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Cain's Jawbone: Puzzle solved for just third time in almost 100 years (2020) Hacker News · 7 months ago
Google will buy London's Central Saint Giles development, which includes 408K sq. ft. of office space, for $1B Techmeme · 7 months ago
Rory Kinnear: On the day of No 10’s lockdown party, I buried my sister | Rory Kinnear | The Guardian Pinboard · 7 months ago
Lawsuit aiming to break up Facebook group Meta can go ahead, US court rules Hacker News · 7 months ago
Always wanted to write? Booker winner George Saunders on how to get started | Books | The Guardian Pinboard · 7 months ago
Could microclots help explain the mystery of long Covid? | Resia Pretorius | The Guardian Pinboard · 7 months ago
EU data watchdog orders Europol to delete much of a vast trove of personal data it obtained unlawfully; internal documents show Europol has at least 4PB of data Techmeme · 7 months ago
Roblox's aim of encouraging children to make games has been its key to success but is fraught with dangers, as some face stress, burnout, and exploitation Techmeme · 7 months ago
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100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying | Life and style | The Guardian Pinboard · 7 months ago
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Brexit: ‘the biggest disaster that any government has ever negotiated’ | Food & drink industry | The Guardian Pinboard · 8 months ago
Gibraltar's regulators are considering a plan to add cryptocurrencies to its stock exchange, risking reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions Techmeme · 8 months ago
Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for rich foreigners resumes Hacker News · 8 months ago
Tesla bows to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving Hacker News · 8 months ago
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over her wellbeing persist Hacker News · 8 months ago
Florida jury finds that Craig Wright doesn't have to transfer half of his bitcoin to David Kleiman's family, which would have proven whether Wright was Nakamoto Techmeme · 8 months ago
‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children Hacker News · 8 months ago
The EU has spent hundreds of million euros over the past decade on tech, including drones and sensor systems, to track down refugees at its borders Techmeme · 8 months ago
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Trump called aides hours before Capitol riot to discuss how to stop Biden victory | US Capitol attack | The Guardian Pinboard · 8 months ago
ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin | Anonymous | The Guardian Pinboard · 9 months ago
Head of safety says Meta doesn't plan to finish the global rollout of e2e encryption by default across all of its messaging services until sometime in 2023 Techmeme · 9 months ago
Revealed: the software that studies your Facebook friends to predict who may commit a crime | US policing | The Guardian Pinboard · 9 months ago
After the failure of Cop26, there’s only one last hope for our survival | George Monbiot | The Guardian Pinboard · 9 months ago
Uber says it will raise London rates by 10% to increase driver pay, with an additional 15% for some destinations like Heathrow, the first increase since 2017 Techmeme · 9 months ago
Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction | Climate crisis | The Guardian Pinboard · 9 months ago