Hackers prove age verification systems on pornography sites can be bypassed in seconds
Using widely available technology, well-known ethical hackers Chris Kubecka and Paula Popovici quickly accessed numerous pornography sites without ever verifying their ages.
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Zelenskiy says Ukraine has secured funds for three Patriot systems, looking to finance seven more
Ukraine has received confirmation from partners that they will provide funding for three Patriot missile defence systems and discussions are underway to finance seven more, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
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Canada pauses deportation of US citizen over 'risks' to LGBTQ+ people in America
Canada has paused the deportation of Angel Jenkel, a non-binary US citizen, due to “risks” to LGBTQ+ people in the US.
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Canada pauses deportation of a non-binary US citizen because of ‘risks’ to LGBTQ+ people in America
Canada has paused the deportation of Angel Jenkel, a non-binary US citizen, due to “risks” to LGBTQ+ people in the US.Chantelle Billson (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
South Korea Plans to Build a Base on the Moon
The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045.
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UK | 220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
The PM says recognition of a Palestinian state must be part of a "wider plan" to ensure peace in the region.
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220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
More than 130 Labour MPs are among the signatories piling fresh pressure on PM Sir Keir Starmer.Sam Francis (BBC News)
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Doctors in Gaza are fainting while trying to save their starving patients
As Gaza’s hunger crisis deepens, the very people who are trying to keep the gravely malnourished population alive are suffering along with their patients.
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North Korean youth risk arrest for speaking like South Koreans
North Korean authorities are doing everything they can to stop the spread of South Korean pop culture, or hallyu.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov rescued from near-drowning incident in Turkey
Turkish media said the incident occurred at a five-star hotel in the Kaynar district, where Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov lost consciousness shortly after entering the water.
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OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round
You can see the full article here
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-fundraising-round-softbank-sam-altman/
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Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima
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Experimental surgery performed by AI-driven surgical robot
Experimental surgery performed by AI-driven surgical robot
In experimental surgery on pig organs, the robot performed well.Jacek Krywko (Ars Technica)
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The article is very unclear on the kind of model they used. Several mentions of ChatGPT, but it doesn't really sound like they used an LLM.
I really hope it's not an LLM, this is a perfect case for specialized models trained just for surgery. I really wouldn't want my surgeon to invent stuff when it doesn't know what to do.
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The UK starts enforcing new online child safety laws, requiring websites that host porn, self-harm, suicide, and eating disorder content to verify users' age.
Tech firms must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing porn, self-harm, suicide and eating disorder content
Bluesky, Discord, Grindr, Reddit and X among latest firms to commit to age-gating, while Ofcom lines up targets for enforcementSites and apps where children spend most time must make their feeds safer
Sites and apps which allow harmful content must protect children from accessing it from the end of this week, Ofcom has warned, as the deadline approaches for tech firms to comply with new rules.
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Dragonero ...
Se vi piace il genere fantasy... con bei paesaggi incontaminati piene di gente normale, anormale e di strane creature, un mondo fiabesco di storie attorno ad un fuoco, e l'immancabile manipolo di eroi ognuno con la sua storia, la sua personalità e le proprie speranze... Dragonero della italiana 'Sergio Bonelli' fa per voi.
La stessa casa editrice di Tex e Dylan Dog, per intenderci, qualora foste curiosi (e curiose) ma poco frequentanti questo mondo..
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Dragonero - Sergio Bonelli
Martedì 22 luglio, alle ore 18:00, il Bonelli Store di Milano ospita Stefano Vietti e Ivan Calcaterra in occasione dell'approdo in libreria del nuovo volume di Senzanima: Maleficio!www.sergiobonelli.it
RFK Jr. is completely reshaping vaccine policy. This is the man helping him do it.
“Who is Stuart Burns?” a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention texted me from the organization’s all-hands meeting in June, attaching a photo of a man seated in front of his name card.
The 60-year-old conservative with a stout build and a boyish haircut was mostly unknown to the doctors, epidemiologists and officials who had gathered to ask questions about what many have described as the gutting of their agency and the threat many believe its new leaders pose to public health.
When asked about the researchers and doctors reportedly aligned with the anti-vaccine movement who had replaced the qualified experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal vaccine advisory committee, deputy director of public affairs Nina Witkofsky opened the floor to Burns, who was seated at a long table with other agency leaders.
RFK Jr. is reshaping vaccine policy. Stuart Burns is helping him do it.
