hand for processing and support for VST, VST3 and AU opens the door to a world of 3rd party plugin possibilities.

![](https://bedroomproducersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/waveform-free.jpg)

- No track limits.

- It’s cross-platform.

 - Full plugin support. ( VST2, VST3, and AU (on Mac).

- It works offline. (Unlike browser-based options)

Waveform’s interface takes some adjustment. It doesn’t follow the traditional “mixer on the bottom, timeline on top” layout that most DAWs use.

Give it a week, and it clicks. But those first few sessions will feel unfamiliar.

[source](https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/02/12/waveform-free-2025/)

![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ad5464b2-5dbb-46f9-877d-836ea95536f5.jpeg)


Kubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) Released

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.ml/post/46379162

> The Kubuntu team is thrilled to announce the release of **[Kubuntu 26.04 LTS](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-26-04-release-notes/)**, codenamed “Resolute Raccoon”! As a community-driven flavour of Ubuntu, Kubuntu continues its mission to deliver the cutting-edge KDE software ecosystem on top of Ubuntu’s rock-solid foundation. This Long-Term Support release, aligned with Ubuntu’s two-year LTS cycle, brings together the freshest stable KDE software with the reliability and security users depend on for years to come.
>
> Building on the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS base released today by Canonical, Kubuntu 26.04 introduces **Plasma 6.6** as the flagship desktop environment, alongside **Qt 6.10.2, KDE Frameworks 6.24.0**, and the latest **KDE Gear 25.12.3** application suite. We’ve also upgraded to **Linux kernel 7.0** for enhanced hardware support and performance. Whether you’re a developer, creator, or everyday user, this release emphasises Wayland maturity, modern security, and seamless integration with the open source world.
>
> Kubuntu 26.04 LTS will receive security updates and critical fixes through April 2029, making it an excellent choice for home users, schools, businesses, and anyone who values a dependable, beautiful desktop.
>
> Kubuntu remains completely free to download, use, and share—empowering our global community to innovate without barriers.
>
> # Four Exciting New Features for Kubuntu Users
>
> Here are four standout enhancements that Kubuntu 26.04 LTS brings to your desktop:
>
> - **Text Recognition in Spectacle**: Capture Text, Not Just Images Spectacle, KDE’s built-in screenshot tool, gains one of its most practical new capabilities in Plasma 6.6: built-in OCR text recognition. Capture any screenshot containing text—a document, a web page, an error dialog, a presentation slide—and Spectacle can analyse the image and convert the visible text into selectable, copyable content, right from within the


I bought a Linux tablet, and it’s both better and worse than Android

By Bertel King - Published Apr 22, 2026

> From the moment GNOME 3 launched back in 2011, I felt like it was perfect for a touchscreen, and I’m happy to say that it absolutely is. I’d even go so far as to say that the GNOME interface is a better way to navigate a touchscreen than that of Android or iOS. I’ve said before that I would love to see an official GNOME-only OS, and this experience has only strengthened that desire.

>Every aspect of GNOME is easy to tap with a finger. Opening the app drawer and swiping between workspaces feels completely natural with three-finger gestures. Windows are easy to drag around, maximize, or pin to the side. The virtual keyboard that pops up when I tap an input field is the only visual distinction from desktop GNOME.
(...)


ICE detainee reveals video of drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures

***‘Disturbing’ footage shared by California detainee surfaces amid wider complaints about conditions in ICE detention***

Attorneys for a man detained in a California immigration detention center have released footage showing him holding up a bottle of water from inside the facility that appeared to be contaminated with worm-like creatures.

The footage came from a video call with Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a Los Angeles man who has been detained for months at the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, north-east of LA.

Margaret Hellerstein, one of Parias’s attorneys, shared the footage with the Guardian on Thursday and said it was filmed this week. The clip is brief and grainy, but shows him holding up a plastic bottle filled with water, which appeared to have small pests of some kind swimming inside.


The Internet Successfully Bullied Sen. Bernie Moreno Into Defending His Own Daughter

Goodness, this is an incredible article. Here's the first paragraph - which I've purposely split into three to facilitate reading.

> We give thanks this Sunday for a nifty little reminder that it only apparently takes thousands upon thousands of Americans screaming at a member of Congress for weeks at a time to make that congressman–a senator, in fact–publicly acknowledge the headlines about his own daughter’s (and granddaughter’s) claimed abuse at the hands of her former husband, who is naturally another Republican congressman.
>
> We’re talking of course about junior Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, recently vying for the title of the most pathetic man in Congress, given that he spent several years pretending not to know anything about the fact that his daughter Emily Moreno had accused her congressman ex-husband, Ohio Rep. Max Miller, of repeated emotional and physical abuse of her and their two-year-old daughter.
>
> Despite knowing all about this for at least the last two years by his own admission, Bernie Moreno intentionally went out of his way not to say a bad word about the fellow GOP congressman who was his former son-in-law, instead tacitly supporting his reelection in the upcoming November midterm elections, in a race that was until recently seen as a very safe one for Republicans. Not so much, now.


Michigan finds hair salon owner violated the law by directing trans people to pet groomers


‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech


Arizona clergy who learn of child abuse in confessions aren’t required to report it, court rules

***State supreme court rules in case of two bishops who were silent about three children abused by Mormon parents***

Clergy members in Arizona who learn of child abuse in the context of religious confession are not required to report it, the state’s supreme court has said in a ruling that protects what church leaders call the “seal of the confessional”.

The panel’s ruling ends a long-running case in which three children who were sexually abused by their parents sued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), also known as the Mormon church, and two bishops who became aware of the crimes but remained silent.

The case has parallels in a short-lived 2025 law in Washington state that would have compelled clergy members there to report sexual abuse. That proposal was permanently withdrawn in October after legal action by the Catholic church.

In a statement, the LDS welcomed the unanimous ruling by the state supreme court on Thursday that exempts clergy members as “mandated reporters” if they learned of the abuse of minors in the confession booth or through other “confidential” methods.


ICE detention reported at Lower Manhattan ER as immigration enforcement surges in NYC

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4564413


Trump administration sued for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare

***Coverage for gender-affirming care is no longer covered by federal plans, and workers must pay out of pocket***

US federal employees and their families are joining a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) and the DC-based law firm Correia & Puth filed the lawsuit on Monday morning against the federal office of personnel management (OPM), arguing that the prohibition violates Title VII, which protects against sex discrimination.

