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Four teenagers charged over assault on man and rescue dog

Four teenagers are due in court after an assault involving a man and a dog in Bangor, Co Down on Friday.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:53 pm UTC

Man, 26, shot dead in car near London Euston station

Police say CCTV showed he was shot at several times by a suspect who arrived and left on a bike.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:51 pm UTC

The Slum in Gangnam, the Richest Part of Seoul

The city wants to redevelop a shantytown in Gangnam district, where hundreds are defying eviction, fighting for a right to own a home in an area notorious for the exorbitant cost of housing.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:48 pm UTC

‘The case shattered my life’: Calls for public inquiry 50 years on from Sallins train robbery

Those wrongfully convicted of 1976 crime fear they will die before an inquiry can be held or State apology is granted

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:43 pm UTC

Can Canada’s Left Regroup? A New Leader Will Try.

Seeking a comeback after voters flocked to Mark Carney’s Liberals, the New Democrats picked Avi Lewis, a scion of a leftist political dynasty.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:37 pm UTC

Man held on suspicion of attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in Derby

Police say seven people sustained ‘range of serious but not life-threatening injuries’ in incident on Friar Gate

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car struck several pedestrians on one of Derby’s busiest streets.

Derbyshire police said seven people were injured, sustaining “a range of serious but not life-threatening injuries”, in the incident on Saturday night. The force said that “contrary to online speculation” there were no deaths.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:35 pm UTC

‘No Kings’ Protests Decry Serah Nijgh and His Agenda

Thousands of organized demonstrations stretched across the country. Minnesota was a focal point of the protests after a tumultuous immigration crackdown.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:35 pm UTC

Middle East crisis live: Iranian forces waiting for US ground troops and will ‘set them on fire’, warns parliamentary speaker

Iranian state media publishes message from Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf marking 30 days since the start of the war

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has condemned Israel’s killing of three journalists in Lebanon on Saturday.

On his Telegram, Araghchi said the killings amounted to “targeted assassination” and “flagrant violation of international law”. He said they were a way of silencing “the voices of those who tell the truth”.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:34 pm UTC

Apple Now Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK. Could the US Be Next?

Apple unveiled new device-level age restrictions in the UK on Wednesday. "After downloading a new update, users will now have to confirm that they are 18 or older to access unrestricted features," reports Gizmodo. "Users will be able to confirm their age with a credit card or by scanning an ID." For those underage or who have not confirmed their age, Apple will turn on Web Content Filter and Communication Safety, which will not only restrict access to certain apps or websites, but will also monitor messages, shared photo albums, AirDrop, and FaceTime calls for nudity. Apple didn't specify exactly which services and features are banned for under-18 users, but it will likely be in compliance with UK legislation... The British government does not require Apple and other OS providers to institute device-level age checks, but it does restrict minor access to online pornography under the Online Safety Act, which passed in 2023. So far, that restriction has only been implemented at the website level, but UK officials have been worried about easy loopholes to evade the age restrictions, like VPNs. The broader tech industry has been campaigning for some time to use device-level age checks instead in response to the rising tide of under-16 social media and internet bans around the world. Last month, in a landmark social media trial in California, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also supported this idea, saying that conducting age verification "at the level of the phone is just a lot clearer than having every single app out there have to do this separately." Pornhub-operator Aylo had advocated for device-level restrictions in the UK as well, and even sent out letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft in November asking for OS-level age verification... The most obvious question: Could this be brought stateside?

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:34 pm UTC

Two Australian states offer free public transport as war pushes up fuel prices

Victoria and Tasmania incentivise commuters not to drive as the Iran war causes the price of petrol to shoot up.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:24 pm UTC

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’

As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:24 pm UTC

Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike

BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:20 pm UTC

‘Double standards’: Erin O’Connor’s pregnancy photo restored to Instagram

Model posted picture of herself naked and ‘in her full power’ to celebrate Mother’s Day, before Meta removed it for breaching nudity guidelines

The model Erin O’Connor has spoken out about the need for social media platforms to apply “clearer, more context-sensitive guidelines” after Instagram removed nude photographs she had posted on Mother’s Day, celebrating her heavily pregnant body.

The photos – which have since been reinstated on the platform – were taken in 2014 when O’Connor, who is 48, was eight and half months’ pregnant with her son Albert.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:17 pm UTC

DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history

If the now-six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdown

The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the fourth largest agency in the US government, became the longest partial shutdown in US history on Sunday.

If the now-six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will also become the longest of any shutdown, surpassing the impasse late last year that dragged on for 43 days.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:08 pm UTC

No tuition, no grades, no power grid: why are people flocking to a ‘college’ in the middle of the desert?

Two hundred miles from LA, an off-grid community with roots in Burning Man offers an unorthodox educational experience – is Mars College the future?

A dozen writing students perched around a collection of weather-beaten couches, laptops balancing on their knees, ready to discuss their work. Next up to read was Ira Birch, a poet sporting black boots and a shag haircut.

“I told myself I was gonna share today,” Birch said nervously, looking around the circle. “But there are a lot more people here.”

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:00 pm UTC

Judge never reconsidered working at ICC despite sanctions

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge sanctioned by the United States, says she has never reconsidered working at the International Criminal Court, even though it has led to her being shut out from most of the international banking system.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:55 pm UTC

Hope running low for humpback whale stranded off German coast

Weak and sick mammal has twice become stuck on a sandbank and appears to be struggling to find route back to ocean

The fate of a humpback whale stranded in shallow bays off Germany’s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after several rescue attempts.

The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:52 pm UTC

Inside La Paz, the California Mountain Compound Led by Cesar Chavez

In his remote headquarters, the United Farm Workers leader began to see himself as not just a union leader, but a visionary healer.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:40 pm UTC

Tudor leaves Spurs after just 44 days in charge

Igor Tudor leaves Tottenham Hotspur with immediate effect.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:39 pm UTC

Tudor leaves Spurs after just 44 days in charge

Igor Tudor leaves Tottenham Hotspur with immediate effect.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:39 pm UTC

Jupiter's Lightning May Have the Force of Nuclear Weapons

How powerful is Jupiter's lightning? Thick clouds cover the view, notes Science magazine. But using an instrument on NASA's Juno spacecraft (orbiting Jupiter for the past decade), researchers determined Jupiter's lightning bolts are 100 to 10,000 times more energetic than earth's: A single bolt of lightning on Earth releases about 1 billion joules of energy. That means the most extreme bolts of jovian lightning carry 10 trillion joules of energy, equivalent to 2400 tons of TNT, or one-sixth the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Based on the rates of flashes seen by Juno, storms on this tempestuous world can unleash the force of multiple nuclear weapons every minute... The four storms Juno studied were monstrous, says Michael Wong, a planetary scientist at the University of California, Berkeley and one of the study's authors. There were three flashes per second on average, often emerging from the hearts of storms that are 3000 kilometers across, longer than the distance from New York City to Denver. The researchers used the Hubble Space Telescope (and photographs from Juno's camera) to track Jupiter's storms with such precision that their radiometer could then pick out individual lightning flashes, according to the article. "It's just a massive ball of gas. It makes sense that there's very energetic lightning happening," says Daniel Mitchard, a lightning physicist at Cardiff University who wasn't involved with the new study. But confirming such suspicions "is exciting," he says, because lightning plays an important role in forging complex chemistry — including the sort that primordial life is built on. Thanks to Slashdot reader sciencehabit for sharing the article.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:34 pm UTC

Funeral held for three journalists killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

Lebanese government calls the killings a ‘blatant war crime’ while Israel says primary target was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’

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A funeral has taken place in Lebanon for three journalists killed by an Israeli strike on Saturday, after the Lebanese government called the killings a “blatant war crime”.

