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• 1. An 81-Year-Old Grandma Streaming Minecraft To Pay For Grandson’s Cancer Treatment Has Been Swatted

  An 81-year-old woman known as GrammaCrackers, who streams Minecraft to raise money for her grandson's cancer treatment, was swatted this week. She said police entered her home during the incident but described it as

  r/technology · reddit-subreddit · 51,774 score · 2,875 comments

• 2. A Texas Drainage District Walked Its Ditch on a Routine Inspection. They Found a Pipe They Didn't Recognize Discharging Black Liquid From Tesla's $1 Billion Lithium Refinery

  A routine inspection by a Texas drainage district discovered an unregistered pipe discharging black wastewater from Tesla’s $1 billion lithium refinery. The pipe was not previously disclosed, and the wastewater reportedly contained arsenic and hexavalent chromium.

  r/technology · reddit-subreddit · 48,853 score · 2,028 comments

• 3. chairEscalation

  A meme on r/ProgrammerHumor titled

  r/ProgrammerHumor · reddit-subreddit · 36,883 score · 244 comments

• 4. Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak got cheers, not boos, after telling students they 'all have AI — actual intelligence'

  Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak received cheers from graduates at Grand Valley State University after telling them they “all have AI — actual intelligence.” The remark was part of a graduation speech earlier this month that drew laughter and applause from the audience.

  r/technology · reddit-subreddit · 32,912 score · 531 comments

• 5. Some of you memers need reminders about why PC parts cost so much lately.

  A Reddit post on r/pcmasterrace reminds users that PC component prices are driven by multiple overlapping factors, not just one cause. The post, which is an image, has drawn nearly 30,000 upvotes and over 1,000 comments.

  r/pcmasterrace · reddit-subreddit · 29,973 score · 1,004 comments