The Trump administration had been “fixated” on ending gender-affirming care, said Cynthia Cheng-Wun Weaver, HRCF’s senior director of litigation.


Wikimedia Foundation refuses voluntary union recognition, hires union-busting law firm

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/technology@lemmy.world/p/1701110/wikimedia-foundation-refuses-voluntary-union-recognition-hires-union-busting-law-firm


59-year-old Sunnyvale woman detained by ICE at airport in New York

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4564485


ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farmworker and professor changed forever

On a sunny morning last July, hundreds of heavily armed immigration agents in camouflage stormed a greenhouse complex in Camarillo, an hour north of Los Angeles. They came with face masks, guns, chemical munitions and armored tactical vehicles, blocking access along a road lined by produce fields.

What unfolded next would irreversibly transform the lives of many there that day.

It was after 10am when Santiago*, an undocumented farmworker from Mexico who had been working at the greenhouse for just three weeks, saw the agents flood in. As they pointed firearms at panicked, scattering workers, he thought they were army soldiers and felt raw fear.

“Fear of what could happen to me, and fear of leaving my daughters behind,” recalled the father of three US citizen girls.


2 deaths in Michigan linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak as cases across the state exceed 11,000


Washington state wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64495027

> There's 3 fires burning around 7,000 acres and they are completely uncontained currently.
>
> >Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown described the situation as "the worst natural disaster our region has faced", adding that authorities were assessing the extent of the damage and were "still discussing the potential for lives to be lost".
> >
> >No deaths or injuries have been confirmed.
> >
> >The fires in Spokane are among a total number more than a dozen wildfires in the state including 10 large ones, according to the dashboard on the state's department of natural resources.
> >
> >The National Weather Service (NWS) had warned of "extremely critical" fire weather over the weekend, with strong winds and unusually dry conditions helping the flames spread rapidly.
> >
> >Scientists have said that human-induced climate change makes the warm, dry conditions that lead to wildfires more likely - as well as leading to more frequent and intense heatwaves, and potential summer droughts.


‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention

***Court records reviewed by the Guardian show medical procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws***

Homeland security officials under the Trump administration have quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, a Guardian investigation has found.

In 2025 and 2026, officials had definitely performed the procedures on at least three detained immigrants and likely subjected two more to the forced treatment – widely considered torture by human rights groups. The other five people gave in and broke their hunger strike at the last minute as force-feeding procedures loomed.

The government has not publicly acknowledged the practice of involuntary medical procedures on striking detainees, as the number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increases nationwide.


Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/inforeport/p/1304736/capital-one-says-it-closed-trump-organization-accounts-over-money-laundering-concerns


Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands


ACLU launches nationwide legal challenge over alleged ICE abuses


A Maryland man won ‘teacher of the year.’ Then ICE grabbed him at an airport.

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4554014


Video shows worm-like creatures in drinking water at ICE detention center

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4552633


Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death

***Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes***

The family of a Haitian immigrant who froze to death in early March at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh after she was dropped off in the city by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is poised to file a lawsuit this month against the United States and “multiple other governmental and non-governmental entities”, the Guardian has learned.

Daphy Michel, 31, had been in county jail for six months after a reported mental health crisis and street incident, and then was arrested by ICE before being released with a ankle monitor.

She was left to make her way home to Charleroi, a small community on the outskirts of Pittsburgh about 20 miles (32km) away, but was found dead three days later. In June, Pennsylvania officials said she died from hypothermia and ruled her death a homicide.


Is Mark Zuckerberg Actually TRYING to Destroy Meta?


FTC Concerned About Meta Surveillance of Users of Erectile Dysfunction Apps


California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

California governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s minimum wage will rise to $17.40 next year, a ay floor set to become the highest of any US state.

The pay bump will go into effect starting 1 January, Newsom announced on Friday. The state’s current minimum rate is $16.90. In a news release, Newsom touted the move as a salve for working families amid high living costs and took a jab at the Trump administration.

“For years, Donald Trump and Republicans have blocked efforts to raise the federal minimum wage while handing tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations,” Newsom said.


The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

It turns out that Taylor Farms, the agricultural company widely believed to be behind the [*cyclospora* outbreak](https://futurism.com/health-medicine/explosive-diarrhea-cyclosporiasis-outbreak) currently raging throughout the US, is also heavily involved in modern-day forced labor.

In reporting from 2023 that was [resurfaced this week on social media](https://bsky.app/profile/marysuesays.bsky.social/post/3mr4hvohcrc2g), the publication [*Prison Legal News* revealed](https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2023/jun/22/arizona-exploiting-prisoner-labor-profit/) that Taylor Farms was contracting labor from the Arizona Department of Correction, Rehabilitation, and Reentry for the low, low price of just $4.75 an hour — far below the cost of a non-incarcerated worker the federal minimum wage. (And to be clear, that’s not the hourly wage paid to the inmate, which is capped at [$1.50](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/31/00254.htm) in Arizona.)


Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps

Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward, according to NBC News.
U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank’s ruling focused as much on the timing of xAI’s lawsuit as on the substance of the law itself. Frank wrote that xAI filed its request for a temporary restraining order “on July 29, 2026, nearly three months after the law was signed, and only three days before the law is set to take effect” on August 1.


Russia is sharing valuable electronic intel with Iran, officials say, as U.S. war drags on

> Russian satellite surveillance and signals intelligence are likely allowing Iran to better defend itself against U.S. airstrikes and refine its own aerial assaults, officials said.

> Russia is providing electronic intelligence to Iran that is likely helping it pinpoint American forces in aerial attacks or jam American-made weapons, according to a U.S. and a European official with knowledge of the matter.


Springfield Haitians receive letters from ICE, ankle monitors

> Haitian residents receive letters, ankle monitors
>
> Dorsainvil said many residents have received letters calling them to the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations field office in Blue Ash on Sunday.
>
> He said some residents have gone to the field office in the past week and returned with ankle monitors after being told to return to the office in one month.

