There's probably a lot of market research out there by fancy people who analyze consumer data trying to answer one question: Why do people choose an iPhone? Is it a reputation for better privacy? Long-term reliability? Targeted ad campaigns? I think it's a lot simpler than anyone wants to acknowledge: Their previous iPhone no longer […]

WASHINGTON—After entering a school cafeteria in D.C. and wrenching a brown paper bag from the hands of a small child, U.S. senators and representatives taunted a 7-year-old student and played keep-away with his lunch, sources reported Tuesday. The sack lunch, which belonged to Stanton Elementary second grader Lucas Henderson and is said to have contained […]

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Come on, look at how cool this tower thingy is. Imagine sitting in a little circular room like that. So cool. Reference #56727

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Rebecca Ratcliffe / The Guardian:
ASPI: Myanmar's online scam centers on the Thai border have increased from 11 to 27 since the military coup in 2021, holding an estimated 100K trafficked people  —  Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country's military junta, the number of vast complexes such as KK Park on the Thai-Myanmar border has doubled since 2021

Bloomberg:
Quantum computing startup Infleqtion agrees to merge with Michael Klein-led SPAC Churchill Capital, giving it a $1.8B pre-money valuation and $540M+ in funding  —  Quantum computing firm Infleqtion has agreed to merge with a blank-check firm led by Michael Klein in a pact that gives the startup a pre-money valuation of $1.8 billion.