Stuart Burns, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, appears to be leading a network of aligned staff advancing RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.Brandy Zadrozny (MSNBC)
question about gaming distros
hey there, im looking for the best distro for swapping entirely from windows 10 to linux, while keeping my steam library useable. i have over 300+ games and would like to use the distro thats most likely to support most of them now, and into the future.
thats basically it. just looking for recommendations, warnings, do's and dont's, etc. and maybe a guide on removing windows entirely once its all said and done. i dont want microsoft having access once i make the move to linux.
they disgust me.
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"Gaming Distro" just means some various gaming softwares are preinstalled, like Steam and Heroic (for GOG, Amazon, and Epic games). I mention this just to keep you from overly worrying about picking the "wrong" distro.
- Bazzite is basically SteamOS.
- Mint Cinnamon was my choice as it feels very familiar to a Windows user, and comes with a bunch of desktop productivity stuff pre-installed. It tends to remain on more time-tested, stable versions of software.
- Fedora Plasma is also very popular, and will feel familiar coming from Windows. It tends to have the latest and greatest version of softwares.
and maybe a guide on removing windows entirely once its all said and done
If you plan to switch over all at once, during the install, tell Linux to use the entire drive (ie, do a full format). That will completely remove Windows during the install.
If you are going to dual boot, you can format the Windows drive at some later time.
do’s and dont’s
If you are going to dual boot, don't dual boot on a single drive. Windows likes to fuck with other things on the same drive as it, including other Windows installs.
If you get a prompt about codecs during the Linux install, install them.
Bazzite - The next generation of Linux gaming
Bazzite makes gaming and everyday use smoother and simpler across desktop PCs, handhelds, tablets, and home theater PCs.bazzite.gg
International Criminal Court refers Hungary to its oversight body for failing to arrest Netanyahu
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April.
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Trump FCC's Approval of Paramount-Skydance Merger 'Reeks of the Worst Form of Corruption'
"The stench of this transaction will linger over the commission for years," said a pair of Democratic senators.
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Antitrust Group Demands Probe of Bondi's Role in 'Corrupt' Merger Settlement
"Looks like there was just an attempted coup at the antitrust division, led by Pam Bondi's chief of staff and a set of corporate lobbyists."
Antitrust Group Demands Probe of Bondi's Role in 'Corrupt' Merger Settlement
"Looks like there was just an attempted coup at the antitrust division, led by Pam Bondi's chief of staff and a set of corporate lobbyists."jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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'Art of the Stupid Deal': Trump's Japan Trade Pact Bashed by Automakers, Unions, Economists
President Trump's Japan deal lowers tariffs on Japanese cars to 15%, but major automakers and unions are not happy. Critics call it a "stupid deal."
'Art of the Stupid Deal': Trump's Japan Trade Pact Bashed by Automakers, Unions, Economists
“American workers are once again being left behind,” said the United Auto Workers.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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'Call of Duty' maker goes to war with 'parasitic' cheat developers in L.A. federal court
"Call of Duty" publisher Activision-Blizzard is suing hacking developers worldwide over cheats designed for the popular first-person-shooter video game.
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Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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In the DPRK, they put political dissidents in prison camps.
In the rest of the world, agitators and terrorists are put in prisons that aren't camps.
From a recent funny thread:
I usually don’t get bothered by people on the Internet, but holy fucking shit how I was absolutely going crazy over the fact that people unironically shill North Korea.I’m Korean. We are under constant threat of shit balloons and missiles. They punish people and their family members for trying to leave the country. How can one possibly look at that and say, “Yep, that’s fine”?
Meanwhile the actual, very scary NK apologist rhetoric on lemmy.ml, lemmygrad, and Hexbear: the DPRK is just another country and doesn't deserve to be an outcast and pariah for doing things every country does, like have prisons, a military, and emigration controls.
8,000 Kroger Workers in Indiana Have Authorized a Strike
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700, representing 8,000 Kroger retail workers in Indiana, voted earlier this month to reject a tentative agreement for a second time. The vote authorized the union to strike the grocery giant.
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Trump Moves to Kill PEPFAR, Potentially Dooming Millions to Death From AIDS
The U.S. program that has saved 26 million lives and prevented millions of new HIV infections is now under threat by the Trump administration. The devastating funding cuts could lead to 6 million new infections, experts say. #SavePEPFAR
Trump Moves to Kill PEPFAR, Potentially Dooming Millions to Death From AIDS
"There will be an additional 6 million newly infected persons in the world," said the United Nations' top AIDS prevention official recently. "That has started already."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes - AT&T and Verizon refused to hand over the security assessments, says Cantwell.
