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Oooh, ooh, ooh… look what just arrived! I’ve been waiting almost a year for it and boy was it worth the wait. My new Linux laptop is a… tablet? Yep. The StarLabs StarLite.
Oh and the screen on this thing! 😍
https://ie.starlabs.systems/pages/starlite

StarLite 12.5-inch
Its fanless design ensures your StarLite will never make more than a whisper - unless you want it to. The Mk V supports coreboot open source firmware which you can effortlessly configure to your preferences via our coreboot configurator.

A look at India's quick commerce market, which has become an important distribution channel for Indian food brands, as Zepto and others expand beyond groceries (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/17/can-quick-commerce-lea…

Can quick commerce leapfrog e-commerce in India? | TechCrunch
Even as quick commerce startups are retreating, consolidating or shutting down in many parts of the world, the model is showing encouraging signs in Quick commerce startups face challenges globally, but the model thrives in India as urban consumers embrace 10-minute grocery delivery convenience.

Stoltenberg: China should face consequences for its support of Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2024/06/18/stoltenberg-china-should.html

What Election Reformers Can Learn from the Same-Sex Marriage Push
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-election-reformers-can-learn

What Election Reformers Can Learn from the Same-Sex Marriage Push
This Pride Month, a look back at how something that seemed all but impossible two decades ago became widely popular.

Biden's Tough-on-China Stance Threatens Green America Push (Phred Dvorak/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/bidens-tough-on-china-stance-threatens-green-america-push-344e1c64
http://www.memeorandum.com/240618/p51#a240618p51

Down-ballot campaigns in the US are experimenting with AI, which can help them save money and time, while also raising fears about the threats of AI deepfakes (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-in…

Election 2024: AI is a gift and a curse for downballot campaigns
Text, photos, videos and audio created using artificial intelligence are increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local office. AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates often can do more damage in those races because campaigns have fewer staffers and less money to combat them, and because they typically draw less scrutiny. Yet some local candidates see AI as a force for good and an equalizer against more powerful or well-financed candidates. They can use it for the more munda…

Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests (Nick Wadhams/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/trump-security-adviser-urges-cutting-china-ties-resuming-nuclear-weapons-tests
http://www.memeorandum.com/240618/p31#a240618p31

Sources: Shein CEO Xu Yangtian has deliberately kept a low profile for fear of attracting unwanted public attention; Shein has never published any photos of him (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/bi…

As Shein chases IPO, its Chinese founder stays under cloak of secrecy
Even by the standards of Chinese tech business leaders, the lack of public information about Xu Yangtian is unusual.