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Family died in Rockies after trying to live ‘off the grid,’ official says (www.boston.com)

Israel drove suitcases stuffed with cash into Gaza to keep Hamas in power (www.businessinsider.com)

Israeli officials are facing backlash after years of Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu quietly allowing Hamas to remain in power....

Over half of all tech industry workers view AI as overrated (www.techspot.com)

Over half of all tech industry workers view AI as overrated::undefined

Hamas official says group aims to repeat Oct. 7 onslaught many times to destroy Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)

New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe (www.theglobeandmail.com)

New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe::More than 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of Oct. 8, with 23,002 reports of adverse reactions, an incidence of 0.06 per cent, Public Health Ontario says

Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Apple (slrpnk.net)

I don’t care if anyone has a Xiaomi, Oneplus, Samsung, etc. Each brand is using a modified version of Android, and they chose to be compatible with each other. But for example the “blue vs green bubble” drama is a thing specifically because of Apple locking their unsuspecting users into a closed ecosystem. And it sure...

Film studios demand IP addresses of people who discussed piracy on Reddit (arstechnica.com)

"There are thousands of volunteers who donated their labour to Duo... Bit by bit all of our work was hidden from us as Duolingo became a publicly-traded company." (aus.social)

Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)

Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.

New Legislation Proposes to Take Wall Street Out of the Housing Market (www.nytimes.com)

YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet (www.404media.co)

Another great article from 404 Media highlighting the power that the tech giants have amassed over how how we use the internet....

14-year-old gang raped, cut into pieces while alive and burned in furnace. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

patriotic guitar twangles (lemm.ee)

‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice (www.theguardian.com)

Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn...

Microsoft is trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade with full-screen prompts (www.theverge.com)

Conservatives Plan to Ban Abortion and Cut LGBT Rights Starting Next January (newrepublic.com)

Project 2025’s 180-Day Playbook is a remarkably detailed guide to turning the United States into a fascist’s paradise.

Teenage girl kills classmate and herself in Russia school shooting (www.independent.co.uk)

The Pentagon is moving toward letting AI weapons autonomously decide to kill humans (www.businessinsider.com)

$1 grilled cheese (mander.xyz)

Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death (www.nbcnews.com)

Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and died hours after she drank Panera’s Charged Lemonade, a large cup of which contains more caffeine than Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined....

NY bill would require a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer (www.nysenate.gov)

NY bill would require a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer::Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license...

Bethesda says most of Starfield's 1000+ planets are dull on purpose because 'when the astronauts went to the moon, there was nothing there' but 'they certainly weren't bored' (www.pcgamer.com)

Sure Todd, lol