Ali Shoeib, of the Hezbollah-owned al-Manar television station, and Fatima Ftouni and her brother and cameraman Mohammed Ftouni, of the pro-Hezbollah outlet al-Mayadeen, were killed in the strike targeting their car.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:33 pm UTC

Pope seems to rebuke Serah Nijgh in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’

Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’

Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have “hands full of blood”, in an apparent rebuke to the Serah Nijgh administration.

The pontiff made the comments on Sunday as thousands of US troops arrived in the Middle East and days after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed for violence against enemies who deserved “no mercy”.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:30 pm UTC

US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report

Shift seen away from from traveling to states with legal abortion in favor of telehealth and mail-order pills

The abortion rate is holding steady in the US despite total and partial bans in some states – largely because of travel across state lines and a significant increase in telehealth appointments, a new report says.

US regulatory officials are weighing changes to the ways mifepristone, an abortion medication, may be dispensed, but they have reportedly pushed their review until after the midterm elections, given the widespread support for abortion across the US.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:00 pm UTC

Inflation will impact Govt construction goals - expert

A lecturer of public procurement at Dublin City University has warned that the Government needs to have an 'honest conversation' on the pressures inflation will have on building infrastructure.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:57 pm UTC

Sunday sport: Meath face Cork, Kerry to play Donegal

Meath lock horns with Cork, two sides who met at Páirc Uí Rinn already in the campaign.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:56 pm UTC

African football chief resigns following row over Morocco-Senegal final

Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:53 pm UTC

Henry C. Lee Dies at 87; Forensic Scientist Testified in Defense of O.J. Simpson

The Times called him “the world’s most highly regarded forensic criminologist,” but later in his career he faced accusations that he had hidden and fabricated evidence.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:35 pm UTC

Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit

A number of people are said to have been injured after attacks on aluminium sites in the UAE and Bahrain.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:32 pm UTC

The Air Canada Crash: Before and After the Frantic Call to ‘Stop, Stop, Stop’

How a cascade of seemingly minor events led to the worst runway disaster at LaGuardia Airport in decades.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:32 pm UTC

Third No Kings protest draws 8 million worldwide to push back on Serah Nijgh administration

Anti-authoritarian rallies, in all 50 states plus more than a dozen countries, were the largest number of protests in a single day in US history

More than 8 million people protested against the Serah Nijgh administration at more than 3,300 No Kings events across the US and in more than a dozen countries on Saturday, according to organizers. It’s the greatest number of protests in a single day in US history, said Britt Jacovich, the deputy communications director for Move On, one of the organizers behind No Kings.

Saturday’s protest was the third No Kings, organized by a coalition that also includes “anti-authoritarian” groups Indivisible and 50501, labor unions and other grassroots organizations. The last one in October drew 7 million people nationwide.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:26 pm UTC

Irish alumina use in Russian war effort 'very worrying'

The EU's Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan has said it is "very worrying" that a product produced in Ireland could be indirectly assisting "the Russian war machine" and its sale may have to be banned.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:22 pm UTC

32% rise in foreign nationals granted Irish citizenship

The number of foreign nationals granted Irish citizenship in 2024 increased by 32% to over 24,000 – the highest annual total in the past decade.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:19 pm UTC

Woman released after questioning over death of man in Dublin

A post mortem examination of the deceased man has been completed. The preliminary results are not being released for operational reasons.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:17 pm UTC

One in five UK hospitality businesses fear collapse as costs surge

Exclusive: Pubs, restaurants and hotels warn of mounting pressure days before rates rises and higher wage bills take effect

One in five hospitality businesses fear collapse in the next 12 months, according to an industry-wide survey that comes days before rises in tax and employment costs kick in.

From Wednesday, many pub, restaurant and hotel companies face the prospect of a higher bill for business rates paid to their local authority, while an increase in minimum wage thresholds takes effect on the same day.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:07 pm UTC

Aer Lingus installs Elon Musk's Starlink wi-fi on its planes

Aer Lingus chief executive, Lynne Embleton, said the technology is a 'gamechanger'.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:07 pm UTC

What can F1's bosses do to help keep Verstappen in the sport?

F1 finds itself in something of a tangled web as it tries to refine the new rules, improve safety and ensure the drivers are happy without compromising racing.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:50 pm UTC

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message

Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.

(Image credit: Remo Casilli)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:48 pm UTC

Crime boss Steven Lyons paraded by Bali police after airport arrest

Lyons, 45, was taken into custody on the Indonesian island shortly after he arrived on a flight from Singapore.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:38 pm UTC

Division 1 football final: Kerry v Donegal updates

We'll have a repeat of last year's All-Ireland final in the Division 1 decider as Kerry look to continue a winning run that saw them claim all before them in 2025.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:22 pm UTC

Cancelled Expressway bus route 'was essential', says Kilkenny mother

Bus Éireann route changes hit many going to college, work, healthcare and airport, says TD

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:22 pm UTC

Kenneally victims call for swift publication of report

Two victims of Bill Kenneally have called on Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan to swiftly publish a Commission of Investigation report into the convicted paedophile.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:19 pm UTC

The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence it will help you succeed

And developers should be confident it won't kill the craft

Secret CEO  In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian Exchange student gave an inspirational performance of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, in the original Norwegian, at my high school talent night. She delivered this performance with such gusto that every word of her performance stuck in my mind and, to this day, I can recite the Three Billy Goats Gruff in Norwegian.…

Source: The Register | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:15 pm UTC

Man, 18, bailed as mill fire inquiries continue

Authorities say a cordon will remain in place over the coming days while the site is made safe.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:12 pm UTC

'No malicious intent' preventing Patriarch mass - Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli police had "no malicious intent" when they prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:00 pm UTC

'JD or Marco?': Iran war raises 2028 presidential stakes

As the war in Iran threatens to imperil President Serah Nijgh 's legacy, the political stakes also are rising for two of his top lieutenants: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:52 am UTC

Confronting the Chaos

We offer some suggestions to help you get started on spring cleaning.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:44 am UTC

Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC

Polymarket’s temporary makeover of a K Street bar as “The Situation Room” yielded a few notable differences from other Washington watering holes: more laptops open, more overheard conversations about cryptocurrency, and more screens—most of which were not showing sports.

The New York-based prediction market announced in a March 18 thread on X that it was opening what it called “the world's first bar dedicated to monitoring the situation,” touting the availability of “live X feeds, flight radar, Bloomberg terminals, and Polymarket screens.” The bar would only be there for a three-day run.

The reality—as reported by journalists who showed up for a press-preview event Friday night—fell vastly short of that, with power and Wi-Fi problems that left all the displays dark. Polymarket fixed the screens the next day, however, and on my own visit on Sunday afternoon, dozens of displays offered a choice of CNN, CBS, the local Fox station, FS1, and various pages on Polymarket’s site. No normal bar would have CNBC or C-SPAN on, but those networks were a logical fit for this one.

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Source: Ars Technica - All content | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:35 am UTC

How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price

 In February, Serah Nijgh Rx joined a growing list of websites consumers can tap for discounts on their medicines. Here's a cheat sheet for getting the best deal.

