## US designates Pakistani group's offshoot as 'terrorist' over Kashmir attack

Authored by channelnewsasia.com

WASHINGTON: The US government designated The Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organisation" over the Apr 22 militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday (Jul 17).

The Resistance Front, also known as Kashmir Resistance, initially took responsibility for the attack in Pahalgam before denying it days later.

TRF's designation by Washington as a "foreign terrorist organisation" and "specially designated global terrorist" enforced President Donald Trump's "call for justice for the Pahalgam attack", Rubio said in a statement.

It is considered an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, a Delhi-based think tank.

The attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed Asian neighbours India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry.

New Delhi blamed the attack on Pakistan, which denied responsibility while calling for a neutral investigation.

Washington condemned the attack but did not directly blame Islamabad. »

### CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

Authored by cnn.com

In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, and apparently exiting the late-night television business altogether.

CBS, however, said in a statement that “this is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.

“It’s the end of ‘The Late Show’ on CBS,” he added, going on to say, “This is all just going away.”. »

### Bacteria discovered that turns CO2 gas into stone, which could then be used for buildings

Authored by earth.com

Under the right conditions, it converts the gas into solid limestone.

Inside sealed flasks pressurized with carbon dioxide at more than 470 times atmospheric levels, the bacteria precipitated calcium carbonate with 94 percent of its carbon coming directly from the gas.

The species earned its name, “mega‑bacterium,” in 1884 because its cells were considered giant for bacteria of the day. »

### Steam's slop problem has gotten much worse as reports say the number of games using GenAI has gone up almost 800% in the last year alone

Authored by gamesradar.com

One glance at the Nintendo eShop unloads a wave of slop with low-effort, AI-generated thumbnails.

A report from Ichiro Lambe (founder of indie studio Dejobaan Games) found that things are only getting worse.

"A year ago, I poked around Steam to see how many game developers were disclosing usage of Generative AI. »

### Uber Drivers Have Unionized For The First Time In Canada

Authored by readthemaple.com

This historic decision follows months of organizing among drivers and marks the first ever union certification of app-based drivers in Canada.

“UFCW 1518 is proud to welcome Greater Victoria’s Uber drivers as our newest members following their historic union certification.

[...] The certification of Uber drivers in Victoria shows that workers in every sector—even in the platform economy—can organize and win. »

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