How Android phones became an earthquake warning system
How Android phones became an earthquake warning system
The system uses phones’ accelerometers to trigger warnings ahead of the shaking.John Timmer (Ars Technica)
China's Robotaxi Companies Are Racing Ahead of Tesla
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[Opinion] 80 Years After the Trinity Nuke Test, We’re Still Living an Atomic Nightmare
We can’t know exactly how events would have unfolded had dissent been amplified, but we must now demand a safer future.
Former NYPD Commissioner Accuses Mayor Adams of Running “Criminal Enterprise” and Cites ProPublica Investigation
A lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that the NYPD’s Community Response Team was a “rogue” unit that answered “only to City Hall.” The complaint draws extensively from ProPublica’s reporting.
Israel Strikes Catholic Church in Gaza That Got Nightly Calls From Pope Francis
The church is among hundreds of religious sites Israel has attacked in its genocide.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/truthout.org…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Republicans Introduce Bill to Revoke the Charter of Largest US Teachers Union
They cited the union’s pledge to “defend democracy against Trump’s embrace of fascism” and cutting ties with the ADL.
Trump’s Tax Law Seeks to Override Rules Protecting Children in Immigration Jail
Tucked into the legislation are provisions that pave the way for migrant children to face longer periods in detention.
Medicaid Is Giving ICE Access to Data of 79M Enrollees in Massive Expansion of Police State
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, but DHS says the data will aid their immigration crackdown.
Labor Department moves to end disability hiring goal for federal contractors
Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer plans to axe a longstanding, successful incentive program for disabled workers.
Delta Pays $8.1 Million To US Government After Alleged Misuse Of Pandemic-Relief Funds
Delta maintains its innocence, saying it is settling to avoid the cost of litigation.
Continuing To Build On A Clean Sheet Design: Improvements Coming To A220 Family
The Airbus A220 is one of the most interesting aircraft to have been developed in the 21st century. Originally designed by Bombardier as the C-Series, Airbus acquired the program in 2018, and since then, Airbus has continued to invest in the aircraft. Airbus is incorporating new upgrades in avionics, continues to bump the plane's Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW), and is improving the sustainability of the A220.
Continuing To Build On A Clean Sheet Design: Improvements Coming To A220 Family
Airbus is investing in the A220 to make it even more competitive. Here's what's new and what's coming in the future for the smallest Airbus.Simple Flying
Embraer CEO Warns US Tariffs On Brazil Could Have Impact Similar To COVID-19 Pandemic
The United States is Embraer's number one market, with sales representing 45% of the company's commercial jet and turboprop exports. As President Donald Trump continues to leverage the threat of a 50% tariff on all Brazilian goods, Embraer warns that deliveries would be unfeasible.
Embraer Warns: US Tariffs Could Devastate Brazil's Aviation Industry Like COVID-19
Iconic jet builder Embraer cautions that proposed US tariffs on Brazil may cripple the company and impact the US aviation industry.Luke Diaz (Simple Flying)
Reported Engine Failure Led Indigo Airbus A320neo To Make Emergency Landing
The aircraft involved remains grounded while it undergoes inspections and necessary maintenance.
IndiGo A320neo Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai After Mid-Air Engine Scare
An IndiGo Airbus A320neo was forced to divert and make an emergency landing in Mumbai due to a reported engine failure. All passengers are safe, but the incident raises concerns.Prachi Patel (Simple Flying)
Veteran Air India Boeing 787 Captain At Center Of AI171 Crash Probe
Sumeet Sabharwal, an Air India Boeing 787 captain, is the focus of the investigation into the crash of AI171, which killed 260 people.
Disclaimer: All of this is just speculation and we won't know until the final report is released.
GE Aerospace Profits Surge With Increased Demand For Engines & MRO Services
GE Aerospace received massive orders in May 2025.
Condor Airlines Just Ordered More Airbus A330neos
According to the airline, the expanded fleet will support new opportunities across international markets.
EFF Support Wikimedia Foundation’s Challenge to UK’s Online Safety Act
We Support Wikimedia Foundation’s Challenge to UK’s Online Safety Act
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and ARTICLE 19 strongly support the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge to the categorization regulations of the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act.Electronic Frontier Foundation
ICEBlock isn’t ‘completely anonymous’
But no app is.
ICEBlock isn’t ‘completely anonymous’
Calls for an Android version of ICEBlock have sparked a debate about how it handles data privacy and how anonymous it really is.Dominic Preston (The Verge)
Hegseth’s New Dress Code of Honor
Eyelash extensions and facial hair are out; government-funded laser hair removal is in
[Announcement] Boss VS Boss - Xesht, We That Are One VS Omniphobia, Fear Manifest
Xesht may be One, but is One enough to defeat Fear Manifest itself? What if Fear Manifested a hundred times? Find out in today's Boss VS Boss!
Video: Path of Exile 2: Boss VS Boss - Xesht, We That Are One Vs Omniphobia, Fear Manifest
Let us know who you'd like to see battle it out next!
