…Whatever: Peacock vasectomies
That expensive real estate isn't going to occupy itself
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80% of bosses now say they regret their earlier return-to-office plans.
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However, Zoom decides this is the perfect time to tell people they have to return to the office.
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An Amazon exec explains why everyone should return to the office: "I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better".
$8chan
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Xitter offers a new feature to hide the checkmark of shame.
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At Elon's orders, Xitter reinstates account that posted child sexual abuse material.
AI
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New Zealand supermarket sets up an AI bot to suggest recipes. Would you like the chlorine gas or the mosquito repellent potatoes?
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San Francisco approves an expansion of driverless taxi services. The next day traffic grinds to a halt as driverless taxis block two streets.
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When visiting Ottawa, why not visit the beautiful food bank?
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Bots are now better at filling out CAPTCHAs than humans are.
Crapto
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Remember how NFTs were supposed to ensure that the original artist got a cut every time they were resold? Well, not so much.
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Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs are shocked to discover that they aren't, in fact, a good investment. Cue the lawsuit.
Reasonable people
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UK government announces a crackdown on gender neutral toilets.
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UK decides to ban transgender women from women's chess events.
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Chinese man told to stop raising cattle on his apartment balcony.
Random
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It turns out it is possible to have too much cheese.
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Texas woman injured after a hawk drops a snake on her.
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Fish falls from sky onto New Jersey power substation, causes outage.
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Pinecraft, Florida starts a program of peacock vasectomies.
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Massachusetts is too cool for shcool.
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At last, mustard flavored Skittles.
Brexit dividends
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Brexiteer is told he can no longer live in his house in Italy.
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Fast track post-Brexit visa scheme for prize-winning researchers gets 3 applicants in 2 years.
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More than 100 UK craft beer companies have gone bust.
Environment
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The Washington Post helpfully suggests that you learn to better tolerate extreme heat.
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The EPA approved a fuel additive made from plastics that's a million times more carcinogenic than the normal limit for approval. Don't worry, though, workers will be given gloves.
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As Tom Lehrer might have put it, the sewage that they'd dump in the bay, you'll drink tomorrow in San José.
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Parts of South America are currently hotter than they were last summer. Which is significantly more worrying if you consider that it's currently winter there.