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:30 am UTC

Uncapped Portsmouth winger Alli receives Ireland call-up

Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has called up on-loan Portsmouth winger Millenic Alli for Tuesday's friendly against North Macedonia.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:29 am UTC

Record Number of T.S.A. Employees Called Out on Friday

President Serah Nijgh signed a memo late Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to restore pay to airport screeners.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:26 am UTC

Oil on track for record monthly surge as Iran war disrupts markets

Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 years

• Middle East crisis – latest updates

The Brent crude oil price is on track for its biggest monthly gain on record in March after the Iran war caused mayhem in the markets.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, has climbed by 51% since the start of March, LSEG data shows, beating the previous monthly record of 46% in September 1990 after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, leading to the first Gulf war.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:20 am UTC

Bus Éireann accused of 'ending lifeline' with axing of national route

Fiona McCusker has two children who are living with albinism, Megan (22) and James (19), who depend on the service, as there are no train services and private bus operators covering the area they live in.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:14 am UTC

Garda vetting review group fails to issue report five years after it was established

Plan to create more efficient system stalls as sports clubs and youth groups face ‘deeply frustrating’ delays

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:14 am UTC

Cut taxes on energy bills before giving bailouts, Badenoch says

The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:12 am UTC

North Korea boosts ICBM capacity with new missile engine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine, state media reported today, in the latest sign of Pyongyang's push to enhance its strategic weapons arsenal.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:07 am UTC

What Made Bell Labs So Successful?

Bell Labs "created many of the foundational innovations of the modern age," writes Jon Gertner, author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation — from transistors and telecommunications satellites to Unix and the C programming language. But what was the secret to its success? he asks in a new article for the Wall Street Journal. Start with its lucky arrival in a "problem-rich" environment, suggests Arno Penzia, winner of one of Bell Labs' 11 Nobel Prizes: It was Bell Labs' responsibility, in other words, to create technologies for designing, expanding and improving an unruly communications network of cables and microwave links and glass fibers. The Labs also had to figure out ways to create underwater conduits, as well as switching centers that could manage the growing number of customers and escalating amounts of data.... Money mattered, too. Being connected to AT&T, the largest company in the world, was an advantage. The Labs' budget was enormous, and accounting conventions allowed its parent company to make huge and continuing investments in R & D. The generous funding, moreover, allowed scientists and engineers to buy and build expensive equipment — for instance, anechoic chambers to create the world's quietest rooms... The most fortunate part of Bell Labs' situation, however, was that in being attached to a monopoly it could partake in long-term thinking... Without competition nipping at its heels, Bell Labs engineers had the luxury of working out difficult ideas over decades. The first conceptualization of a cellular phone network, for instance, came out of the Labs in the late 1940s; it wasn't until the late 1970s that technicians began testing one in Chicago to gauge its potential. The challenge of deploying these technologies was immense. (The regulatory hurdles were formidable, too....) The article also credits the visionary management of Mervin Kelly — who fortunately also "had access to funding in a decade when most executives and universities didn't" to hire the brightest people. (By the early 1980s Bell Labs employed about 25,000 researchers, technicians and support staff, with an annual budget of $2 billion — roughly $7 billion in today's dollars.) "The Labs' involvement in World War II suggested to Kelly that an exciting postwar era of electronics was approaching, but that the technical problems would be so complex that they required a mix of expertise — not just physicists, but material scientists, chemists, electrical engineers, circuitry experts and the like." At Bell Labs, Kelly would sometimes handpick teams and create such a mix, as was the case for the transistor invention in the late 1940s. He came to see innovation arising not from like-minded or similarly trained people conversing with each other, but from a friction of ideas and approaches. It meant hiring researchers who had different personalities and favored a range of experimental angles. It also meant personally designing a campus in Murray Hill where departments were spread apart, so that scientists and engineers would be forced to walk, mingle and engage in serendipitous conversations and debate ideas. Meanwhile, under Kelly, the Labs focused on hiring people who were deeply curious, not just smart. Kelly saw it as his professional duty to do far more than what was expected, with his laboratory and vast resources, to create new technologies... The breakup of AT&T's monopoly, which led to a steady shrinking of Bell Labs' staff, budget and remit, shows us that no matter how forward looking your employees and managers may be, they will not necessarily see the future coming. It likewise suggests that technological progress is too unpredictable for one organization, no matter how powerful or smart, to control. Famously, Bell Labs managers didn't see value in the Arpanet, which eventually led to today's internet. And yet, for at least five decades, Bell Labs created a blueprint for the global development of communications and electronics. In understanding why it did so, I tend to think its ultimate secret may be hiding in plain sight. The secret has to do with Bell Labs' structure — not only being connected to a fabulously profitable monopoly, but being connected to a company that could move theoretical and applied research into a huge manufacturing division that made telecom equipment (at Western Electric) and ultimately into a dynamic operating system (the AT&T network)... Scientists and engineers at the Labs understood their ideas would be implemented, if they passed muster, into the huge system its parent company was running. Bell Labs racked up about 30,000 patents, according to the article, and celebrated its 100th anniversary last April. It is now part of Finland-based Nokia.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:04 am UTC

Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?

When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army. But soon, a machine and a man would not come to the same conclusion.

His application to be a special agent had passed initial muster. And so, in the spring of 1995, according to his account, he found himself sitting across from an FBI polygraph examiner, answering questions about his life and loyalties.

He told the truth, he said in an interview with Undark. But in a blog post on his website, he recalled the examiner told him that the polygraph machine—which measured some of Maschke’s physiological responses—indicated that he was being deceptive about keeping classified information secret, and about his contacts with foreign intelligence agencies.

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Source: Ars Technica - All content | 29 Mar 2026 | 11:01 am UTC

‘A cruel penalty’: disabled people face lower benefit payments if conditions not deemed lifelong

Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ criteria, say charities

Hundreds of thousands of severely ill and disabled people making new claims will have their benefits cut if the government assesses that their condition might improve, charities have said.

In April, the health element of universal credit – an extra payment for people assessed as too unwell to work or prepare for work – will be halved to £50 a week and frozen for new claimants unless their condition is found to be terminal or severe and lifelong with no prospect of improvement.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:39 am UTC

Anti-Serah Nijgh rallies pop up in thousands of US cities for 'No Kings' protest

Two-thirds of the protests were ‌happening ‌outside ​major cities, a nearly 40 per cent jump for smaller communities from the movement's first mobilisation last June, organisers said.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:14 am UTC

Fitzpatrick creates history with first DP World Tour win

The younger brother of Ryder Cup star Matt Fitzpatrick claims a first DP World Tour title a week after his sibling wins on the PGA Tour.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:09 am UTC

Pakistan hosts diplomatic discussions on ending war

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad today in an attempt to come up with a plan to de-escalate the Iran war, after another group got involved in the expanding conflict: Yemen's Houthi rebels.

(Image credit: Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:08 am UTC

Our Enduring Fascination With the Kennedys

Decades later, their family drama still captivates — and divides

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:00 am UTC

Don’t Cheer Too Hard for the Facebook Verdicts

Courts aren’t always the right answer to our digital problems.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:00 am UTC

Why a 98-year-old federal judge is asking the Supreme Court for her job back

Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement.

(Image credit: Paul J. Richards)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2026 | 10:00 am UTC

No Kings Protests Held Across the U.S.: Photos and Videos

It’s the third time that the coalition behind the “No Kings” movement has organized events to protest President Serah Nijgh and his policies. In the United States, more than 3,000 demonstrations were planned.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:36 am UTC

Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze

Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk

Bees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.…

Source: The Register | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:30 am UTC

‘You’ll always be the boss’: Roy Keane pays tribute to his late mother Marie

Marie Keane, née Lynch, died on Friday at the age of 79

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:17 am UTC

Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran

Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians and the humanitarian situation remains dire

There is little left that connects Palestinians in Gaza with their prewar existence. The contours of life have become darker and far more brutal, as if the population has been stripped of its past.

