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“Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) has built an overwhelming advantage in the short and unusual contest to replace Graham Platner and take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a must-win race for Democrats in their bid for control of the U.S. Senate,” CNN reports. “Delegates on Jackson’s slate won about 300 of the […]

A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue. In a randomized clinical trial involving 399 adults, fluvoxamine significantly reduced fatigue and improved quality of life compared with a placebo, making it one of the first medications to show meaningful benefits for this disabling condition.

en français Pour le Carnaval d'Emacs de juillet sur la programmation (merci à AndyDrop de l'accueillir !) : Je m'occupe principalement de ma fille (particulièrement pendant les pauses scolaires comme l'été), donc mon temps, mon attention et mon énergie sont très limités....

During the FIFA World Cup, law enforcement and private partners across multiple continents have seized or blocked well over a thousand pirate streaming domains, arrested suspects, and cut off advertising revenue. Taken together, "Operation Offsides" and "Operación Tarjeta Roja" are part of the broadest anti-piracy effort ever carried out during a sporting event.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.

If you’re not familiar with the IndieWeb movement, it’s a practical approach to maintaining your presence on the web that emphasizes fully owning your identity and your content. This is especially relevant now, at a time when a growing number of corporations want to own and control those things for you. The IndieWeb ethos seeks to eliminate external influence and control over both you and your stuff.

Wall Street Journal: “Millions of similar texts have flooded American cellphones in recent months. They are written with artificial intelligence, pushed by a longtime Trump adviser’s firm—and paid for by the Israeli government.” “Some 60% of American adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to a March poll by Pew Research, driven by […]

“Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges,” Politico reports. “The brothers were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals […]

“The fatal shooting of an immigrant in Maine has renewed concerns about the Trump administration’s push to quickly hire officers for mass deportations, after a woman said her abusive ex-husband told her he was the officer who fired his gun,” the Washington Post reports.

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