Smashwords - Free Scifi Summer - Inkican
Smashwords - Free Scifi Summer - My short stories are FREE from Smashwords July 1-31, 2025! Grab a free story from any of the eighteen below:Jackson Allen (Inkican)
Spotify user growth soars, but social charges impact profit
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‘No Other Land’ Collaborator Shot Dead By Israeli Settler In West Bank
#News #Politics #Israel #NoOtherLand #Palestinian #YuvalAbraham
Cape Canaveral marks 75 years since its first rocket launch
: Bumper's 1950 liftoff paved way for thousands of missions from iconic spaceportRichard Speed (The Register)
An Ancient Shark Fossil Was Found Inside the World’s Longest Cave System
Tucked deep inside the winding, limestone labyrinth of Mammoth Cave, scientists just uncovered something unexpected: a shark.Ashley Fike (VICE)
ICE sweeps spur citizen patrols on Terminal Island — and troubling World War II memories
The island in the Port of Los Angeles is a staging ground for federal agents.Josie Huang (LAist)
Girl's Bond With 'Nanny' St. Bernard Puppy Melts Hearts
Since Runa was 2, she and Teddy have become inseparable.Daniella Gray (Newsweek)
Hezbollah official: America never intended to help Lebanon / Resistance cannot be surrendered
Hassan Ezzeddine, a representative of Hezbollah, announced that America has left the Zionists free to continue their aggression against Lebanon and will not put any pressure on this regime, and said: The resistance will remain and the political force…ABNA English
Jasmine Crockett Mocked a Republican’s Disability and Then Lied About It — Now She Says She Doesn ...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) mocked Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) for being confined to his wheelchair and then lied about it earlier this year.Isaac Schorr (Mediaite)
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ComicList: Dark Horse Comics New Releases for 07/30/2025
ComicList: Dark Horse Comics New Releases for Wednesday, July 30, 2025, by Charles LePage. #ComicList #NCBD #NewComicBookDay #ReadMoreComicsCharles LePage (GoCollect)
Oh, you weren’t at the 200-person literary reading inside of a pool at the Korean Spa?
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2025-07-29/a-night-of-desire-bathhouse-reading?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Oh, you weren't at the 200-person literary reading inside of a pool at the Korean Spa?
Substack's sold-out literary reading, "A Night of Desire," had a dress code for both readers and attendees: bathing suits.Julissa James (Los Angeles Times)
Sydney Sweeney Under Fire After Controversial American Eagle Ad Campaign
Sweeney’s “good jeans” ad was intended to celebrate the clothing company’s flattering cuts. Now critics have accused her, and American Eagle, of flirting with eugenic imagery.Eléa Guilleminault-Bauer (Vanity Fair)
International Monetary Fund warns tariffs 'going to continue hurting' world economy as US
The International Monetary Fund has warned United States President Donald Trump's efforts to upend global trade through tariffs were "going to continueEUROPE SAYS
🇷🇺 Two of #Russia’s largest pharmacy chains suspended operations across several regions on Tuesday following cyberattacks that disrupted digital infrastructure and brought their nationwide networks offline.
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Cyberattacks Force Major Russian Pharmacy Chains to Shut Down
Two of Russia’s largest pharmacy chains suspended operations across several regions on Tuesday following cyberattacks that disrupted digital infrastructure and brought their nationwide networks offline.The Moscow Times
Stack Overflow data reveals the hidden productivity tax of ‘almost right’ AI code
https://venturebeat.com/ai/stack-overflow-data-reveals-the-hidden-productivity-tax-of-almost-right-ai-code/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Stack Overflow data reveals the hidden productivity tax of ‘almost right’ AI code
Stack Overflow survey shows that as more enterprise developers actually use AI tools, their expectations aren't being met by reality.Sean Michael Kerner (VentureBeat)
The @ab has published the Vision for W3C.
W3C’s core Vision is:
* The Web is for all humanity.
* The Web is designed for the good of all people.
* The Web must be safe to use.
* There is one interoperable world-wide Web.
We are grateful to the AB Members, W3C Member representatives and W3C Team Members who joined them in the Vision Task Force, for shepherding this important work.
Read more at:
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Vision for W3C is a W3C Statement
The W3C Advisory Board has published today as a W3C Statement the document Vision for W3C, which articulates W3C’s core vision for the WebW3C
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'Time travel' memory hack rejuvenates memories, study finds
A new study suggests that recalling the context in which a memory was made can help to restore the memory after it has started to erode.RJ Mackenzie (Live Science)
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#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Join Second Lady Usha Vance as She Reads to Children at NASA Johnson - NASA
As part of her Summer Reading Challenge, Second Lady Usha Vance will host an event for children in grades K-8 on Monday, Aug. 4, at NASA’s Johnson SpaceNASA
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#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Wall Street tiptoes toward more records as its busy week picks up momentum | Region - EUROPE SAYS
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher on Tuesday as an incredibly busy week for Wall Street picks up momentum.EUROPE SAYS
Democrats cannot simply hope that the Republicans will gerrymander themselves out of power. Trump’s ham-fisted efforts to eliminate any electoral opposition to himself next year should overcome whatever remaining hesitation they might have.
Welcome to the Gerrymandering Wars
The Democrats have long argued for redistricting reform. But with Trump pushing Texas to create more safely Republican seats in Congress, blue states are looking to weaponize redistricting instead.The New Republic
"Today, then, is the first of many small steps towards the new future, the future in which they are rid of the powerful entirely" - The Hermetic Library Blog
Today, then, is the first of many small steps towards the new future, the future in which they are rid of the powerful entirely Alyson Greaves, The Sisters of Dorley [Amazon, Bookshop (Book 1), Bookshop (Book 2), Publisher (n.b.John Griogair Bell (The Hermetic Library Blog)
Petition: Demand a Hate Crime Investigation into the Killing of Jonathan Joss onegreenplanet.org/human-inter…
#green #environment #VSN
Petition: Demand a Hate Crime Investigation into the Killing of Jonathan Joss - One Green Planet
Actor Jonathan Joss was shot dead in an alleged hate crime. Help demand it be investigated. Sign the petition for justice now.Nicholas Vincent (One Green Planet)
Seriously cool car combat game FUMES has entered Early Access gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/seri…
#FUMES #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames
Seriously cool car combat game FUMES has entered Early Access
FUMES really impressed me with the demo, and now you can jump in and blow some vehicles up in this fast-paced single-player car combat game.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Analizaron el texto de 8 millones de imágenes de Nueva York sacadas de Street View e hicieron un buscador* y un análisis de las palabras que más aparecen o los clusters más interesantes.
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Me dan ganas de hacer algo parecido con lo que se descargó del bot @everylotmvd
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Attached: 1 image This is a really cool visualization and analysis of text written across NYC, as visible from the street. https://pudding.cool/2025/07/street-view/ #nyc #streets #languageMastodon
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Apple will open manufacturing academy in Detroit - UPI.com
Apple announced on Tuesday it will open an all new Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit later this year.UPI
Trump’s trade war victory is already under siege
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/business/trade-war-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
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#Smithsonian #art #FolklifeFestival #teens #youth #news
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