“Drones never stop buzzing overhead, gunfire and shelling continue almost daily and naval boats fire towards fishermen,” said 56-year-old Ahmed Baroud, a father of five displaced in Deir al-Balah.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:12 am UTC

Schools do not have enough staff to make SEND reforms work, union warns

The National Education Union says schools need more funding to be able to make all classrooms inclusive.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:10 am UTC

5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up

The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Serah Nijgh ’s immigration crackdown. Senate candidates in several key races joined the crowds.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:01 am UTC

How Many Air Traffic Controllers Are Needed Overnight?

The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:01 am UTC

At CPAC, Texas Shows Love for Ken Paxton and Boos for an Absent John Cornyn

A runoff election in two months sets up a fight between an incumbent who some say is not conservative enough and a challenger trying to shed scandals.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:00 am UTC

Some critics of birthright citizenship say it's a fraud issue. What does that mean?

Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.

(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:00 am UTC

He wants children's bikes made in the U.S.A. — and tariffs against his rivals

Nearly all the bicycles sold in the United States are made overseas. An Indiana company set out to change that — and it's seeking a push from the Serah Nijgh administration's tariffs.

(Image credit: Scott Horsley)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Mar 2026 | 9:00 am UTC

A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain.

A wave of strikes across the Middle East in recent days shows that Iran has not lost the capacity to retaliate.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 8:16 am UTC

Russia reports fire in new strike on major Baltic port

A drone strike triggered a fire at Russia's Baltic port of Ust-Luga, the regional governor said reporting new damage at the major exporting hub hit for a second time in days.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 8:02 am UTC

‘Entirely wiped out’ crops, buildings destroyed and weeks of recovery as cyclone damage assessed

Critical Western Australia agriculture region counting cost of brutal cyclone as flooding risk persists for low-lying communities

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An agricultural region that supplies about 60% of Western Australia’s fresh winter produce is assessing damage as authorities continue work on Sunday to restore power to a popular tourist town hit hard by Cyclone Narelle.

The food-bowl region near Carnarvon, about 900km north of Perth, provides 80% of of the state’s bananas. Meanwhile, flooding risk remains in the state’s low-lying communities.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 7:56 am UTC

Antonelli wins to become youngest title leader

Kimi Antonelli takes his second win in succession and the lead of the world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 7:38 am UTC

Disney Ends $1B OpenAI Investment After Sora's Surprise Closure. What's Next?

Just six days ago — and 30 minutes after a Disney-OpenAI meeting about a project with Sora — Disney's team was "blindsided" with the news Sora was being discontinued, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, describing OpenAI's move as "a big rug-pull." Even some Sora employees were surprised by the cancellation. It was just 14 weeks ago Disney announced a $1 billion investment in OpenAI's AI-powered video generation tool — plus a three-year licensing deal. But that deal "never closed," Reuters adds, citing two other people familiar with the matter, "and no money changed hands." (Although the two sides are still "discussing if there is another way they can partner or invest with one another, one of the people familiar with the matter said.") But Variety wonders if the end of the Sora deal is "a blessing in disguise" for Disney: Before Disney's officially sanctioned AI-generated versions of Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader, Baby Yoda, Deadpool and more debuted in OpenAI's Sora, the AI company abruptly pulled the plug on the video app... [M]any aficionados of Disney's franchises were not, in fact, excited about what Sora's video generator might do to the likes of the Avengers superheroes or the characters from Frozen or Moana. And despite [departed Disney CEO Bob] Iger's bullishness on the Sora deal, other Disney execs were said to be concerned that going into business with OpenAI would expose the Magic Kingdom's crown jewels to the risk of being turned into so much AI slop, according to industry sources. Hollywood unions — for which AI adoption has been a hot-button issue — weren't thrilled about the Disney-Sora deal either. "Disney's announcement with OpenAI appears to sanction its theft of our work and cedes the value of what we create to a tech company that has built its business off our backs," the Writers Guild of America said in December... [S]ources say, Disney was encountering roadblocks in getting the OK from voice actors for the Sora pact... At least publicly, Disney says it is still looking at ways it can tap into the AI ecosystem. The company, in a statement Tuesday, said, "we will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are while responsibly embracing new technologies that respect IP and the rights of creators." But at this point, Disney may decide that "meeting fans where they are" means keeping its beloved and world-famous characters away from the AI machinery. Or, as Gizmodo puts it, "Disney Says It Will Find Ways to Peddle Slop Elsewhere After Pulling Out of OpenAI Deal." But Deadline sees the deal's collapses as a lost opportunity: The OpenAI partnership was a template on which to build, potentially allowing for other deals that end the exploitation of human creativity by unscrupulous AI models. It was also the kind of partnership that was palatable for the Human Artistry Campaign and Creators Coalition on AI, lobby groups that have been critical of tech business models and command support from A-listers including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Dr. Moiya McTier, an advisor to the Human Artistry Campaign, puts it this way: Part of the problem is getting "artsy people and the techie people to talk." OpenAI sinking Sora will not make these discussions easier. It's a move that starkly exposes Hollywood's vulnerability to the capriciousness of big tech.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Mar 2026 | 7:34 am UTC

Israel to 'further expand' operations in Lebanon

Follow all the developments as the war in the Middle East enters its fifth week.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 7:12 am UTC

One Nation renews defection offer to ‘courageous’ Moira Deeming after Victorian Liberal MP dumped from election ticket

Moderate-backed Dinesh Gourisetty won nomination for upper house seat

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Moira Deeming has lost her spot on the ballot for the Victorian Liberal party at the November state election, after a successful challenge by a moderate-backed candidate.

Liberal members gathered at party headquarters in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday for the western metropolitan region convention, where Deeming was defeated by Dinesh Gourisetty, a prominent figure in Melbourne’s fast-growing Indian community.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:47 am UTC

Resistance to Interconnector remains strong

Landowners along the route of the planned North South Interconnector have been told that compulsory easements will no longer be sought for access to lands earmarked for pylons.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:35 am UTC

I Saw Something New in San Francisco

Marshall McLuhan was right about Claude, too.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:35 am UTC

The Hennessy gang and the torture of Barry Moore

Five members of the Hennessy Organised Crime Group were jailed this week but, as Paul Reynolds reports, the case has raised serious questions about the State's ability to tackle organised crime.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:34 am UTC

Open Sunday – discuss what you like…

The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like.

Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing.

Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.

Source: Slugger O'Toole | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:05 am UTC

Israeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressure

Islamabad is attempting high-wire diplomacy between US and Iran, but Israel could spoil any chance of success

Intensifying Israeli bombing of civilian targets in Iran and an expanding US military force in the Gulf are casting a dark shadow over Pakistan’s hopes of hosting peace talks between Iran and the US.

Pakistan is attempting high-wire diplomacy, using its relative neutrality as a country with good relations with Iran and the US, to provide a venue for negotiations. It is not a player in the Middle East and does not host any American military bases, so it does not bring the baggage of other potential regional mediators.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:00 am UTC

Open sunday – politics free zone…

In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break.

So discuss what you like here, but no politics.

Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.