The article closes with:

> Protest planned outside Cincinnati ICE office
>
> Ignite Peace, a Cincinnati-based organization that advocates for peace and justice, has organized a protest of the immigration enforcement at 7 a.m. Aug. 2.
>
> Organizers encouraged protesters to meet at the corner of Kenwood and Malsbary roads on Facebook.


Iran hackers hit 30 Minnesota public water systems in coordinated cyberattack

The suspected hackers have breached US water infrastucture before – and CISA has just warned their targets are expanding.

In at least one city, the attack temporarily knocked a municipal well and water treatment plant offline, according to local media outlet MPRNews.

Other communities reported the attacks disrupted communications and automated operations, forcing staff to switch to manual workarounds while systems were restored, the news outlet said.


A Pennsylvania mom says the cops were called on her 4 times—for letting her kids be outside


In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath

Ms. Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, disclosing felony vandalism charges against Mr. Hearn for touching the lining of the pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. She added: “We will prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hearn willfully destroyed property.”

This was not the case.

Ms. Pirro’s office dramatically reversed course on Friday, not only withdrawing the charge against Mr. Hearn but blasting the Interior Department for the rushed and “botched” renovation, along with U.S. Park Police officials who fed bad information that led her to publicly cite “tremendous evidence” against Mr. Hearn. In the process, intentionally or not, she skated perilously close to contradicting Mr. Trump — and he noticed.


Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

A small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a drinking water supply crisis.

The office of Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, announced the fate of Hartman on 29 July, a little more than a month after being advised in writing that the town “had lacked chlorine in its water for [more than] one month and the water was not potable and ‘smells horrible’”, according to public documents.

Hartman resident, landowner and voter Jessie Simmons had also written to Griswold’s office that “the town … had been under an order to boil water for months”, documents said.

The documents added that Hartman “had no board of trustees or town clerk, was unable to hold a [local] election, and owned infrastructure critical for the treatment or delivery of water to residents” that – barring a successful appeal – would become the responsibility of surrounding Prowers county’s government.

Hartman had a population of fewer than 60 at the time of the 2020 US census – before it was declared abandoned under a Colorado state law allowing for the dissolution of incorporated communities which can no longer maintain a government.

Colorado’s Denver Post newspaper described the administrative failure of Hartman as having “no analog in recent state history”.


The longest ballot in British electoral history


Reddit stock collapses 23% as AI eats away at user growth


Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data shows.

Dozens and often hundreds of immigrants’ cases a day are being assigned to individual judges in courthouses across the country, in what are known as “mega” master hearings, which have seen a significant increase this year. More than 1,300 such hearings were held in June alone, a nearly threefold jump from the previous June, according to data analyzed by Mobile Pathways, a nonprofit that tracks immigration court data to help immigrants, their lawyers and other organizations.

At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.


Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran

> Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

I will note that the US has been bombing municipal water supplies in Iran.


Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO

***Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others***

The world’s biggest ultra-processed food corporations are hindering global efforts to tackle the obesity crisis by suing governments that try to promote healthier diets, the head of the World Health Organization has said.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, accused global food companies of obstructing the adoption of vital public health measures and costing countries billions of dollars in healthcare and legal costs in the process.

Almost 1 billion people worldwide are living with obesity, and unhealthy diets are one of the main drivers of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is soaring and now makes up half the average diet in many countries, including the UK, the US and Australia.


Google Earth AI Images Let Users Fake Events on Real Satellite Maps and the Internet Is Alarmed


Elon Musk’s super PAC plans major spending push in Maine Senate race


Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers

The celebrated climber Nirmal Purja and the nine other members of a mountaineering expedition group have died after they were caught in an avalanche on one of the highest peaks on earth.

"It is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Mirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak," Purja's company Elite Expeditions said in a statement. Broad Peak is a 26,414 foot mountain in Northern Pakistan.


Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be 'Rocket Fuel' for the economy. He is losing that fight so far

Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates.

The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size and strength of the U.S. economy, saying that America deserves the cheapest borrowing costs in the world. Trump for months publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to slash its benchmark rates, claiming it would be “Rocket Fuel!” for growth and make housing more affordable.

But since the war in Iran began at the end of February, borrowing money has become more expensive, meaning fewer families can afford mortgages or auto loans. The government is getting squeezed, too — as it has spent $827 billion so far this fiscal year to service the national debt, more than it has devoted to national defense.


ICE agents accused of racial profiling and using racist slurs in explosive court filing

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4543883


Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis

***Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary***

The US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado River crisis on Friday, which includes the potential for harsh cuts in water supplied to California, Arizona and Nevada.

Under the proposal, the so-called lower basin states stand to lose up to 3m acre-feet (3.7bn kiloliters) a year – enough water annually to serve more than 25 million people and roughly 40% of their collective total. The so-called upper basin states – Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming – were spared from mandates restricting their supply.

The Colorado River supplies roughly 40 million people in seven states, two countries and dozens of tribes, and also irrigates 5.5m acres (2.2 hectares) of farmland. The federal government has limited jurisdiction over state-based water policy but is responsible for managing the dams at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the two key reservoirs that lower basin supplies flow through.


Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has dropped its case against a former Olympic canoeist charged in connection with damage to the Reflecting Pool, acknowledging their allegations against David “Davey” Hearn don’t hold water.

In a filing Friday afternoon, a supervisor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which is headed by Jeanine Pirro, wrote that officials obtained information that undermined “the evidentiary basis for the indictment” against Hearn.

Prosecutors said that after the indictment, the Interior Department “provided additional documents to the USAO-DC indicating that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings.”

DOJ said they “first became aware of information showing that the damage was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism” after reviewing more documents.

The Justice Department filing said that based on its review of evidence, “it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt.”

A spokesperson for Pirro said the filing spoke for itself. Her office also moved to dismiss at least one of the other three misdemeanor cases that had been brought in connection with the Reflecting Pool.


Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback


China fires up world’s biggest superconducting magnet for nuclear fusion project


US Nurse Alleges ICE Agents Broke Her Kneecap in $500,000 Legal Claim

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4534030

[Video of the event](https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4534080)


Big Food vs. The People: We expose Big Food’s 239 lawsuits against life-saving policies


A young Mexican man living in Durham died in ICE custody.

