do you have Internet Explorer?? news from about 5 years ago

“Never clean your desk in a hurry!”

"After twelve long years of failed attempts and an uphill legal battle, James Howells, the man who accidentally discarded a hard drive containing the key to access 742 million euros in bitcoin, has been forced to finally abandon his search. What began as a domestic error in 2013 turned into a multimillion-dollar nightmare, with the valuable drive buried under tons of garbage in a landfill in Newport, South Wales.

Over the last decade, Howells did not give up. He proposed elaborate excavation plans, offered generous rewards, and even sought investors to fund an operation that many considered a mission impossible. However, his efforts met with strong opposition from the local council, which cited environmental concerns, prohibitive costs, and the technical infeasibility of recovering an electronic device after so much time underground.

In a final setback, a British judge recently ruled against Howells, stating that there were no "realistic prospects" of finding the hard drive. This judicial decision sealed the fate of the lost digital fortune, forcing Howells to accept the painful reality that his bitcoin treasure will remain forever unreachable.
His story serves as a stark reminder of the relentless nature of digital assets and the importance of secure custody."