YouTube’s video games are almost impossible to find – but once you unearth them, you’ll wish you never looked (www.theguardian.com)
After a labyrinth of menus as intuitive as dadaist poetry, players are rewarded with knockoffs of decades-old games too maliciously bad to have been designed by AI...
Law firm that handles data breaches was hit by data breach (techcrunch.com)
Hard-up this holiday? Amazon flyer tells workers to ask orange blob company mascot for help (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon is asking workers experiencing hardship to write a letter to its company mascot, Peccy, this holiday season so “some of their holiday wishes can come true”....
Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit (time.com)
Fox News Segment Backfires When Psychic Predicts ‘Sense of Loss’ for Trump in 2024 (www.thewrap.com)
Jesus arrested in Spain over drugs haul found in Brighton flat (www.brightonandhovenews.org)
A Florida woman is suing Hershey because its Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins aren't as cute as they appear on the wrapper (www.businessinsider.com)
Michael Cohen cites AI-generated court cases in his defense (www.theverge.com)
Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for Donald Trump, admitted to citing fake, AI-generated court cases in a legal document that wound up in front of a federal judge, as reported earlier by The New York Times. A filing unsealed on Friday says Cohen used Google’s Bard to perform research after mistaking it for “a super-charged...
Deadly Snake Interrupts Tennis Champ’s Australian Match (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘Utter shock’: Woman comes home to find her driveway stolen (www.wrdw.com)
Indian man urinating on train track dies after being hit by ‘flying cow’ | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Argument over dog poop leads to deadly shooting: police (ktla.com)
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan sharply declined in 2023 - The UN disapproves (www.unodc.org)
Beyond Afghanistan, less heroin may lead to reduced trafficking and use – or it could spur the emergence of harmful alternatives, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
Juicy Fest: Council staff say residents should 'stop pooing' ahead of major music festival (www.stuff.co.nz)
But what if they hit the brown note?
Federal court decides in favor of retired engineer told by state to not talk about math in public (www.wect.com)
Disability advocate refused taxi after filming anti discrimination video for taxi directorate. (www.theguardian.com)
Valve says no to inhaling Steam Deck fumes (gaymingmag.com)
That’s it! Christmas is canceled!
Trump team fires back at claims that ex-president ‘smells’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Joe Rogan Mistakenly Blasts Biden’s Mental Fitness Over Something Trump Actually Said (variety.com)
Man allegedly assaults woman for cutting off Wi-fi as he played Fortnite (www.northcentralpa.com)
Texas AG Threatens Seattle Hospital With Jail Unless It Provides Trans Patient Data (www.erininthemorning.com)
“We’re gonna need a bigger jail” 🤦
Hospital staff get baked potato as a 'Christmas bonus' from work (and got taxed on it) (www.indy100.com)
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Bar owner is arrested after St. Louis police officer crashes into his business (www.seattletimes.com)
Sorry folks, this didn't look paywalled for me when I posted it....
Black, gay Trump supporter brutally taunted with slurs at rightwing conference (lemmy.world)
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