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Labour promises 'change' at local election launch
BBC News

The PM says Labour councils will work "hand-in-hand" with the government on issues like potholes and policing.

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Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist
BBC News

A local mayor in Colombia offers a cash reward to help find Alessandro Coatti’s killers.

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Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington
The Verge

A Tesla Supercharger station was severely damaged in a possible explosion in Lacey, Washington. The local police department is investigating the incident, along with the FBI, which has been probing a number of acts of vandalism involving Tesla. The Lacey Poli…

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Discord is verifying some users’ age with ID and facial scans
The Verge

Discord is preventing some users from accessing sensitive content unless they allow the platform to verify their age by scanning their face or ID. The new age verification process is described as an “experiment” by Discord, and is being trialed in the United …

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Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives
The Verge

Synology is preparing to roll out new restrictions on third-party hard drives in its future network attached storage (NAS) devices later this year, the company confirmed to Ars Technica. The changes could make it much harder to use third-party drives in Synol…

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Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples
BBC News

The cable car had been traversing the valley when a cable to one of the cabins snapped, local media report.

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Roblox is letting creators fine-tune their prices by country
The Verge

Roblox is rolling out a new feature that will let creators on the platform choose to offer in-game items at region-specific prices. This means that an item’s specific price will vary to reflect a user’s local region so that it’s equivalent around the world. R…

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Aboard the 'silver train', China's retirees do their bit to offset Trump's tariffs
BBC News

A new initiative aims to boost the local economy by attracting elderly travellers to remote parts of the country.

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After Indigenous Outrage, British Woman Apologizes for ‘First’ Claim on Canadian Island
Gizmodo.com

"There is no way in hell a British colonizer is coming to Inuit Nunaat in 2025 and claiming any firsts,” a member of the local Inuit community wrote on social media.

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Microsoft Attempts To Close Local Account Windows 11 Setup Loophole
Slashdot.org

Slashdot reader jrnvk writes: The Verge is reporting that Microsoft will soon make it harder to run the well-publicized bypassnro command in Windows 11 setup. This command allows skipping the Microsoft account and online connection requirements on install. Wh…