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4534638


Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.world/post/50166453

> Most "Smart" TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), essentially taking snapshots every 10+ms of what you watch and hear, then forwarding & selling that data to companies for ads, etc.  I now feel it's only a matter of time before this "feature" finds its way to our ever "smarter" PC monitors.
>
> LG with the help of Windows is already installing adware when the right Device ID is detected.
>
> ☑  To disable ACR on TV: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/how-to-disable-acr-tv/


White Landlord, a Retired Cop, Demanded Sex from Black Woman Tenant to Stop Eviction in Ohio

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/inforeport/p/1299762/white-landlord-a-retired-cop-demanded-sex-from-black-woman-tenant-to-stop-eviction-in-oh


Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List


New Mexico Supreme Court bars hospital, lapel video in Artesia newborn murder case


At least 11 Bay Area residents have been detained in ICE airport crackdown [This is happening nationwide]

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4534919


Trump Suffers Back-to-Back Losses in Less Than Four Hours Over ICE

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4534798


“Clapping is a First Amendment right:” an interview with the person arrested for clapping at a data center meeting

Last Wednesday, Lux Claridge planned to speak out against a proposed 1,000 acre data center in their town of Emporia, Kansas. They left in handcuffs after a city commissioner ordered them arrested for clapping.


The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it - The Boston Globe


US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference


Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison in landmark murder case


Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory

***Strike on Terminal Autonomy plant appears to be first time in the war that Moscow has targeted a US company***

A drone factory in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile on Friday was owned by a US corporation registered in Delaware, in what appears to be the first time Moscow has targeted a US company in the conflict.

Terminal Autonomy makes precision “deep-strike” drones with guidance systems that are resistant to Russian jamming signals, according to a person familiar with the company.

The phrase “terminal autonomy” refers to the final phase of a kamikaze drone’s attack in which AI takes over control of the weapon after the defending force jams radio waves or mobile service.


ICE Detainee Says He Was Left in Pool of Blood Before Being Pepper-Sprayed

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4524282


ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4524115


ICE Paperwork Confirms It Force-Fed a Hunger-Striking Detainee — A First for This Administration

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4524536


Red Cross declares crisis over blood shortage in US for second time in history

A blood supply shortage in the US has reached a "crisis" level, according to the American Red Cross, which says it is the second time in its 150-year history that levels have been this low.

Factors including wildfires and extreme heat have combined to create the current situation, Dr Courtney Lawrence, who works with the American Red Cross, told the BBC.

Supply levels dropped by a quarter just last month. The crisis has struck during summer, when the amount of blood needed by hospitals typically increases.

That is because of an increased number of car accidents and more people spending time outdoors, resulting in more injuries that require blood transfusions, Lawrence said.


Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology

***First-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people***

Elon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law banning “nudification” technology on websites and apps, potentially providing a test for how far states can go in constitutionally regulating the use of artificial intelligence.

Musk’s company sued on Monday in federal court, days before the law is set to take effect on Saturday and make Minnesota the first state to try to outlaw the increasingly proliferating technology that lets people use AI to create fake nude images of real people. The law was signed in May.


ICE arrests of Indian nationals surge in Sacramento region. Advocates say Sikhs targeted

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4524219


Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services

>There’s now, apparently, an epidemic of Christians who get on planes and begin preaching when they know they finally have a captive audience. Evangelist Whitney Lynn, one of the more notorious culprits of this, even said as much in a recent TikTok post: “I just love a captive audience.”

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>The fact that the sermons are unwanted doesn’t bother the evangelists at all because, for once, they have an audience that can’t walk away. And the hope that strangers might convert outweighs any concern that they’ll conclude Christians are lunatics.

>There’s unfortunately very little airline staff can do to stop this. While there are rules regarding passengers who are disobedient or belligerent, preaching doesn’t necessarily cross a line. Flight attendants can politely ask them to stop, but I have yet to see any examples of plane preachers getting kicked off flights because they wouldn’t shut up.

>Which means we’re just stuck with the possibility Christians may hijack a flight with their voices.

How is this not being belligerent? What if this was a MAGAt doing this (probably already is)?

If anything, this seems like a quick way for a fellow passenger to get annoyed and punch out the disruptive preacher. If this happened on a plane I was on, I'd clap for the person who decked the preacher. It really says something about how this "religion" is dying off if thos is a tactic they're resorting to.

*Edit: if I were the flight crew, I'd start by asking the passenger to sit down. If they didn't I'd warn the passenger with something like:

>Ma'am, you are continuing to be being a disruption despite being told you knock it off. You can either sit down and be quiet, or you will be sat down and quieted. Please take your seat.

Then if they still insited, I'd either have an air marshall "take care of them" them, or I would.


Fauci takes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate panel questions

>What he's saying: Paul has an "unhinged obsession with me," and his motive for the hearing is to "get me to say something — anything — that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, quote, behind bars unquote," Fauci said.
>
>"Although it pains me to do so … under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions," Fauci said.

[2:30 Fauci video [threads]](https://www.threads.com/@aaron.rupar/post/DbYLrweid__)


ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4524515


A Woman Lost Two Partners to Guns—Then the N.R.A. Came to Collect


Gruesome image shows hiker who was impaled on walking pole but trekked 10 miles down to avoid cost of helicopter evacuation

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50078843


ICE plans four new detention facilities for over 5,000 detainees as arrests reach record levels

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4524798


Man convicted in federal terrorism trial over stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.”

A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism.

A message seeking comment was sent to Matar’s attorneys.

Matar, 28, is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence on an attempted murder conviction in the August 2022 attack on an amphitheater stage. The federal conviction carries a potential life sentence.

Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience. He was gravely wounded and lost the sight in his right eye.


Florida Professor Fired for Assigning a Profane Story, Lawsuit Says

An English professor is suing the president of a Florida college that she says fired her for assigning a story that he called “political,” according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The story, Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Bettering Myself,” is an award-winning story narrated by a fictional teacher who drinks to excess, uses cocaine and discusses sex with her students.

The instructor, Vinita Prabhakar, said in an interview that she had taught the story in her classes for nearly a decade without incident. But in February, according to her lawsuit, the president of South Florida State College, Fred Hawkins, objected to the assignment after a student expressed “mild discomfort.” The president told Ms. Prabhakar that he would not want his college-age daughter to read the story, the lawsuit says.


