How Disinformation From a Russian AI Spam Farm Ended up on Top of Google Search Results
A fake article about Zelensky’s wife buying a $4.8 million Bugatti with US aid was promoted by bots, Russia state media, and pro-Trump influencers on X. It’s part of a network of websites supercharged by AI. ⌘ Read more

This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool
Cheap, low-energy evaporative cooling devices are keeping water, food, people, and even whole buildings cool across India. ⌘ Read more

Dior and Armani Accused of Exploiting Migrant Workers With $2/Hour Wage for High-End Handbags ⌘ Read more

Distracting highlighting of empty spaces ⌘ Read more

(#lcsilwa) @thiegui@thiegui Ooor, sorry, don’t do PHP, haven’t done PHP in some 20+ years 😅
@thiegui Ooor, sorry, don’t do PHP, haven’t done PHP in some 20+ years 😅 ⌘ Read more

(#kzjdhia) @movq That’s my experience too. But it’s good to know there’s a standard. Is there a definitive link to this anywhere? 🤔
@movq @www.uninformativ.de That’s my experience too. But it’s good to know there’s a standard. Is there a definitive link to this anywhere? 🤔 ⌘ Read more

Apple Teases Severance Season 2
Fans of popular Apple TV+ series Severance have been waiting for news about the second season of the show, and it looks like Apple will soon deliver.

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A teaser for the new season was shared on social media today, featuring a dim hallway with a red blinking light. The blinking li … ⌘ Read more

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is investigated over alleged illicit financing in 2022 vote ⌘ Read more

(#kzjdhia) @lyse@lyse Oh man I completely missed that in the book 🤦‍♂️ No I wasn’t aware! 😢
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org Oh man I completely missed that in the book 🤦‍♂️ No I wasn’t aware! 😢 ⌘ Read more

From winter’s rest to spring’s bloom: PmDAM6 gene steers plant bud dormancy
Plant dormancy’s genetic mechanisms are vital for enhancing agricultural resilience and productivity. The interaction between lipid metabolism and hormone regulation significantly influences dormancy phases, essential for plant survival under varying climatic conditions. Exploring these biological challenges through genetic research is crucial for devising innovative strategies to ensure crop adaptability and sustainability. ⌘ Read more

From genomes to gardens: Introducing a search engine for horticultural crops
As genomics profoundly reshapes our understanding of horticultural crops, researchers often grapple with dispersed and complex genomic data. This fragmentation significantly hinders effective analysis and application, presenting a clear demand for more cohesive research tools. ⌘ Read more

How lasers and 2D materials could solve the world’s plastic problem
A global research team led by Texas Engineers has developed a way to blast the molecules in plastics and other materials with a laser to break them down into their smallest parts for future reuse. ⌘ Read more

How to Take a Long, Scrolling Screenshot on Android, iOS, and Desktop
Get the whole picture on any device. ⌘ Read more

Iranian Warship Sahand Capsizes in Bandar Abbas ⌘ Read more

Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding ⌘ Read more

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House
In the face of longer hurricane seasons filled with more powerful storms, homeowners are turning to new designs and stronger materials to ensure the resilience of their property. ⌘ Read more

How the IRS went soft on billionaires and corporate tax cheats
David Ake,    -  International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

_Stephan: Yet another story about the vast corruption of the U.S. government, this story one about how the rich and big corporations get special treatment from the IRS. What this country needs is a revolution. It is a disgusting tale of the real facts. The revolution we need is not the kind criminal Trump and the MAGAts have in mi … ⌘ Read more

The future is all bot vs. bot
Scott Rosenberg,    -  Axios

Stephan: The more I learn about AI the more it seems to me to be a very mixed bag. For one thing, I think bots may be one of the reasons SR gets so many hacks. What really concerns me is the amount of misinformation being spewed out by bots that influence human perceptions and thinking. I believe it is affecting governments all over the world, particularly democracies because they are based on human consensus.

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Trump-appointed judge forced to resign as damning ethics report details sex misconduct
Matthew Chapman,  Staff Writer  -  Raw Story

Stephan: I am surprised the media has not seemed to comprehend that everyone criminal Trump apooints to anything, from staff to agencies, to courts are corrupt. Look at how many are in prison. I think you have to be corrupt and willing to be subservient to Trump in order for him to appoint or hire you.

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U.S. Confidence in Higher Education Now Closely Divided
JEFFREY M. JONES,    -  The Gallup Organization.

_Stephan: I have many issues with the cost of colleges and universities, but this sad decline in confidence about higher education I see as the result of misinformation and MAGAtism. Note that there is a correlation between the drop in confidence and affiliation with the MAGAt Party. Consider this: 54% of the American public can only read to 6th grade level – so the … ⌘ Read more

CtrlP customer ignore is not working for pycache ⌘ Read more

Russian Tycoons Pocket $11 Billion Dividends on War Economy Boom ⌘ Read more

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios
Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of a hot Saturn exoplanet designated HD 149026 b, dubbed Smertrios. The finding, reported in a research paper published on the preprint server arXiv, could be key to a better understanding of the structure and formation scenario of this alien world. ⌘ Read more

Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital ⌘ Read more

Aujourd’hui et demain mercredi, Enedis va peut-être couper le courant le matin. Mon serveur va donc peut-être être inaccessible (si3t.ch, puffy.cafe)

Fixed Solar Panels for Camping 👈 Looks like good option for buying fixed solar panels, mounting brackets and other parts for mounting solar …
Fixed Solar Panels for Camping 👈 Looks like good option for buying fixed solar panels, mounting brackets and other parts for mounting solar panels to your car’s roof rack 👌 ⌘ Read more

Fixed Solar Panels for Camping 👈 Looks like good option for buying fixed solar panels, mounting brackets and other parts for mounting solar panels to your car’s roof rack 👌

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House
In the face of longer hurricane seasons filled with more powerful storms, homeowners are turning to new designs and stronger materials to ensure the resilience of their property. ⌘ Read more

RCS Messaging in iOS 18: What iPhone Users Need to Know
Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a messaging standard Apple is adopting in iOS 18 that will revolutionize the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2.0 – a major upgrade to the traditional text messaging we’ve been using for years.

