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The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending (gizmodo.com)

The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings (abcnews.go.com)

The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”...

Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games (kotaku.com)

Fallout 3: GOTY Edition is free to keep for the next 24 hours on the Epic Games Store (store.epicgames.com)

Epic is giving away 17 games as part of its holiday sale (www.theverge.com)

Epic Games plans to give away 17 free games during its annual holiday sale for the Epic Games Store, the company announced on Wednesday.

The murderous creature you live with is a murderous creature, study confirms (www.npr.org)

More scientific evidence has surfaced to show that while mittens may be your sweet angel, letting her roam outside is also a big threat to biodiversity.

The Feds' Vehicle 'Kill Switch' Mandate Is a Gross (and Dangerous) Violation of Privacy | Jon Miltimore (fee.org)

Firefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)

Elon Musk to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers desert X (www.theguardian.com)

Evidence of Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate (www.amnesty.org)

The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023.

Over 10 Years After It Was Announced, Star Citizen’s Single-Player Squadron 42 Is ‘Feature Complete’ - IGN (www.ign.com)

Over 10 Years After It Was Announced, Star Citizen’s Single-Player Squadron 42 Is ‘Feature Complete’ - IGN::Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has said Squadron 42, the single-player portion of its controversial space sim, is finally “feature complete”, over a decade after it was announced.

US Vetoes UN Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza (consortiumnews.com)

meet project primrose, adobe’s real-life interactive dress that changes design every second (www.designboom.com)

A livid Donald Trump rants against judge hearing his New York fraud case (www.dailykos.com)

Donald Trump has been in a New York court today to defend himself against charges of longtime financial fraud, but during a recess in the proceedings, he targeted the judge hearing his case with a livid, deluded eight-minute rant....

Lemmy users are like (imgflip.com)

We’re the good guys, they’re the bad guys. Isn’t it?

Auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded (abcnews.go.com)

U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish amid radioactive water release outrage (fortune.com)

US post-9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths, displaced 38-60 million people, study shows (geopoliticaleconomy.com)

Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn't fix it (www.theregister.com)

Tesla knew Autopilot caused death, but didn’t fix it::Software’s alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths

Group of up to 50 people shoplift about $100K worth of luxury items from L.A. mall; used bear spray against guards (www.nbcnews.com)

Between 30 to 50 people swarmed the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, making off with thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags and high-end clothing, an LAPD spokesman told NBC News.