The flooding at the Greenford London subway station has been reduced by around 90% thanks to... *checks notes* ...a family of beavers.

After conservationists reintroduced a group of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals began building dams, and the wetlands they created now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.

City officials had been planning major flood infrastructure works, but the beavers effectively created them on their own — while also boosting biodiversity and restoring the ecosystem around them.

I think the money the city would have spent on anti-flooding infrastructure should go to the beavers, don't you? 🦫 🦫 🦫

#Animals #Environment #Flooding #London

Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees

Link: https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244434

Cum-Ex-Schlüsselfigur Berger muss zehn Jahre ins Gefängnis

Das Landgericht Bonn verhängt gegen Berger, eine Schlüsselfigur des Cum-Ex-Skandals, nach WDR-Informationen eine Gesamtstrafe von zehn Jahren. Dies ist die bislang höchste Gefängnisstrafe im größten deutschen Steuerskandal. Von M. Bognanni.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/hanno-berger-118.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#HannoBerger #CumEx #Kriminalität

I'm literally unscrewing lightbulbs to renew their DHCP lease

smart home was a mistake