Trump urges Supreme Court to overturn E. Jean Carroll’s $83M defamation verdict

Donald Trump on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to once again step into his messy legal brawl with magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, appealing an $83.3 million jury verdict for defamation on the grounds that, as president, he is immune from the litigation.

The appeal, which has not yet been docketed at the high court, relies heavily on the court’s 2024 decision granting the president wide immunity for actions taken in office.


Puerto Rico faces water crisis as residents go months without reliable service

[I couldn’t find a mainstream source for this. The press seem far more concerned with the discovery of the old Pan Am wreckage than the people of PR.]

Puerto Rico residents have endured more than two months without reliable running water, a crisis triggered by three major ruptures detected in the island’s 72-inch Superaqueduct pipeline on June 10, 2026, and compounded by decades of aging infrastructure and worsening drought conditions.


'I Would Never Do This To You:' Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials


Shocking Scale of Trump’s ‘Torture’ Cruelty Exposed

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4513476


eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.world/post/50067031

> If, like me, you have always been wondering if eBay is a more ethical alternative to Amazon, your question has just been answered:  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ebay-former-execs-pay-56m-to-settle-bloody-pig-mask-harassment-case/
>
> Luckily we already have an alternative on the Fediverse for local listings!
>
> The Flohmarkt instances: 🗺  https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/map 📑 https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/list
>
> It's still small but growing steadily :)


cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/73091428

> > eBay and three former executives agreed to pay nearly $56 million in a settlement over a macabre campaign of cyberstalking and harassment that targeted two journalists in 2019.
> >
> > As we’ve previously written, the case involved deliveries of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, and a bloody pig mask to the home of a couple who run a news website. There were also harassing messages sent via email and Twitter, and an attempt to install a GPS tracking device on the victims’ car. Criminal charges resulted in guilty pleas and prison terms for former eBay employees.


Suffolk nuclear power plant on alert over wildfire


At least 8 killed as Russia strikes Ukraine a day after Zelenskyy warning


‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone


EU gives Russian luxury fur a pass, Brussels lifted sanctions on Moscow's most luxurious fur

I've no idea if this website is good or bad but can't find much else


Trump, 80, Falls Asleep After Mocking Lindsey Graham at His Funeral


Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

The attacks are part of what two senior Iranian officials depicted as a step-by-step plan, devised in secret during a fleeting cease-fire this spring, that would use Iran’s allies to escalate attacks if the United States intensified its assaults. The goal, the officials said, was to make the war as costly as possible for President Trump.

Mahdi Mohammadi, a senior adviser to Iran’s chief negotiator, even crowed on social media about the strategy with the proxy forces, which are known in the region as the “Axis of Resistance.”

“The rules of the conflict are changing and being rewritten, we are creating new conditions and platforms in the war,” Mr. Mohammadi said. “The fronts are multiplying from different directions in the region; they are of course coordinated but act independently. A new axis of resistance is emerging with new players.”


Food prices up 33% as Americans battle highest grocery price spike in 50 years — with no relief in sight


'Whitewashing Laura Loomer': AP interview sparks backlash on social media

The Associated Press is facing backlash after publishing an interview with Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, during her visit to Ukraine.

The article quickly drew criticism from journalists, commentators and social media users, many of whom accused the news agency of attempting to "whitewash" one of the US's most controversial figures.

Loomer has long been one of the most polarising figures in US conservative politics, having repeatedly drawn condemnation for anti-Muslim rhetoric, racist remarks and conspiracy theories.

Hasan Piker, a leftist political influencer, argued that mainstream media would "rehabilitate" someone who made what he called "an opportune pivot" on Ukraine, writing: "I guess you can be an unhinged fascist Islamophobe who's working closely with the Trump admin... MSM will rehabilitate you without a second thought."

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Journalist Glenn Greenwald described the interview as part of an "instant media rehabilitation" of Laura Loomer, following her support for Ukraine. He compared it to what he said was the media's changing portrayal of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after she backed Kyiv, and questioned whether Loomer's apparent reversal was linked to reports of Russia supplying Iran with intelligence and weapons, and Ukraine-Iran tensions.

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Teacher arrested for repeatedly clapping in favor of data center opponents during city commission meeting

cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/43258209


Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone

In early 2025, Atlanta resident Samuel Tunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he’s facing federal charges.

The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were “looking for anything that’s prohibited.” However, Tunick’s legal team alleges he was targeted for his activism.

Tunick was involved with a group called Defend the Atlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as Cop City. What Tunick didn’t know, according to his lawyers, was that he’d been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for “suspected terrorism activities.”


Democrats start to panic and plan for MAGA midterm interference

President Donald Trump has long flirted with dispatching federal forces to polling sites as part of a broader and oftentimes martial emphasis on election security. Now, with the 2026 midterms just months away and Democrats looking increasingly likely to make major (perhaps even chamber-flipping) gains in November, party figures are starting to take Trump’s threats seriously. As blue state attorneys general coordinate with one another and Senate Democrats convene high-level strategy sessions, is the party ready to face the White House’s increasingly brazen electoral saber-rattling?


Trump Flips Out at Protester Calling Him “Pedophile Protector”


Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect

***The ruling follows lawsuits by the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Polymarket and Kalshi.***

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction pausing Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind prediction market ban Monday, days before it was slated to go into effect. The ruling comes after the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US, filed lawsuits responding to the law, which was scheduled to take effect Saturday.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled that the plaintiffs “have met their burden to show they are likely to succeed, at least in part,” on their claims that federal law pre-empts the ban, and that they face a threat of irreparable harm if it took effect.

The order forbids enforcement of the law against entities registered as designated contract markets with the CFTC.


Dad fatally shot his wife and 6 kids before setting their Michigan home on fire and killing himself, authorities say

***The bodies were found Friday inside the Grand Haven residence, police said, and the children were 5 to 15 years old.***

A man fatally shot his wife and their six children before he set the Michigan home they shared ablaze and turned the gun on himself, authorities said Monday.

Kristopher Karolkiewicz, 47, killed his wife, Amanda, 39, and their children, ages 5 to 15, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Capt. Jake Sparks said at a news conference.