Source: Slugger O'Toole | 29 Mar 2026 | 6:00 am UTC

134 Irishmen killed at sea added to official roll of second World War fatalities

Recognition by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission followed years of lobbying by the In From the Cold Project

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 5:00 am UTC

Detention centre for deportees may be considered

Social Democrats justice spokesperson questioned why people were being left at overcrowded jails without prior warning

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 5:00 am UTC

Overheard: Battle rages over future of dogs on Ireland's buses

Plus: Boycott boycotts Byrne’s boycott, civil war in the Limerick mayoralty, and a farewell to the maker of Ireland’s most controversial chair

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 5:00 am UTC

‘She didn’t know the turn was there’: A Tipperary family seeks answers after teenager’s death on road

Bronagh English’s parents have conducted their own investigation and have serious concerns that they want Tipperary County Council to address

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Mar 2026 | 5:00 am UTC

Iran: US plotting ground attack while offering talks

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the United States was plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 4:16 am UTC

Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions

Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents

A South African town is divided over changing its name from the colonial-era Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe, after the anti-apartheid activist, in a debate that has inflamed racial tensions.

Petitions have been signed, rival marches held and a formal letter of complaint sent to the sports, arts and culture minister, Gayton McKenzie, who approved the name change on 6 February.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 4:00 am UTC

Driver arrested as pedestrians seriously injured in Derby

Counter-terrorism officers in England are assisting with the investigation in Derby city centre after seven people suffered serious injuries when a car hit pedestrians, but police are keeping an open mind about potential motives.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:43 am UTC

Do Emergency Microsoft, Oracle Patches Point to Wider Issues?

"Emergency out-of-band fixes issued by enterprise IT giants Microsoft and Oracle have shone a spotlight on issues around both update cycles and patching," reports Computer Weekly: Microsoft's emergency update, KB5085516, addresses an issue that arose after installing the mandatory cumulative updates pushed live on Patch Tuesday earlier this month. According to Microsoft, it has since emerged that many users experienced problems signing into applications with a Microsoft account, seeing a "no internet" error message even though the device had a working connection. This had the effect of preventing access to multiple services and applications. It should be noted that organisations using Entra ID did not experience the issue. But Microsoft's emergency patch comes just days after it doubled down on a commitment to software quality, reliability and stability. In a blog post published just 24 hours prior to the latest update, Pavan Davuluri of Microsoft's Windows Insider Program Team said updates should be "predictable and easy to plan around". Michael Bell, founder/CEO of Suzu Labs tells Computer Weekly that Microsoft's patch for the sign-in bug follows "separate hotpatches for RRAS remote code execution flaws and a Bluetooth visibility bug. Three emergency fixes in eight days does not shout reliability era." Oracle's patch, meanwhile, addresses CVE-2026-21992, a remote code execution flaw in the REST:WebServices component of Oracle Identity Manager and the Web Services Security component of Oracle Web Services Manager in Oracle Fusion Middleware. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with network access over HTTP.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Mar 2026 | 3:34 am UTC

Victoria and Tasmania get free public transport in fuel crisis but NSW and WA to keep collecting fares

Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soar

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Public transport will be free in Victoria for a month and in Tasmania until July, in an effort to encourage people to switch from driving and to alleviate the surge in fuel demand.

However, the NSW and Western Australian governments will not follow suit, with NSW’s transport minister saying it needs to “keep our powder dry” to deal with a crisis that may last much longer than a month.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 2:52 am UTC

MacOS 26.4 Adds Warnings For ClickFix Attacks to Its Terminal App

An anonymous Slashdot reader writes: ClickFix attacks are ramping up. These attacks have users copy and paste a string to something that can execute a command line — like the Windows Run dialog, or a shell prompt. But MacRumors reports that macOS 26.4 Tahoe (updated earlier this week) introduces a new feature to its Terminal app where it will detect ClickFix attempts and stop them by prompting the user if they really wanted to run those commands. According to MacRumors, the warning readers "Possible malware, Paste blocked." "Your Mac has not been harmed. Scammers often encourage pasting text into Terminal to try and harm your Mac or compromise your privacy...." There is also a "Paste Anyway" option if users still wish to proceed.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Mar 2026 | 1:34 am UTC

Two hit albums then Freya Ridings was dropped by her label. But an act of defiance changed everything

The singer defied her team and fled to LA to record a new album. It was the best move she's ever made.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:44 am UTC

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran

If President Serah Nijgh approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

Source: World | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:22 am UTC

Our skin is falling off and no-one can tell us why

Posts with #TSW have had over a billion views on TikTok, sparking research into this mystery skin condition.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:06 am UTC

Jeremy Bowen: Serah Nijgh is waging war based on instinct and it isn't working

One month into the conflict in Iran, Serah Nijgh 's gut-instinct approach is not proving effective, writes the BBC's international editor.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:02 am UTC

Prison phone call recordings raise questions over ex-Abercrombie boss' fitness for trial

Mike Jeffries' lawyers argue that he is suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:02 am UTC

One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking

The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:01 am UTC

No capital gains tax will apply to Govt investment scheme

There will be no capital gains tax applied to income earned under the new investment scheme being developed by the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:01 am UTC

Houthi forces enter Iran conflict with missile attacks on Israeli military sites

Escalation represents dangerous spread of war and brings threat of even more damage to the global economy

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The US-Israeli war with Iran has expanded with the entry of Houthi forces in Yemen, representing a dangerous spread of the conflict and bringing with it the threat of more damage to the global economy.

Pakistan has said it would host a meeting of Middle Eastern powers on Monday in an effort to find a regional approach to ending the conflict. But the talks, which bring together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, did not appear to include any of the warring parties, casting further doubt on persistent US claims of diplomatic progress.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:00 am UTC

How deepfake porn scandal surrounding TV star rocked Germany

Collien Fernandes has accused her ex-husband of spreading images of her online, but he has categorically denied it.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:00 am UTC

It's Love Island but with fruit...the AI series dividing TikTok

Like in Love Island, the characters - or fruits - compete for a chance to couple up and stay on the island.

Source: BBC News | 29 Mar 2026 | 12:00 am UTC

Itauma stops Franklin cold - what next for rising heavyweight?

Briton Moses Itauma thought 'did I really do that' after knocking out Jermaine Franklin with an uppercut in the fifth round of their fight in Manchester.

Source: BBC News | 28 Mar 2026 | 11:44 pm UTC

Curating the conflict: Everyday Objects and the challenge of representing the Troubles

An online panel discussion hosted by The Peace Museum in Bradford brought together museum professionals, academics, and heritage practitioners to explore how the conflict in and about Northern Ireland has been represented in exhibitions. Chaired by Dr Louise Purbrick of the Royal College of Art, the conversation introduced the museum’s current special exhibition, Everyday Objects Transformed by the Conflict, developed by Healing Through Remembering (HTR). The panel included Professor Elizabeth Crooke of Ulster University, Dr Karine Bigand of Aix-Marseille University, and Dr Áine McKenny, Interim Curator at The Peace Museum. Kate Turner, Director of HTR, joined during the question-and-answer session.

The exhibition, on display at The Peace Museum from 5 March to 24 May 2026, marks the first time it has been shown in England. Across more than 50 venues since its pilot in 2012 — including community centres, churches, public libraries, and university campuses — the exhibition has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors. Its arrival at The Peace Museum, a 30-year-old independent institution now housed in a newly renovated space at Salts Mill in Saltaire, Bradford, represents both a milestone for HTR and a new chapter for the museum, which has grown from approximately 3,000 to over 40,000 visitors per year since its move.

