https://kcci.com/article/grocery-prices-consumer-price-index-how-to-save-money/65830789 “The latest Consumer Price Index reveals food prices have risen 2.9% from July 2024, with some items seeing double-digit percentage increases. The cost of ground beef has risen by 11.5%, while steak prices are up 12.4%. Coffee drinkers are also feeling the pinch, with overall coffee prices increasing by 14.5%. Egg prices have seen the steepest hike, soaring 16.4% since July 2024.”

#economy #MAGA #tariffs #groceries #FoodPrices #inflation #news #shopping

💥GROK: Massive privacy fail

370K+ private Grok chatbot chats— spanning passwords, medical advice & illicit scheming—are now live on Google, thanks to a ‘share’ button that didn’t warn users. AI privacy disaster in progress. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrkmk00jy0o #press

Today I realized this tiny chain saw shop has done more to speak up about #Gaza than its neighbors - #Microsoft and Amazon and Google and...

#Gaza #uspol

#solar #solarpower #solarenergy

Ikea has started selling plug-in solar kits. No permits, no installers, full placement flexibility.

Currently they are only available in Germany but if it goes well they will start rolling them out in many more countries.

The system is small (800W) but that's enough to cover roughly 35% of a typical European apartment's daily electricity use.

Hacker News front page today.

Uh-oh.

"AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/aws_ceo_entry_level_jobs_opinion/

"Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/21/zuckerberg-freezes-ai-hiring-amid-bubble-fears/

"95% of Companies See ‘Zero Return’ on $30 Billion Generative AI Spend, MIT Report Finds"
https://thedailyadda.com/95-of-companies-see-zero-return-on-30-billion-generative-ai-spend-mit-report-finds/

#AI #AISlop

Does anyone know of any resources for trans migrants in Germany? Especially legal support. There's a trans woman from who fled hate killings in Namibia in my network who has been having a really really rough go, and is in the middle of a mental health crisis, and just lost their support from the German State.

#trans #germany

I don't even know how to tag this for reach. Retoots very much appreciated.

#PSA time: #bisexual people are still bisexual...

- if they're dating men
- if they're dating women
- if they're dating nonbinary folx
- if they're not dating anyone
- if they're dating a loaf of garlic bread

Their bisexuality is an intrinsic part of them; it is *not* defined by their partner(s) or lack thereof.

We're not "too gay" or "too straight" or "confused" or "playing the field" or "in a phase".

#LGBTQ