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Did Hans Neimann Cheat at Chess With a Sex Toy? This Coder Is Attempting to Find Out.

ButtFish is a program that, hypothetically, would let someone communicate to an AI chess program using a butt plug.
Matthew Gault
9.27.22
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Cops Shot and Killed Another Teen With an Airsoft Gun

Los Angeles police shot and killed a 19-year-old outside his home after mistaking his airsoft gun for a rifle.
Trone Dowd
9.27.22
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Conservative Leader Finally Denounces Far-Right Group After Rape Threat Against Wife

After months of criticism for not denouncing the far-right group Diagalon, Pierre Poilievre called them "dirtbags" for a sexual assault comment about his wife.
Mack Lamoureux
9.27.22
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Amazon’s $3,200-Per-Day Union Busters Say This Is the Best Spot for Steak and Caviar in Albany

Amazon workers at ALB1 say anti-union consultants from out of town are holding captive-audience meetings and making it difficult for workers to do their jobs.
Jules Roscoe
9.27.22
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Ex-GOP Politician Is Worried Far-Right Congressmen Have ‘Serious Cognitive Issues’

In a new book, former congressman Denver Riggleman made the allegation about Republicans Paul Gosar and Louie Gohmert based on his interactions with them.
Paul Blest
9.27.22
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University Staff Warned They Could Be Fired for Providing Birth Control

A memo also warned faculty they must “remain neutral” in speaking about abortion at all.
Carter Sherman
9.27.22
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Massive Leak in Russia’s Gas Pipeline to Europe ‘Act of Sabotage,’ Polish PM Says

Damage to the Nord Stream 1 pipeline is an "act of sabotage, related to the next step of escalation of the situation in Ukraine," Poland's PM alleged.
Jordan Pearson
9.27.22
Censorship

Libraries Across the US Are Receiving Violent Threats

Librarians and patrons believe the threats were part of a coordinated effort to limit information access, and come amids a recent wave of book bans.
Claire Woodcock
9.27.22
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Watch the Spectacular Moment NASA Straight-Up Punched an Asteroid in Space

The DART test is humanity's first strike against potential annihilation by an asteroid in the future. And you can watch the moment it happened.
Becky Ferreira
9.27.22
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A Lot of Republicans Are Super Impressed With Italy’s New Far-Right Leader

Republicans Kari Lake, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and others were quick to praise Giorgia Meloni.
David Gilbert
9.27.22
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Coder Makes Matrix Green Rain Simulator That Lilly Wachowski Says Is ‘Better Than the Original’

A programmer has re-created the original “digital rain” from The Matrix as well as the variations from the sequels and put it on GitHub.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9.27.22
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Cheat Devs Are Ready for Modern Warfare 2

Motherboard spoke to one cheat developer who says they created cheats for the game on the first day of the beta. They're now primed for the game's full release.
Joseph Cox
9.27.22
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