#Farmers arrive in Westminster to protest about inheritance tax changes -
the Guardian
UK politics: Streeting says he ‘knows what it’s like to feel you have to bury a secret’ amid puberty blockers ban – as it happened
The health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefinite
 that would be rich, greedy and/or gullible farmers....
Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with #Automattic -
WP Engine wins injunction against Automattic
Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations
 "Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching #WordPress installations"
US judge halts Onion takeover of Infowars in Alex Jones bankruptcy -
the Guardian
US judge halts Onion takeover of Infowars in Alex Jones bankruptcy
Court rejects far-right shock jock’s claim of ‘collusion’ but finds that trustee should have got more money from parody site or Jones-affilia...
 well, of course they blocked it...
Iranian women could face death penalty for defying new morality laws -
the Guardian
Iranian women could face death penalty for defying new morality laws
Execution, long jail terms and big fines for ‘promoting’ nudity, unveiling or improper dressing come into force
 utterly absurd; time this revolting iranian regime fell, just as in syria #iran
Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by #AI -
Open source projects drown in bad bug reports penned by AI
Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that 'cannot understand code'
 "Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that 'cannot understand code'"
Monk abused children for decades on Welsh island ‘in plain sight’, review says -
the Guardian
Monk abused children for decades on Welsh island ‘in plain sight’, review says
Thaddeus Kotik groomed, raped and sexually assaulted boys and girls on Caldey Island despite repeated complaints
 "A headteacher raised the girl’s ordeal but the abbot asked the head not to report the matter to the police" oh, look: another one #religion
‘#Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down -
the Guardian
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
 "EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad" what a continuing insane fiasco
Europe's largest local authority settles on #ERP budget 5x original estimate -
Birmingham City Council ERP budget officially 5x original
Schools taken out of scope, but £108M plan still dwarfs initial £20M
 "Schools taken out of scope, but £108M plan still dwarfs initial £20M"
Why Generative AI’s Lack Of #Modularity Means It Can’t Be Meaningfully Open, Is Unreliable, And Is A Technological Dead End -
Techdirt
Why Generative AI’s Lack Of Modularity Means It Can’t Be Meaningfully Open, Is Unreliable, And Is A Technological Dead End
One of the most important shifts in computing over the last few decades has been the increasing use of open source software on nearly every platfor...
 don't miss the first (AI generated) comment, which underlines the strengths and weakness of #genAI technology.. #opensource
Four minutes of daily exertion can halve heart attack risk in women, finds study -
the Guardian
Four minutes of daily exertion can halve heart attack risk in women, finds study
Bursts of intense movement such as climbing stairs can make big difference to health, finds UK Biobank research
 "Bursts of intense movement such as climbing stairs can make big difference to health, finds UK Biobank research"