Leftovers

• New York Times ☛ Travis Scott Released From Custody After Confrontation at a Paris Hotel

  The star rapper had been accused on Friday of assaulting a security guard at a luxury hotel in Paris. No charges were filed against him, according to prosecutors.

• Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Mysterious Woman Buried With Wild Animals Was a Shaman, Study Says

    "A special connection with this mythical world."

  • Science Alert ☛ An Evil Twin Universe Could Be Behind Our Universe's Rapid Expansion

    Or maybe we’re the evil twin?

  • Science Alert ☛ 'The Science of Cats' Is a Real Class You Can Take: Here's The Outline

    This sounds awesome!

• Hardware

  • Hackaday ☛ Robot Arm Gives Kids The Roller Coaster Ride Of Their Lives

    Unfortunately, [Dave Niewinski]’s kids are still too little to go on a real roller coaster. But they’re certainly big enough to be tossed around by this giant robot arm roller coaster simulator.

  • Hackaday ☛ Proxxon CNC Conversion Makes A Small Mill A Bit Bigger

    The Proxxon MF70 mini-mill is a cheap and cheerful, but decently made little desktop mill. As such, it’s been the target of innumerable CNC-ification projects, including an official kit from the manufacturer. But that didn’t stop [Dheera Venkatraman] from sharing his Big Yellow take on this venerable pursuit with us!

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Reason ☛ Federal Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Takings Lawsuit Against the CDC's Covid-Era Eviction Moratorium

    The 2-1 decision overrules a trial court decision that went the other way, and could set an important property rights precedent.

  • Rod Stewart, 79, contracts COVID-19, cancels two more shows after saying he’s aware his ‘days are numbered’

    The singer's diagnosis comes days after he canceled a concert for contracting strep throat.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Stressed China youth fuel wellness boom with traditional twist

    Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas and signing up for lifestyle classes, China’s youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories spur a growing interest in health.

  • Hackaday ☛ Potential Cure For All Of England’s Beta Thalassemia Patients Within Reach

    Beta thalassemia and sickle cell are two red blood cell disorders which both come with massive health implications and shortened lifespans, but at least for UK-based patients the former may soon be curable with a fairly new CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy (Casgevy) via the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Starting with the NHS in England, the therapy will be offered to the approximately 460 β thalassemia patients in that part of the UK at seven different NHS centers within the coming weeks.

  • Science Alert ☛ Severe Tooth Loss Linked to Risk of Fatal Heart Disease, Study Finds

    Another good reason to brush.

  • TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Native American public health officials are stuck in data blind spot

    Public health workers for Native American communities say state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.

  • TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Ice rink fumes have sent kids to the hospital. Still, few states require tests

    Health experts note that many ice rink visitors may be unknowingly suffering from lower-level exposures that can cause long-term damage.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia pushes for wider healthcare access by tying urban expansion to rural development: Minister

    Much of development in Indonesia has centred around Java, its largest island, as well as in its bigger cities.

• Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • CBC ☛ 2024-07-30 [Older] Global disruption hits Microsoft's 365 and Azure services

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-31 [Older] New Zealand Microsoft 365 Users Struggle to Access Service

• Security

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • ABC ☛ Program: Meredith Whittaker on big data, mass surveillance and the AI gold rush

      Have you been online recently and noticed the internet is changing? Everything from your Google searches to your social media profiles are now being used to train artificial intelligence. So, do you have a problem with that?

    • The Guardian UK ☛ Starmer’s live facial recognition plan would usher in national ID, campaigners say

      “Expanding live facial recognition means millions of innocent Britons being subjected to automated ID checks,” said Carlo. “These are the surveillance tactics of China and Russia and Starmer seems ignorant of the civil liberties implications.”

• Defence/Aggression

  • New York Times ☛ Middle East Crisis: Israel Strikes School Complex Turned Shelter in Gaza, Killing Dozens, Local Health Officials Say

    Israel said Hamas was using the school compound for military operations and cast doubt on the casualty tolls from Gaza, where health officials said dozens were killed.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-31 [Older] Steinmeier begs forgiveness on Warsaw Uprising anniversary

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-31 [Older] Lawyers for Saudi Arabia Seek Dismissal of Claims It Supported the Sept. 11 Hijackers

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-31 [Older] US Not Expecting Surge in Attacks on Troops in Iraq, Syria, Defense Secretary Says

  • New York Times ☛ Israeli Strikes on Schools Pose a Life-or-Death Choice for Civilians

    Schools in Gaza have taken in tens of thousands of people seeking safety. Israel, arguing that Hamas uses the shelters, has struck school grounds repeatedly.

