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Anthony Bray sentenced to four months for possession of replica Master Sword (www.warwickshire.police.uk)

WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND—Bray claimed that the sword was a “fidget” – something to keep his hands busy. He had bought it online as a fidget toy. On 8 June 2024, officers were made aware through CCTV operators of a man – Anthony Bray – walking down Queens Road, Nuneaton with something in his hand. Bray approached...

John Deere lays off hundreds of employees, after a $10B profit year (franknez.com)

What Trump's VP pick could mean for 2028 (abcnews.go.com)

This Undersized Captcha Window (sh.itjust.works)

I was presented with this captcha before completing an online purchase this morning on my phone. The window is too small to see all of the images or the “Verify” button....

Elon Musk denies tweets misled Twitter investors ahead of purchase (arstechnica.com)

Anon gets a text from his cousin (sh.itjust.works)

Mexican cartels are diversifying business beyond drugs. Here's where they are profiting (www.usatoday.com)

Ebooks library (cross platform)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/36285077...

Vatican Excommunicates Its Former Ambassador to the U.S. (www.nytimes.com)

The aliens need our gold! The proof? 3. (lemmy.world)

I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake

About 3 or 4 years ago PayPal added the option to buy cryptocurrency, which I thought I’d try. (Dumb idea 🙄)...

Metaphor: ReFantazio "ATLUS Exclusive" Showcase - Story (www.youtube.com)

Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks (www.reuters.com)

Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape (apnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17634274

From Zinn to Now: New Book Chronicles Voices of Activism in the US (truthout.org)

Increasingly Isolated US Leans on Anglophone Countries Instead of Policy Changes (truthout.org)

What's the craziest or funniest Wikipedia outline you've seen? (lemmy.today)

Nintendo Refuses to Use Generative AI in Their Games｜Game8 (game8.co)

Surely "1337" is the same as 1337, right?

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Japan sets world record for the fastest internet speed ever (www.newsnationnow.com)

Google’s carbon emissions soar by 48% due to AI (www.climateaction.org)

The leap in emissions is largely due to energy-guzzling data centers and supply chain emissions necessary to power artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The report estimated that in 2023, Google’s data centers alone account for up to 10% of global data center electricity...

Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app (www.theverge.com)

Foreign companies consider moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on “die-hard” Taiwanese independence advocates (www.taipeitimes.com)

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