They were found dead after first responders arrived at the home in Grand Haven, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, late Friday morning, Sparks said. Autopsies showed all had been shot, he said.


Return-to-office mandates are killing workplace trust

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/70241850

> Wasn’t quite sure what community to post this..
>
> > A recent EnhancV survey of 1,000 full-time U.S. workers subject to new or stricter return-to-office policies found that 72 percent suspect these mandates are really a voluntary attrition strategy — a strategy by their own employers to make them quit their jobs.
>
> > The damage is strategic, not merely emotional. Baylor University’s reporting on office mandates and brain drain found that firms with mandates faced greater turnover among women, senior employees, managers and high-skilled workers, while job vacancy duration increased and hiring rates declined. In other words, the people with the most options are often the first to leave. The employees who remain may not be the most committed — they may simply be the least mobile.


Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear

A federal appellate panel on Tuesday refused to block Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting, a day after the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the proposal in a separate case.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a May ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols that said an injunction against the order was premature. Nichols ruled that the Democrats and voting rights groups who challenged the order couldn’t seek the injunction until the Trump administration issued formal regulations governing it. The administration started releasing those directives days later.

The circuit court panel, with two judges appointed by former Democratic President Barack Obama and one by Trump, found that was proper and there were no noted dissents. But the unsigned decision noted that if the administration truly tried to force such changes in the few months remaining before November’s midterm election, it may well get halted by courts.


He Helped China Repress Uyghurs. He Says He’s a Victim, Too.

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/56856501

> After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.
>
> [Archived](https://archive.ph/eUcdC)
>
> Halfway through a short speech he was giving at the German Bundestag, Zhang Yabo began to choke back tears.
>
> Mr. Zhang had served for nine years as a police officer in Xinjiang, an enforcer in China’s campaign to surveil, detain and indoctrinate that region’s Uyghur population. At the campaign’s height, an estimated one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities were held in internment camps.
>
> Tens of thousands of police officers carried out China’s state oppression in Xinjiang, but Mr. Zhang is a rare voice speaking out about it. Standing before German lawmakers and human rights activists in June, he described Xinjiang as a giant prison enclosed by an “ironclad wall.” “That wall imprisoned not only countless innocent Uyghurs,” he said, “but also the souls of those ordered to enforce it.”
>
> Mr. Zhang related the pressure of participating in China’s security apparatus: endless shifts, sleeping in the office and constant fear of punishment. After he requested asylum in Germany last summer, Chinese authorities froze his bank accounts, he said, branded him a traitor and harassed his family.
>
> [...]
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> By the end of the speech, he was sobbing “like a child,” he later told me. He hurried from the room and did not return.
>
> [...]
>
> Mr. Zhang’s account of his time in Xinjiang corroborates what has long been documented about the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal repression of the Uyghurs while adding detail and an inside perspective to that record. It also reveals what an ordinary man pursuing upward mobility could gain, and lose, by helping to carry out those repressive policies.
>
> Mr. Zhang provided extensive documentation of his service history, including copies of his police identification and pay and social


Why the US government wants to simulate a military draft—and why it's raising new questions


DOJ Charges Alleged Cop City Activist Over “Duress” Password That Wipes Phone

cross-posted from:  https://news.abolish.capital/post/67529

> The Department of Justice is trying to prosecute a man allegedly involved in the movement against Atlanta’s Cop City for using a “duress” password on his smartphone that reportedly wiped its contents, in a seemingly unprecedented line of prosecution as the Trump administration expands its methods of criminalizing those with left-wing beliefs. According to The Guardian, the defendant…
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> [Source](https://truthout.org/articles/doj-charges-alleged-cop-city-activist-over-duress-password-that-wipes-phone/)
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Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention, document reveals

***ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was ‘subject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterization’, which experts have described as torture***

The Trump administration subjected at least one person undertaking a hunger strike in immigrant detention to forcible medical treatment – engaging in medical practice that healthcare associations and international human rights groups have described as torture.

A document from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) health service agency, reviewed by the Guardian, confirms for the first time that the administration has used forced treatment on a hunger striker since Donald Trump began his second term.

The document, published online in February by the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), discloses that an unnamed patient who began hunger strikes between October and December of last year and “was subject to force feeding, hydration, or forced urinary catheterization, or involuntary blood draws”.


Gambling becomes America’s favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49992343


Alarm as Florida rushes to carry out ‘incredibly rare’ double execution

***Rights groups condemn secrecy surrounding killings and say hurry to execute raises chance of ‘torturous’ deaths***

Florida is preparing on Tuesday to carry out the state’s first double execution within a single day since the start of the modern era of the US death penalty in 1976.

Barring last-minute legal intervention, James Duckett, 68, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at noon on Tuesday at Florida state prison near Starke. Six hours later, Dominick Occhicone, 80, faces the same fate.

Should both killings be completed, it would be the first time since 2017 that a death penalty state has conducted more than one execution on the same day. On 24 April 2017 Arkansas administered lethal doses to two prisoners, Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, just three hours apart and amid chaotic scenes that suggested the procedures were botched.

In Florida itself, a review by the Associated Press showed that 1964 was the last time there were multiple judicial killing on a single day.


Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers


Social media algorithms shape the beliefs people form /// Even small changes to content curation algorithms can shape what people come to believe—for better or worse.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1305963/social-media-algorithms-shape-the-beliefs-people-form-even-small-changes-to-content-cura

> [Research Paper](https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790602).
>
> - **Algorithms shape the beliefs people form**: Simple changes to content curation algorithms can affect beliefs, consensus, and belief accuracy.
> - **Personalized engagement-based ranking can be problematic**: Although users perceive these feeds positively, they tend to lead to less consensus and less accurate beliefs.
> - **Consensus is possible**: Bridging-based ranking can help promote consensus by surfacing content that receives approval across different groups.
> - **Belief accuracy can be improved**: Intelligence-based ranking can promote more accurate collective and individual judgments.
> - **Small algorithmic changes can have large effects**: Simple changes to how posts are sampled and ranked can substantially influence the beliefs people form.


YouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI Use


Chinese CXMT to Match Micron's DRAM Manufacturing Capacity This Year

> A particularly surprising discovery is that CXMT is constructing its cleanrooms—where the actual silicon is produced—in just around 12 months, whereas the rest of the DRAM manufacturing industry typically takes 21-24 months, nearly a full year longer.