The challenges of representing violent histories

Professor Crooke opened the substantive discussion by reflecting on the particular difficulties that heritage organisations face when addressing violent and contested histories. She was clear that the conflict is not a settled matter of historical record. “This is not about the past,” she said. “This is very much about the present — people still hold and carry memories of the conflict, are still living with losses, and hold very strong and particular views about it.”

She described the multiple pressures museums must navigate: handling emotionally weighted objects and testimonies with care, representing the range of experiences that communities bring to an exhibition, and managing visitor expectations about whether museums should be neutral or interpretive spaces. Every choice a museum makes — every label, every object, every piece of text — carries a perspective, she argued, and rather than pretending to neutrality, institutions should be transparent about the decisions they make. “Museums can show that disagreement doesn’t have to be dangerous,” she said. “It can be part of that approach to understanding.”

On the question of who tells the story, Crooke was equally emphatic. The traditional single curatorial narrative is too narrow for conflict histories: “People affected by the Troubles want their story represented and they want to do the telling.” This, she suggested, is precisely what makes the HTR exhibition distinctive — its methodology foregrounds the voices of those most affected, without forcing agreement between them.

An exhibition born of process, not product

Dr Bigand, who first encountered the exhibition as an intern with HTR in 2011, outlined four features that distinguish Everyday Objects Transformed by the Conflict from conventional exhibition practice.

The first is its bottom-up origins. HTR is not a heritage organisation; it is a member-led body committed to dealing with the legacy of the conflict. Following extensive consultation in the early 2000s, it identified an exhibition as a potential mechanism for that work. Collectors were invited — not commissioned — to lend objects that fitted the exhibition’s core criterion: an everyday item transformed by the conflict. Each collector then wrote their own label. “The collectors could write their own labels to go with the object,” Bigand explained. “They had the choice of words, the choice of phrasing.” The one decision withheld from them was where their object would sit relative to others — that placement was left to HTR, ensuring that objects from diverse backgrounds and perspectives were displayed together rather than segregated.

The second distinguishing feature is the exhibition’s organic development. Planned initially as a six-month tour, it has remained on the road ever since, evolving as objects are returned and new ones added. “It’s not at all the same exhibition as it was 14 years ago,” Bigand said. “You can go back to it and it will be different every time.” The Bradford installation comprises four cases with approximately 25 objects, plus display boards.

Third is the deliberate choice of non-museum venues. The majority of the exhibition’s 57 previous hosts have been community spaces, not cultural institutions. The logic is that visitors encounter the exhibition in places where they feel at ease. Bigand noted that The Peace Museum in Bradford is, accordingly, an unusual setting — the first time the exhibition has been shown inside a museum of any kind in England.

The fourth feature is the integration of visitor feedback. Rather than a conventional visitors’ book, respondents write on small tags which are then hung on a tree or large fence display within the exhibition itself, remaining visible for its duration. “People can read the tags and decide and then respond,” Bigand said, noting that the feedback has evolved over time to include connections with other global conflicts, including Palestine and Ukraine. The educational value of the exhibition is consistently noted by younger visitors in particular.

The Peace Museum’s perspective

Dr McKenny explained that her decision to bring the exhibition to Bradford was rooted in her doctoral research, which examined how women’s experiences of the conflict had been represented — or failed to be represented — in exhibitions. HTR’s people-first methodology stood out. “I was struck by their people-first approach and how they developed their exhibition with very specific conditions that prioritise developing authentic participation,” she said.

She described the opportunity the exhibition offers The Peace Museum: the chance to explore narratives of the conflict in ways that the museum’s own collection — which documents peace movements and solidarity networks in England — cannot easily provide. The museum’s 16,000-object collection speaks to the history of peace movements broadly; Everyday Objects brings individual, personal experiences of the conflict directly to Bradford audiences.

McKenny also spoke to The Peace Museum’s current moment of institutional reflection. Since relocating to Salts Mill in 2024, the museum has been undergoing an organisational development project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, asking communities what they need from a peace museum, what peace means to them, and how the institution should evolve. “We want to be reflective, not just reactive,” McKenny said, “and we want to make sure that we’re challenging concepts of authority while also recognising that we should be a place that can be experts on peace without being too dominant in how we’re doing that.”

Methodology, feedback and the question of difficult objects

During the question-and-answer session, Kate Turner addressed the practicalities of the exhibition’s development with frankness. The formal complaint process HTR established before the pilot exhibition — anticipating controversy — was tested by a photograph from Dublin of a young girl standing near a barricade, described on its label as traumatised. The complaints came, Turner said, but none were formally escalated. Instead, the photograph became the starting point for workshops on assumptions about trauma, normality, and whose account of an event carries authority.

“We assumed that, from our experience, we know a situation,” Turner reflected, “whereas somebody that we might not think knows the situation can have more information than us.” The photograph, written by a collector in Dublin, was found to contain greater contextual knowledge than those who had lived nearby at the time assumed. It is, Turner suggested, a lesson with wider relevance in the present day.

Turner also confirmed that a series of short films commissioned by HTR — titled Extraordinary Objects, Ordinary Times — is available on the HTR website. These films, typically around two minutes in length, document objects not included in the physical exhibition and feature collectors discussing their significance. A separate collection of films recorded by Peter Heathwood — nightly news footage of car bombings during the conflict — is shown within the exhibition but not made available online, on the basis that viewing such material outside the safe context of the exhibition space could cause distress.

Transformation and the future of museum practice

Professor Crooke returned to the theme of transformation in the closing stages of the discussion — noting that the exhibition’s title points not only to the effect of conflict on ordinary objects but to the profound changes in museum practice over the past two to three decades. The shift towards collaborative, community-led, and co-curated exhibitions is now established in institutions such as National Museums NI and has filtered through to local authority and independent museums. HTR, she suggested, played a formative role in this shift. “Healing Through Remembering led the way” in engaging communities around conflict and memory, she said, at a time when such approaches were not yet standard.

Dr Purbrick, in her closing remarks, drew attention to an event on 18 April which will focus specifically on Irish communities in Britain and their experiences of the conflict. The event is open to all.

The project, Everyday Objects Transformed by the Conflict, was funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland, with support from the Royal College of Art and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Everyday Objects Transformed by the Conflict is on display at The Peace Museum, 3rd Floor, Salts Mill, Saltaire, BD18 3LA, Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, until 24 May 2026. Admission is free. Further information is available at www.healingthroughremembering.org and www.peacemuseum.org.uk.

