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Australia’s social media ban not working, study finds
Australia’s ban on social media accounts for children has failed to produce an immediate drop in use among adolescents, according to an analysis…
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Rob Beschizza
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SpaceX stock took a predictable trajectory
SpaceX stock soared to $251 after its launch then came back to Earth.
11 hrs ago
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Rob Beschizza
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Suspected brain cancer turns out to be pork tapeworm infestation
Doctors in Spain suspected that a man suffering from chronic headaches had brain cancer.
12 hrs ago
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Rob Beschizza
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Sony deleting 551 movies from own customers’ accounts
Sony unceremoniously announced that it would be deleting 551 movies from PlayStation customers’ accounts in the U.K.: no apologies, no refunds, just a…
Jun 27
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Rob Beschizza
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The BBC ends longwave radio service today
As a child, I used to be fascinated by the indicators on old radios for faraway cities: magic places such as Warsaw, Nador, Ulaanbatar… and Droitwich.
Jun 27
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Rob Beschizza
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FEMA official who teleported to Waffle House teleports out of agency
When the White House appointed conspiracy theorist Gregg Phillips (previously) to a top job in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, that was not his…
Jun 27
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Rob Beschizza
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Reviving old PCs with Linux now that new ones cost an arm and a leg
Apple sharply raising the prices of laptops and other gear brought home that the datacenter-driven computer parts shortage is only getting worse.
Jun 27
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Rob Beschizza
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Hitler baby photo in school yearbook
Administrators at East Brook Middle School in Paramus, New Jersey, announced that “we immediately collected the yearbooks so the image would not remain…
Jun 27
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Rob Beschizza
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Man detained after playing Imperial March to troops in D.C. wins “substantial” settlement
When troops from Ohio’s National Guard were deployed to Washington D.C.
Jun 26
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Rob Beschizza
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Rapist who faked own death reportedly dead again
Nicholas Rossi fled the United States after faking his own death, hoping to avoid prosecution on rape charges.
Jun 26
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Rob Beschizza
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Judge orders Huntington Beach to add more democracy to its democracy
A judge has ordered Huntington Beach to adopt ranked-choice voting after finding that the city’s at-large elections diluted Latino voting power, which…
Jun 26
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Jason Weisberger
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Boing Boing, June 26, 2026
Farewells, dust mite matters, and a cow named Melania
Jun 26
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Boing Boing
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