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Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files (theconversation.com)

Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu (www.timesofisrael.com)

Russia detains 2 journalists on 'extremism' charges, accuses them of having worked with Navalny (kyivindependent.com)

Two Russian journalists were detained on “extremism” charges in Russia on April 28 for having allegedly worked for a group founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny....

David Pecker testimony at Trump trial reveals the seedy underbelly of his tabloid journalism (www.nbcnews.com)

The former National Enquirer’s secret agreement with Donald Trump is shocking, even by the sensational standards of his former publication....

Owner of exploding building arrested at airport while trying to leave: Authorities (abcnews.go.com)

Jordan van den Berg: The 'Robin Hood' TikToker taking on Australian landlords (www.bbc.com)

Hamas kills aid workers to manufacture Gaza food crisis, Fatah charges (www.jpost.com)

Independent auditors confirm top VPN doesn't log your data (www.techradar.com)

Deloitte confirms PIA’s no-log claims, with servers running on RAM-only system for maximum privacy....

there was no prank (lemmy.ml)

UFS 4.0 isn't quite as groundbreaking as you'd think (www.androidpolice.com)

Do you agree? There are also phones (motorola edge 50 pro) running UFS 2.2 that equal if not surpass phones running UFS 3.1 in file transfers and random read/write tests....

‘They Are Just Pissed Off’: Scott Galloway Warns Young People Are ‘Opting Out of America’ As Older Generations Failed Them (www.mediaite.com)

Passkeys: A Shattered Dream (fy.blackhats.net.au)

I compared Google and Samsung’s AI photo-editing tools. It’s not even close. (www.digitaltrends.com)

Interesting comparison of the AI eraser functions on the Pixel versus the Galaxy.

Corporate Power Has Long Dominated Alabama. Autoworkers May Change That. (truthout.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14667214

Almost all Chinese keyboards have severe security flaws that can be (mis)used for mass surveillance, report reveals (citizenlab.ca)

Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13390116...

Free Fediverse (freefediverse.org)

Free Fediverse is a resource for those working to save the fediverse network of online communities from absorption into surveillance capitalism.

To be honest, it is quite complicated now as well with all of the proprietary software (sh.itjust.works)

Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established (apnews.com)

A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.

Made me chuckle (sh.itjust.works)

Tornado in China's Guangzhou kills five and injures 33 (www.reuters.com)

AP and Reuters journalists arrested in Russia (www.pravda.com.ua)

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)

Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...