European heatwave causes many to find innovative ways to cool down
With temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius in many parts of Europe, people are heading for swimming pools and ‘cooling centres’.
Day: July 11, 2023
Google’s AR Software Leader is Out Over the Company’s ‘Unstable Commitment and Vision’
Mark Lucovsky, the former head of operating systems on Google’s augmented reality team, has left the company. From a report: In a tweet on Monday, Lucovsky says “changes in AR leadership and Google’s unstable commitment and vision” contributed to his d…
Novak Djokovic ties Roger Federer with 46 Slam semifinals and meets Jannik Sinner next at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic has tied Roger Federer’s record of 46 men’s Grand Slam semifinals by getting to that round at Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev.
Driver of lorry in Essex people-smuggling tragedy jailed for 12 years
Marius Mihai Draghici was ‘essential cog’ in operation that caused deaths of 39 people, court hearsA driver who was an “essential cog” in a people-smuggling gang that caused the death of 39 men, women and children in a lorry in Essex has been jailed fo…
Madumarov’s Party Accused of Coup Plot in Kyrgyzstan
Where some see the normal activities of an opposition party, the Kyrgyz government sees the seeds of a nefarious coup plot.
Ukraine set for F-16 training, as Moscow warns of World War III – Euronews
Ukraine set for F-16 training, as Moscow warns of World War III EuronewsNATO Chief: Will invite Ukraine when conditions are met | Latest News | WION WIONUkrainian pilots’ F-16 training to start in August, officials say …
Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884)
For July 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered 130 patches; among them are four for vulnerabilites actively exploited by attackers, but no patch for CVE-2023-36884, an Office and Windows HTML RCE vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks aimed …
The US is trying to use foreign mercenaries to plug gaps in Ukraine – they are in for a rude awakening
The propaganda machine is inciting ordinary citizens to go to war in Ukraine – where they go through hell
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India’s Goods and Services Tax Council agrees to levy a 28% indirect tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, rejecting that they are “games of skill” (TechCrunch)
TechCrunch:
India’s Goods and Services Tax Council agrees to levy a 28% indirect tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, rejecting that they are “games of skill” — India plans to impose a significant tax on the …