"Sixteen months have passed since we showed you how Google’s algorithm was killing independent websites by favoring big media publishers that were abusing their reputation to sell you bad products.

Since then, Google enforced a new spam guideline called “site reputation abuse” by removing entire sections of major websites from their search index… at least for a few months.

While this drama was unfolding, Google rolled out AI Overviews under the slogan, “Let Google do the searching for you.”

But are AI Overviews leading you to the best results on the web? Or is this just a new prime spot for selling you products you will regret buying? And how does this change affect the websites that made Google’s AI possible in the first place?

To find out, we spent weeks conducting research into air purifiers we reviewed (including models that don’t exist) to determine whether Google Search results and AI Overviews are leading consumers to good advice.

It turns out this rabbit hole is deeper than we thought, with ramifications that span major Reddit communities and could be leading you to scams and defamatory hallucinations.

I hope you’re ready for a long read because this article is packed with examples, fresh data and way too many screenshots."

housefresh.com/beware-of-the-g…

#AI #GenerativeAI #Google #AISearch #AIOverviews #Disinformation #SearchEngines

Beware of the Google AI salesman and its cronies

Exposing the overly salesy AI Overviews that will push you to buy bad products and exploring the system making it possible.

^{Gisele Navarro (HouseFresh)}

João Pedro scores twice vs. boyhood team, Chelsea beats Fluminense 2-0 to reach Club World Cup final
https://apnews.com/article/club-world-cup-fluminense-chelsea-score-d73c82eb7f03a839e36fcd6bb3ca2c52?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Trust in Riddle: Fritz credits girlfriend after Wimbledon win sets up semifinal vs. Alcaraz
https://apnews.com/article/wimbledon-fritz-alcaraz-riddle-47db07719b96aef64656580532a8f8ed?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Football: Mbappé drops criminal complaint against PSG
https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/08/football-mbappe-drops-criminal-complaint-against-psg/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Africanews @africanews-euronews

Football: Mbappé drops criminal complaint against PSG | Africanews

Kylian Mbappé has withdrawn his moral harassment complaint against his former employer, Paris Saint-Germain. The player had demanded €55 million in unpaid salaries and bonuses from the club for the past year.

^Africanews

Mike Brown is excited about the potential and the pressure of being Knicks coach
https://apnews.com/article/knicks-coach-mike-brown-8931ed277d3b0c13f634726292600d8a?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley
https://apnews.com/article/laken-riley-ibarra-georgia-venezuela-evaluation-85eb5edfc12a82e53a53b96056a7c0fc?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Punk rock has always been political - 54 years ago today

Young rioters fleeing the British Army during the Northern Ireland conflict in Derry, on July 8, 1971.

📸 Don McCullin

1980, Killing Joke used this photo as the cover of their debut album.

#punkrock #postpunk #killingjoke #punkrockhistory

#Idrogeno Pulito: La Scoperta Accidentalmente Dimenticata di Techint Riscrive il Futuro Energetico

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> Una scoperta dimenticata per 20 anni in un'acciaieria Techint rivoluziona la produzione di idrogeno pulito a basso costo. Scopri come Tulum Energy sta trasformando la pirolisi del metano in un game-changer per l'energia globale.

"It's not just me or '60 Minutes' or you that thinks this is a shakedown," Steve Kroft tells Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. "It's pretty much every reporter that's looked at this case and said 'this is ridiculous.'"

youtu.be/7zdtFFOpW7s?feature=s…

Donald Trump gets immunity for official acts, but Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan doesn't. The Milwaukee County Circuit Judge was arrested in April over allegedly taking Eduardo Flores-Ruiz through a jury door instead of a main exit so that he would avoid ICE, and charged with "knowingly concealing a person for whose arrest a warrant and process had been issued." Dugan pleaded not guilty, arguing immunity from criminal prosecution for judicial acts, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph rejected this. Here's more from Adam Klasfeld at @allrisenews.

flip.it/TTpEwQ

#News #TrumpAdministration #Immigration #USLaw #HannahDugan #ICE

Judges don't have Trump-like criminal immunity, court finds

Wisconsin County Judge Hannah Dugan hoped to benefit from the Supreme Court's immunity ruling, but a federal judge found that was for presidents, not jurists.

^{Adam Klasfeld (All Rise News)}

📸 : Samsung
⏳️ : 2021-05-10

#photography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #beach #skyscape #waterscape #canada #travelphotography #photographyisart #paysage #photographie #parcnaturel #mastophoto #pixelfed #fediverse #photooftheday

"As the clock ticks down toward a possible TikTok ban in the U.S., creators, brands, and fans alike are forced to confront a question that once felt hypothetical: What happens when your entire platform could disappear?

