Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

The former president opened up the USSR and saw it collapse in 1991.

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Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge:
Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday  —  Snap's stock price has declined nearly 80 percent this year  —  Snap is planning to lay off approximately 20 percent of its more than 6,400 employees, according to people familiar with the matter.

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U.N. Race Panel Sounds the Alarm on Abortion Access in the U.S.

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Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica)

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more  —  Android 13 is a very small update, but it's also the second one this year.  —  The Android update treadmill continues with the release of Android 13.

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Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin

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Kherson: 'Heavy fighting' as Ukraine seeks to retake Russian-held region

Military experts tell the BBC the battle for the southern region could go on for months.

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A researcher says a huge Chinese database with up to 800M records was exposed for months, storing images of faces, license plates, resident ID numbers, and more (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
A researcher says a huge Chinese database with up to 800M records was exposed for months, storing images of faces, license plates, resident ID numbers, and more  —  Another mass data lapse exposes new weaknesses in China's sprawling surveillance state  —  A massive Chinese database storing millions …

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An Orlando Museum’s Disputed Basquiats Are Gone. Its Leadership Is, Too.

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Undeclared pools in France uncovered by AI technology

Millions in tax revenue has been collected after more than 20,000 undeclared pools were found.

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Musk will likely focus more on "Mudge" Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
Musk will likely focus more on “Mudge” Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal  —  Musk v. Twitter  —  A month ago, Elon Musk's fight with Twitter Inc. was a merger dispute.

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Back at the U.S. Open, Leylah Fernandez Tries to Be ‘the Best Version of Myself’

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F.T.C. sues over tracking data that could expose visits to abortion clinics.

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Crypto coin AVAX fell 10%+ after a self-described whistleblower said Avalanche weaponized litigation against rivals; CEO calls it "conspiracy theory nonsense" (Omkar Godbole/CoinDesk)

Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk:
Crypto coin AVAX fell 10%+ after a self-described whistleblower said Avalanche weaponized litigation against rivals; CEO calls it “conspiracy theory nonsense”  —  Ava Labs CEO rejected the accusation as “conspiracy theory nonsense.”  —  Ava Labs CEO rejected the accusation as “conspiracy theory nonsense.”

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Artemis: Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration

The clock is counting down to the debut flight of the rocket that will send people back to the Moon.

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Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry (Dong-Won Kim/IEEE Spectrum)

Dong-Won Kim / IEEE Spectrum:
Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry  —  They were called “Kim's Mafia.”  Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldn't have put it that way.  But it was true what semiconductor engineers …

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Clashes Between Rival Militias in Libya Kill at Least 32

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A look at the clues Apple event invites provided in the past, and what "Far Out" might hint at: satellite connectivity, astrophotography mode, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at the clues Apple event invites provided in the past, and what “Far Out” might hint at: satellite connectivity, astrophotography mode, and more  —  Apple makes it official and will hold its big product launch event on Sept. 7.  Also: The company confirms it will delay iPadOS 16 until …

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Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39

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Bilkis Bano: Protests in India over release of gang rapists

Protests take place over the release of 11 men who gang-raped a Muslim woman in 2002.

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Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds

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Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is "likely months" away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit "akin to a corporate colonoscopy" (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is “likely months” away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit “akin to a corporate colonoscopy”  —  Many crypto companies lack basic financial guardrails; 'Tether needs an audit that's akin to a corporate colonoscopy'

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Manhattan Has a Glut of Empty Offices. Hochul Wants to Build Even More.

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Cloud Wars: Mideast Tensions Rise Along a New Front

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Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices  —  At I/O 2022, Google detailed a way for Android apps to build cross-device experiences, similar to Nearby Share, and the SDK's developer preview is now available.

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Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company (Josh Sisco/Politico)

Josh Sisco / Politico:
Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company  —  Justice Department lawyers are in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple, according to a person …

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Ethiopian Airstrike Hits Kindergarten as Fighting Spreads in Tigray

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Nvidia says it is dealing with excess inventory of RTX 3000-series GPUs ahead of its next-gen RTX 4000 series release, signaling that the GPU shortage is over (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Nvidia says it is dealing with excess inventory of RTX 3000-series GPUs ahead of its next-gen RTX 4000 series release, signaling that the GPU shortage is over  —  Nvidia says that “excess inventory” is dragging down its balance sheet.  —  How quickly things change: A year ago …

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Latvia tears down a controversial Soviet-era monument in its capital.

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What to Know About White Mulberry Leaf

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Twitter is integrating podcasts into its redesigned Spaces Tab, starting with some English-speaking users globally, on iOS and Android (Twitter)

Twitter:
Twitter is integrating podcasts into its redesigned Spaces Tab, starting with some English-speaking users globally, on iOS and Android  —  Twitter helps people connect with unique and compelling voices around the world.  With podcasts, we're taking that connection to a whole new level.

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‘Seoul Vibe’ Review: Grinding Gears

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Google will add clear labels to Search and Map listings for facilities that provide abortions, after a group of US lawmakers urged it to fix abortion searches (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google will add clear labels to Search and Map listings for facilities that provide abortions, after a group of US lawmakers urged it to fix abortion searches  —  Google will start adding clear labels to Search and Map listings for healthcare facilities that provide abortions.

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The expansion averts mass Russian conscription.

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Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Divides Democrats

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Florida Pair Pleads Guilty in Theft of Biden’s Daughter’s Diary

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Ray Johnson’s Camera Was Disposable. The Photos Are Unforgettable.

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Band stuck in Calais queue perform surprise gig

Drivers were treated to a makeshift jazzy concert as they waited in lengthy queues at the French border.

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Google plans to use video ads on tropes about migrants in Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, as part of a years-long study on inoculation against misinformation (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)

Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Google plans to use video ads on tropes about migrants in Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, as part of a years-long study on inoculation against misinformation  —  Three months after Russia launched its brutal assault on Ukraine, sending millions of refugees over the border into neighboring countries …

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Consumer Demand Has Been Key Driver of Inflation in the U.S.

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Researchers identify 80K+ Hikvision cameras that have yet to be patched for flaws allowing remote code execution, despite fixes being available for months (Ionut Arghire/SecurityWeek)

Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek:
Researchers identify 80K+ Hikvision cameras that have yet to be patched for flaws allowing remote code execution, despite fixes being available for months  —  Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma has identified more than 80,000 Hikvision cameras that haven't been patched against a critical code execution vulnerability exploited in the wild.

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Consumer Demand Has Been Key Driver of Inflation in the U.S.

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Florida Ninth Congressional District Primary Election Results

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