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Apple’s decision to embrace RCS came [last year](https://www.macrumors.com … ⌘ Read more

32,000 shelter in Kyiv metro stations amidst deadly July 8 attacks ⌘ Read more

Beryl downgraded after slamming Texas with deadly rains, wind
Beryl was downgraded Monday evening to a tropical depression after slamming the southern US state of Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least four people and causing millions to lose power amid scorching summer heat. ⌘ Read more

India floods swamp national park, killing six rhinos
Devastating floods in India’s northeast that have killed scores of people also swamped a national park, drowning six threatened rhinos and other wildlife, government officials said Tuesday. ⌘ Read more

Phage display technology effectively improves specific targeting ability of anti-microbial peptides against S. aureus
Antibiotics are widely used in clinical treatment and animal production as an effective means to combat microbial infections. Antimicrobial peptides, as potential alternatives to antibiotics, have shown promising applications. However, owing to their broad‐spectrum antimicrobial activity, most antimicrobial peptides tend to cause imbalance in the host’s intestinal flora. … ⌘ Read more

ASRock Unveils New Mini-ITX Motherboards with AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000/7000 Processors
ASRock Industrial has recently introduced the IMB-A8000 and IMB-A1002 industrial motherboards, equipped with AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000/7000 series processors. These motherboards are engineered to enhance performance and reliability for edge AI applications across various sectors, including smart manufacturing, robotic control, machine vision, and smart retail. The IMB-A8000 m … ⌘ Read more

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 866, Part 1 (Thread #1013) ⌘ Read more

Missile attack on Ukraine: Biden’s administration discusses whether to allow strikes on Russian airfields ⌘ Read more

揭祕 Rust HTTP 生態系統
在這篇文章中，我們將看到 Web 開發的不同部分如何在 Rust HTTP 生態系統中組合在一起，這樣你就可以無所畏懼地在 Rust 中啓動你的下一個 (微)web 服務，並享受所有附帶的好處 (枚舉、一流的錯誤處理、無與倫比的可靠性、性能等等)。Actix-web vs AxumRust HTTP 框架有兩個主要框架：acitx-web 和 axum。兩者之間的主要區別在於，actix-web ⌘ Read more

如何選擇開源數據庫？
開源數據庫是現代軟件開發中的關鍵組成部分，提供了強大、可擴展和靈活的數據存儲和管理解決方案。以下是十個流行的開源數據庫的詳細概述，突出其主要特點和使用場景。01 MySQL——–特性：關係數據庫管理系統 (RDBMS)：MySQL 使用結構化查詢語言 (SQL) 進行數據訪問和管理。 ACID 合規性：確保原子性、一致性、隔離性和持久性的可靠事務。 跨平臺支持：運行於多種操作 ⌘ Read more

Go 性能度量利器，完全替代 io-Reader 和 io-Writer！
在 Go 語言的世界裏，io.Reader 和 io.Writer 接口是數據流處理的基石。然而，標準庫並沒有提供一種便捷的方式來追蹤通過這些接口傳輸的字節數。metered-io 庫應運而生，它提供了 io.Reader 和 io.Writer 的替代品，並能夠方便地獲取傳輸的字節總數，爲性能度量和監控提供了強大的支持。metered-io 庫簡介————–metered-io ⌘ Read more

將 SVG 圖像轉換爲 Base64 格式
要在 HTML 中使用 SVG 圖像，可以通過 img 標籤或直接在 HTML 中嵌入 SVG 代碼的方式來實現。以下是使用 img 標籤的方法：!– 使用 ⌘ Read more

(#3nf7j3q) @lyse Yeah looks like that 😢 Last time it was a bug that got introduced in Bleve.
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org Yeah looks like that 😢 Last time it was a bug that got introduced in Bleve. ⌘ Read more

(#ygfuq5q) @slashdot Disn’t we try this decades ago and it was a miserable failure? 🤣
@slashdot @feeds.twtxt.net Disn’t we try this decades ago and it was a miserable failure? 🤣 ⌘ Read more

(#m5m7xpa) @bender@bender Bahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
@bender Bahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣 ⌘ Read more

binarybaron and einliterflasche submit CCS proposal to ‘transform’ XMR-BTC atomic swaps ecosystem into ‘mature marketplace’
binarybaron1 and einliterflashche2 have submitted a CCS proposal3 looking to continue XMR-BTC atomic swaps4 development and help transform the ecosystem from a prototype into a mature marketplace:

We are confident that given a few months time to fully dedicate to the project, we can transf … ⌘ Read more

Cake Wallet adds support for WOW
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.19.02 with support for Wownero3 wallets, various XMR fixes and enhancements:

Much wow…Cake Wallet v4.19.0 is live! Devs working on big things and more big things are coming

Monero enhancements
Add Wownero wallet
Improvements for Tron and Nano wallets
Bug fixes

It is worth mentioning that Monero.com4 v1.16.0 was also released today. Consul … ⌘ Read more

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 16 July 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 take place on Tuesday, July 16 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code repository[4 … ⌘ Read more