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EU completes migration reform, as Poland and Hungary vote against (www.euronews.com)

The European Union has completed the reform of its migration and asylum policy, a watershed moment that for a decade proved stubbornly elusive....

Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)

The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant’s brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....

Famed economic historian, Adam Tooze, notes in his recent piece that, "$61 billion is not enough. Why the Biden administration needs a ceasefire strategy in Ukraine." (adamtooze.substack.com)

Marvel Rivals Apologizes Following Alpha Banning Controversy (gamerant.com)

With such a broad scope on what counts as “disparagement,” this has caused quite a stir among the community, with some players being banned without realizing the terms of this contract. The developers released a statement addressing these terms, with NetEase saying it is aware of the “inappropriate and...

Far right cries censorship after exclusion from EU election debate (www.politico.eu)

European Broadcasting Union says Anders Vistisen cannot debate because the far right does not endorse the Spitzenkandidat system....

Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision (www.euronews.com)

The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....

1000+ Firefox for Android extensions now available – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog (blog.mozilla.org)

The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to...

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Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia (theintercept.com)

The United States did not offer compensation to the family of a woman and her 4-year-old daughter who were killed in a 2018 drone strike in Somalia, according to a new Pentagon report on civilian casualties resulting from U.S. military operations....

Google Cloud accidentally deletes a financial institution account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’ (www.theguardian.com)

A week of downtime and all the servers were recovered only because the customer had a proper disaster recovery protocol and held backups somewhere else, otherwise Google deleted the backups too...

French government says Kristi Noem lied about cancelling meeting with Macron (www.theguardian.com)

A French official said there is no record of a scheduled meeting with the South Dakota governor – nor had they invited her...

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French campaign urges men: 'Drive like a woman!' (www.dw.com)

There is a perception in society that men are safer drivers than women, according to the Victims and Citizens association. But French road accident statistics suggest otherwise....

Mumbai billboard collapse: Eight dead and dozens injured (www.bbc.com)

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Alabama follows DeSantis' lead in banning lab-grown meat (www.cbsnews.com)

Alabama has become the second U.S. state to say no to cultivated meat, an alternative protein made from animal cells....

UN cuts estimate of women and children killed in Gaza by 50% (www.click2houston.com)

The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated on May 6 that over 9,500 women and 14,500 children had been killed in Gaza....

The BRICS nations, originally comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are looking to establish a new reserve currency backed by a basket of their respective currencies. (www.nasdaq.com)

Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say (apnews.com)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, putting into action the commitment he made at a meeting with Trump last month to help his former rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to two people familiar with the matter....

Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of US support (www.cnn.com)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, marking the first visit of a Biden administration official to Ukraine following the long-delayed passage of US supplemental funding to the war-torn country....

Russian troops strike Kharkiv with guided bombs: Destruction and casualties reported (ptv-news.com.pk)

Taylor Swift and the Hollywood celebrity are the target of the "Guillotine Execution" on The Net (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

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