Early Access Announcements - Boss VS Boss - Xesht, We That Are One VS Omniphobia, Fear Manifest - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
[Patch Notes] 0.2.1b Hotfix
0.2.1b Hotfix
- Incremental audio system improvements.
- Fixed client crashes introduced from the 0.2.1b Patch.
This fix is client-side and requires restarting your client to receive the fixes.
Early Access Patch Notes - 0.2.1b Hotfix - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
[Announcement] Secrets of the Atlas Second Boss Kill Event
Next Thursday, July 24th at 1 PM PDT, we'll be hosting an additional Boss Kill Event in Path of Exile where players can compete to kill the new Pinnacle Bosses from the Secrets of the Atlas expansion. The prize pool includes Godslayer's Pride microtransactions and the opportunity to collaborate with our devs to create new Unique Items and Divination Cards.
How to Join
The Boss Kill event will be held as an HC SSF Event League (SSF for Consoles) that is available to all players during the event by clicking "Join" in the bottom right corner of the character select screen. Registration opens 30 minutes before the event begins and everyone is welcome to participate!
Start time: July 24th at 1PM PDT or Jul 24, 2025 08:00 PM (GMT) in your local time. The event will last until all the prizes have been claimed.
Prizepool
Prizes will be awarded to the first ten players who kill all three of the new pinnacle bosses, called "The Incarnations" in their non-quest variations (Area level 84).
Prizes for Top Placings - PC
- 1st: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Dread or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
The first place winner will also get some additional design space with their item if they want to do something a little different. For example, if you would like to design a Unique Map or if you would like to design a Unique Item that requires a unique-piece from each of the three Bosses, then needs to be combined to create something more epic, this is something we will allow, so feel free to stray from the norm! This is something our team will help provide more details on during collaboration. - 2nd: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Neglect or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
- 3rd: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Fear or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
- 4th-10th place: Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
There is also a set of prizes for defeating bosses that were historically significant to Zana, who has returned in this expansion. Bonus prizes will be awarded to the first players to defeat Uber Sirus, Uber Uber Elder, Uber Shaper or Uber Cortex. There is also a bonus prize for defeating Catarina.
Bonus Prizes - PC
- First Catarina Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from Catarina, you can even input on the custom Veiled Modifiers that will be able to be unveiled on this Unique.
- First Uber Uber Elder Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from the Uber Elder or Uber Uber Elder.
- First Uber Shaper Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from the Shaper or Uber Shaper.
- First Uber Sirus Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from Sirus or Uber Sirus, The Awakener.
- First Uber Cortex Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from Cortex or Uber Cortex.
Consoles
The event will also be available on Consoles with separate prize pools from PC.
Prizes for Top Placings - (both Xbox and Playstation have separate prize pools)
- 1st-3rd place: Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
- 4th-10th place: A Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
Additional Rules
- A player can win both a Placing prize and one or more Bonus Prizes.
- Winners of the first Boss Kill event can participate in the second one.
- Players who migrate from a private league to Mercenaries HC SSF during the event are ineligible for prizes.
- Placings and prize eligibility are entirely at the discretion of Grinding Gear Games.
- The prizes that consist of collaborating on the design of a Divination Card or Unique Item do not guarantee that the item will turn out exactly how you want. The design team will try to accommodate your suggestions as best as they can, but the final design is at their discretion. Because these Unique Items are likely to become chase content, it's critical that they fit the overall design vision of Path of Exile. The balance and drop chances of these items after their release is entirely at the discretion of Grinding Gear Games.
- While the event being SSF reduces a lot of scope for outside help, any form of account sharing (or other breaches of the Terms of Use) will disqualify a player from receiving prizes. Grinding Gear Games Employees (past or present) are not eligible for prizes.
- Dying or migrating your character out of the league doesn't remove prize eligibility as long as the kill occurred while in the league.
- Prizes cannot be transferred. Only the person who completed the achievements in the event can collaborate on the Unique Item and Divination Card designs. It's fine for these people to seek advice and help from other community members with their design.
- Upon winning, if you take too long to engage in the collaborative design such that the content may have changed context or been removed from the game then you will lose your design opportunity or it will be moved to another Pinnacle Boss or equivalent at Grinding Gear Games' discretion. We will notify you in advance where possible of course!
Good luck in the event!
Announcements - Secrets of the Atlas Second Boss Kill Event - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
Volume control not working on USB audio device
Looking up the hardware id, it seems that someone else had the same issue: github.com/alsa-project/alsa-l…
If I'm understanding correctly, there's no proper driver for it in the kernel yet. My workaround for now is to use the limiter in pulseeffects.
Edit: If anyone wants to know, it does work flawlessly on Android, but I have no idea if the way Android handles USB audio is relevant to desktop Linux at all.
ALSA volume control ignored for "4c4a:4155 Jieli Technology USB Composite Device"
I just purchased a generic USB audio interface, which shows up in lsusb as: 4c4a:4155 Jieli Technology USB Composite Device The device on the whole seems to simply just work. But the level control ...davidmcnabnz (GitHub)
Co-op confirms data of 6.5 million members stolen in cyberattack
UK retailer Co-op has confirmed that personal data of 6.5 million members was stolen in the massive cyberattack in April that shut down systems and caused food shortages in its grocery stores.
