Not The Onion
- www.abc.net.au Hong Kong urges public to dissuade smokers with disapproving stares
Hong Kong's health secretary says the territory could build a non-smoking culture if "everyone stares in disapproval" at people who light up where they shouldn't.
- www.vice.com Taliban Endorses Twitter Over Threads
"Other platforms cannot replace it," said a senior member of the Taliban in a tweet, explaining that Meta is "intolerant."
- torontosun.com Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg offered Rome's Colosseum as cage fight venue
Mark Zuckerberg has been approached by the Italian government about fighting Elon Musk at Rome's Colosseum.
- apnews.com No ifs, ands, or butts: Protesters drop pants to protest climate change at Massachusetts Statehouse
Climate change protesters dropped their pants at the Massachusetts Statehouse during a debate on a proposed tax relief package Thursday to bring attention to what they say is the need for swifter action against the use of fossil fuels.
- gizmodo.com Everybody in the US Is Getting Depressed, CDC Says
One in five Americans is diagnosed with depression, but the spike varies state by state, with a big portion located in Appalachia.
- www.pcgamer.com Iran's 'quantum processor' turned out to be a $600 dev board
The internet has wholly debunked claims over the so-called 'first product of the quantum processing algorithm.'
- arstechnica.com Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard
Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
- arstechnica.com AI-powered church service in Germany draws a large crowd
"I was positively surprised how well it worked," said one attendee.
- www.cnn.com Martha Stewart says America will 'go down the drain' if people don't return to office | CNN Business
Martha Stewart slammed remote work culture, saying in an interview with the magazine Footwear News, that people cannot “possibly get everything done working three days a week in the office and two days remotely.”