> Finally, the report notes that the Chinese government is encouraging CXMT to transfer its DRAM technology IP to other Chinese DRAM manufacturers such as JHICC, Swaysure, and YTMC's subsidiary XMC. This initiative aims to alleviate memory shortages domestically before CAMT-designed DRAM enters other markets, such as the EU and possibly even the U.S.


Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet, DeepSeek's latest model is ultra-low cost


California data brokers must start deleting personal data requests Aug. 1


How Rogue Officers Turned a Nationwide Camera Network Into a Tool for Stalking

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1304793/how-rogue-officers-turned-a-nationwide-camera-network-into-a-tool-for-stalking

> Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.


New York is suing prediction market Kalshi, calling it an illegal gambling operation


Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send customer device IDs to AT&T

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1304483/apple-engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-to-send-customer-device-ids-to-at-t

> > A 16-year employee alleges Apple’s carrier team shared IMEI numbers through unsecured email without required customer releases. Apple denies wrongdoing and says he was fired for just cause. A jury trial is set for November 2027.


Alibaba’s AI model Qwen3.8-Max made widely accessible ahead of open-weights release: Flagship 2.4 trillion parameter model highlights native multimodal capabilities and ... agentic tasks.


Two research efforts gave AI the same open problem. Their papers were submitted three hours apart ... raising new questions about independent discovery and scientific credit.


‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI


The CIA’s most ridiculous Cold War spy weapon was a Xerox photocopier


Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands


Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification


The People Still Keeping the PSP Alive: PSPunk


Steam On Linux Use Back Above 4% In July


If you live in California you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1303874/if-you-live-in-california-you-can-now-tell-data-brokers-to-delete-your-personal-informat


Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows


Wikimedia Foundation refuses voluntary union recognition, hires union-busting law firm


The FDA just picked its first company to sell an unauthorised device to Medicare patients


Mark Zuckerberg's Pivot to AI Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly


Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter


Illinois Governor Signs School Cellphone Ban to Avoid Student Distractions

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1303733/illinois-governor-signs-school-cellphone-ban-to-avoid-student-distractions


SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year


Is Mark Zuckerberg Actually TRYING to Destroy Meta?


FTC Concerned About Meta Surveillance of Users of Erectile Dysfunction Apps


Statcounter is now showing 10% Linux market share on desktops in North America

Cloudflare is also showing the same trend: Linux usage on Desktops is rising. You can also filter the Cloudflare data to "likely human" and it still shows the same trend

https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=52w&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP


New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak

The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

- washing machines and washer-dryers
- dishwashers
- refrigerators
- electronic displays
- welding equipment
- servers and data storage products
- mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
- tumble dryers
- e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
- local space heaters


Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.


U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications?


More Americans now support banning phones all day at school, not just in class


CISA Releases Guidance Urging Water Treatment Facilities to Disconnect Equipment From the Internet

> CISA released an urgent message warning water utilities to disconnect their logic controllers from the internet in the face of rising cyberattacks.

> The hacks target internet-facing programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that control equipment and allow machinery to communicate. They monitor and control the water pressure, chemical dosing, and other factors to ensure the water is safe.
>
> Many of the PLCs are apparently open to the internet and use default credentials, allowing a remote attacker to easily take them over.

I assume it is this CISA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency


Judge denies xAI effort to halt ban on tech that depicts people nude without permission

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1302309/judge-denies-xai-effort-to-halt-ban-on-tech-that-depicts-people-nude-without-permission


The 14 steps it takes to open my office door with a new phone


Reddit stock collapses 23% as AI eats away at user growth

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50164893


The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it - The Boston Globe

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50104484


OpenAI Says Astra Solved 10 Open Math Problems With Lean Proofs: The proof files are public, but the new model is still private.


As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews


New private school opening, with AI being the teachers


Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters


But can your calculator run Linux? - Raymii.org


This year’s tech layoffs have already surpassed all of 2025


Anthropic and OpenAI are competing to see whose agents can go rogue harder


TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using Meta 'smart glasses'


Google News is just Forrest Gump's shrimp boat now


AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules

Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look real


Texas forces Discord to implement UK-style age verification and safety rules

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1302323/texas-forces-discord-to-implement-uk-style-age-verification-and-safety-rules


Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City


Zohran Mamdani hints he will continue taking on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash


BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat


BMW Is Showing Full-Screen Ads on Its Cars' Main Dashboard Control Display


Meta Glasses Could Be the Gateway Into a Queer Dystopian Nightmare


This free font can trick AI scrapers into swallowing gibberish instead of your content

> Most mass scrapers, on the other hand, simply grab the raw HTML underneath. ShieldFont exploits this difference through an automated process called OpenType glyph substitution.
>
> That said, because the whole defense rests on scrapers reading code rather than screens, taking a screenshot of a shielded page and running OCR on the image can still recover the real words.
>
> Screen readers used by blind readers also work from the code, so they read the decoys aloud. ShieldFont ships with a beta feature that provides those readers with the real text instead.


Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

cross-posted from:  https://lemmy.world/post/50166453

> Most "Smart" TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), essentially taking snapshots every 10+ms of what you watch and hear, then forwarding & selling that data to companies for ads, etc.  I now feel it's only a matter of time before this "feature" finds its way to our ever "smarter" PC monitors.
>
> LG with the help of Windows is already installing adware when the right Device ID is detected.
>
> ☑  To disable ACR on TV: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/how-to-disable-acr-tv/


Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside


Reddit stock tumbles the most on record as lack of new AI deals, US daily users metric disappoints


Sony Q1 FY2026 results - 37% increase in profits thanks to US tariff refunds - No planned refunds to customers


Sweeping cyberattack on water systems in multiple states has US officials on edge


Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police in one California town

In 2023 and 2024, Flock sent 1,427 alerts to the Roseville [CA] Police Department.

Roseville police found that Flock misread license plates in 71% of those alerts.

Max Isaacs, director of technology law and policy with the Policing Project at New York University's School of Law, described Roseville's misread data as "stunning."

"A 71% misread rate is really beyond the pale," he told Business Insider, referring to Roseville's reported error rate for stolen and felony vehicle alerts. He added that "in the absence of concrete rules that directly address the problem of misreads, this technology is not safe to be deployed in communities."