Cantwell Seeks Digital Forensics Expert’s Assessments of AT&T and Verizon Network Security After Chinese “Salt Typhoon” Hack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, is pursuing key security reports from the digital forensics expert Mandiant, hired by both AT&T and Verizon to c…U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
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US | Diplomats Informed That Trump Refugee Program 'Intended for White People' Only: Report
U.S. diplomats in South Africa were told a controversial refugee program was intended for whites only
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Diplomats Informed That Trump Refugee Program 'Intended for White People' Only: Report
Trump earlier this year lobbed baseless accusations at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that his government was engaging in "genocide" against white farmers.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
U.S. and European leaders shift rhetoric, call for humanitarian aid. Gaza in famine, children at risk. Will the U.S. continue to support Israel's actions? #EndTheBlockade #FreePalestine
At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
"You want history books to not record you as an evil genocide supporter?" said one organizer. "You need to actually make an impact, NOW."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
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Sanders-Omar Bill Would Repeal Big Oil 'Welfare' in Trump Budget Law
Progressive lawmakers Sanders and Omar introduce bill to repeal nearly $200 billion in fossil fuel subsidies and tax loophole.
Sanders-Omar Bill Would Repeal Big Oil 'Welfare' in Trump Budget Law
"We are done letting fossil fuel executives write the rules while our communities pay the price," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33671952
Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Jul 25, 2025
Israel attacked the Cairo Elementary School for Girls in central Gaza City just as people had gathered in the school yard for Friday prayers, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Many of the displaced in the school are from areas in northern Beit Hanoun, which has been nearly completely destroyed and emptied by the Israeli military. So far, Israel has not published even a perfunctory justification for the strike and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions submitted by Drop Site about the attack.
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Jul 25, 2025Israel attacked the Cairo Elementary School for Girls in central Gaza City just as people had gathered in the school yard for Friday prayers, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Many of the displaced in the school are from areas in northern Beit Hanoun, which has been nearly completely destroyed and emptied by the Israeli military. So far, Israel has not published even a perfunctory justification for the strike and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions submitted by Drop Site about the attack.
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
The school was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Jul 25, 2025
Israel attacked the Cairo Elementary School for Girls in central Gaza City just as people had gathered in the school yard for Friday prayers, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Many of the displaced in the school are from areas in northern Beit Hanoun, which has been nearly completely destroyed and emptied by the Israeli military. So far, Israel has not published even a perfunctory justification for the strike and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions submitted by Drop Site about the attack.
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
The school was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
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ADL-Backed Bipartisan Bill Threatens to Censor Israel Criticism on Social Media
A bill introduced Wednesday, backed by the Anti-Defamation League, claims to target antisemitism on social media. But the two congressmen who introduced it have indicated it is also meant to force social media companies to silence criticism of Israel.
ADL-Backed Bipartisan Bill Threatens to Censor Israel Criticism on Social Media
The bill’s lead sponsors described it as part of an effort to prevent antisemitic hate. But their comments during a press conference on the measure suggest it will also target critics of Israel.stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
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DNS security is important but DNSSEC may be a failed experiment
Systems Approach: Nobody thinks of running a website without HTTPs. Safer DNS still seems optional
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'A Horror So Vast, It Could No Longer Be Ignored': US Media Finally Centering Starving Gazans
However, one critic lamented that corporate media "continues to act like starvation is the unfortunate byproduct of 'war.'"
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'A Horror So Vast, It Could No Longer Be Ignored': US Media Finally Centering Starving Gazans
However, one critic lamented that corporate media "continues to act like starvation is the unfortunate byproduct of 'war.'"brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)
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US | Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library
Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via letter to Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Book Talk: Lucky Day with Chuck Tingle (IN-PERSON)
The Internet Archive is thrilled to host Chuck Tingle and his upcoming novel Lucky Day, for a book talk presented by The Booksmith! We can\'t wait to see you there, […]\nblog.archive.org
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'The Orban Playbook': Trump Assault on Media Matters Seen as Dire Warning to Other Critics
Media Matters for America faces financial crisis due to legal battles with Elon Musk and Trump allies. Experts compare situation to authoritarian tactics.
'The Orban Playbook': Trump Assault on Media Matters Seen as Dire Warning to Other Critics
"The speed of the collapse in the media environment is something I had not foreseen," wrote John Hopkins University economist Filipe Campante.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.
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