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“We must cultivate a society that can critically think, resist disinformation, and not succumb to fear”: Czech report warns against Russian tactics across Europe to undermine support for Ukraine (www.euractiv.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/490647...
South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with malware (www.tomshardware.com)
France’s Macron keeps prime minister in place for “stability of the country” after chaotic election (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo....
Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions (www.nytimes.com)
Frick! (lemmy.world)
Tesla investors to urge judge to reject record $7 bln legal fee in Musk pay case (www.reuters.com)
Tesla shareholders will appear in court on Monday to argue that an unprecedented request for more than $7 billion in attorneys’ fees to be paid by the company is “outlandish,” the latest twist in a legal showdown over Musk’s $56 billion pay package....
Goldman Sachs begins to turn on AI (www.wheresyoured.at)
Vandals in Austria behead sculpture of Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus (www.theguardian.com)
Artist behind controversial piece in Linz cathedral says vandalism shows there are still ‘people who question women’s right to their own bodies’...
Inside the tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets (www.righto.com)
To use the Montreal subway (the Métro), you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. The ticket works through a system called NFC, but what's happening internally? How does the ticket work without a battery? How does it communicate with the turnstile? And how can it be so cheap that you can throw the ticket away...
IDF ordered Hannibal directive on October 7 to prevent Hamas taking soldiers captive (www.haaretz.com)
Gaza Division operations and airstrikes in the first hours of October 7 were based on limited information. The first long moments after the Hamas attack was launched were chaotic. Reports were coming in, with their significance not always clear. When their meaning was understood, it was realized that something horrific had taken...
Yet more examples of how copyright destroys culture rather than driving it (walledculture.org)
One of the clearest demonstrations of how copyright is actively harmful is the lawsuit that four of the biggest publishers brought against the Internet Archive. As a result of the judge’s decision in favour of the publishers – currently being appealed – more than 500,000 books have been taken out of lending by the Internet...
Russia attacks Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 29 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest air strike in months (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Addition for some images: fosstodon.org/...
Radio host resigns after admitting Biden aides gave her questions for interview (www.theguardian.com)
The outlet, which describes itself as Pennsylvania’s only African American-owned and operated radio station, also said the White House’s decision to supply questions to Lawful-Sanders prolonged a historical practice of marginalizing and “de-legitimizing Black voices” in US media....
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit (www.nytimes.com)
Hours after a battle in eastern Ukraine in August, a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier crawled through a nearly destroyed trench, seeking help from his captors, a unit of international volunteers led by an American....
Beryl to intensify as deadly storm barrels towards Texas coast (www.aljazeera.com)
After 9 Months of War, Israelis Call for a Cease-Fire Deal and Elections (www.nytimes.com)
Authy got hacked, and 33 million user phone numbers were stolen (appleinsider.com)
Argentine President Milei heads to CPAC in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating a political feud (apnews.com)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Given the choice between a far-right convention to bash his enemies and a presidential summit to discuss regional trade policy, Argentine President Javier Milei preferred the stadium packed with cheering fans....
Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy. (act.represent.us)
ASML CEO says world needs the legacy chips China is producing, Handelsblatt reports (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17754665
What the 3.2 Million-Year-Old Lucy Fossil Reveals About Nudity and Shame - Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Popular renderings dress her in thick, reddish-brown fur, with her face, hands, feet and breasts peeking out of denser thickets.This hairy picture of Lucy, it turns out, might be wrong.Technological advancements in genetic analysis suggest that Lucy may have been naked, or at least much more thinly veiled.
Is there an image viewer like nsxiv, but with native Wayland support? (codeberg.org)
According to this issue, it looks like there are no plans, understandably, for making a version/fork of nsxiv but with native Wayland support....
Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Cat 1 hurricane (apnews.com)
Foreign companies consider moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on “die-hard” Taiwanese independence advocates (www.taipeitimes.com)
Companies consider moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on “die-hard” Taiwanese independence advocates...