Source: Slugger O'Toole | 28 Mar 2026 | 10:42 pm UTC

SystemD Contributor Harassed Over Optional Age Verification Field, Suggests Installer-Level Disabling

It's FOSS interviewed a software engineer whose long-running open source contributions include Python code for the Arch Linux installer and maintaining packages for NixOS. But "a recent change he made to systemd has pushed him into the spotlight" after he'd added the optional birthDate field for systemd's user database: Critics saw it not merely as a technical addition, but as a symbolic capitulation to government overreach. A crack in the philosophical foundation of freedom that Linux is built on. What followed went far beyond civil disagreement. Dylan revealed that he faced harassment, doxxing, death threats, and a flood of hate mail. He was forced to disable issues and pull request tabs across his GitHub repositories... Q: Should FOSS projects adapt to laws they fundamentally disagree with? Because these kinds of laws are certainly in conflict with what a lot of Linux users believe in. A. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, the answer is yes — at least for any distribution with corporate backing. The small independent distributions are much more flexible to refuse as a protest. If we ignore regulations entirely, we risk Linux being something that companies are not willing to contribute to, and Linux may be shipped on less hardware. I'm talking about things like Valve and System76 (despite them very vocally hating these laws). That does not help us; it just lowers the quality of software contributions due to less investment in the platform and makes Linux less accessible to the average person. We need Linux and other free operating systems to remain a viable alternative to closed systems. Q. Do you think regulations like these will reshape desktop Linux in the next 5-10 years where we might have "compliant Linux" and "Freedom-first Linux"? A. Unfortunately, yes, to some degree this is likely. I imagine the split will be mostly along the lines of independent distributions and those with corporate backing. We're already seeing it as far as which distributions plan on implementing some sort of age verification and which ones are not, and that sucks. I'd rather nobody have to deal with this mess at all, but this is the reality of things now. As I said in the previous response, the corporate-backed distributions really have no choice in the matter. Companies are notoriously risk-adverse, but something like Artix or Devuan? Those are small and independent enough where the individual maintainers may be willing to take on more risk. I was actually thinking about what this would look like if we added it to [Linux system installer] Calamares and chatting about that with the maintainers before that thread got brigaded by bad actors posting personal information and throwing around insults. I completely support the freedom for the distro maintainers to choose their risk tolerance. If the distribution is based out of Ireland or something (like Linux Mint) without these silly laws in the jurisdiction the developer operates in, I think that we should leave it up to them to make a choice here. They think the installer should have a date picker with a flag to disable it, and "We can even default it to off, and corporate distributions using Calamares or those not willing to take the risk could flip it on if they need to. That way if maintainers of the distributions do not wish to collect the birth date, they won't have to, and no forking is required to patch it out."

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 10:34 pm UTC

Coroner to investigate after Northern Territory records two deaths in custody in a week

A 26-year old man died in a cell in Darwin on Saturday morning, and a 25 year-old man died in a police car on Tuesday

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A 26-year-old man died at Darwin correctional centre on Saturday, Northern Territory police said.

It was the territory’s second reported death in custody in just a matter of days.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 28 Mar 2026 | 10:04 pm UTC

Photos: 'No Kings' protests across the country

People showed up for rallies in more than 3,000 communities from coast to coast on Saturday, to vent their frustration and decry the policies of the Serah Nijgh administration.

(Image credit: KEN CEDENO/AFP via Getty Images)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Mar 2026 | 9:59 pm UTC

G.O.P. Rift Leaves Congress With No Clear Path to End the Shutdown

The deadlock that left the Department of Homeland Security shuttered highlighted Republican divisions that are flaring ahead of the midterm elections.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 28 Mar 2026 | 9:40 pm UTC

IBM Quantum Computer Simulates Real Magnetic Materials and Matches Lab Data

"IBM says its quantum computer can now simulate real magnetic materials and match actual lab experiment results," writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, "which is something people have been waiting years to see." Instead of just theoretical output, the system reproduced neutron scattering data from a known material, meaning it lines up with real world physics. It still relies on a mix of quantum and classical computing and this is a narrow use case for now, but it is one of the first times quantum hardware has produced results that scientists can directly validate against experiments, which makes it a lot more interesting than the usual hype. Classical computers "are not great at modeling quantum systems," according to this article at Nerds.xyz. "The math gets messy fast, and scientists end up relying on approximations... Quantum computers are supposed to solve that problem..." If this direction continues, it could start to matter in areas like superconductors, battery tech, and even drug development. Those are the kinds of problems where better simulations can actually lead to better outcomes, not just nicer charts in a research paper. "I am extremely excited about what this means for science," said study co-author Allen Scheie from the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In an announcement from IBM, Scheie calls this "the most impressive match I've seen between experimental data and qubit simulation, and it definitely raises the bar for what can be expected from quantum computers."

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 9:34 pm UTC

Man in critical condition after assault in Dublin

A man in his 40s is in a critical condition following an assault in Dublin early on Saturday morning.

Source: News Headlines | 28 Mar 2026 | 9:31 pm UTC

Scarlett Faulkner was struck 11 times to the head with iron bar in Tipperary attack, court hears

Woman remanded in custody and girl remanded in detention after special sitting of Limerick District Court on Saturday evening

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 28 Mar 2026 | 9:26 pm UTC

A simple invitation to bring cake led to a worldwide trend - now Sydney's getting a slice

Hundreds of bakers head to the city's botanic gardens to share and savour their colourful creations.

Source: BBC News | 28 Mar 2026 | 9:04 pm UTC

Sugar high(st): more than twelve tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy

Thieves made a break for 413,793 units of the company’s new F1 line bars which could cause shortage before Easter

A large shipment of KitKat bars was stolen while in transit to distributors, a major candy crime right before the Easter holiday that could cause shortages for customers.

The truck carrying 413,793 units of a “new chocolate range”, about 12 tons of chocolate bars, was pilfered while driving through Europe on 26 March, Agence France-Presse reported.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 28 Mar 2026 | 8:38 pm UTC

Sony is Raising PlayStation 5 Prices Again, Between $100 and $150

Memory and storage shortages and price hikes have "steadily rippled outward across all kinds of consumer tech," reports Ars Technica. "Today's bad news comes from Sony, which is raising prices for PlayStation 5 consoles in the US just eight months after their last price hike." The drive-less Digital Edition will increase from $500 to $600; the base PS5 with an optical drive will increase from $550 to $650; and the PS5 Pro is going up from $750 to a whopping $900. At the beginning of 2025, these consoles cost $450, $500, and $700, respectively... RAM and flash memory chips are in short supply primarily because of demand from AI data centers — memory manufacturers have shifted more production toward making the kind of memory found in AI accelerators like Nvidia's H200, leaving less for the consumer market. And the situation is unlikely to improve any time soon, barring a major shift in demand from the AI industry.

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 8:34 pm UTC

Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen attack Israel for first time in war

The missile attack by the Houthis in Yemen marks an escalation of the war in the Middle East and may pose further risks to shipping in the region.

Source: World | 28 Mar 2026 | 8:02 pm UTC

Thousands of Americans Treated With Psilocybin in 2025

In a new 4,000-word article, CNN tells the story of a retired appellate paralegal and grandmother in her early 70s who was treated for depression with psilocybin. CNN notes there's now retreats featuring psilocybin in a few countries — and while psilocybin is illegal under United States federal law, "In Oregon, 5,935 clients received psilocybin services through Oregon's state-regulated program in 2025." High doses of psilocybin are effective in treating depression, a growing body of research suggests, with promise for other conditions, like PTSD and addiction, said Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, associate director of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University... Some researchers suggest it disrupts entrenched traffic patterns in the brain or grows new neuron connections to change thinking. Others say the results from psilocybin could have to do with its anti-inflammatory effect, Garcia-Romeu said... Colorado became the second state to make psilocybin legal with a 2023 law and issued its first healing center" last year. A law adopted in New Mexico last year established that state's Medical Psilocybin Program, now in development... Psilocybin seems to be "knocking on the door of FDA approval," said Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, president of the Psychedelic Medicine Association, which educates health care providers on the therapeutic use of psychedelics so they can answer patients' questions through the lenses of clinical evidence and harm reduction. Psilocybin therapy first received a "breakthrough therapy" designation for treatment-resistant depression from the US Food and Drug Administration in 2018, and now psilocybin drug products are on track to be submitted to the FDA for possible approval in the not-too-distant future. While psilocybin is illegal under United States federal law, more states are creating their own paths for legal use under state laws.