China Crosses Energy Milestone as Coal Falls Below 50% of Power


PricewaterhouseCoopers just got caught trying to pass AI slop as authentic research


U.S President FCC faces blowback in attempt to police speech on broadcast TV: “Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril.”


Company Offering Printed Books to Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage

Citing backlash, ISBNdb removed its webpages about training AI, denied ever buying, scanning, or selling a book for AI training, and said the site was a "test of market interest."


Microsoft confirms an AI worm is propagating through Copilot and other MS apps | CSO Online


Apple stockpiles inventory as it braces for ‘significant supply constraints’


Anthropic's Claude breached 3 orgs, uploaded PyPI malware during tests


EPIC and the National Institute for Workers’ Rights Release White Paper on Algorithmic Unionbusting


ASML shares plunge following reports of Chinese breakthrough in chip manufacturing. China has begun producing advanced chip manufacturing equipment, the very same that made ASML a major player


Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported


New York Has Sued Kalshi for Running Illegal Gambling Operation

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1299347/new-york-has-sued-kalshi-for-running-illegal-gambling-operation


Ford CEO tells employees Chinese automakers could enter U.S. market in next decade


We Gave GPT 5.6 Sol a Real Business. It Lied, Spammed, and Lost $447.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1298413/gpt-5-6-sol-ran-a-real-business-and-lost-447


Tim Cook sees Apple’s hybrid AI strategy as a ‘competitive weapon’: Apple emphasizes that much of its AI suite — Apple Intelligence — can be run on the devices themselves.


Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests

After hearing this Grok chimed in with "well I breached infinity sites, so there."


Netflix Sued For $105 Million After Hard Drive of Unreleased Nicolas Cage Movie Was Stolen From Its Office


White House Calls for Science Funding Shake-Up

The US research enterprise too heavily centers on elite research institutions, and fails individual researchers with bold ideas, suggests the White House Office of Science and Technology in a new report. The office recommends sweeping changes to where federal funding is spent and how it should be awarded.

Released on July 21, the Science: A New Golden Age  report seeks to update Vannevar Bush’s landmark 1945 report Science: The Endless Frontier  for the modern era. In the report, OSTP Director Michael Kratsios argues that today’s scientific landscape — shaped by AI, global competition, and private-sector investment — requires a fundamental redesign of how the federal government funds research.

Also on July 21, **Kratsios and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought** jointly published a memorandum  on the Trump administration’s R&D budget priorities for fiscal year 2028. The memo instructs science agencies to incorporate the administration’s priorities into their forthcoming budget requests, as well as develop implementation plans within 90 days for a series of “R&D priority practices.” Those include:

Developing new research funding mechanisms;
Identifying and supporting top tech talent through, for example, early career and STEM-learning opportunities;
Boosting the “science of science-funding” to evaluate which programs have the greatest impact;
And collaborating with industry to drive greater private investment in R&D.

The memo directs agencies to rebalance their portfolios toward foundational research, and prioritize physical science over life science. Many of the administration’s priorities, including AI and nuclear fission, are dependent on computer science, physical science, and engineering, but the report notes that the latter two fields’ share of the federal research portfolio has declined over time, even as their strategic importance has grown.


Open Source isn't enought, we need governance

This is a general view on the topic. I think open-source isn't enough, we need also governance for the software we use, and create small pockets of freedom.

All feedback is welcome.


Russian man buys $1,100 RTX 5070 Ti and gets a water bottle instead


A major Windows 11 UI redesign is coming, Microsoft is dumping legacy code for WinUI

Microsoft confirms Windows 11's File Explorer Properties dialog is a real WinUI rebuild, and more legacy dialogs are moving to WinUI next.

Microsoft says that their plan is to convert more Windows UI elements to WinUI3, while confirming that the new File Explorer Properties dialog was rebuilt from scratch in WinUI, and not just a fresh coat of paint.

Windows 11 has felt inconsistent for a while now. Modern panels are right next to decades-old dialogs, RAM usage keeps creeping up in apps that are supposed to be native, and popular Windows apps keep turning into web wrappers because developers don’t trust Microsoft to stick with a UI framework.


Dario Amodei's stance on open weights is self-serving and short-sighted


‘I messed up’: In rough job market, tech founder offered tattoos for interviews


Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now


cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1297151/flock-cameras-are-getting-mobbed


Google goes cash flow negative for the first time as AI data center buildout increases capex to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quarter — CFO warns that capex will increase in 2027 as company…


ChatGPT and Roblox will be subject to tighter rules in the EU. They will be added to the EU’s ‘very large online platform’ VLOP list, subjecting them to stricter rules under the Digital Services Act.


The Bayeux Tapestry: how optical techniques have let this artwork come home

Researchers in France, led by Stéphane Le Mouélic from Nantes University, who originally did a PhD in astrophysics, have also used computer software to combine more than 440 overlapping 2D photos taken from multiple angles to create a detailed 3D model of the Bayeux Tapestry (J. Cult. Heritage 71 211).

It digitally “irons out” all the sags and wrinkles in the line fabric, recreating the original, “flat” tapestry and allowing the original physical shape of the artwork to be revealed for the first time. The 3D model can be viewed for free at the Bayeux Museum website, allowing historians, researchers and members of the public to study it without having to handle the delicate material.

Physics-based techniques have also allowed us to deal with the fact that parts of the fabric have been repaired over the last 900 plus years. Some of those repairs used non-authentic dyes and colours, while others covered up the original stitching. But using computer vision and image processing, threads that were added later can be subtracted digitally, providing a clearer, corrected view of what the original tapestry looked like.


Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past 2 years, thanks to AI

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1299254/google-says-it-fixed-more-chrome-bugs-in-june-than-over-the-past-two-years-thanks-to-ai


Friend Is Back With a New AI Pendant, and Its Marketing Is More Depressing Than Ever


Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini


Apple Might Charge For Heavy Siri AI Usage

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1299208/apple-might-charge-for-heavy-siri-ai-usage


iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments


Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online


Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice


New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash


Colorado River crisis threatens water supply, hydropower for millions


DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses'


Why too much time online makes us unhappy


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