Tron: Ares | Official Trailer
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News publishers take paywall-blocker 12ft.io offline
News publishers take paywall-blocker 12ft.io offline
The News/Media Alliance has announced that it has “successfully secured” the takedown of the paywall bypassing tool, 12ft.io.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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archive.today: On the trail of the mysterious guerrilla archivist of the Internet
Do you like reading articles in publications like Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal or the Economist, but can’t afford to pay what can be hundreds of dollars a year in subscriptions? If so, …Gyrovague
Privacy, Consent, and National Security After the 23andMe Bankruptcy
Privacy, Consent, and National Security After the 23andMe Bankruptcy
The sale of 23andMe’s DNA database underscores the need to ban the transaction of Americans’ genetic data as a corporate asset.Default
Better captive than dead: Qassam’s message to 'Israeli' soldiers in Gaza
The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a new video message on Thursday directed at 'Israeli' soldiers operating in Gaza, urging them to surrender rather than face death in combat.
Published via the group's military media channel on Telegram, the video delivers a direct warning: "To the Israeli Nazi soldiers in Gaza, our fighters will inevitably reach you. If you choose not to fight and wish to save your life, do this: drop your weapon, raise your hands, and follow field instructions."
The message continues, emphasizing that captivity is a better alternative than death, assuring: "We promise to keep you alive and protect you until the nearest deal."
Better captive than dead: Qassam’s message to 'Israeli' soldiers in Gaza
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Keep display output when monitor "Disconnected"
I am using a laptop, with a cheaper monitor that only has one hdmi input. I have two devices that I want to use on this monitor, My laptop and my xbox series, so I got an hdmi switcher.
The xbox handles switching to and from it's input without a hitch, but my laptop can takes up to a minute to recognize the switch and display to the monitor, sometimes not recognizing it at all.
I was thinking that having the laptop continue to output the display whether or not it recognizes the monitor as disconnected would help make switching between them more seamless. Is there a way to achieve this?
I am using KDE and I have the "Do Nothing" option selected under close lid in power options.
When the wayland people stop pretending you don't need it
in 3 to 5 years, sometime around when they realize that network transparency is really important actually
GitHub - VirtualDrivers/Virtual-Display-Driver: Add virtual monitors to your windows 10/11 device! Works with VR, OBS, Sunshine, and/or any desktop sharing software.
Add virtual monitors to your windows 10/11 device! Works with VR, OBS, Sunshine, and/or any desktop sharing software. - VirtualDrivers/Virtual-Display-DriverGitHub
Vibe scraping and vibe coding a schedule app for Open Sauce 2025 entirely on my phone
Vibe scraping and vibe coding a schedule app for Open Sauce 2025 entirely on my phone
This morning, working entirely on my phone, I scraped a conference website and vibe coded up an alternative UI for interacting with the schedule using a combination of OpenAI Codex …Simon Willison’s Weblog
The man accused of fraud became the first Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
The man accused of fraud became the first Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Shariy: EADaily
EADaily, July 17th, 2025. Mikhail Fedorov, who was previously accused of Internet fraud, today became the first Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Digital Transformation. The Ukrainian opposition blogger Anatoly Shariy writes about this.EADaily
regurgitating Russian media sources.
You're in the world news community, the world is not limited to Western countries or Western media.
Inside Elon Musk’s plan to rain SpaceX’s rocket debris over Hawaii’s pristine waters
Texas has long been under threat from the launches and explosions of SpaceX rockets. Now Hawaii is emerging as another possible victim
Merz calls for UK, Germany and France to align on migration and defence
Merz said the returns agreement signed by the UK and France last week should be expanded into a three-way pact with Germany to mount a more coordinated response to irregular migration. “The cooperation between the United Kingdom and France … has to be complemented by an agreement that we aim to achieve between the three of us: UK, Germany, France,” he said via a translator.
Merz’s call for a trilateral agreement comes as pressure grows from the far-right Alternative für Deutschland in Germany, where migration and defence spending have become politically volatile. Critics have accused his Christian Democratic Union party of lacking a clear alternative to populist rhetoric, even as Merz tries to position himself as a stabilising force in Europe.
Merz calls for UK, Germany and France to align on migration and defence
German chancellor’s proposal for strategic axis comes as London and Berlin sign first treaty since second world warAletha Adu (The Guardian)
Deepfakes and the Digital Wild West
Deepfakes and the Digital Wild West - FEE
Denmark’s government has announced plans to expand copyright law in “a pioneering measure that would allow people to demand that social media platforms takeFoundation for Economic Education
The Sandman - 2° Stagione
Chi la sta seguendo? A me la prima stagione è piaciuta tantissimo :hearts: E la sesta puntata della seconda stagione è wow! :sob:
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TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans
TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans
Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say is a plan to replace them with artificial intelligence, potentially putting platform users at risk.France 24 (FRANCE 24)
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