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humans must be optimized for hand tools and short life spans.

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California to become third state to mandate heat protections for indoor workers (www.nbcnews.com)

AI Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Global Power Systems (www.bloomberg.com)

Roger Stone Caught on Tape Discussing Trump’s Plan to Challenge 2024 Election (www.thedailybeast.com)

Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine (www.wired.com)

Experts aren’t unanimous about whether the AI-powered search startup’s practices could expose it to legal claims ranging from infringement to defamation—but some say plaintiffs would have strong cases.

Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe (www.politico.com)

murder and doofus (mstdn.party)

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Niger revokes French operating licence at major uranium mine (www.france24.com)

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity (apnews.com)

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million....

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” (arstechnica.com)

I Will Fucking Piledrive You if You mention AI Again (ludic.mataroa.blog)

Biden’s LNG Export Pause Hits Ukraine. Kyiv’s deal with a major U.S. supplier faces a White House obstacle. (www.wsj.com)

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Gaza's broken water system crippling children with sickness (www.bbc.com)

Eight months of war have reduced nine-year-old Yunis Jumaa to skin and bone....

Is Dorset the Florida of the UK? (www.bbc.co.uk)

Nettle eating contest

Woman busted giving Botox injections in Florida mall’s parking lot for $150 to $350, cops say (www.independent.co.uk)

Milk: a video essay (youtube.com)

A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels (www.npr.org)

Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf labels. The new labels allow employees to change prices as often as every ten seconds....

My Minecraft Server is Special (sh.itjust.works)

Originally Built by Redacted on the Server Redacted...

Genovese mobster ‘Tony Cakes’ ID’d as NYC pedestrian, 86, decapitated by DOT truck (nypost.com)

“He spent his life looking over his shoulder but he forgot to look both ways before crossing the street,” one police source said.

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As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign (apnews.com)

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven Confirmed For Release On PS5, PS4, Switch, And PC | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)

Square Enix has announced a Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven remake. This updated version will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) starting October 24th at a price of $49.99....