For Jessica Hawk, also known as @myteacherface—one of the app’s standout creators known for her teacher and child-free by choice content—the stakes go far beyond lost views. TikTok has been more than a digital stage; it’s been a career builder, a business engine, and a creative community all rolled into one. Now, with uncertainty looming, creators like @myteacherface are being asked to pivot quickly, think strategically, and reimagine what their future looks like—possibly without the very platform that launched them.

In this candid interview, @myteacherface talks about how she is approaching this high-stakes moment. We dig into her strategy for transitioning to other platforms, the ripple effects on brand partnerships and income streams, and how the creator economy might shift in the wake of a ban. She also reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with moving a deeply engaged community to a new digital home—and what content creation might look like in a post-TikTok world for Americans.

This isn’t just a story about losing an app—it’s about navigating change in real time, staying creative under pressure, and finding new ways to thrive when governments and algorithms pull the rug out from under us."

newamerica.org/the-thread/crea…

#SocialMedia #TikTok #Censorship #USA

What TikTok Creators Need to Know About a U.S. Ban—@myteacherface Weighs In

Creator @myteacherface shares how she’s preparing for a possible TikTok ban and what it means for content, income, and the future of creators.

^{New America}

#KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Desktop Environment Is Out Now with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes 9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-6…

@kde #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

Tengo cierto 'Cacao Maravillao' con las entradas y las imágenes subidas...
Quizá ya este puesta, pero va de nuevo.
#flower

#flowerphotography #nature #foto #fotografia #naturephotography #photo #photography #plantphotography #naturaleza #Loreak #argazkiak #natura #iphone15promax

Once again, many of us will agree with the position taken by the Scottish Greens;

as Maggie Chapmen MSP says:

'For a UK Prime Minister to sit there and talk about his shared values with this President should set off alarm bells in every institution and every voter in this country. Cosying up to a racist, misogynistic, climate-wrecking authoritarian like Donald Trump is the last thing we should be doing'!

yet here we are....

#HeadInMyHands

#politics

greens.scot/news/labour-must-s…

Labour must stop glamorising relationship with Trump

Labour must stop glamorising relationship with Trump - Starmer must stop copying Trump's homework and stand up for real values.

^{Scottish Greens}

Media’s TikTok Conspiracy Theories Leads to Very Real TIFF Sponsorship Losses

The media pushed conspiracy theories about TikTok being some sort of Chinese brainwashing device. The ensuing sponsorship losses, however, were very real.

Last year, Canada's mainstr

freezenet.ca/medias-tiktok-con…

#Business #Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #Canada #Culture #Juno #losses #Media #money #sponsorship #TIFF #TikTok

I ricercatori del Politecnico federale di Losanna (EPFL) e della Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI) hanno identificato un batterio del suolo in grado di mineralizzare il CO2 e formare calcite solida.

tio.ch/ticino/attualita/185192…

Un batterio del suolo trasforma l'anidride carbonica in rocce minerali

Studio firmato dalla SUPSI e dall'EPFL: «Potrebbe avere applicazioni nell'edilizia e nella produzione di materiali».

^{Redazione (tio.ch)}

🚨🇬🇧 I would ask every supporter of the Palestinians to read and to retweet my detailed account of the High Court and Appeal Court last Friday on Palestine Action proscription.
It explains exactly what happened and how it affects you.

craigmurray.org.uk/archives/20…

#palestineaction #kneecap #bobvylan #rogerwaters #uk #liverpool #manchester #london
#Gaza #Palestine #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #tiktok #cdnpoli
#canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon

Gladiolus sp.

#ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #Flower #Flowers #FlowerPhotography #FlowersOfMastodon #Plant #Plants #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Whether you thought zonal pricing was the answer to the UK's energy interconnection problems (as well as providing a way of smoothie planning permission for on-shore renewable energy sites), or a market intervention doomed to failure, we will not be finding out whether it could work as Ed Miliband has dropped the proposals (to be confirmed at the next cabinet meeting).... lets hope he has a better idea for the log-jam in interconnectivity.

#energy #politics

theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Ed Miliband abandons plan to charge less for electricity in Scotland

Energy minister decides against ‘zonal pricing’, backed by Octopus founder but opposed by many other energy firms

^{Kiran Stacey (The Guardian)}

It's official! Masturbate as much (or as little) as you want.
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A doctor has provided her expert opinion on how regularly people should masturbate.

