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“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)

'Starfield' glitch makes it hilariously easy to get a great spacesuit (mashable.com)

Enrique Tarrio's 'terrorism' should have gotten him an even longer sentence: Ex-FBI agent Andrew McCabe (www.rawstory.com)

Longtime Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the seditious conspiracy to stop the electoral count — the longest sentence handed down yet for any of the January 6 defendants. But that's not enough, argued former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

IT needs more brains, so why is it so bad at getting them? (www.theregister.com)

IT needs more brains, so why is it so bad at getting them?::Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough

Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy 16's PC version and DLC (www.gamescensor.com)

Saying Goodbye to WordPad: Windows' Staple for 28 Years Gets the Chop (www.tomshardware.com)

As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks Down (www.nytimes.com)

The professor of artificial intelligence was a rising star at Iran’s elite Sharif University of Technology. He gained wider fame for his vocal support of the women-led uprising that rocked Iran last year. At one point, he refused to teach until Sharif students arrested in the government’s crackdown against protesters were...

Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car (abcnews.go.com)

A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over by police in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city....

Me, whenever I log in to kbin. (tenor.com)

Nuclear Weapons Partly Responsible for Radioactive Wild Boars, Researchers Say (gizmodo.com)

New Roomba combo bots have swappable dust and water tanks | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)

An Ontario court ruled against psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson Wednesday, and upheld a regulatory body's order that he take social media training in the wake of complaints about his controversial online posts and statements.

Visual presentation of Android updates timeline for different phone models (www.androidupdatetracker.com)

Crossposted from /r/android for /u/geegeedee...

Dune Part Two Release Date Delayed to March 15th, 2024 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Darkman: Revisiting Sam Raimi's cult superhero movie (www.flickeringmyth.com)

Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights (apnews.com)

Talking Heads to Appear Together For First Time in 21 years (www.rollingstone.com)

What’s that stuff in your bellybutton? Science has the answer. (www.washingtonpost.com)

Q: I’ve noticed stuff inside my bellybutton from time to time. What is it, and how often should I be cleaning it out?...

Ukraine Issues Warning to Moscow Residents: ‘Expect More, Daily Attacks’ (www.kyivpost.com)

After another drone attack on Russia’s capital this morning, Ukrainian military intelligence told Kyiv Post there is a “certain justice” in how Moscow’s residents are feeling.

Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm (newsroom.ucla.edu)

Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm::A UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determined that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks.

Full text of A-bomb survivor's Pledge for Peace on 78th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing (mainichi.jp)

The following is a translation of the Pledge for Peace delivered by atomic bomb survivor representative Takeko Kudo on the 78th anniversary of the Aug. 9, 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.