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Here's what happens when you give people free money

July 22, 2024  |   by Julian L. Mertz  |   No comments
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FREE CASH FLOW | 3-MINUTE READ

Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer)

BY PARESH DAVE

OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of the debate over welfare.

 
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The Right Reacts to Biden's Withdrawal: It's a 'Coup'

BY DAVID GILBERT

Accusations that Democrats engineered a coup to overthrow President Joe Biden's reelection campaign and disrupt the democratic process have exploded on social media.

● Also in the news: Staffers were told Biden was leaving race in email telling them to check X

 
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The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine

BY MATTHEW GAULT

The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But these missiles are useless as weapons, and their other main purpose—attracting an enemy's nuclear strikes—serves no end.

 
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How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World's Computers

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN, MATT BURGESS, AND ANDY GREENBERG

A defective CrowdStrike update sent computers around the globe into a reboot death spiral, taking down air travel, hospitals, banks, and more with it. Here's how that's possible.

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TAKING ADVANTAGE | 2-MINUTE READ

Don't Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

Swindlers are spinning up bogus websites in an attempt to dupe people with "CrowdStrike support" scams following the security firm's catastrophic software update.

 
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The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

BY DAVID COX

Doctors find themselves without critical systems and diagnostic tools—and face the daunting reality that a full recovery could take days—after CrowdStrike's botched deployment of a software update.

 
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C.R.E.A.M. | 2-MINUTE READ

The Global CrowdStrike Outage Triggered a Surprise Return to Cash

BY CAROLINE HASKINS

The event caused chaos at airports, grocery stores, and Starbucks outlets.

 
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OUTAGE OF CONTROL | 3-MINUTE READ

Why the Global CrowdStrike Outage Hit Airports So Hard

BY AARIAN MARSHALL

The aviation industry is optimized within an inch of its life. A bad software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down computers running Microsoft Windows—and a cascade of airports with it.

 
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The Games We're Still Most Looking Forward to in 2024

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The gaming industry has been dropping hit after hit, but we have a running list of titles we can't wait to play.

 

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Stardew Valley creator: “I will never charge money for a DLC or update for as long as I live”

July 22, 2024  |   by Julian L. Mertz  |   No comments
Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe has told a fan on social media platform X that he will never ever charge for additional downloadable content for any of his games and he asks users to screenshot the post and to shame him if he ever violates his oath.…
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Stardew Valley creator: "I will never charge money for a DLC or update for as long as I live"

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Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe has told a fan on social media platform X that he will never ever charge for additional downloadable content for any of his games and he asks users to screenshot the post and to shame him if he ever violates his oath. The news came in response to a post asking […]

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