  • France24 ☛ Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza City school draws international condemnation

    At least 90 people were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City, the Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency said. The attack drew widespread condemnation across the globe, including from Turkey, France and the US, who expressed "deep concern" and underscored the "urgency of a ceasefire and hostage deal". Israel’s military said it had "precisely struck Hamas terrorists" who were using the school as a base.

  • Bridge Michigan ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Opinion | We must act to protect free speech in Michigan

  • BIA Net ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Turkey blocks Instagram after Erdoğan aide’s criticism over ‘Haniyeh censorship’

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Turkey Blocks Access to Instagram. Reports Say It's a Response to Removal of Posts on Hamas Chief

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Turkey Blocks Access to Instagram Platform but Gives No ReasonMost Recent

  • CPJ ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Turkey blocks Instagram after Haniyeh 'censorship' complaint

  • ANF News ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Israel calls for Turkey to be expelled from NATO

  • BIA Net ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Israel summons Turkey's ambassador over mourning of Hamas leader at Tel Aviv embassy

• Environment

  • TruthOut ☛ 2024-08-03 [Older] 1 in 11 People Went Hungry in 2023. The Climate Crisis Is Partially to Blame.

  • Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] An Idea: MSMEs amidst Global Geopolitics and Climate Change

  • TruthOut ☛ 2024-07-30 [Older] Methane Emissions Rising Faster Than Expected, Threatening Global Climate Goals

  • Energy/Transportation

    • IP Kat ☛ 2024-08-03 [Older] The end of the claim ‘climate neutral’?

    • CBC ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Oilsands group fighting federal rules on climate claims is back online — but without its net-zero pledge

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Germany: Climate activists protest at Leipzig/Halle airport

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Germany: Police stop climate protesters at Hamburg Airport

    • The Local DK ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Climate crisis: Heat claims '175,000 lives a year' in Europe

    • Counter Punch ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Public Transport is Our Bulwork Against Climate Change

    • Hackaday ☛ 3D Printed Jet Engine Goes Turbo

      Printing a model jet engine is quite an accomplishment. But it wasn’t enough for [linus3d]. He wanted to redesign it to have a turbojet, an afterburner, and a variable exhaust nozzle. You can see how it all goes together in the video below.

    • New York Times ☛ More Cities in Canada Dabble With Pedestrian-Only Streets

      The pandemic made willing partners of retailers and restaurants to rethink how streets for cars can be converted into spaces for pedestrians.

    • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Heat Deaths of People Without Air Conditioning, Often in Mobile Homes, Underscore Energy Inequity

    • NL Times ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Growth in sustainable energy generation stagnating: platform

    • TruthOut ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Green Groups Slam Energy Reform Bill as a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry

    • Bridge Michigan ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future

    • The Local SE ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Sweden and US sign cooperation pact on nuclear energy

    • CBC ☛ 2024-07-30 [Older] TC Energy signs deal to sell minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups

• Finance

  • The Age AU ☛ 2024-08-04 [Older] Rate rises will fail to tame inflation: $140b fund’s investment chief

  • The Age AU ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Australia news LIVE: Penny Wong urges Australians in Lebanon to leave now; Rex banks on government bailout

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • Make Tech Easier ☛ 2024-07-30 [Older] YouTube No Longer Allows You to Skip Ads with an Ad Blocker

  • Pro Publica ☛ Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos

    Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda for a right-wing presidential administration, has lost its director and faced scathing criticism from both Democratic groups and former President Donald Trump. But Project 2025’s plan to train an army of political appointees who could battle against the so-called deep state government bureaucracy on behalf of a future Trump administration remains on track.

    One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy. The vast majority of these videos — 23 in all, totaling more than 14 hours of content — were provided to ProPublica and Documented by a person who had access to them.

  • Pro Publica ☛ 14 Hours of Videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy

    ProPublica and Documented obtained more than 14 hours of never-before-published videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy, which are intended to train the next conservative administration’s political appointees “to be ready on day one.”

    Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda created by the Heritage Foundation and its allies for a future conservative presidential administration, has lost its director. In recent weeks, it faced scathing criticism from both Democratic groups and former President Donald Trump, whose campaign has tried to distance itself from the effort.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-31 [Older] MrBeast, YouTube's Biggest Star, Acknowledges Past 'Inappropriate Language' as Controversies Swirl

  • Make Tech Easier ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] Twitter and X No Longer Available on Mac App Store

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • JURIST ☛ Philippines Appeals Court overrules revocation order against independent news media Rappler

    The Court of Appeals (CA) Special 7th Division of Philippines on Friday decided that the revocation order issued by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Filipino news website Rappler was illegal, ordering the SEC to restore the certificate of Incorporation of Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation.

• Civil Rights/Policing

  • The Express Tribune ☛ Biologist Richard Dawkins says his comments on Imane Khelif caused Facebook to remove his account

    British biologist and author Richard Dawkins announced on August 10 that his Facebook account had been deleted, a move he claims was due to his comments regarding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    The incident has sparked a broader debate on social media about freedom of speech and censorship.

    Dawkins, known for his outspoken views, took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice his concerns about the deletion of his Facebook account.

  • India ☛ ‘Meta Can Never Be Trusted’: Musk Reacts After Facebook 'Deletes' UK Biologist Richard Dawkins’ Account

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly slammed Meta after the tech giant deleted the Facebook account of renowned UK biologist and bestselling author Richard Dawkins.

    Dawkins announced on Saturday that his account was deleted after he commented on the participation of genetically male athletes in the Paris Olympics, referencing Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. In a post on X, Musk expressed his disapproval of Meta’s content moderation policies, stating, “Facebook, aka ‘Meta,’ can never be trusted.”

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-08-03 [Older] IOC Leader Says 'Hate Speech' Directed at Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting at Olympics Is Unacceptable

  • BIA Net ☛ 2024-08-02 [Older] Turkey seeks removal of Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif from Olympics amid transphobic backlash

  • MoneyControl ☛ Elon Musk calls out Meta for censoring biologist Richard Dawkins’ views on gender in sports

  • Biologist Richard Dawkins Says Soc-Media Nuked Acct: Post said Male Boxers Shouldn’t Fight Women | The Liberty Beacon

    “My entire @facebook account has been deleted, seemingly (no reason given) because I tweeted that genetically male boxers such as Imane Khalif (XY undisputed) should not fight women in Olympics. Of course my opinion is open to civilised argument. But outright censorship?”

  • Boxer makes 'X gesture' after defeat to Taiwanese boxer who failed gender eligibility test

    Controversy has engulfed the women's boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a boxer made 'X gestures' towards an opponent they lost to after she reportedly failed gender eligibility tests last year.

    Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting demolished her opponent in the semi-finals of the women's 57kg featherweight boxing at Roland Garros, beating Turkey's Esra Yildiz Kahraman in a unanimous decision match.

    It means Lin has won all her fights so far by a score of five to zero. She's now facing Poland's Julia Szeremeta in the final on Saturday (10 August).

  • The Washington Times ☛ Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting becomes second sex-disputed boxer to win Olympic gold in women’s boxing

    Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won the Olympic women’s boxing championship Saturday in the featherweight class, becoming the second of two fighters whose biological sex has been called into question to capture gold medals in Paris.

    Lin, 28, won the unanimous judge’s decision against 20-year-old Julia Szeremeta of Poland in the 126 pound (57 kg) weight category, a fight Lin dominated from the start, aided by greater height and a longer reach.

  • Reuters ☛ Italy and Taiwan weigh in on boxing gender row

    Italian boxer Angela Carini pulled out of the Olympics mid-fight on Thursday after she sustained a series of crushing blows from her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, who last year failed a gender eligibility test at the World Championships.

  • Paris 2024: Taiwanese boxer with XY chromosomes also advances to the finals in her category

    This is Lin Yu-ting, who also failed the gender eligibility tests for the World Boxing Championships last year, in a case similar to that of Algerian Imane Khelif.

  • A Bulgarian Boxer Protests Strongly After Being Eliminated by 'XY' Chromosome Athlete Lin Yu-ting

    Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva made a suggestive gesture after losing to Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who was previously eliminated from the World Boxing Championships 2023 for failing gender eligibility tests after presenting "XY" chromosomes.

    After the fight, when the judges announced that Lin passed to the semifinal rather loosely, the Bulgarian fighter took off her gloves, pointed to herself and double-tapped her fingers in the shape of an X.

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Trademarks

  • IP Kat ☛ 2024-08-01 [Older] EUIPO says comparing virtual goods to real-life goods like apples and oranges