Even though this X-rated past time happens to be the most natural thing in the world for humankind, there still remains a sense of taboo around masturbation in some pockets of society.

In a video posted on her YouTube channel earlier this year, Dr. Jen Claude weighed in on the question of how much me-time is too much me-time, and her answer might surprise a few people.

## How often should you masturbate?

"Well, I've got some perhaps good news for you," she began. "Before I give you the answer let me remind you that masturbation is perfectly fine, okay? Masturbation actually can be a very healthy part of overall life and fulfilment, so I don't want you to think that masturbation is not okay."

Dr. Claude went on to state that the 'truth of the matter is: masturbate as much as you want', because there's 'no hard and fast answer' - pun probably not intended.

"There's not a top limit threshold. It's nothing like 'oh you can't masturbate more than this amount of times,' there's not a lower threshold, there's not a number of times in a day, a week, a month," she continued.

"Certain people masturbate multiple times a day, some people masturbate only certain times every few months depending on whatever. Some people masturbate when they're in a certain mood, some people masturbate at other times, it just depends."

She did warn that it's paramount not to let masturbation interfere with the rest of your life, though.

"The only caveat is you can masturbate as much as you want so long as it doesn't interfere with your daily life; it doesn't interfere with your mental wellbeing, it does not interfere with your relationships; interfere with your ability to go to your job or lead a happy, healthy, productive.

"In certain situations you can see how masturbation becomes compulsive, in which case we say that you need to be evaluated, you need to discuss this with a licensed professional, okay?"

## Benefits of masturbation

Masturbating in the morning can be an energy boost, didn't you know?

Dr. Sham Singh of The Handy previously revealed: "There isn't a certain time of day that’s better than any other, so it’s better for people to find their 'ideal' time that suits them.”

But it turns out that there are benefits to masturbating at certain times in the day, depending on what you're looking to achieve.

“For example, some might find it easier to sleep after masturbation at night because of the hormones released, which can help bring on relaxation. Others might prefer to do it in the morning because they find it energising," he added.

As for how this act of self-care improves sleep and relieves stress, the doctor explained: When it comes to physical aspects, it can relieve muscle tension, help to improve the state of sleep, and even relieve premenstrual tension caused by menstruation.

“It may also be understood as a minor psychological and stress-relieving exercise. Exploring one's body and preferences can also enable better communication and satisfaction in sexual relationships,” he mentioned as a mental health bonus. "Looking into the science of it, masturbating can stimulate the release of endorphins and other happy neurotransmitters that may include dopamine and oxytocin, thus increasing mood and reducing anxiety.”

Masturbation also aids in the relief of menstrual pain for women.

"The contractions of the uterus as a result of an orgasm are then followed by relaxation, which can relieve cramping," Dr. Singh noted.

## What happens when you stop masturbating?

According to an anonymous sex writer, there's so many ways that lack of masturbation can affect you and those around you.

Mood swings for one. "Masturbation withdrawal may sound far-fetched, but masturbation releases a delicious cocktail of feel-good chemicals and hormones and whatnots, so it seemed reasonable to me that my body was all like, 'Hey where'd that awesome stuff go?'" she wrote.

There's an extended period of untamed arousal too.

"The build-up to satisfaction went from minutes to days, sometimes a week," she revealed of her own experiences. "Orgasm became an event to be longed for and fantasised about instead of another item to check off my to-do list like dry-cleaning.

"Now when I found myself unexpectedly in the mood, my thoughts turned to 'Won't it be nice when my boyfriend gets home...' instead of 'Where the hell did I put that Hitachi Magic wand?'"

Pestering of your partner is certainly a side effect you want to avoid, as this'll really start to grate on them.

The writer said that she ended up 'getting a little desperate' after a while and joked that despite her other half being mostly happy to comply... [truncated]

Doctor offers surprising insight to masturbation regularity

Dr. Jen Caudle has revealed that it's healthy for people to masturbate as much as they want

^{Dan Seddon (ladbible)}

RT @mgeist
The consequences of Canada’s digital policies continue to unfold. Government oddly targeted TikTok’s corporate presence in Canada rather than the app itself. The result: millions in support for arts groups predictably canceled to comply with the ruling.

ctvnews.ca/entertainment/artic…

TikTok Canada halts arts sponsorships including with TIFF, Junos as shutdown looms

TikTok says it’s pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival as it prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down operations in Canada.

^{The Canadian Press (CTVNews)}