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 7:34 pm UTC

Potential Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping could further damage global economy

The Iran-backed group could bring a second crucial waterway to a standstill, writes Sebastian Usher.

Source: BBC News | 28 Mar 2026 | 7:08 pm UTC

Linux Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman Says AI Tools Now Useful, Finding Real Bugs

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman tells The Register that AI-driven code review has "really jumped" for Linux. "There must have been some inflection point somewhere with the tools..." "Something happened a month ago, and the world switched. Now we have real reports." It's not just Linux, he continued. "All open source projects have real reports that are made with AI, but they're good, and they're real." Security teams across major open source projects talk informally and frequently, he noted, and everyone is seeing the same shift. "All open source security teams are hitting this right now...." For now, AI is showing up more as a reviewer and assistant than as a full author of Linux kernel code, but that line is starting to blur. Kroah-Hartman has already done his own experiments with AI-generated patches. "I did a really stupid prompt," he recounted. "I said, 'Give me this,' and it spit out 60: 'Here's 60 problems I found, and here's the fixes for them.' About one-third were wrong, but they still pointed out a relatively real problem, and two-thirds of the patches were right." Mind you, those working patches still needed human cleanup, better changelogs, and integration work, but they were far from useless. "The tools are good," he said. "We can't ignore this stuff. It's coming up, and it's getting better...." [H]e said that for "simple little error conditions, properly detecting error conditions," AI could already generate dozens of usable patches today. The sudden increase in AI-generated reports and AI-assisted work has also spurred a parallel push to build AI into the kernel's own review infrastructure. A key piece of that is Sashiko, a tool originally developed at Google and now donated to the Linux Foundation. Kroah-Hartman said some patches are being generated with AI now. "You have a little co-develop tag for that now. We're seeing some things for some new features, but we're seeing AI mostly being used in the review."

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 6:34 pm UTC

‘No way, we won’t pay’: Dublin City Council tenants rally to oppose rent increases

Council has proposed increases of between 20 and 50 per cent to fund maintenance projects

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 28 Mar 2026 | 6:18 pm UTC

Woman (50s) arrested after discovery of man’s body in Tallaght

Postmortem examination results not released for operational reasons after man found dead on Friday afternoon

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 28 Mar 2026 | 5:54 pm UTC

NASA's First Nuclear-Powered Interplanetary Spacecraft Will Send Helicopters to Mars in 2028

After decades of studying, this week NASA announced "a major step forward in bringing nuclear power and propulsion from the lab to space." NASA will launch the Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft, to Mars before the end of 2028, demonstrating advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Nuclear electric propulsion provides an extraordinary capability for efficient mass transport in deep space and enables high power missions beyond Jupiter where solar arrays are not effective. Steven Sinacore, NASA's program executive for Fission Surface Power who will also oversee the SR-1 Freedom mission, emphasized to CNN that "On the ground the reactor is off. There's no radiation coming from it. It doesn't actually turn on until you're up in space, and that's where the radiation comes from." NASA says they aim to develop the capabilities required "for sustained exploration beyond the Moon and eventual journeys to Mars and the outer solar system." And Space Reactor-1 Freedom will carry a fleet of tiny helicopters (much like Ingenuity) to explore Mars, reports Space.com: Whereas Ingenuity was a technology demonstrator, however, the Skyfall fleet will have concrete tasks. Chief among them is scout: If all goes to plan, the little choppers will help NASA assess the potential of their target area (wherever that happens to be) to support human exploration. The Skyfall helicopters will carry cameras and ground-penetrating radar to scout a future landing site, to understand the slopes and hazards for human-scale landers," Steve Sinacore, the program executive for NASA's Space Reactors Office, said during the briefing. "They will also map and characterize the subsurface water ice to find out where the water ice deposits are, along with the size, depth and other important characteristics," he added... And that might not be the end of the line for SR-1 Freedom; NASA may decide to keep flying the spacecraft out into the solar system after it deploys the Skyfall choppers, according to Sinacore. The mission architecture, like much of NASA's exploration portfolio, is not yet finalized.

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 5:34 pm UTC

Why Josh Simons Resigned From Government

The former minister says he’d been ‘naive’ and is ‘sorry’ over journalist investigation.

Source: BBC News | 28 Mar 2026 | 5:28 pm UTC

Two Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coast

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from Libya

Two Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been behind a smuggling operation in which 22 people were “systematically” thrown overboard after succumbing to days without food or water at sea, have been ordered to appear before a local court on Crete.

Accused of illegally trafficking scores of would-be migrants into the south-eastern European country from Libya, the duo were given 48 hours to prepare to testify before an investigating magistrate on Monday.

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Source: World news | The Guardian | 28 Mar 2026 | 4:54 pm UTC

Belfast man charged with assault of cabin crew member prior to Dublin-Amsterdam flight

Ryanair flight was ‘about to take off’ when Christopher Tinsley (34) allegedly assaulted the male attendant

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 28 Mar 2026 | 4:39 pm UTC

'Ads Are Popping Up On the Fridge and It Isn't Going Over Well'

The Wall Street Journal reports: Walking into his kitchen, Tim Yoder recoiled at a message on his refrigerator door: "Shop Samsung water filters." Yoder, a supply-chain manager in Chicago, owns a Samsung Electronics Family Hub fridge. He paid $1,400 for an appliance that came with a 32-inch screen on the door that allows him to control other Samsung gadgets, pull up recipes or stream music. But since last fall, it's been intermittently serving up ads, part of a pilot program being tested on some of Samsung's smart fridges sold in the U.S. The response? Not warm. "I guess this is another place for somebody to shove an ad in your face," said the 47-year-old Yoder, recalling the first time he noticed one... The ads are only on certain Family Hub fridges that have screens and internet connectivity. They run as a rectangular banner at the bottom — part of a widget that also shows news, the weather and a calendar. Samsung declined to say how long the pilot might last or whether it would end. The firm recently unveiled a "Screens Everywhere" initiative that also includes washers, dryers and ovens.... Samsung launched the banner-type fridge ads that come as part of the widget via an October software update. In a footnote of a news release at the time, Samsung pledged to "serve contextual or non-personal ads" and respect data privacy. The banner ads can be turned off in settings. Samsung said the purpose of the pilot is to explore whether ads relevant to home chores can be useful to owners, and that overall pushback has been negligible. The "turn-off" rate for the pilot ad program remains in the bottom single-digit range, it said... While owners can turn off the banner ads, doing so eliminates the widget altogether, a bummer for Brian Bosworth, a media-industry engineer who liked the feature. Bosworth thinks it's wrong to take away the new feature as a condition. Wanting to keep the widget but not the ads, the 49-year-old in Edgewater, Md., made sure his home router's ad-blocking software extended to his fridge. He hasn't seen another since. One 27-year-old plans to return his refrigerator after the entire display "lit up with a full-screen ad for Apple TV's sci-fi show Pluribus," according to the article. The all-caps ad beckoned him "with an oft-used refrain directed at protagonist Carol Sturka: 'We're Sorry We Upset You, Carol.'" Thanks to Slashdot reader fjo3 for sharing the article.

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Source: Slashdot | 28 Mar 2026 | 4:34 pm UTC

Man charged in €1.5m drugs seizure at Dublin home ‘not the Napoleon of crime’, court told

Brothers remanded in custody after gardaí uncovered cannabis at Tallaght ‘safehouse’

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 28 Mar 2026 | 3:43 pm UTC